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Learn how to find any PayPal username with these easy steps
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- Finding Your PayPal Username
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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.
- 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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Go to PayPal's website or open the mobile app. You can find your username via PayPal's desktop website or the app on your Apple or Android phone.
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Click the cogwheel icon (desktop) or person icon (mobile). This will bring you to your PayPal profile.
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Check your username underneath your full name, near the top of the screen. 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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Click Send or Receive on PayPal's main screen. You can do this on either the desktop website or the mobile app.
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Search for your contact via their name, email, or phone number. 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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This article was co-authored by Luigi Oppido and by wikiHow staff writer, Hannah Dillon. Luigi Oppido is the Owner and Operator of Pleasure Point Computers in Santa Cruz, California. Luigi has over 25 years of experience in general computer repair, data recovery, virus removal, and upgrades. He is also the host of the Computer Man Show! broadcasted on KSQD covering central California for over two years. This article has been viewed 25,773 times.
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FAQs
Your account is identified by the email address or mobile number that you log in with. To receive funds using your PayPal account, you can ask the sender to send the payment to the confirmed email address or mobile number registered on your PayPal account.
What do I give when someone asks for my PayPal? ›
Just share your very own PayPal.Me link (paypal.me/Your Name) with others, and they can send you money whenever they want. They don't have to know your email address or mobile phone number, or even have the PayPal app. They can just tap on your link, go to your PayPal.Me, type in the amount, and send the money.
Does PayPal show your name or username? ›
Some Personal Information is disclosed to other PayPal account holders as required to complete a payment transaction. This includes your username, profile photo, first and last name, email, and phone number.
Is your PayPal name just your email? ›
Yes, your email address is your "PayPal" account. It's what people use to send you money, and what you use to pay people. In order to receive money into your PayPal Account all you need to provide to the buyer is your email address. What do I give if someone says "what's your PayPal?" Do I give them my PayPal.me?
How do I give someone my PayPal username? ›
How PayPal.Me works
- Step 1: Get your link. Make your profile and name your handle. This will act as your payment link.
- Step 2: Pass it on. Share your pay link in an email, a text message, a chat, or on social.
- Step 3: Get paid. Friends and family can use your personal link to quickly send you money.
How to receive money on my account with PayPal? To accept the money, you must open an account with PayPal and confirm your email address. After that, you can receive money when someone pays to your email address or mobile number. You'll receive a message through the app letting you know you have money available.
Should your PayPal username be your name? ›
PayPal requires users to use their real names on personal accounts. If you don't want the people you exchange money with on PayPal to know your real name, you'll need to set up a business account.
How do people find me on PayPal? ›
Personal profile info lets people within the PayPal network search for you by name, email, phone, or username when sending you money. PayPal.Me link lets anyone outside of the PayPal network send you money using your unique link.
How do I find my PayPal ID? ›
Go to your Account Settings. Click Business information under "Business profile." You'll find your ID next to "PayPal Merchant ID."
Is PayPal just your email address? ›
If someone wants to put money in your PayPal account, all they need is your email address and then they can send money to your account from their account.
Click on any month's statement. When the statement page opens, go to the top left hand corner just under the paypal credit logo and you will see VIEW FULL STATEMENT. Click on that and when the full statement opens, you will see your account number in the upper left corner.
What PayPal details do I give someone? ›
Enter the recipient's name, PayPal username, email address, or mobile number and click Next. Enter the amount, choose the currency, add an (optional) note and click Continue. If available, choose your payment type.
How do I find my PayPal address so someone can send me money? ›
You can find your PayPal address in a few different places: On your PayPal account page: Log in to your PayPal account and click on the "Profile" tab. Your address will be listed under the "My PayPal address" field.
Can people send me money on PayPal without seeing my name? ›
Your data should remain secure when using PayPal, but it isn't an anonymous way to spend or send money. When you use PayPal, there are certain account details people can see. If you send money to someone or pay a bill, the receiver sees your name, profile picture, and payment amount.
How does someone pay me with PayPal? ›
With PayPal, you receive money when someone sends a payment to your email address or mobile number. Once that happens, we'll send you a message letting you know that you have money available. You can access the money you receive on your PayPal account home page.
