Find the serial number, EID, or IMEI on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

You can find the serial number, EID, IMEI/MEID, CDN, and ICCID in several places, including in Settings, on the device itself, in the Finder, or on the original packaging. You can use these numbers to identify your device when you contact Apple for support.

Find your iPhone serial number, EID, IMEI/MEID, or ICCID

The easiest place to look for these numbers is usually the Settings app. If you can't use your device, there are a few other places to check.

Look in Settings

  1. Go to Settings > General and tap About.

  2. Look for the serial number. You might need to scroll down to find the EID, IMEI/MEID, and ICCID.

    The "About" screen on iPhone.
  3. To paste this information into Apple registration or support forms, touch and hold the number to copy.

Look on your iPhone or SIM tray

If your iPhone has a SIM tray and you need support but can't open the Settings app, you can use the IMEI/MEID instead of the serial number.*

On the following devices, find the serial number in Settings and the IMEI/MEID on the SIM tray:

  • iPhone 13

  • iPhone 13 mini

  • iPhone 13 Pro

  • iPhone 13 Pro Max

  • iPhone 12

  • iPhone 12 mini

  • iPhone 12 Pro

  • iPhone 12 Pro Max

  • iPhone SE (3rd generation)

  • iPhone SE (2nd generation)

  • iPhone 11

  • iPhone 11 Pro

  • iPhone 11 Pro Max

  • iPhone XS

  • iPhone XS Max

  • iPhone XR

  • iPhone X

  • iPhone 8

  • iPhone 8 Plus

  • iPhone 7

  • iPhone 7 Plus

  • iPhone 6s

  • iPhone 6s Plus

A SIM tray showing the IMEI.

On the following devices, find the serial number in Settings and the IMEI/MEID (the MEID is the first 14 digits of the IMEI) on the back:

  • iPhone 6

  • iPhone 6 Plus

  • iPhone SE (1st generation)

  • iPhone 5s

  • iPhone 5c

  • iPhone 5

    The back of an iPhone showing the engraved IMEI

On the following devices, find the serial number and IMEI/MEID on the SIM tray:

  • iPhone 3G

  • iPhone 3GS

  • iPhone 4 (GSM model)

  • iPhone 4s

A SIM tray showing the IMEI and serial number

If you have an original iPhone, find the serial number and IMEI engraved on the back.

Look before setting up your iPhone

  1. Turn on your device.

  2. Press and hold the device's power button until you see the Apple logo. You'll then see "Hello" in many languages.

  3. Tap the Info buttonInfo button in the bottom-right corner of the screen.

    The Hello screen.

Find your iPad serial number, EID, IMEI/MEID, or ICCID

The easiest place to look for these numbers is usually the Settings app. If you can't use your device, there are a few other places to check.

Look in Settings

  1. Go to Settings > General and tap About.

  2. Look for the serial number. You might need to scroll down to find the EID, IMEI/MEID, and ICCID.

  3. To paste this information into Apple registration or support forms, touch and hold the number to copy.

Look on your iPad

Find the serial number for your iPad on the back of the device. On an iPad (Wi-Fi + cellular model), you'll also find the IMEI.

The back of an iPad

Look for your serial number, EID, or IMEI before setting up your iPad

  1. Turn on your device.

  2. Press and hold the device's power button until you see the Apple logo. You'll then see "Hello" in many languages.

  3. Tap the Info button in the bottom-right corner of the screen.

Find your iPod touch serial number, EID, IMEI/MEID, or ICCID

The easiest place to look for these numbers is usually the Settings app. If you can't use your device, there are a few other places to check.

Find in Settings

  1. Go to Settings > General and tap About.

  2. Look for the serial number. You might need to scroll down to find the EID, IMEI/MEID, and ICCID.

  3. To paste this information into Apple registration or support forms, touch and hold the number to copy.

Find on your iPod touch

Find the serial number for your iPod touch on the back of the device.

The back of an iPod touch

Find your serial number, EID, or IMEI before setting up your iPod touch

  1. Turn on your device.

  2. Press and hold the device's power button until you see the Apple logo. You'll then see "Hello" in many languages.

  3. Tap the Info button in the bottom-right corner of the screen.

More ways to find your device's serial number, EID, or IMEI/MEID

There are several places to check that might show the serial number, EID, or IMEI/MEID.

Use the Finder, Apple Devices, or iTunes

You can find the serial number for your device in the Finder or, if you have a PC, the Apple Devices app or iTunes:

  1. Connect your device to your computer.

  2. On a Mac with macOS Catalina 10.15 or later, open the Finder. On a Mac with macOS Mojave or earlier, open iTunes. If you're using a PC, use the latest version of the Apple Devices app or iTunes.

  3. Locate your device. In the Finder, make sure that you're under the General tab.

  4. To find the serial number, click the model name (under your device name).

  5. For iPhone, click Phone Number under your device name or the device model to find the EID, IMEI/MEID, and ICCID. For an iPad (cellular model), click Serial Number to find the CDN, EID, IMEI/MEID, and ICCID.

A Finder window showing iPhone serial number

If you'd like to paste this information into Apple registration or support forms, choose Edit > Copy Serial Number.

Use your Apple Account

  1. Go to account.apple.com in a web browser.

  2. Sign in to the Apple Account that you use on your device.

  3. Choose the Devices section. To see the serial number, EID, and IMEI/MEID, select the device.

Use your Apple Account with a different device

Do you have a different device with iOS 10.3 or later that's signed in to your Apple Account?

  1. On the other device, go to Settings > [Your name].

  2. Scroll down to see any devices signed in to your Apple Account.

  3. Tap the device name.

Use your device's original packaging

Do you still have your device's original packaging? Find the serial number, EID, and IMEI/MEID on the barcode on the original packaging:

Image of packaging showing serial number

* iPhone 14 models and later don't have an IMEI/MEID engraving.

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