DoorDash Dasher sign-up: phone verification explained
Quick answer
Becoming a Dasher starts with your phone number and email, followed by identity and background checks. DoorDash uses the number for codes, dispatch messages and customer contact, so it should be your own long-term number. If the code doesn't arrive, check the number, wait a minute and resend, and make sure your carrier isn't blocking short codes. Temporary numbers aren't a good fit for Dasher accounts; use them only for one-off verification on your own consumer accounts.
Dasher accounts are work accounts tied to your identity and payouts. That changes the phone-number advice compared with ordering food.
The sign-up steps
- Enter your email, phone and zip code on the Dasher sign-up page.
- Confirm the phone with the SMS code.
- Upload your ID and agree to a background check, then activate your account.
If the code fails
- Ask your carrier to enable short code texts if you've blocked them.
- Try Wi-Fi off, mobile data on, so SMS isn't stuck in a messaging app setting.
- Contact Dasher support from the help page if your number is "already in use" by an old account.
Ordering vs dashing
For a customer account you just want to order with, a Noir SMS number can receive the sign-up code if you'd rather not share your personal number. For a Dasher account, use your own number.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use the same number for my customer and Dasher accounts?
Usually yes; DoorDash lets the same person have both.
Does DoorDash share my number with customers?
Calls and texts are masked in most markets, so customers don't see your real number.
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