How to Find Your Own PayPal Username or Look Up Someone Else's

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Learn how to find any PayPal username with these easy steps
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Are you trying to find your PayPal username? Most of the time, you'll use the phone number or email address you signed with to sign in, but if you have a PayPal.me URL, you will also have a username. Thankfully, finding your username is as simple as going to your account settings.

Things You Should Know

  • Click on the cogwheel (desktop) or person icon (mobile) to view your PayPal username.
  • You'll only have a username if you've set up a PayPal.me address.
  • To find someone else's username, search for them by name, email, or phone number.
Section 1 of 2:

Finding Your PayPal Username

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    You can find your username via PayPal's desktop website or the app on your Apple or Android phone.
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    This will bring you to your PayPal profile .
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    On a computer, you'll see your username as part of a PayPal.me address. [1] The URL will be paypal.me/[username here] . On mobile, your username will be under your full name with an @ symbol in front of it.
    • To edit your username , click the Manage button next to your PayPal.me URL on the desktop website, or tap the pen icon under your username on mobile.
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Section 2 of 2:

Finding the Username of Someone Else

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    You can do this on either the desktop website or the mobile app.
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    PayPal allows you to search for someone with a few different methods. If your contact has set up a PayPal username, searching for them via their name, email, or phone number will also display their username.
    • Note that searching by name may not be the most accurate method to find someone's PayPal username, as many people can share the same name.
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      1. ↑ https://www.paypal.com/us/cshelp/article/what-is-paypalme-help432

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