Creating an Account
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Create an Account
Create a Facebook account
Create a Facebook account
Note: You must be at least 13 years old to create a Facebook account.
Create a Facebook account
1.
Go to facebook.com/r.php
.
2.
Enter the name you go by in everyday life.
3.
Enter your date of birth.
4.
Enter your mobile phone number. To use an email instead, tap Sign up with email
.
5.
Tap Female
, Male
or Custom
to select your gender.
6.
Choose a password and tap Sign Up
.
To finish creating your account, you need to confirm your email or mobile phone number
.
If you're having a problem logging in
If you're having trouble with your password, learn how to reset your password
.
If you still can't log in, learn about ways you can recover your account
.
Why am I being asked to add my mobile phone number to my account?
Why am I being asked to add my mobile phone number to my account?
We may use your mobile phone number for purposes like:
Helping you log in
. If you forget your password, you'll need an updated mobile number or email address to reset it.
Suggesting People You May Know
so you can connect with them on Facebook.
Showing you relevant ads. However, we don't ever sell personal information, including your mobile phone number, to anyone.
Helping keep your account safe through opt-in features like text message or email alerts for unrecognized logins
or two-factor authentication
.
Learn more about how we use your phone number or email address in our Privacy Policy
. You may see a number suggested for you when we ask you to add your mobile phone number. It will only be added to your account if you choose to add it
.
We may suggest a mobile number for you based on information we receive from sources such as:
Your mobile phone or tablet.
Contact info provided by others on Facebook.
A mobile number that you entered previously but didn't confirm.
Note:
Once you confirm your phone number, you can adjust notification settings
and control who can see your contact info
. You can also remove a mobile phone number
from your account at any time.
Make a strong Facebook password
Make a strong Facebook password
When you create a new password, remember:
Your password should be easy for you to remember but difficult for others to guess.
Your Facebook password should be different than the passwords you use to log into other accounts, like your email or bank account.
Longer passwords are usually more secure.
Your password should not be your email, phone number or birthday.
Avoid using common words, like “Password”.
Use a password manager. There are many different applications that can store your passwords securely.
Don't share your passwords with anyone, online or in person. If you do, change them as soon as possible.
If you see a message letting you know the password you entered isn't strong enough, try mixing together uppercase and lowercase letters. You can also make the password more complex by making it longer with a phrase or series of words that you can easily remember, but no one else knows.
Learn how to add two-factor authentication to your Facebook account
for additional security.
You can also learn what to do if you think your account has been hacked.
I can't create a Facebook account with my mobile phone number.
I can't create a Facebook account with my mobile phone number.
If you're having trouble creating an account
with your mobile phone number:
If you see a message that your mobile number isn't recognized, make sure you typed your mobile phone number correctly. Enter the country code (example: 91 for India) before the number.
If you see a message that an account already exists with your mobile number, you may need to wait a few days to try adding it to your account.
Try creating an account
with an email instead of a mobile number.
If you try to sign up for a new Facebook account with the same, or similar, phone number and password as an account you’ve already created, you will be logged into your existing account.
If you already have a Facebook account with your mobile number but forgot your password:
You can reset your password
and log into your account.
If you don't have access to that mobile number, you can try these steps
to log back into your account.
Note:
If you don't have a mobile phone number, you can create an account
with your email instead. Make sure you are logged out of any existing accounts before trying to create an account.
Rejected name when creating a Facebook account
Rejected name when creating a Facebook account
We ask everyone to use the name they go by in everyday life on their Facebook account
so that you always know who you’re connecting with. We block the use of certain names to help prevent people from creating fake or malicious accounts. We're sorry if your name was blocked by mistake.
If you're trying to create a personal account:
1.
Make sure that your name follows our guidelines.
2.
Try signing up again at facebook.com
.
3.
If you're still having trouble signing up or if you think your name was rejected by mistake, let us know.
If you're trying to create an account to promote a business, product, organization or idea, please create a Facebook Page. Learn more about Facebook Pages
.
The difference between your Facebook account and profile
The difference between your Facebook account and profile
Your Facebook account
You have to create a Facebook account
in order to use Facebook. Your account is where you’ll:
Enter information about yourself like the name you go by in everyday life
, email, mobile phone number, date of birth and gender. You may be asked to confirm that this name is the name you’re known by. Learn more about names on Facebook
.
Create a password to log into your account and access your main profile.
