Post Updated: Feb 2017
- Added an official method to regain your locked Yahoo Account Access.
- Removed Spam Comments.
Yahoo! is very strict in keeping its products and services up to its policies. Any malfunction with its products may lead to a strike on your service usage. If your Yahoo mail account is locked temporarily (12 hours), read the post carefully to regain your account back.
Following reasons are potential causes for blocking
- Trying incorrect password attempts multiple times
- Sending mails in large numbers more than specified limit
- Hacking attempts on your Email ID
- Suspicious activity on your account
- Spam mark by recipients on receiving invaluable message
- Unauthorised access to third party apps and software
- POP and IMAP settings
- Using your account at different locations at time
How to unlock Yahoo Account immediately?
The lock will be lifted automatically after 12 hours, but you can always regain access to your account immediately using the Sign-in Helper.
Method I (Official)
Step 1: Go to Yahoo Help Forum Page.
Step 2: Here click on “Account Locked” message
Step 3: Now click on Sign-in Helper
Step 4: Enter the Yahoo Mail Address or Phone Number (You can even enter recovery email ID or Phone No).
Enter Your Yahoo ID or Phone No.
Step 5: An ‘Account Key’ will be sent to your recovery mail/phone or you may be asked for the security questions.
Account Key to Recovery Address
Step 6: Follow the steps and you will regain access to your locked Yahoo! Account instantly.
Method II
When you log in to your account, cookie in the form of packets of data are stored on Yahoo servers. These cookies are the one which helps recognise your Yahoo account for further references. But when someone attempts a sign in using the wrong password the cookies are deleted. And when the limit number of attempts are crossed the cookies expire. This stimulates the Yahoo filters to think account activity as suspicious and thus locks it temporarily or for so called 12 or 24 hours.
To unlock or unblock your account you can try to Log in using another Yahoo server. These results in the formation of new and fresh cookies. The new server does not have any knowledge of expired cookies. And you are able to login and access your Yahoo! mail account again.
You can use any server listed below. (Try different servers if one doesn’t work.)
- https://login.yahoo.com/config/mail?.intl=in – India
- http://uk.mail.yahoo.com/ – UK
- https://login.yahoo.com/config/login – USA
- https://login.yahoo.com/config/login – Canada
Method III
- Remove POP and IMAP settings from email client software.
- Revoke access to all third party apps and software.
- Use any other browser to log in a re-open your account.
Note & Conclusion: I hope the above methods helped you in unblocking your locked Yahoo mail. If the methods don’t work you have no other option other than waiting for 12 hours which is a loose set time of account lock down.
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Pls unlock my account
Hi my name is stephanie and I am having the exact same problem that these people are having. I have tried to log in from different servers, I answered the security questions, restarted my computer, called verizon and nothing has worked, so I had to open a new email account. can you help me because I have years of information on their. my email is [email protected]
My Yahoo acct has been hacked. I cannot contact Yahoo in any of the ways offered. Secret questions, SMS, recovery email, text
How can I contact them and can they recover my account. 1200 contacts, 40,000 emails & more.
Is there professional help if I am not able to myself
Contact Yahoo Customer Support.
How do I contact yahoo customer support? There is no number listed anywhere and I now have no email to tell people to respond to to answer my questions…
My account was hacked and yahoo shut it down, which is fine, except now when it sends an account key to my phone, I enter that and it tells me to go to the sign in helper, which then tells me I cannot sign in through there.
Email is listed as [email protected] but I cannot access
Yahoo you POS you locked me out of my account then you want to send me to a email I do not have or use.
what are you people brain dead idiots?
Hi my name is Ramalan and I am having the exact same problem that these people are having. I have tried to log in from different servers, I answered the security questions, but it tell me “Uh-oh… Looks like we can’t recover your account online. Please visit our help site to get back in., so I had to open a new email account. can you help me because I have years of information on their. my email is XXX…a@xxx
please help me to unluck my email
I have this same problem as this person and did everything that was suggested and still not able to access my account. Can you please help me.
no one else on your method work ill wait for 12 hours but still thanks for your methods
please help me unblock my email account [email protected]
Added an official method to regain your locked Yahoo Account Access. Check Updated Post. Cheers!
Pls help me unluck my account
please help me too to unlock my account. someone hack my account then change the password. please i follow the step in the top but that was not work 🙁 , this is my account [email protected]
Plz reply remove temperary lock
please help me unlock [email protected]
Hi thomas is your account still blocked did the methods work if not get back in touch
Been locked out of my laptop and now also my old phone, I can’t access my mails. Yahoo server sign in is not helping either, doesn’t provide other alternative to retrieve password. Before I locked up from my old phone tried to reset the password but on numerous occasions they didn’t send the confirmation email to change password. Worst service ever. How do I get my yahoo account back when nothing seem to be working? As I switch to gmail #disappointed client
It’s been a week now since got locked out of my laptop and few days later my old phone followed. None of your methods/steps seem to be working here’s my account [email protected]
Added an official method to regain your locked Yahoo Account Access. Check Updated Post. Cheers!
