Recovering your VKontakte password via email. I forgot my VKontakte password, what should I do?

Hello, dear readers of the blog site. As usual, you may need to restore for several reasons. The most common case is loss of access to it(forgot your password, lost your phone number to which the page was linked during registration and now you can’t log into VK). There are also possible options when the page was for one reason or another blocked.

Your page could have been hacked, that’s why it’s impossible to log into Contact (the burglar might have managed to change the password). In this case, you will need to try to restore access to this page as described just above, i.e. use recovery tools:

https://vk.com/restore— if the account was linked to a phone number.
https://vk.com/restore?act=return_page— if the page was not linked to a phone number or you no longer own this number.

How to restore a page previously deleted from VK?

If you deleted your page yourself, and then changed your mind, or when it was deleted for you by someone who gained unauthorized access to your account, then it can still be restored within 7 months. To do this, you just need to go to the VKontakte website using your username and password, and then in the window that opens, click on the “restore your page” link:

However, if 7 months have already passed since the date of deletion, then you will have to contact technical support Contact(or write a letter to Email [email protected]) with a request to restore the page, and it is not a fact that they will be able to help you, although the chances of success still remain. You may have to prove your rights to this page and wait some time for it to be retrieved from the archives and finally restored.

Good luck to you! See you soon on the pages of the blog site

Incorrect password. How to recover?

We are usually sure that we are entering the password correctly. But if it suddenly doesn’t fit (the VK website doesn’t accept it), there’s no need to rush. Maybe you are entering Russian letters instead of English? Then switch your language. What if there are big letters instead of small ones? Then turn off the Caps Lock button. If the password does not work, no matter what options you try, or you have forgotten it, you need to restore access.

To restore access to the page, go to the VKontakte website and click on the link "Forgot your password?":

Another way is to open the link. If you are on a phone, open using this link: for mobile users. A new window will appear with the VKontakte website in it, and you can switch between it and this page. Come back here and read on.

Do not register a new page for the same number! You will not be able to restore access to the one for which you forgot the password.

The beginning of recovery. What should be done?

You will be asked to enter the phone number or e-mail (email address) with which you logged into VK. The easiest way is to restore it using your phone number, if you have it at hand. Enter and click "Further":

The “Action Confirmation” window may appear - you need to check the box there "I am not a robot" and/or complete a small task. Read more here:

What should I do if I don’t remember my login? Look here how to find out: What to do if you forgot your VKontakte login. And if you can’t remember your phone number or email, look just below, there’s a link you need ("Press here"):

Next you need to provide a link to your page (it looks something like this: https://vk.com/id12345678) or just an ID (for example, id12345678). To find a link to yourself, there will be a people search below. And this instruction will help you find out the ID of the old page. Then you will be shown your first and last name - if everything is correct, click "Further" and proceed to the full recovery procedure:

How can I find my old, previous page?

To find the old page and restore access, first exit the new page (this is the link "Go out" on the VK website in the menu at the top right). Then you will still have to remember how the old page was registered: what phone number, email address - at least something.

If you have the number to which the page was linked at hand, look below.

And if you have a number, but you don’t remember your last name (it was a fake one), look at these tips: What to do if you forgot your last name, first name VKontakte.

Password recovery via SMS

After you have created a password, here's what you need to do:

Where they ask “phone or e-mail”, enter your phone number, for example, 89161234567.
You will be asked for your last name: enter the last name you indicated on the page. This is done for security reasons.
The page will show the user's avatar, first and last name. If it's definitely you, confirm it.
You will receive an SMS with a recovery code on your phone. This is not a password! This is the recovery code, you will need to enter it there on the page. If VK sends the code in a personal message, read this - The code was sent in private messages, why?
Now you will be prompted to set a new password that you came up with. It will need to be entered twice and both times the same way. Do not press Enter between them, but go to the second field with the mouse. Is the Caps Lock button turned on? If the indicator is on, only capital letters are entered. And if Num Lock is turned off, then numbers cannot be entered on the right side of the keyboard, keep this in mind. Also, remember what language you are entering your password in.
When you change your password, you will receive another SMS. There you will be reminded of your login and this new password.
Now you can go to Contact. You can do this from the main page of VKontakte or from the “Login” start page (VHOD.RU) - the second option is more convenient, since in the future it will be easier for you to access your favorite sites with one click.

What to do if the code does not arrive?

Read the instructions:

What to do if it says “Error. Not available for this user"?

If you recover your password through an application on your phone and an error occurs, try doing it from a regular computer, laptop or tablet - just go to the site through a browser and do everything according to these instructions that you are looking at right now, from the very beginning. Another possible situation is that your page is not linked to this phone number. Maybe you never did this, or if you did, then maybe later this number was “unlinked” from the page. See the next method -.

