Requesting Emergency Access (Legacy)
Learn how to request emergency access to Emergency Access's other Password Boss users have sent to you
Written by Owen Parry
Updated at April 17th, 2026
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Once you have accepted an emergency access invitation from another Password Boss user, the request process is very easy.
How to request emergency access
Desktop
- Open Password Boss.
- From the left menu, choose Emergency.
- Click the People Who Trust Me tab.
- Click the Request Access button for the account you want to request access to.
- The person who created the emergency access invitation will receive an email notification about the access request. When the waiting period, if any, expires, the items included in the emergency access invitation will show up on the People Who Trust Me section of Emergency of the Password Boss app.
iOS
- Open Password Boss.
- From the bottom menu, tap More
. - Tap Emergency.
- Tap the People Who Trust Me tab.
- Tap the emergency access invitation you want to request access to.
- Tap Request.
- The person who created the emergency access invitation will receive an email notification about the access request. When the waiting period, if any, expires, the items included in the emergency access invitation will show up on the People Who Trust Me section of Emergency of the Password Boss app.
Android
- Open Password Boss.
- From the top left, tap the menu icon
. - Tap Emergency.
- Tap the People Who Trust Me tab.
- Tap the emergency access invitation you want to request access to.
- Tap Request.
- The person who created the emergency access invitation will receive an email notification about the access request. When the waiting period, if any, expires, the items included in the emergency access invitation will show up on the People Who Trust Me section of Emergency of the Password Boss app.
Note
When your request is approved, all the items you have access to will appear in the Emergency section of Password Boss—on the People Who Trust Me tab.
Access request notifications
When an emergency contact requests to access the account, the account owner may:
- Approve the request, which grants you immediate access to the account;
- Not respond, which means that you'll have access to the account after the waiting period expires
- Decline the request, which means that you won't have access to the account and will no longer be an emergency contact for the account owner.