If you have an iPod shuffle, click here to learn how to find your serial number.

There are several places where you'll find your iPod serial number:

* On the back of your iPod
* In the iPod About screen
* In iTunes 6
* On your iPod packaging
* On your iPod invoice or receipt

On the back of your iPod

If you have an iPod, iPod mini, or iPod nano, the serial number is engraved on the back metal case—just direct your eyes toward the bottom.

The picture above shows where the serial number is located on the back of an iPod.

This picture shows the serial number location on the back of iPod nano.
In the iPod About screen

You can find your serial number in the About screen on your iPod. To do this, follow the instructions below for your iPod software version.

* All iPod versions (including iPod Software 1.3 and later and iPod nano Software 1.0), except those listed below: Select Settings > About.

These screens show the menu navigation to find the serial number with iPod Software 1.3.
* iPod Software 1.2 to 1.2.6: Select About in the main menu.
* iPod Software 1.1: Select Settings > Info.
* iPod Software 1.0 to 1.0.4: Select About in the main menu.

In iTunes 6

If you have iTunes 6 or later installed on your computer, you can use it to display the serial number of a connected iPod. To do this:

1. Connect your iPod to your computer and wait for it to show in iTunes.
2. Open iTunes preferences.
Mac users: From the iTunes menu, choose Preferences.
Windows users: On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
3. In the resulting dialog, click the iPod tab; iPod preferences displays your iPod Software version number in the upper-right corner of the pane.

4. Click on the version number to reveal your iPod serial number. Note: You can then choose Copy from the Edit menu to copy the visible serial number to the clipboard which can then be pasted into any any text editor, e-mail, or web page form such as
Apple - Support - iPod Service (requires iTunes 6.0.2 or later).

If your iPod isn't currently connected to your computer but was connected previously, follow these steps to display the serial number of the last used iPod:

1. Open iTunes preferences.
Mac users: From the iTunes menu, choose Preferences.
Windows users: On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
2. Click the iPod tab; the pane displays a "No iPod connected" message.

3. Click on the message to reveal the serial number of the last iPod connected to the computer. Note: You can then choose Copy from the Edit menu to copy the visible serial number to the clipboard which can then be pasted into any text editor (requires iTunes 6.0.2 or later).

On your iPod packaging

If you still have the original packaging that your iPod came in, you can find your iPod serial number printed on the barcode label that's affixed to the packaging.
On your iPod invoice or receipt

Your product invoice or receipt may list your iPod serial number.