What to do if “Error. Request limit exceeded?

This error happens when you request a password recovery code to be sent via SMS to your phone. The site writes that the code will be sent and then reports that the number of requests per day has been exceeded. First try to do everything from your computer if you are currently doing it from your phone. If it doesn’t work from your computer, read on for the explanation: this means that protection against too frequent password recovery attempts has worked. What to do? You need to wait one day. Try to recover your password tomorrow. You don't have to ask for a code all the time. This is a security measure against intruders, so please be understanding. Perhaps someone wanted to hack your page. Wait until tomorrow, request the code and be sure to set a complex password that is difficult to guess (more about passwords -).

What to do if “Error. "Quick password recovery is not available"?

This means that you have login confirmation enabled by mobile phone, and you can no longer recover your password via SMS. What to do in this case is written here:

What to do if the wrong page is restored?

You created another page for the same phone number! Read here:

How can I find out the password if I don’t remember it or have forgotten it?

Read here:

How to restore access without a phone if the linked number no longer exists or is lost

You are trying to restore access to the page, and when VKontakte reports that it will now send an SMS message with a code, you realize that you no longer have access to this number. Then you have exactly two options: restore the number (SIM card), if possible, or go through the full restoration procedure. Both ways are here:

How to link a VK page to a new phone number?

You can link a page to a new number, even if you do not have access to the old one. Just change the number in the settings (

VK does not allow access to be restored via SMS. There is a linked number, but VK sends the code to the post office or, if the post office is not linked, it immediately demands to be restored upon application with a document and photo.

Why is quick password recovery not available to me?

You have login protection enabled (login confirmation via SMS). You forgot your password and are trying to restore access, but you receive an error message:

Quick password recovery is not available. Your page has mobile phone login confirmation enabled.

Or this:

Unfortunately, you cannot recover your password using the specified phone number.

Or another option:

Error. This function is not possible for this page.

This means that once before you yourself enabled login confirmation by mobile phone, when to enter the page you need to enter not only a password, but also a code sent to your phone:

When is entry protection set? (two-factor authentication), this increases security and protects against hacking, but you forgot your password. What to do? It is now impossible to receive a recovery code on your phone because login confirmation- this is when you know the password and have access to the phone. Both together. This is the only way to ensure security, which you yourself voluntarily turned on. It is no longer possible to restore a page with only a phone number if you do not know the password. The VK website warned you about everything, but you didn’t read when you turned on the protection. Maybe that's why you feel like you weren't warned.

Below we will consider all the options for restoring access in this situation.

Attention! Here are absolutely all the ways you have in 2019. It's no use looking for anything else or asking in the comments. Only you can restore access yourself. Read to the end and do as written. Blue links take you to other pages that will help you.

How can I now recover my password and access to the page?

1. Recover by email

If you have additional login confirmation enabled, then instead of quick password recovery via SMS, password recovery via e-mail (e-mail) is used. Is your page linked to email? If yes, then you can request a link to reset your password. (instructions will open in a new window). It may turn out that the page is linked to the mail, but you cannot enter the mail (you don’t have access or you simply don’t remember it) - in this case, it is better to try to first restore access to the mail, otherwise you will have only one way, it is more complex and requires much more more time - recovery through support service.

2. Restore via support

When login confirmation is enabled, but you forgot your password and the page is NOT linked to an email (or you don’t have access to your email, or you don’t remember the address), the only way to restore the page is technical support request. This link will open an access restoration form that must be filled out. It's better to do this from a computer rather than from a phone. See detailed instructions here:

If it doesn’t work, do it through the full version on your computer.

You will have to prove that the page is yours. If your real photos are not there or your real name and surname are not indicated, then it is almost impossible (or very difficult) to restore the page. After all, you were warned about everything when you turned on the login protection. You can see why an application might be rejected. Of course, there is an opportunity to contact VK support and try in some way to prove that the page is yours. If they see that you are a normal person and that the page is really yours, they may meet you halfway. If even then nothing works out, register a new page in VK. This is a lesson for the future.

Why can’t I recover my password via SMS if login confirmation is enabled?

Because you yourself enabled TWO-Factor (TWO-Step) authentication, and now you want to reset your password with only ONE factor (phone). But it doesn't work that way. Imagine: if someone had access to your SIM card, they would steal your page without even knowing your password. This would no longer be two-factor authentication. I should have read the warning when I decided to enable this feature. We described all the ways to reset a password in this situation above, there are only two of them.

I have backup codes, why can’t I recover my password using them?

Because the backup codes that you wrote out or printed are needed when there is no access to the phone— that is, when you cannot receive an SMS to log in. And you don't have password, you forgot him. In this case, the backup code will not help.

Is there no way to restore it?

