How to Change Your Twitch Username

Is this your situation?

The short answer

Before you start

• Verified email You need a verified email to change your username.Verify: Check Settings for a verified email address.
• 60-day cooldown You can only change your username once every 60 days.Verify: Check when you last changed your username.
• Username length Usernames must be at least 4 characters long.Verify: Check your desired name meets this length.
• Not live or uploading Username changes are not allowed during an active broadcast or pending VOD upload.Verify: Check that you are offline with no VOD upload pending.

How Twitch handles this

• Your channel URL updates to the new username.
• Your subscription name changes for new subscribers going forward.
• The prefix for your emotes does not update automatically after a username change.
• No rewards, benefits, or unlocks, including channel points, emotes, Drops, tenure, or subscribers, are removed when you update your username.

Step by step

1. Open Settings Go to the Settings page and open Profile Settings.Confirm: Check for the username field under Profile Settings.
2. Click the edit icon Click the Edit icon next to the username field.Confirm: Check that the username field becomes editable.
3. Verify your email if needed If your email is not verified, you will be prompted to verify it before changing your username.Confirm: Check your inbox for a verification prompt.
4. Enter your new username Type the new name you want.Confirm: Check for a green checkmark next to the name field.
5. Confirm your password You are prompted to confirm your password to proceed with the change.Confirm: Check for the password confirmation prompt.
6. Submit the change After entering and verifying your password, the username is changed.Confirm: Check the profile page for the new username.If this fails: Allow several minutes for the change to take effect across the site.
7. Update your channel URL references Update your channel URL anywhere it is used after a username change.Confirm: Check external links and bios for the old URL.
8. Regenerate your stream key if needed You may need to regenerate a stream key after a username change.Confirm: Check your streaming software for a key mismatch.

Before you change who is in control

• Assuming emote prefixes update on their own The prefix for your emotes does not update automatically after a username change.Why it happens: You expect the new name to carry over everywhere at once.Already happened: If control has already changed hands — Recover a Twitch Username After a Forced Change
• Expecting third-party apps to recognize the new name Some third-party apps may not recognize an account anymore once you change your name.Why it happens: You assume the app follows your account rather than the old name.Already happened: If a connected app loses access, see Connected App Still Has Access to Your Twitch Account.
• Expecting to reclaim the old name soon For non-Partnered accounts, Twitch cannot facilitate changing a username back after it has been changed.Why it happens: Abandoned usernames take at least 180 days before they are available again.

Roles at a glance

Keeping track of who has access