Unable to re-register Trunk account: verification email not received after token expired
Author: IamLphCreated Feb 4, 2026Updated Sep 15, 2026
Summary
My CocoaPods Trunk authentication token has expired.
When I try to re-register the same email address, I do not receive the verification email, so I cannot generate a new valid token.
What I’m trying to do
I am trying to re-authenticate an existing Trunk account so I can continue pushing pod updates.
Steps I have taken
- My original Trunk token expired
- I logged out using:
- I removed local credentials:
- Deleted
~/.netrc - Cleared
~/.cocoapods/
- I re-registered using:
- CocoaPods reports that a verification email was sent, but no email is received
Important observation
- The email address
***@***.iois valid and can receive external emails - I tested registering with a different email address, and that email does receive the verification message
- This suggests the issue is specific to the original owner email or its existing Trunk account state
Expected result
I should be able to:
- Receive a verification email for the existing owner email, or
- Reset the expired token and re-verify the account
Actual result
- Verification email is never received
pod trunk mealways reports:
Request
Could you please help with one of the following?
- Reset the Trunk token for this email address
- Manually resend or re-enable verification for the account
- Advise how to recover an expired owner account that cannot receive verification emails
Thank you very much for your help.
Environment
- macOS
- CocoaPods version: 1.15.2
Source: CocoaPods/CocoaPods