Recover Facebook Account — Locked, Hacked, or Disabled
Lost access to your Facebook account? This guide covers every official Meta recovery path: password reset, hacked-account portal, trusted contacts recovery, identity verification, and the Facebook account reinstatement process.
Facebook Recovery Methods
Use the "Forgot password?" flow. At facebook.com, click "Forgot password?" and enter your email, phone number, name, or username. Facebook sends a reset code to a linked recovery contact.
Try facebook.com/hacked for hacked accounts. This portal is for accounts where the email, phone, and password were changed by an attacker. It initiates identity verification independent of current credentials.
Use Trusted Contacts. If you set up Trusted Contacts before losing access, you can ask 3–5 friends to send you security codes via Facebook's recovery flow. facebook.com/login/identify → "No longer have access?" → "Reveal my trusted contacts."
Upload a government-issued ID. Facebook's identity verification form accepts passports, driver's licenses, and national ID cards to prove account ownership. This is available through the account recovery flow after other methods fail.
Contact Meta Support. facebook.com/help provides report forms for hacked, impersonated, and disabled accounts.
Frequently Asked Questions
I don't have access to my Facebook email or phone — can I still recover?
Yes. facebook.com/hacked and Facebook's ID verification process do not require access to your current email or phone. Trusted Contacts also work independently of account credentials.