---
title: How to update the email address associated with your account
description: This page explains how to update the email address associated with your Scaleway Dedibox account.
tags: dedibox update account email
dates:
  validation: 2025-09-03
  posted: 2020-03-12
---
import Requirements from '@macros/iam/requirements.mdx'

import image from './assets/scaleway-dedibox-console-update-email.webp'
import image2 from './assets/scaleway-dedibox-console-confirm-new-email.webp'

<Message type="important">
  This page applies only to users who do not have a unified Dedibox and Scaleway account. If your Dedibox and Scaleway accounts have already been unified, you can [learn more about multifactor authentication on this page](/account/how-to/use-2fa/).
</Message>


Every Scaleway Dedibox account is associated with a specific email address. In the event that your email address undergoes any changes, you have the option to update this information directly within your account settings.

<Requirements />

- A Dedibox account logged into the [console](https://console.online.net)

## How to update your email address
1. Click your username, next to **_logged in as_**, in the top right corner of the Dedibox console. Then click **Account information** in the pop-up menu. The account information page displays.
2. Click **Update** next to your email address:
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    A link will be sent to the email address registered in the account.
3. Click the link sent to your registered email address, to access the email update form.
4. Enter your new email address and its confirmation. Then click **Update my mail** to submit.
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You have now linked your new email address to your Scaleway Dedibox account.

## How to validate your email address

<Message type="important">
  To enhance the security of your Dedibox account and ensure a smooth experience, it is required to verify your email address.
  If you have not yet verified the email address linked to your Dedibox account, complete the steps below.
</Message>

1. Click your username, next to **_logged in as_**, in the top right corner of the Dedibox console. Then click **Account information** in the pop-up menu. The account information page displays.
2. Click **Validate my email** next to your email address.
3. Follow the instructions to validate your e-mail address.