# How to reset your DirecTV password

Category: Streaming
Domain: directv.com
Reset URL: https://www.directv.com/accounts/forgot/findPwd?flowType=Pwd
Source: https://joinrepass.com/reset/directv-password/
Index: https://joinrepass.com/llms.txt
Facts verified: 2026-08-19

## Verified facts

Checked against DirecTV's own documentation on 2026-08-19. Fields absent below are ones DirecTV does not document, not ones we assumed.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reset starts at | https://www.directv.com/accounts/forgot/findPwd?flowType=Pwd |
| Reset by email | yes |
| The email contains | a link |

## Steps

1. **Open DirecTV's password reset page** at https://www.directv.com/accounts/forgot/findPwd?flowType=Pwd. This is where the "Forgot password?" link on the sign-in screen leads.
2. **Enter the email address on the account.** If you are not sure which address that is, search your inboxes for mail from directv.com; the inbox holding those messages is the account email.
3. **Open the reset email and follow its link.** Links are single-use and short-lived; if nothing arrives in a few minutes, check spam and confirm the address.
4. **Choose a strong new password.** 16+ random characters, and never one used anywhere else.
5. **Store it somewhere sealed**: a password manager or encrypted vault, not a note and not a screenshot.

## Common problems

- **Account temporarily locked after 6 unsuccessful sign-in attempts.** For protection, your account is temporarily locked after 6 unsuccessful sign-in attempts, which requires a password reset to unlock. (https://www.directv.com/support/article/000082803)
- **Temporary passwords cannot be used to sign in at directv.com.** When you receive a temporary password via email during the reset process, you must create a new permanent password and cannot use the temporary one to sign in to directv.com. (https://www.directv.com/support/article/000093360)

## Official DirecTV links

- Password reset instructions: https://www.directv.com/support/article/000093360
- Account security: https://www.directv.com/support/article/000087315

## Doing it automatically

Repass connects to Gmail once, finds the accounts you have, and runs this flow for you in your own browser. Passwords are generated on your device and encrypted before they are stored; Repass also holds a key that can unwrap the vault, so signing in is enough to open it. It pauses and hands over when a site asks for a CAPTCHA or a code.

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