# Email verification codes: enter, resend or start again

Official GBMaps guide for the classic map maker. VectorMaps has a different interface.

Source: https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=email-code
Updated: 2026-10-22

The Check your email box appears when you set a first password or reset an existing one. The six-digit code proves that you can use that inbox. It is temporary and is different from the password you will choose afterwards.

![Email verification codes: enter, resend or start again — actual GBMaps dialog with example details](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/help/images/auth-email-code.png)

Real GBMaps dialog with an example account. Select a numbered circle for its explanation; View larger makes the wording easier to read.

## 1. Email verification code

Type or paste the six digits, without spaces or extra text. Keep this tab open while checking your email. A code requested here cannot be used in a different browser, a private window or another device. If you requested a replacement in this browser, use its newest code.

[Open this step](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=email-code#email-code--enter)

## 2. Check my code

Checks the digits and opens Make this account yours when they are accepted. A code lasts 60 minutes and works once. After five incorrect guesses you must request a fresh code; do not keep guessing.

[Open this step](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=email-code#email-code--check)

## 3. Send a new code

Use this if the code has expired or the email did not arrive. Allow at least a minute between requests; repeated requests can mean a longer wait. Requesting a new code in this browser replaces its previous one. If emails arrive out of order, use the most recently requested code.

[Open this step](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=email-code#email-code--resend)

## 4. Back to sign in

Returns to the email and password boxes. Use this to correct the email address: choose Set or reset my password again, enter the correct address and request another code. Going back does not change your password.

[Open this step](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=email-code#email-code--back)

## 5. There is no email in my inbox

Check junk, spam and any company email filter, then check the address you entered. Give delivery a little time before requesting another code. The wording If this email address has a GBMaps account is deliberate: this screen does not confirm whether an address is registered. If nothing arrives, contact GBMaps with your purchase details.

[Open this step](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=email-code#email-code--missing)

## 6. That code is not correct

Compare all six digits with the newest email requested in this browser. Check that you have not copied an older message. An incorrect attempt does not change your password. The red message appears in the same box so you can correct the digits.

[Open this step](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=email-code#email-code--incorrect)

## 7. This code has expired or has been used

Choose Send a new code and use the replacement. This message can also appear after too many incorrect guesses, after the code was already accepted, or if you are no longer in the browser session that requested it.

[Open this step](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=email-code#email-code--expired)

### What this looks like

Current GBMaps controls with example maps and account details. Choose View larger to see the details.

![An incorrect code — GBMaps controls](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/help/images/auth-code-error.png?v=1790670434)

[**An incorrect code**](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=email-code#email-code--incorrect)

Check the newest message and correct the digits; do not keep trying the same code.

![An expired or used code — GBMaps controls](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/help/images/auth-expired-code.png?v=1790670434)

[**An expired or used code**](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=email-code#email-code--expired)

Request a fresh code. There is no password change to undo.

## Related guides

- [Choose and save your password](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=choose-password)
- [Cannot sign in or receive a code?](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=sign-in-problems)
- [Forgotten your password?](https://www.gbmaps.com/mcs/map-help.php?topic=password-reset)