Locked out of Google Account and Gmail?
Your Gmail address is where most other sites send password reset links, so whoever controls it can take over your other accounts. Secure it first.
This is a master-key account: it resets your other accounts. Recover and secure it first. Why email comes first
What do you see?
- Hacked or password changedYour Google password stopped working and you didn't change it.Start recovery →
- Security alert: real or fake?An email or text says there was a new sign-in or suspicious activity on your Google Account.Start recovery →
- Forgot password or lost accessYou forgot your Google password.Start recovery →
- Account disabledSigning in shows an error or sends you to a "Your account is disabled" page.Start recovery →
- Not locked out? Lock it down9 settings, about 32 minutes.
Do these 3 things now
- 1Use only Google Account and Gmail's official links below. Never one from a DM, an ad, or a comment.
- 2Do not reply to anyone offering to recover your account, even if they say they work for the platform.
- 3Never share a code that arrives by text or email. Not with friends, not with "support".
Official link: accounts.google.com
Official Google Account and Gmail links
- RecoverGoogle Account recovery (accounts.google.com/signin/recovery)Forgot your password or locked out by someone else. The short link g.co/recover opens the same page.Checked 2026-10-16
- RecoverFind your Gmail address (username recovery)Use when you are not sure which address the account uses.Checked 2026-10-16
- HelpSecure a hacked or compromised Google AccountGoogle's own checklist once you suspect someone else got in.Checked 2026-10-16
- AppealSign in to see why your account was disabled and appealA disabled account shows the reason here, with a Start Appeal button.Checked 2026-10-16
- SecuritySecurity Checkup (myaccount.google.com/security-checkup)Step-by-step review of your recovery info, devices, and app access.Checked 2026-10-16
- SecurityRecent security activity (myaccount.google.com/notifications)Check here instead of clicking a security alert email.Checked 2026-10-16
- ReportAvoid and report phishing emails (Gmail Help)How to report a fake Google email from inside Gmail.Checked 2026-10-16
- HelpHow to recover your Google Account or GmailGoogle's main recovery help page.Checked 2026-10-16