- Why your date of birth matters on X
- Where to find the date of birth setting
- Step by step: adding your date of birth on the app
- Step by step: adding your date of birth on desktop
- Choosing who sees your date of birth
- Adding only your birth month and year
- What to do if you can't add or change it
- A few final points worth knowing
- Frequently asked questions
Go to Settings and privacy, then Your account, then Account information, then Date of birth. Enter your day, month and year, choose who can see it, and tap Save. You can only add birth year and month if you'd rather keep the day private, and some older accounts may need to add this via the mobile app rather than desktop.
Why your date of birth matters on X
X (formerly Twitter) asks for your date of birth to confirm you meet the minimum age requirement and to tailor some account settings. It's not optional if you want full access to certain features, though you do get some control over who sees it.
I get asked this a lot by clients who've had an account for years but never filled this field in. If you signed up a while back, there's a decent chance X hasn't asked you for it yet, which is why it's worth checking and adding it now.
You can also choose how visible your birth date is, so adding it doesn't mean broadcasting it to everyone who visits your profile.
Where to find the date of birth setting
The date of birth field sits inside your account settings, not on your public profile editor. This trips people up because they go looking for it in the wrong place.
On both the app and the desktop site, you'll find it under Settings and privacy, then Your account, then Account information. From there you'll see a Date of birth option, which is where you add or edit it.
Step by step: adding your date of birth on the app
Here's how to do it on your phone, which is where most people manage their X account day to day.
- Open the X app and tap your profile icon
- Tap Settings and privacy
- Tap Your account
- Tap Account information
- Tap Date of birth
- You may need to confirm your password
- Select your day, month and year
- Choose who can see your date of birth
- Tap Save or the confirm button
That's it. You should get a confirmation that it's been saved. If you don't see the Date of birth option at all, your account may already have one set, or it hasn't rolled out to your account yet.
Step by step: adding your date of birth on desktop
If you prefer using X on a browser, the process is much the same, just with different menu clicks.
- Log into X on your browser
- Click More in the left hand menu
- Click Settings and privacy
- Click Your account
- Click Account information
- Click Date of birth
- Enter your password if asked
- Choose your birth day, month and year
- Set the visibility for who can see it
- Click Save
Desktop and app should sync, so once it's saved in one place, it'll show the same in the other.
Choosing who sees your date of birth
X gives you a few visibility options for your date of birth, and these usually include everyone, only people you follow, only your followers, or nobody at all.
I'd suggest setting it to the most private option unless you have a specific reason to make it public. There's rarely a good reason for strangers to know your exact birth date, and keeping it private reduces the risk of it being used for anything you didn't intend.
You can change this visibility setting at any time without having to re-enter your full date of birth.
Adding only your birth month and year
If you'd rather not share the exact day, X lets you set your date of birth with just the month and year visible to others, while still holding your full date on file for age verification purposes.
This is a reasonable middle ground. It satisfies the account requirement without giving away the precise day, which some people prefer to keep off social platforms altogether.
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Check the visibility options carefully when you're in the Date of birth settings, as this is usually where that choice sits.
What to do if you can't add or change it
Sometimes the option doesn't appear, or you try to change it and get an error. This can happen for a few reasons, including account age restrictions or a limit on how often you can edit this field.
X does restrict how frequently you can change your date of birth once it's set, as a safeguard against people repeatedly altering it. If you've already changed it recently, you may need to wait before you can do it again.
If the field simply isn't showing at all, try updating the app to the latest version first, since older versions sometimes miss newer account settings. I can't guarantee a fix beyond that, and if it still won't appear, that's something only X's support can resolve.
A few final points worth knowing
Your date of birth on X is used for age related account features, not displayed as a headline on your profile. So adding it won't suddenly put a birthday banner on your page.
If privacy is a concern, stick with a restrictive visibility setting and consider using the month and year only option. Either way, going through Settings and privacy, then Your account, then Account information is the route, whether you're on the app or desktop.
I'd rather you took two minutes to do this now than get caught out later by a feature that needs an age check you haven't completed.
Frequently asked questions
Can I hide my date of birth from everyone on X?
Yes. When you add your date of birth, X gives you visibility options, and one of these should let you restrict it so nobody else can see it, while X still holds it on file for age verification.
How often can I change my date of birth on X?
X limits how often you can edit this field once it's set, as a safeguard against repeated changes. If you've recently updated it, you may need to wait before changing it again.
Why can't I find the date of birth option on X?
It sits under Settings and privacy, then Your account, then Account information. If it's still missing, try updating your app, as older versions sometimes don't show newer account settings.
Will adding my date of birth show it publicly on my profile?
No, it's not displayed as a public feature on your profile page. It's used internally for age verification, and you control its visibility separately within the account settings.
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