---
title: Verifying your email address
intro: 'Verifying your primary email address ensures strengthened security, allows {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_dotcom }} staff to better assist you if you forget your password, and gives you access to more features on {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_dotcom }}.'
redirect_from:
  - /articles/troubleshooting-email-verification/
  - /articles/setting-up-email-verification/
  - /articles/verifying-your-email-address
versions:
  free-pro-team: '*'
---

### About email verification

You can verify your email address after signing up for a new account, or when you add a new email address. If an email address is undeliverable or bouncing, it will be unverified.

If you do not verify your email address, you will not be able to:
  - Create or fork repositories
  - Create issues or pull requests
  - Comment on issues, pull requests, or commits
  - Authorize {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_oauth_app }} applications
  - Generate personal access tokens
  - Receive email notifications
  - Star repositories
  - Create or update project boards, including adding cards
  - Create or update gists
  - Create or use {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_actions }}
  - Sponsor developers with {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_sponsors }}

{% warning %}

**Warnings**:

- {{ site.data.reusables.user_settings.no-verification-disposable-emails }}
- {{ site.data.reusables.user_settings.verify-org-approved-email-domain }}

{% endwarning %}

### Verifying your email address

{{ site.data.reusables.user_settings.access_settings }}
{{ site.data.reusables.user_settings.emails }}
1. Under your email address, click **Resend verification email**.
  ![Resend verification email link](/assets/images/help/settings/email-verify-button.png)
4. {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_dotcom }} will send you an email with a link in it. After you click that link, you'll be taken to your {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_dotcom }} dashboard and see a confirmation banner.
  ![Banner confirming that your email was verified](/assets/images/help/settings/email-verification-confirmation-banner.png)

### Troubleshooting email verification

#### Unable to send verification email

{{ site.data.reusables.user_settings.no-verification-disposable-emails }}

#### Error page after clicking verification link

The verification link expires after 24 hours. If you don't verify your email within 24 hours, you can request another email verification link. For more information, see "[Verifying your email address](/articles/verifying-your-email-address)."

If you click on the link in the confirmation email within 24 hours and you are directed to an error page, you should ensure that you're signed into the correct {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_dotcom }} account.

1. {{ site.data.variables.product.signout_link }} of your personal {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_dotcom }} account.
2. Quit and restart your browser.
3. {{ site.data.variables.product.signin_link }} to your personal {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_dotcom }} account.
4. Click on the verification link in the email we sent you.

### Further reading

- "[Changing your primary email address](/articles/changing-your-primary-email-address)"