Requested a Reddit password reset and nothing arrived? Learn the common causes, from the wrong email to phone, Google or Apple sign-up, and how to fix each one.
The most common reason is that the email you entered is not the verified email connected to the account. Use Reddit's username recovery feature to check, wait up to an hour, look in spam and allow noreply@reddit.com. If you signed up by phone, Google or Apple, sign in that way first, then add an email or reset.
SummaryReddit's password reset is the main way back into an account you cannot log in to, and the main way to unlock an account Reddit has locked as a precaution. When the reset email does not arrive, it can feel as if there is no way forward. Reddit lists ten reasons why the email might not come, and most have a simple fix. This guide groups them so you can work through the likely causes in order.
Last checked: 20 October 2026 against Reddit Help.
| Cause | How to fix it |
|---|---|
| You entered an email that is not the account's verified email | Use Reddit's username recovery feature with each email you might have used |
| The username is not linked to the inbox you are checking | Reset using the username and check the email linked to it |
| No email is connected to the account | Reddit cannot send a reset; you need to remember the password |
| You signed up with a phone number | Log in with Continue with phone number and add an email in settings |
| The email is delayed or in spam | Wait up to an hour and check spam, trash and filters |
| Your email provider blocked it | Allow Reddit's emails and request a new reset |
| You signed up with Google or Apple | Sign in with Google or Apple, then reset |
| Your email forwards to another address | Enter the address connected to Reddit, not the forwarding one |
| You used Apple's Hide My Email | Find the private relay address in your Apple settings and use it |
| Reddit is having technical issues | Check Reddit's status and try later |
These causes come from Reddit's own list (Reddit Help).
Reddit can only send a reset link to the verified email connected to your account. It also says it cannot tell you which email is on an account, because it cannot verify your identity. Instead, enter any email addresses you may have used into Reddit's username recovery feature, and Reddit will email you any usernames connected to each address. That tells you which inbox to use for the reset.
If you created the account with your phone number, an email may not be attached. Reddit says to log in using the Continue with phone number option and add an email address in your account settings, then reset the password.
If you chose Continue with Google or Continue with Apple when you signed up, you used single sign-on. Reddit says you can sign in with your Google Account or Apple ID and reset your password from there.
If you use Apple devices, your account may have been created with Apple's Hide My Email option, which creates a private relay address that forwards to your real email. To reset with an email rather than a username, you need that relay address. Reddit says you can find it in your device settings under your name, then iCloud, then Hide My Email.
Reddit is clear about this case. If you have not added an email address to your account and you cannot remember your password, you are locked out until you remember it, and Reddit says there is no way for it to send you a reset email or help you gain access. Reddit says you can create a new account with your current email, but you cannot reuse your old username, because usernames cannot be reused or recycled.
If the reset never arrives because someone else changed the email on your account, that is a compromise rather than a delivery problem. Reddit says it sends an email to explain how to change it back, and that you can submit a request under Security problems if you still cannot get in. Our guide on a hacked or locked Reddit account walks through those steps.
Reddit says it may lock an account as a precaution if it detects technical irregularities. When you log in, you see a red warning asking you to reset your password, and the reset is what unlocks it. That is why a missing reset email matters so much, and why Reddit suggests checking that the email in your account settings is correct before you request one.
Reddit controls password resets and only sends them to the verified email on the account. Where there is no email and the password is lost, Reddit says it cannot help. Where the account is suspended for a rules breach, a password reset will not change that; see our Reddit suspension guide.
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