Google Workspace: Username and Password Guidelines

When purchasing a Google Workspace business email, you are required to choose a username and password (or multiple if you have multiple users). Usernames and passwords must match the conventions set by Google. To make sure that your username and password are accepted, follow the guidelines below.

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Username

• Usernames can be between 1 and 64 characters in length.

• Usernames may contain any of the following; letters (a - z), numbers (0 - 9), dashes (-), underscores (_), apostrophes ('), and periods (.).

• Usernames may not contain any of the following; ampersands (&), equal signs (=), brackets (< >), plus signs (+), commas (,), or more than one period (.) in a row.

• Usernames may not begin or end with a period (.), nor can a period (.) be the only character.

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Password

• Passwords must be made up of English ASCII characters only.

• Passwords must be between 8 and 100 characters in length.

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