Verify your address with PIN in AdSense for YouTube

If you’re in the YouTube Partner Program, we’ll ask you to verify your identity and address, when your earnings hit the verification threshold. Before you hit the verification threshold, make sure the payment name and address in your AdSense for YouTube account are correct.

Note: Depending on your location, you may be able to use online verification. If you don't see this option in your AdSense for YouTube account, follow the steps below.

How to verify your address

Address verification timeline, described in text, below.

1. Enter your payments address

When you activate your AdSense for YouTube account, enter your payments address.

2. Reach the verification threshold and verify your identity

When your earnings reach the verification threshold and you successfully verify your identity, we’ll send a unique 6-digit Personal Identity Number (PIN) to your payments address via international standard mail. We don’t provide a tracking number for the PIN mail, so make sure your payments address can get standard mail.

Note: If we've asked you to verify your identity, we won't send your PIN until after you've successfully completed identity verification.

3. Wait for your PIN

It usually takes 3-4 weeks for your PIN mail to arrive. If you don’t get your PIN mail in 3-4 weeks, you can request a replacement PIN.

4. Verify your address

You have 4 months from the date your PIN is generated to complete address verification. When you get your PIN mail, verify your payments address immediately:

Sign in to your AdSense for YouTube account.

Click Payments Verification check.

Enter the PIN exactly as it appears in your PIN mail. If you enter your PIN incorrectly 3 times, your channel will be demonetized. If you need to reset your PIN verification limit, you can request a replacement PIN.

Click Submit.

Now your payments address is verified! You'll get paid when your account balance reaches the payments threshold, as long as there are no holds on your account and you're in compliance with the AdSense Terms and Conditions or the AdSense for YouTube Terms and Conditions (whichever is applicable).

Note: If you haven't verified your payments address after 4 months, your channel will be demonetized.

How to troubleshoot problems with your address verification (PIN)

If you haven't received your PIN within 3-4 weeks, these are the possible reasons:

Your earnings are below the verification threshold.
Your identity verification is incomplete.
Your payments address is associated with fraudulent activity.
Your payments address isn’t valid for standard mail.
Your last PIN request was less than 3 weeks ago.

Learn how to solve problems with your address verification (PIN).

How to request a PIN replacement

If you haven't received your PIN after 3 weeks, you can request a replacement PIN.

You can request a replacement PIN for the following reasons:

Your PIN hasn’t arrived after the 3-week waiting period.
You need to reset your PIN verification limit.
You updated your payments address.

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