Indeed Verification Code Not Received? 7 Fixes That Work

Indeed code not arriving? Sign-in codes go to your email by default. Check spam, then resend once. 7 fixes for job seekers and employers.

Indeed often signs you in with a one-time code sent to your email instead of a password. It can also text a code when you add a phone number or for two-step verification, and employer accounts may need a confirmed number.

Check these first (30 seconds)

• Email first. Indeed's sign-in codes usually go to your email.
• Spam and promotions. Search for "Indeed" in all folders.
• The right email. Use the same email you signed up with.
• Text codes. Only when you added a phone number or turned on two-step.

What Indeed's message means

7 fixes, in order

1. Check your email. Search all folders for Indeed.
2. Use a password instead. Choose "Sign in with password" if you set one.
3. Resend once. Wait a minute first.
4. Turn off SMS filters. For text codes.
5. Use Google or Apple sign-in. If you created the account that way.
6. Wait out a limit. After too many tries.
7. Contact Indeed support. If you lost the email on the account.

Job seekers and employers

Job seekers mostly see email codes. Employers may be asked to confirm a phone number so Indeed can check the business, and the number may be shown to candidates if you choose.

Watch out for fake recruiters who ask you to send them a code. That is an attempt to take over your account.

When your own number just won't work

If Indeed text codes never reach your number, another mobile number can receive them.

In that case a non-VoIP number is the practical fix. These are real mobile-carrier numbers, which is what Indeed expects. On SMS Pin Verify you can pick a USA number for Indeed and the code appears on screen in your account:

• One-time number: held for you for 15 minutes to receive one code. If no code arrives, you are not charged. Good for a single sign-up.
• Rental number: the same number for several days or longer. Pick a rental if candidates or Indeed will contact the number later.

Two honest limits: a code is never guaranteed, because Indeed decides whether to send it; and a number may have been used on Indeed before you, so start a fresh account rather than trying to recover an old one.

Keep your account after you get in

• Set a password so you are not relying on email codes.
• Turn on two-step verification in account settings.
• Keep your email secure with its own two-step.
• Never share an Indeed code. Recruiters never need it.

FAQ

Why is Indeed not sending me a code?

It is usually in your email, often in spam.

Does Indeed send codes by text?

Only if you added a phone number or turned on two-step.

Can I sign in to Indeed with a password?

Yes, if you set one.

Do virtual numbers work for Indeed?

Non-VoIP mobile numbers usually do.

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