Does someone already have the Twitter name you would like to use? If you see that their profile has been inactive for more than 9 months, Twitter may release the username if you request it. Note that results may vary but here’s how you contact Twitter to make the request.
Email username@twitter.com with the following information:
• The username you want
• Your existing username, if you have one
• Whether you want to change your username, or start a new account with the username you’re requesting
Good luck!
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Sarah
Have you tried this recently? I know it used to be this easy (how I got mine back) but the last time I tried to do this for a client I got nowhere with Twitter.
LMK — most interested.
Thanks
@TomMartin
Hi Tom,
Yes, I have recently had success and then not success. It seems Twitter is unpredictable with this, hence my warning that “results may vary.”
Thanks for reading my blog and contributing!
Sarah
Very cool! Just did this for my daughter
I just send an email and got a reply saying they are currently not releasing inactive accounts.
Did you get an email like this before your request was accepted?
Ugh! No, I didn’t. That stinks. I’m so sorry. I’ll have to update this blog post then. Maybe try again in a week or two and thanks for the update.
- Sarah