Update your account to meet age requirements

To manage your own Google Account, you must meet the minimum age requirement for the country associated with your account.

If we have learned that you may not be old enough to manage your own account:

Important: If your account is disabled, content you've published will be hidden. For example, YouTube videos you've created won't be visible while your account is disabled. If you re-enable your account it may take up to several days for your content to show up again.

If you're not old enough to manage your own account, you can have a parent use their Google Account to set up supervision so you can continue using your account. You have 14 days after you entered your birthdate to enable supervision before your account will be disabled. After your account is disabled, you have 30 days to enable supervision before your account will be deleted.

If you meet the minimum age requirements, you can use a government ID to verify your age. You may also be able to verify your age with a credit card.

If you use a credit card, any temporary authorization will be fully refunded. If you upload a copy of your ID, your ID will be securely stored, won’t be made public, and will be deleted after your date of birth is successfully verified.

You can upload a photo of a valid government ID that shows your date of birth. We review most requests within 24 hours and your ID will be deleted after your date of birth is successfully verified. You can also cover the identification number to keep it private.
Tip: Use an image file format like .jpg or .png. Do not upload a .pdf file. 

After we confirm that your credit card is valid, we’ll retain this data only as long as necessary to meet regulatory requirements for a credit card transaction.

If you use a credit card to verify your date of birth, you might see an authorization for a small amount on your account. This checks that your card and account are valid. Your card won’t be billed and the authorization will go away soon.

Tip: If your authorization doesn't go through, check if you’re using an invalid card or have provided incorrect information.

If you’re waiting for your account to be re-enabled or you can’t re-enable your account, you may be able to download and save account data from some Google Services.

Within the first 14 days, you can sign in to your account and download your data.

If your account has been disabled, you may be able to download and save account data from some Google services.

If you don't want to add supervision or verify your birthdate, you can choose to delete your Google Account before it is disabled.