How to Find Your PSN ID, Gamertag, Epic Name and Other Gaming IDs

Gaming accounts often have two names: the one you sign in with (usually an email) and the public one other players see. Friends ask for the public one. Support asks for the account one. This guide shows where to find each on the main platforms. For Google, Apple, Instagram and Reddit, see what is my username.

A gaming ID is the public name other players see on a platform, such as a PSN Online ID or an Xbox gamertag. It is separate from the email you sign in with.

Platform	Public name	Where to find it
PlayStation	Online ID	Profile on the console home screen
Xbox	Gamertag (may have #suffix)	Profile in the Xbox app or console
Epic / Fortnite	Display name	Account Settings on the Epic website
Steam	Profile name (account name is separate)	Your name, then Account details
Riot	Riot ID (name#tagline)	Riot account settings
Battle.net	BattleTag (name#number)	Top of the Battle.net app
Nintendo Switch	Nickname and SW- friend code	User page from the home screen icon

PlayStation: Online ID

Your sign-in ID is the email on your account. Your public name is the Online ID. On a PS5 or PS4, open your profile from the home screen and the Online ID is the name at the top. You can also sign in to your PlayStation account on the web and look under your profile. Forgot the sign-in email? Use the "Trouble signing in?" link on the PlayStation sign-in page.

Xbox: gamertag

Xbox signs you in with a Microsoft account. Your gamertag shows on your profile in the Xbox app and on the console. Since Microsoft's gamertag update, some gamertags carry a number suffix like #1234, and you need that suffix for others to find you. If you forgot which Microsoft account you use, Microsoft's forgot-username flow is linked from the sign-in page.

Epic Games and Fortnite: display name

Sign in at the Epic Games website with your email and open Account Settings. Your display name is listed there, and it is the name used in Fortnite. Epic lets you change the display name, with a waiting period between changes.

Steam: account name vs profile name

Steam has an account name you log in with and a profile name others see. The profile name can change any time. The account name can't. In the Steam client, click your name in the top-right corner and open Account details: the account name is at the top. If you can't sign in, use Steam's Help, I can't sign in page.

Riot ID and BattleTag

Riot games (League of Legends, Valorant) use a Riot ID made of a name plus a tagline, like Name#EUW. Find it in your Riot account settings on the web or in the client. Blizzard's Battle.net uses a BattleTag, a name plus a number, shown at the top of the Battle.net app.

Nintendo Switch: nickname and friend code

On the Switch, select your user icon on the home screen to open your user page. Your nickname and your friend code (it starts with SW-) are shown there.

Discord and Minecraft

• Discord: User Settings, then My Account. Your unique username is listed under your display name. See Discord username vs ID.
• Minecraft (Java): sign in at minecraft.net and open your profile to see the in-game name tied to your Microsoft account.

Windows: your PC username

Open Command Prompt and type whoami, or echo %USERNAME%. You can also check Settings, Accounts, Your info. If you sign in with a Microsoft account, the folder name under C:\Users may be a shortened version of it.

Used the same name elsewhere?

You can check where a reused tag still exists with a username search. Gamers often reuse one tag across platforms. To see where your old tag still exists, run it through the free username search.

Say your old tag is nightowl92. Type it into the search box on our home page and run it. Our server checks about 3,450 sites for a public profile at that name and lists each one as Found, Not found, Blocked or Unknown. Open the Found ones to confirm they are really yours, since another player may use the same tag. If a platform you care about isn't in the results, check it on that platform directly. To pick a new one, try gamer username ideas.

FAQ

Is my gamertag the same as my email?

No. You sign in with the email, and the gamertag or Online ID is your public name.

Can someone find me from my gamertag?

They can see your public gaming profile and any other site where you reused the same tag. Using a different handle for gaming keeps those apart.

A note on responsible use

This guide is about finding your own IDs. Only use account recovery for accounts that are yours.