There are no other ways to restore access. There is no use looking for them. That is, there is no other way to restore it at all. You just read all the possible ways. , if you don't understand.

I don’t have login confirmation enabled, but VK still requires me to restore it upon request

Is it possible to disable login confirmation?

Of course you can. But to do this you need to know the password and go to the page, and then to the security settings. And if you can’t do this yet, then you can’t disable login confirmation either. Even having access to the page won't help if you don't remember the password. Restore access as described above.

There are more and more sites and social services in which you need to register, and remembering passwords for them is becoming more and more difficult. Therefore, it will not be surprising if one day you discover that you have forgotten the password to access VKontakte. What to do? Recover your VKontakte password using the functions built into the social network, which we will discuss in this article. You can also look at articles and.

Password recovery via phone

If a phone number is linked to your VKontakte account, you need to go to access recovery page, enter your number and click “Next”. A pop-up window will appear asking you to enter the security code shown in the picture.

After this, for reliability, you will be asked to enter the last name under which you are registered on VKontakte, and then they will show the found user page and ask if it is you. After confirmation, an SMS with a code will be sent to your phone, which you will need to enter to restore access to the page.

Recovery via mail

VKontakte also allows you to recover your password without a phone number. On the access recovery page, enter your login or email address to recover your VKontakte password via email. You, again, will be asked to enter the security code from the picture and confirm that the page found is yours, and then they will send you a link to reset your password by email. Follow the link you receive, enter your email address and new password (twice), and then click the “Change Password” button.

Login and password recovery

If you have a particularly difficult case and do not remember your login or password, you will have to use the access recovery service. Using the same method, you can regain access to your account even if it has been hacked.

To do this, you need to know the address of your VKontakte page. Enter it

Today it’s hard to imagine a person who can live at least a day without looking at their favorite social networks. VK is the most popular site, which is visited daily by more than 20 million people in 24 hours. But sometimes users have problems accessing their page and have to find out how to restore the VK page via email. Let's consider 2 methods: mail + telephone and only mail.

First you need to open VKontakte and carefully examine the login form. The top line asks you to enter the phone number associated with your account or a valid email. You must enter your password below. If the user does not remember his password, then he should click on the “Forgot password?” button, which is located at the bottom of the form.

Then you go to the password recovery page.

You must enter an active email address in the line. To do this, you need to disable “caps lock”, switch the font to English and carefully enter the address.

A box will then appear on the screen to confirm that you are not a robot. You need to check the box, then a window will appear where you need to select the correct images and click “Next”. If you don’t understand something in the pictures, you can update them.

A form will then appear asking you to confirm your last name.

After this, the system will ask you to confirm the page, if it is yours, then do so.

A message with a code will be sent to the phone that was previously linked to the page; you need to enter it in the “received code” line.

After entering the code, you need to click the “change password” button. A form will appear on the screen with two lines in which you need to enter a new password; this must be done twice to avoid making a mistake. First switch the language to English and disable caps lock.

A message will then appear on the screen indicating that the password has been changed successfully. In addition, you will receive a notification about the password change to your phone and email address. The letter will also ask you to fill out an application to restore access to your VK page if you were not the one who performed the above operations. If the entire procedure was carried out by the owner of the page, then you need to enter a new password to log in.

This is how you recover the password for accessing the VK page using phone and email.

Recovering your password using email

What should I do if the user does not remember the login information or does not have access to the phone? Then you need to proceed as follows:

On the access restoration page, under the line where you enter your email, phone number or login, there is a “Click here” button. Click on it and follow the system instructions.
A window appears on the screen for entering the address of the VK page, for example, https://vk.com/id123. After this, you need to click on the “Next” button. If you don't remember your address, ask your friends for help. When they visit your page, the address is displayed in the browser bar. If you cannot find out the address, then click on the “Click here” button.
After this, you are taken to the people search page, where you can find your page by last name or first name. The filters on the side make the task much easier: country, school, age, gender, etc.
If you see your page, then click on the inscription “This is my page.” Then a window will appear on the screen where you need to fill in all the fields: old and active phone number, email, old password. Submit your application and wait, after a while the administration will send a letter to your active email with the results of restoring access.

The password recovery procedure without a phone is complete.

Reasons for losing access to the VK page

Despite the fact that Vkontakte is a modern server with the best technical equipment, problems with logging in periodically arise. There are several reasons for losing access to your VK account:

The last file is opened using Notepad, the line 127.0.0.1 localhost is found, and all lines after it are deleted (this is a virus). You should also get rid of all files whose names contain vk.com, mail.ru, vkontakte.exe.

Hacking of the page with hacker programs that change the password. First, clean the host file (as in the previous case), and then change the password.

These are the main reasons for losing access to a page on VK. If you have tried all the options to solve the problem, but still cannot log into your account, then you need to contact technical support.