{"meta":{"title":"Verifying your email address","intro":"Verifying your primary email address ensures strengthened security, allows GitHub staff to better assist you if you forget your password, and gives you access to more features on GitHub.","product":"Account and profile","breadcrumbs":[{"href":"/en/account-and-profile","title":"Account and profile"},{"href":"/en/account-and-profile/how-tos","title":"How-tos"},{"href":"/en/account-and-profile/how-tos/email-preferences","title":"Email preferences"},{"href":"/en/account-and-profile/how-tos/email-preferences/verifying-your-email-address","title":"Verify your email address"}],"documentType":"article"},"body":"# Verifying your email address\n\nVerifying your primary email address ensures strengthened security, allows GitHub staff to better assist you if you forget your password, and gives you access to more features on GitHub.\n\n## Verifying your email address\n\n1. In the upper-right corner of any page on GitHub, click your profile picture, then click ** Settings**.\n2. In the \"Access\" section of the sidebar, click ** Emails**.\n3. Under your email address, click **Resend verification email**.\n\n \n4. GitHub will send you an email with a link in it. After you click that link, you'll be taken to your GitHub dashboard and see a confirmation banner.\n\n## Next steps\n\nFor reference information, see [Email addresses reference](/en/account-and-profile/reference/email-addresses-reference).\n\nIf you are having trouble verifying your email address, see [Troubleshooting email verification](/en/account-and-profile/how-tos/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-email-preferences/troubleshooting-email-verification)."}