How to Change Your Facebook URL

Last Updated: June 10, 2022 Tested

If you don't like your Facebook username (the part of web address that appears at the end of your profile's URL), it's easy to change. You can change your username and personalized link in both the Facebook Messenger mobile app and on Facebook's website. We'll show you how!

Method 1

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Changing Your Profile URL Using the Messenger App

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Open Facebook Messenger. The app looks like a blue speech bubble with a white lightning bolt in it. While you can't change your Facebook URL from the Facebook mobile app, you can do so from within Messenger.
- If you aren't signed into Messenger, do so with your phone number (or email address) and Facebook password.
- You can also open the Facebook Messenger app from within the Facebook app by tapping the icon that resembles a speech bubble with a lightning bolt in the upper-right corner.
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Tap the black chat bubble icon in the bottom left corner of the screen. If you're on a chat screen, click the back button in the upper left corner of the screen until you see the black chat bubble icon.
- If Messenger opened to a conversation, first tap the "Back" button in the top-left corner of the screen.
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Tap on your profile icon. It's either in the top-left corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top-right corner of the screen (Android).
- On iPhone, this icon will display your Facebook profile picture if you have one.
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Tap Username. This option is near the middle of the screen.
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Tap Edit Username. It's a pop-up option on this page.
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Type in a new username. This is the text that will appear after the "/" in the "www.facebook.com/" URL.
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Tap Save (iPhone) or ✓ (Android). It's in the top-right corner of the screen. Doing so will change your Facebook URL to display your new username at the end of the URL.
- If you don't see this option appear, your typed-in username isn't available.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Changing Your Profile URL on Desktop

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Go to Facebook's website. To do so, navigate to https://www.facebook.com/ in your computer's browser.
- If you aren't logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password before proceeding.
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Click ▼. It's near the top-right corner of the Facebook page, just right of the ? icon.
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Click Settings. This option is near the bottom of the drop-down menu.
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Click Username. It's near the top of the list of options on the General page.
- If you don't see this option, make sure you're viewing the General page by clicking General in the upper-left corner of the page.
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Type in a new username. You'll do so in the text field to the right of the "Username" text.
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Click Save Changes. It's a blue button at the bottom of the Username section.
- If this button is grey instead of blue, your typed-in username is already taken.
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Enter your Facebook password and click Submit. As long as your password is correct, doing so will save your username and apply it to your Facebook URL.

Warnings

Your new URL may take a while to appear as your username in Facebook Messenger.

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Changing your URL on desktop or on mobile will change it for all synchronized devices and services (e.g., Facebook Messenger).

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