What Is a Gamertag?

A gamertag is like a username for Xbox consoles. Gamertags were first introduced with the original Xbox alongside the Xbox network, and they’re still around. When you play games with people online with your Xbox console, they see your gamertag instead of your real name. Each gamertag has to be unique because it’s the way that you are identified on the Xbox network. Nobody else can have the same gamertag as you, and if the gamertag you want is already taken, you have to choose something else.

Reasons and Solutions for Looking up Gamertags

There are a few different reasons you might need to look up a gamertag, and they all have different solutions:

Can’t log into your Xbox: You need to figure out what email address you originally used to set up your Xbox account. This will allow you to learn your gamertag and reset your password if you can’t remember it.Can’t remember and want friends to be able to add you: If you had Microsoft automatically assign a gamertag when you first got your Xbox, and now you want friends to be able to add you, just look in the upper left corner of the home screen on your Xbox One, or the profile section of your Windows 10 Xbox app.Trying to find a friend: The only way to find a friend’s gamertag is to use the suggested friends’ function on an Xbox One or in the Windows 10 Xbox app. If you can’t find your friend there, they’ll have to give you their gamertag.Trying to find an email address from a gamertag: There is no way to find an email address from a gamertag, because Microsoft does not offer a reverse gamertag search, and they don’t provide that information to third parties.

Xbox Gamertag Lookup

Microsoft doesn’t offer any kind of gamertag lookup service, which means you can’t find your gamertag, or anybody else’s gamertag, using a real name, phone number, email, or any other information. The only exception is that you can determine your own gamertag by logging into the Xbox website using the email or phone number that you originally used when you set up your Xbox account.

How to Find Your Own Gamertag

Finding your own gamertag is easy if you have access to your Xbox One, or if you have Windows 10 and you’re signed in with the same Microsoft account that’s tied to your Xbox account.

On Xbox One

If you still have access to your Xbox One, and you’re still logged in, then finding your gamertag and associated email address is a matter of knowing where to look. Just turn your Xbox One on, navigate to the home screen, and look in the upper left corner. In the upper left corner of the Xbox One home screen, you’ll see your gamertag and gamerscore alternate with your name and email address.

On Windows 10

If you have Windows 10, launch the Xbox app and click on your gamerpic to open your profile. On this screen, you will see your gamertag immediately underneath your name and gamerscore.

If You Don’t Have an Xbox One or Xbox 360

If you’re trying to find your gamertag because you can’t log into your Xbox One or Xbox 360, then you’ll have to first discover which email you used to sign up for your Xbox account in the first place. Here’s how to find your gamertag if you aren’t currently able to sign in to your Xbox One or the Xbox app on Windows 10:

How to Find Your Microsoft Account Email

When you sign up for a Microsoft account, they treat your email or phone number as your username. Because of this, some people accidentally end up with multiple Microsoft accounts over time, due to using different emails to activate different copies of Windows and sign up for services like Skype. If you can’t remember which email you used to sign up for your Xbox account, you’ll have to try to remember every single email that you may have used, and check to see if any of them have an associated gamertag. Here are the steps you need to take when trying to determine which email you used to create your gamertag:

How to Find a Friend’s Gamertag

Before you can add someone on the Xbox network, you need to know their gamertag. There is no official gamertag search, so you have to know your friend’s exact gamertag if you want to add them. If you see an Xbox Live Gold subscription, you found the account that is associated with your Xbox gamertag. Navigate to Xbox.com, and you will see your gamertag in the upper right corner of the page. When you attempt to add a friend on Xbox One, Xbox 360, or the Windows 10 Xbox app, you have to enter an entire gamertag. If the gamertag is valid, it shows you that person’s profile, and you can add them as a friend. If you enter an incomplete gamertag or an invalid gamertag, you are not presented with a list of possible matches, as Microsoft doesn’t offer any kind of gamertag search or lookup service. The one way to add a friend on the Xbox network without knowing their gamertag is to use the Suggested Friends option on your Xbox One or in the Windows 10 Xbox app. This option provides you with a list of followers and friends of friends you may want to connect with. The Suggested Friends option also allows you to link your Facebook account. If you are trying to find the gamertag of someone with whom you are already Facebook friends, this option allows you to see their gamertag and add them on the Xbox network. Here’s how to find a friend’s gamertag if you’re connected with them on Facebook:

There is no official way to find an email from a gamertag or to perform a reverse gamertag search. That means you can’t look up your Microsoft account email address using your gamertag, and you can’t find the identity of people on the Xbox network using their gamertags. Microsoft will not provide you with the email associated with your account based on your gamertag. If you are currently logged into your account on an Xbox One, you will see the email address associated with your account in the upper left corner of the home screen. If you’re trying to log into your Xbox One, and you don’t remember your email address, you’ll have to use the methods that were outlined above to figure it out. Some sites offer reverse gamertag searches, but they don’t have access to Microsoft’s account records. These sites rely on users signing up and providing their information. If you previously signed up for one of these sites or the person you’re looking for signed up for one of these sites, you may be able to perform a reverse gamertag search.