Your main profile
Your main profile is the profile you create when you sign up for a Facebook account. Your main profile is required and can only be deleted if you delete your Facebook account. Your main profile must be active in order to create and use additional Facebook profiles.
This profile represents you on Facebook and is a place where you can share information about yourself (example: your interests, photos, videos, current city and hometown). It’s also where you’ll:
Use the name you go by in everyday life.
Use Messenger as your main profile or create a Messenger Kids account for your child.
Upload your mobile contacts.
Manage certain settings like how people can find and contact you using your contact information
.
Access Pages that you manage as an admin.
Manage your account settings such as:
Account information:
Your contact information, language preferences, payment information and other general information about your account.
Security:
Login information, apps and websites connected to your account and your activity off Meta technologies
.
Ads:
Ad preferences to control how data influences the ads you see.
Delete or deactivate your Facebook account. Deleting or deactivating your account will also delete or deactive all profiles managed by that account. Learn more about deactivating
or deleting your account
.
Your additional Facebook profiles
Additional Facebook profiles
can represent different things about you like your interests or communities you belong to. You can delete or deactivate your additional Facebook profiles individually.
Each profile has a unique @username that will appear on the profile. Each profile also has its own friends list and Feed and can follow different groups and Pages.
Because your profiles are under one Facebook account, we use information from all of your profiles to personalize your experience across Meta Products
, including ads. You may also see friends, groups, and other recommendations based on activity from your other profiles.
Account settings apply to all your profiles, and you can access these settings through your main profile. Profile settings, including privacy and who you block, apply to each profile individually. When you create an additional Facebook profile, its profile settings are automatically set to default settings. Profile settings include things like:
Privacy:
Adjust who can see things like the profile’s posts.
Profile and tagging:
Control what appears on the profile by adjusting settings for tagging and reviewing posts.
Blocking:
Manage who you block for each profile. Learn more about blocking profiles on Facebook
.
Messaging:
You can use Messenger as your additional Facebook profile. If you delete or deactivate an additional Facebook profile, you'll lose access to Messenger for that profile.
Your notifications and profile settings from one profile don’t carry over to your other Facebook profiles. You can manage some settings separately for each profile, such as choosing who can see that profile’s posts or send friend requests to that profile. You can update privacy settings for your profiles at any time.
People may learn that the profiles you create are connected based on what you do or say. Your profiles may be suggested as a friend to others, and some information on your profile is public. Learn about things to keep in mind when you use additional Facebook profiles
.
Confirm Your Account
Finish creating your Facebook account and confirm your email or mobile number
Finish creating your Facebook account and confirm your email or mobile number
To finish creating an account
, you need to confirm that you own the email or mobile phone number that you used to create the account:
To confirm your mobile number, enter the code you get via text message (SMS) in the Confirm
box that shows up when you log in. Learn what to do if you didn't get the SMS
.
To confirm your email, click or tap the link in the email you got when you created the account. Learn what to do if you can't find the email
.
Confirming your email or mobile number helps us know that we're sending your account info to the right place.
Note:
Please confirm your email or mobile number as soon as possible. You may not be able to use your account until you confirm your email or mobile number. If you do not confirm your account, it may be deleted after one year of inactivity.
I didn't receive the code from Facebook to confirm my mobile phone number.
I didn't receive the code from Facebook to confirm my mobile phone number.
We're sorry you're having trouble confirming your mobile number. Here are some things you can try:
Check the number that you entered
1.
Tap here
to view the mobile number you entered.
2.
If you entered the wrong number, tap Add Another Number
. If you don't see this option, tap I didn't get the code
.
3.
Enter the correct number and tap Add
.
Re-send the SMS
1.
Tap here
.
2.
Tap Send Code Again
.
Use an email instead
1.
Tap here
.
2.
Tap Confirm by Email
.
3.
Enter your email and tap Add
.
4.
Try confirming your Facebook account with your email instead of a mobile number.
Re-send the email code
1.
Tap here
.
2.
Tap Send Email Again
.
Find your Facebook signup confirmation email
Find your Facebook signup confirmation email
If you created a Facebook account with an email, we sent a confirmation link to that email. If you can't find your confirmation email:
Check your junk mail folder. If you're using Gmail, check your Social
emails.
Make sure that you entered the correct email. If you entered the wrong email, you can change it by tapping Add Another Email
, then tapping Add
.
You can try creating your Facebook account with a mobile phone number instead of an email.
If you created an account with your mobile phone number and didn't get an SMS with a confirmation code, try these steps
.
