It is normal to do some mistakes and if you have mistakenly deleted your Gmail account, chances are you may have lost it permanently. If you have deleted it a few days back, you have more chances of getting it back. However, those accounts that were deleted a few months or years back have no chance of recovery. But still you can try your luck if you remember your Gmail username and password; in case you do not remember your password, you need to have access to the phone number linked to your Gmail account.
Important- You cannot recover a deleted Gmail account if you don’t remember your password and don’t have any phone number linked to it as well.
Steps to Recover a Permanently Deleted Gmail Account
Scenario 1- If You Remember your Password
- Go to this link on a web browser- https://accounts.google.com/signin/v2/recoveryidentifier?flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=ServiceLogin
- Enter your ‘Gmail username’ that you want to recover and click ‘Next’.
- You will see a message that ‘This account was recently deleted and may be recoverable’; if you don’t see this message, it means your account cannot be recovered; press ‘Next’ to continue.
- Then enter your Gmail account’s password and click on ‘Next’.
- You will see a message ‘Success-you’ve undeleted your account’; after that, you can successfully log into your Gmail account.
Scenario 2- If You Don’t Remember your Password
- Go to this link on a web browser- https://accounts.google.com/signin/v2/recoveryidentifier?flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=ServiceLogin
- Enter your ‘Gmail username’ that you want to recover and click ‘Next’.
- You will see a message that ‘This account was recently deleted and may be recoverable’; if you don’t see this message, it means your account cannot be recovered; press ‘Next’ to continue.
- When you are asked to enter your password, click on ‘Try another way’
- Now, click on ‘Send’ to get the verification code on your number.
- Enter the code and click on ‘Verify’.
- You may also be required to verify your recovery email address if you have added it to your Gmail account.
- After verification, you can simply create a new password for your Gmail account
After that, your deleted Gmail account will be recovered and you will see the message ‘Success-you’ve undeleted your account’