# Customize account name in Google Authenticator

**URL:** <https://community.auth0.com/t/customize-account-name-in-google-authenticator/189250>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Tags:** one-time-password-otp-factor, mfa\
**Created:** [July 16, 2025, 7:34am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/customize-account-name-in-google-authenticator/189250 "2025-07-16T07:34:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![yokeharn.yeoh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/yokeharn.yeoh/32/55938_2.png) [@yokeharn.yeoh](https://community.auth0.com/u/yokeharn.yeoh)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 7:34am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/customize-account-name-in-google-authenticator/189250/1 "2025-07-16T07:34:58Z")

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Hi,

Is it possible to Auth0 to use username instead of email when we enroll the MFA using Google Authenticator?

 ![Image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/original/3X/b/6/b671a05e7014f5f1961df00b113e4732127e7437.jpeg)

I know it can be rename afterwards, but is it possible to use username instead of email as the default?

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**Author:** ![teodor.andrei](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/teodor.andrei/32/75320_2.png) [@teodor.andrei](https://community.auth0.com/u/teodor.andrei)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/customize-account-name-in-google-authenticator/189250/3 "2025-07-17T14:48:39Z")

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Hi @yokeharn.yeoh, and welcome back to the Auth0 Community!

Please allow me some time to look into this, and I’ll get back to you!

Thanks,  
Teodor.

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**Author:** ![teodor.andrei](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/teodor.andrei/32/75320_2.png) [@teodor.andrei](https://community.auth0.com/u/teodor.andrei)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/customize-account-name-in-google-authenticator/189250/4 "2025-07-18T13:38:25Z")

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Hi @yokeharn.yeoh, and thank you for your patience!

Unfortunately, I could not find any way to set the username instead of email as default, as you requested.

What I recommend is creating a feature request and sharing your use case with the team on the #feature-request channel.

I wish you a great day!  
Teodor.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/original/3X/b/5/b560f266932fcce5d57f09a6595bd50518cae3f3.jpeg) [@system](https://community.auth0.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/customize-account-name-in-google-authenticator/189250/5 "2025-08-01T13:39:16Z")

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