Apple Serial Numbers

Conrad McGarry updated July 21, 2014 at 1:35 PM

Questions Addressed

• How do I find the serial number of my Apple product? How do I find the serial number of my Apple product?

The serial number of your Apple products can be easily found in four ways:

• On the External Case (required for displays)
• In the About This Mac Menu
• Using System Profiler
• Using Terminal

On the External Case

See Apple's guide on where to look.

In the 'About This Mac' Menu

1. Click on the Apple menu and select About This Mac.

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2. Click on the text that appears below the words "Mac OS X" until the Serial Number appears. It usually takes 3 clicks.

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Using System Profiler

1. Click on the Apple menu and select About This Mac.

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2. Click on the "More info..." button.

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3. The serial number should be on the first screen of the System Profiler (Hardware), usually toward the bottom of the list.

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Using Terminal

1. In Terminal, enter the following:
   ioreg -l | grep IOPlatformSerialNumber
2. The serial number will be in quotes after the "=" sign.

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