2 Simple Ways to Add an Extra Email Address on LinkedIn

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Link two different emails to your LinkedIn

Written by Rain Kengly

Last Updated: January 1, 2025 Fact Checked

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Adding a second email address to your LinkedIn account can provide extra security. If you ever get locked out of one email, you still have the secondary email. You'll just need to confirm the email before it fully syncs to your account. This wikiHow will show you how to add an extra email address on LinkedIn using your computer, iPhone, or Android.

Quick Steps

Click Me in the top-right corner.
Click Settings & Privacy.
Click Sign in & security.
Click Email addresses.
Click Add email address.
Enter a new email address and your account password.

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Log into https://www.linkedin.com/ in a web browser. You should see your feed.
This is in the top-right corner.^{[1]
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You can find this in the drop-down menu.
This is in the left panel.
This is the first option underneath the Account access header.
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Click Add email address. You can find this button below your primary email address.
- You may be asked to verify your primary email address first. If you are, enter the 6-digit code and click Submit.
Make sure to spell the new email address correctly; a confirmation link will be sent.
This is the blue button.
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Click the confirmation link. This will be sent to the new email address. Clicking it will confirm the email, and it will be added as a secondary email for your LinkedIn account.
- To make the new email your primary email, click Make primary next to the email.
- If you want to change your email, make the new email primary, and then tap Delete next to the old email.

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If you aren't already logged into your account, enter your email address and password to do so now.
Tap your profile picture. This is in the top-left corner.
You can find this at the bottom of the panel.
This is underneath Account preferences.
This is the first option underneath Account access.
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Tap Add email address. You can find this button below your primary email address.
- You may be asked to verify your primary email address first. If you are, enter the 6-digit code and tap Submit.
Make sure to spell the new email address correctly; a confirmation link will be sent.
This is the blue button.
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Tap the confirmation link. This will be sent to the new email address. Tapping it will confirm the email, and it will be added as a secondary email for your LinkedIn account.
- To make the new email your primary email, tap Make primary next to the email.