# Save and use your recovery codes

> You get 10 single-use recovery codes when you set up sign-in. Save them, use one if you lose your other methods, and create a new set when needed.

Source: https://www.lightinventory.com/help/account-and-sign-in/recovery-codes · Last updated: 2026-10-30

Recovery codes are your last way in. You receive 10 codes when you set up your sign-in methods, and each code lets you sign in once if you lose your passkeys and your authenticator app. We show the codes only once, so save them before you continue.

> **Note:** LightInventory is in development and not yet generally available. This page describes sign-in as designed. Step-by-step screenshots are added as each screen ships.

## Save your codes

1. When the codes appear, select **Download (.txt)**, **Copy codes** or **Print**.
2. Keep them somewhere safe and private, such as your password manager or a printed copy stored away from your devices.
3. Tick **I saved these codes somewhere safe** to continue.

We store only a hashed form of each code, so we cannot show your codes again or read them back to you. We never ask for a recovery code by email.

## Sign in with a recovery code

1. Sign in with Google or with your email and password.
2. Select **Use another method**, then **Use a recovery code**.
3. Enter one of your saved codes and select **Sign in**.

After you sign in with a recovery code:

- That code no longer works.
- Your other sessions are signed out.
- For the next 24 hours, sensitive actions such as changing sign-in methods are paused.
- We email you that a recovery code was used.
- You see a new set of codes. Your old codes stop working, so save the new ones.

## Create a new set

You also see a new set when fewer than 3 codes remain. To replace your codes at any time:

1. Open **Security** from the **Account** menu.
2. Under **Recovery codes**, select **Create new codes**.
3. Save the new codes.

Your previous codes stop working right away, and we email you that a new set was created.

## Related

- [Lost a sign-in method](/help/account-and-sign-in/lost-sign-in-method)
- [Security emails](/help/account-and-sign-in/security-emails)