Buy Me a Coffee 2FA Setup with an Authenticator App
Protect your Buy Me a Coffee account with two-factor authentication (2FA). Once enabled, signing in also requires a one-time code from your authenticator app — not just your password.
A Buy Me a Coffee account can move money and your reputation, so protect it with 2FA. Besides an authenticator app, Buy Me a Coffee also offers email codes. An authenticator app (TOTP) is usually the best balance of security and convenience.
2FA methods Buy Me a Coffee supports
- Email code
- Authenticator app (TOTP)
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Download Authenticator App - Novaz
Install Authenticator App - Novaz from the App Store on your iPhone or iPad and open it — you'll use it to scan Buy Me a Coffee's QR code and generate your 6-digit sign-in codes.
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Sign in to Buy Me a Coffee and open your Buy Me a Coffee account security settings.
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Turn on two-factor authentication and choose the authenticator-app option.
Look for "Authenticator app", "Authentication app", or "TOTP" rather than SMS.
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Scan the QR code with Authenticator App - Novaz.
Open Authenticator App - Novaz, tap add, and point your camera at the QR code Buy Me a Coffee displays. Can't scan? Enter the setup key manually instead.
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Enter the 6-digit code to confirm.
Type the code Authenticator App - Novaz generates to verify and link your Buy Me a Coffee account.
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Save a way to recover your account.
If Buy Me a Coffee shows backup or recovery codes, store them somewhere safe, away from your phone. If it doesn't, check how Buy Me a Coffee recovers accounts (support, an admin, or another sign-in method) before you need it.
Menu names on Buy Me a Coffee can change — the official Buy Me a Coffee 2FA documentation ↗ always has the exact, current path.
How to recover your Buy Me a Coffee account
If you lose access to your authenticator and Buy Me a Coffee gave you backup or recovery codes when you turned on 2FA, sign in with one of them; keep them somewhere safe, away from your phone. Not every service issues codes. If Buy Me a Coffee doesn't, or you didn't save them, use Buy Me a Coffee's account-recovery or support process (or ask your admin, for a work account) to get back in.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Buy Me a Coffee work with authenticator apps like Authenticator App - Novaz?
- Yes. Buy Me a Coffee supports TOTP authenticator apps, so you can generate its two-factor codes in Authenticator App - Novaz.
- Is Buy Me a Coffee two-factor authentication free?
- Yes. Enabling authenticator-app 2FA on Buy Me a Coffee is free — you only need the free Authenticator App - Novaz.
- What if I lose access to my Buy Me a Coffee 2FA codes?
- If Buy Me a Coffee gave you backup or recovery codes during setup, sign in with one of them. If it didn't, or you didn't save them, use Buy Me a Coffee's account recovery or contact its support (or your admin, for a work account), then add the account to Authenticator App - Novaz again.
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