Buy Me a Coffee Username Checker

By WhatsMyName Apps · Reviewed October 18, 2026 · Editorial policy

Buy Me a Coffee pages live at buymeacoffee.com/name, and the name is your username. Because it is part of every link you share, it is worth checking before you set up the page. Enter a name below for a Buy Me a Coffee username search.

Buy Me a Coffee username rules

What the username is	The name that forms your page URL, buymeacoffee.com/name.
Allowed characters and length	Not published in Buy Me a Coffee's help center.
Changing it	You can update your page URL from Settings, under My Page Link. The help center asks you not to change it too often, to avoid confusing supporters.
Change frequency	No limit is published.
Old links	Buy Me a Coffee says you will need to update links you already shared after a change.

Sources: Buy Me a Coffee Help: set up your page, Buy Me a Coffee Help: advanced settings, Buy Me a Coffee Help: button in Substack (page link format). Last reviewed 2026-10-18. Platforms change their rules; the linked help pages are the final word.

How to check a Buy Me a Coffee username

Type the page name as it would appear after buymeacoffee.com/.
We ask the availability service that Buy Me a Coffee's sign-up page uses. "Taken" means a page already has that name; "Looks available" means the service said the name is free.
Sometimes the service rejects a name without saying whether it is free. Then the result is "Can't verify", and the sign-up form is the place to try it.
The result also links to buymeacoffee.com/<name>, so you can see the page that holds a taken name.

Buy Me a Coffee username taken? What you can do

Add what you make: janewrites, janecodes, janepodcast.
Use the name you already use on other sites, plus a short word, so supporters recognise it.
Buy Me a Coffee does not publish a way to claim an unused page name, so pick a variation.
If a page pretends to be you or your brand, report it to Buy Me a Coffee support.

How to change your Buy Me a Coffee username

Sign in and open Settings in the left sidebar.
Go to My Page Link and enter the new name.
Save the change.
Update every place you shared your old link, such as your bio, videos and newsletter.

Reserved and restricted names

Buy Me a Coffee's help center does not publish a list of reserved page names or a policy for inactive ones.

Tips

Check the name here before you build your page, so you do not have to change links later.
Short names are easier to say out loud in videos and podcasts.
If you also use Ko-fi or Patreon, try the same name there so supporters can find you anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

Can I change my Buy Me a Coffee username?

Yes. Open Settings, then My Page Link, and enter a new name. Your page URL changes with it, so update links you shared.

How does this Buy Me a Coffee checker work?

It asks the same availability service the sign-up page uses and shows whether the page name is free or taken. If the service rejects the name without an answer, you see "Can't verify".

What characters can a Buy Me a Coffee username use?

Buy Me a Coffee's help center does not publish the character or length rules. The sign-up form tells you if a name is not allowed.

How do I search for someone on Buy Me a Coffee by username?

Open buymeacoffee.com/name if you know their page name. Buy Me a Coffee also has an Explore Creators page where you can search by name and open a profile. Creators usually link their page from their other profiles too.

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