Hi, Could you please help me unlock my account [email protected]? It’s been a week since I got locked out. I was unfortunately unable to access it using your suggestions above. I had to make a new Gmail account but don’t want to loose all my Yahoo emails. Thank you in advance.
Added an official method to regain your locked Yahoo Account Access. Check Updated Post. Cheers!
unlock email account please.
Pls help me unlock my account.
I have change mobile number but forget to update.
Added an official method to regain your locked Yahoo Account Access. Check Updated Post. Cheers!
I tried ALL of the steps above. AND nothing Still locked out. Been about 2 weeks. HELP me
I have changed my phone number and cannot access my yahoo email because I gave authorized two step verification and no longer have access to the phone number. How can I get back in it
Can’t get into my email and phone no longer valid…help me please
Unblock my email account this is too too strict!!
I agree! I’m not getting any option other than to call or text my old cell phone number! This has been going on for over a week! It’s interfering with a work issue because that was an email for another app. The password is correct. I put in the new one but my fear is someone hacked it. It’s now accepting the old password but telling me because of suspicious activity they have to verify with the phone number but it’s the old number. I even tried calling Verizon. They suggested calling the old number. I did but it’s turned off. No security questions, no email back up (if it was offered I would have done it). And no tech support. Pretty done with these people. You can’t offer a service and not ensure it works for people.
Unlock my email this is ridiculous
forgot my password and tried all ways possible to access my account until it was locked up. It was ridiculous that even the security questions seems changed as I dont know the answers to them. How to email customer support? there’s not even a customer service number or email. all community support and faqs that are useless! Could anyone tell me if there is really Customer Care for yahoo mail???
Added an official method to regain your locked Yahoo Account Access. Check Updated Post. Cheers!
please help me to unlock my yahoo its [email protected] i will be very greatful to thank you and send you a nice gift …because my school information are there and job please….
Contact Yahoo Mail Hepl Forum.
Added an official method to regain your temporarily locked Yahoo Account Access. Check Updated Post. Cheers!
Yahoo has become rather stupid recently. I have 2 step verification. After entering the code on my iphone, it still says the special code is incorrect.
I tried the web based login from the sites posted above, none worked so the author should remove these tips.
However, the good thing is that on my desktop Outlook Office platform via Outlook email (not web version) I already had my yahoo account there and it works fine. I just can’t access my account from any mobile app or even from the Yahoo account.
I suggest everyone move away from Yahoo and also Microsoft. Microsoft rendered access from Outlook impotent. They want people to access their site from the web (get more ads) or from mobile apps (small and all but useless and bad for eyes).
The only solid performer in the email world now is Gmail. Hence, everyone should try to migrate to email, but this is very scary because we are getting less and less options for email providers and services these days.
I have been locked out of my yahoo acct for 4 days. I have had this same address for 8 years and its been on my phone only. I do not even know the password. I called an 800 number that said it was customer service on Yahoo mail, and they wanted 200.00 to attempt to unlock the address. I hung up the phone. Wat to I do to get my email unlocked.
You can contact Yahoo! Help Forum.
Added an official method to regain your locked Yahoo Account Access. Check Updated Post. Cheers!
Please help me !
this is my yahoo email :
[email protected]
Added an official method to regain your locked Yahoo Account Access. Check Updated Post. Cheers!
Pls help me to unluck my yahoo account [email protected]
Added an official method to regain your locked Yahoo Account Access. Check Updated Post. Cheers!
Please help me gain access to my account [email protected]. My password does not work. I usually gain access w secret question. System will not give that option. Im being asked for a phone number I never had. I can not get in, its never been this hard in the 8 years had email. We have all these problem YAHOO refuse to provide direct support. I tried Yahoo help everything on chance. Yahoo has created many complications for many people. This is not right. What do I do its been weeks and surf net for every solution possible still no chance. Please Help
Added an official method to regain your locked Yahoo Account Access. Check Updated Post. Cheers!
Please urgent. I need help asap. Work severance contracts are locked in my account. Who can I contact to get this done please. I need urgent help. [email protected]
Added an official method to regain your locked Yahoo Account Access. Check Updated Post. Cheers!
What can i do i forgot my facebook password? Itry connecting to yahoomail but the codes dont works?
You enter many codes. Try again later? This is say always?
Need help getting into my email.. I can’t access it because it somehow had its password changed and I don’t have an alternative address assigned to it for verification because that account went inactive and my phone number has since changed.
it is just about money non of them works
Please help me gain access to my account [email protected]. My password does not work even i don’t have access email address & not even update my mobile no. How i re-open my account please suggest it’s important for me.
Please help me gain access to my account [email protected]. My password does not work even i don’t have access email address & not even update my mobile no. How i re-open my account please suggest it’s important for me.