Can you have 2 Mercado Libre accounts in 2026
Robert Hall
E-commerce consultant
If you want to keep personal purchases separate from sales on Mercado Libre or run several businesses, one account may not be enough. In this article, we look at whether you can have 2 Mercado Libre accounts and how to create them. We also explain how to manage multiple accounts and reduce the risk that the platform will link them to each other.
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Can I have 2 Mercado Libre accounts
Yes, but with conditions. Mercado Libre's rules describe an account as personal, individual, and non-transferable, meaning it cannot be sold or given away. They contain no direct ban on having several accounts.
It is important to distinguish between 2 situations:
A separate account with different details. The account is registered to another person or a company with their own ID, email, and phone number. This is a regular registration of a new user, and the rules do not restrict it.
A second account in addition to the existing one, with the same details. In this case, you register another account under your own ID document.
For the second case, an indirect answer comes from a Mercado Pago help article. Mercado Pago is a payment service in the same MELI ecosystem, and the article says that Mercado Libre and Mercado Pago share the same account. So this rule most likely applies to Mercado Libre as well: you can create more than one account with one ID document as long as each has its own email. The exact number is not specified.
However, the rules for Mexico and for international sellers contain a caveat. If the platform believes that multiple accounts may harm other users or the platform itself, it may withhold or debit funds and apply other sanctions. Similar conditions may apply in other countries, so check the local Mercado Libre rules before registering a second account.
What does having a single Mercado Libre account mean
In the Mercado Libre terms of use, the account is described as “single”, and this word can be understood in different ways. Right after it, the terms explain that the account cannot be sold or transferred, and this phrase says nothing about the number of accounts. So it most likely means that an account has one owner.
In practice, this means:
Identity link. For sales and payments, the platform may request an ID document, a tax number, and a selfie.
No transfers. An account cannot be sold or transferred to another person. Exception: an official change of ownership through Mercado Libre, for example from an individual to a company.
Reputation stays with the account. Mercado Pago's terms prohibit selling and transferring an account “including reputation”, so your rating and MercadoLíder status most likely cannot be moved to another account.
Why do some users want 2 Mercado Libre accounts
A second account is usually needed to separate tasks. Typical situations:
Personal purchases separate from sales.
Several business lines or brands.
Working for clients: agencies and freelancers manage other people's stores.
A shared family device where everyone shops from their own account.
A fresh start with a clean history after a ban.
Important: the last option violates the rules. According to Mercado Libre's terms, users whom the platform has previously banned cannot register again.
How do I create another Mercado Libre account
Preparation depends on whose details you use to register the second account:
With new details. This is a regular registration for another person or a company. For example, you can keep your personal account for purchases and open a separate company account. If you do not need a second account, you can change the owner of the current one: from an individual to a legal entity or from one company to another.
With the same details. You register another account under your own ID document. You need a new email: an address already linked to another account will not work. You can keep the same phone number, but it is more convenient to get a separate one.
Tip: if you need a second account only so that employees can work with your store, you do not have to create it. The “Collaborators” (Colaboradores) feature lets you give them access to your current account.
The registration itself is the same in both cases and takes 7 steps:
Prepare separate details. You need an email that is not linked to other accounts. Ideally, get a separate phone number too.
Log out of your current account. To reduce the risk that the platform will link accounts by device and IP address, we recommend using anti-detect browsers from the very beginning, for example, Octo Browser. It lets you create a profile with its own digital fingerprint and connect a proxy to it. We explain how to do this below.
Open the Mercado Libre website for your country and click “Create account” (Creá tu cuenta).
Choose the account type: personal or company. For a personal account, you will need an ID document, and for a company, you will need the legal name and tax number.
Confirm your email and phone number following the on-screen instructions. The platform usually sends a code.
Create a password that you do not use anywhere else.
Complete the identity verification when the platform requests it. It usually requires taking a photo of your document and a selfie.
Can I use 2 Mercado Libre accounts on one phone
Yes. There are 3 ways:
An app and a browser, or 2 different browsers. Open one account in the Mercado Libre app or in one mobile browser, and the second one in another browser.
The “Add another account” (Agregar otra cuenta) feature in Mercado Pago. You can add a previously created second account to the Mercado Pago app and switch between the two without logging out. Switching works only in this app, that is, for payments and the wallet.
Profiles in an anti-detect browser. Each account is opened in a separate profile with its own digital fingerprint, including a mobile one. For example, Octo Browser has apps for Android and iOS. We explain more below.
Important: with the first 2 methods, the device parameters and IP address are the same, so the platform may link the accounts to each other. An anti-detect browser with proxies reduces this risk.
How do I switch between Mercado Libre accounts
In the Mercado Libre app or web version, log out of your current account via the menu and log in to another one. To avoid logging into your accounts again every time, open them in different browsers or in separate Octo Browser profiles on a desktop device or smartphone: then all accounts will stay open at the same time. We described switching in the Mercado Pago app in the section above.
Can I use one email or one phone number for 2 accounts
Each Mercado Libre account needs its own email address: this is stated directly in a Mercado Pago help article. Phone numbers are different: according to another help article, one number can be linked to several accounts if it was used during registration or for two-factor authentication. At the time of publication, accounts cannot be unlinked from a number.
Tip: to separate accounts more reliably, get a separate email and a SIM card or eSIM in the owner's name for the second account.
Mercado Libre multi-accounts: what does it really mean
Using Mercado Libre multiple accounts, or multi-accounting on Mercado Libre, means working with several accounts at the same time, usually from one desktop device or smartphone. This is how sellers with several stores and agencies that manage client accounts work.
The rules of Mercado Libre do not directly prohibit multi-accounting as such. You can manage multiple client accounts, and the Mercado Pago help article allows several of your own accounts with different emails. What is prohibited is something else: impersonating different people, selling or transferring an account, letting outsiders into it by bypassing the “Collaborators” (Colaboradores) team feature, and creating a new account after a ban.
The main risk of multi-accounting is that the platform may link accounts by their digital fingerprint, and if one account gets banned, the sanctions may affect the others too. We explain how to reduce this risk in the next section.
How to manage multiple Mercado Libre accounts
Anti-detect browsers, such as Octo Browser, reduce the risk that the platform will link your accounts. Octo Browser creates isolated profiles, each with its own digital fingerprint and cookies, and you can connect a separate proxy to each profile. It also lets you create a profile with an Android mobile fingerprint.
To set up a separate profile for each account, follow 5 steps:
Sign up on the Octo Browser website and install the browser.
Choose and pay for a subscription. The Lite plan costs €10 per month and includes 3 profiles.
Click “Quick profile”: Octo will create a profile with a random digital fingerprint.
Click “No proxy / VPN” and connect a proxy from the country where your store operates, purchased, for example, from Octo Browser's built-in Proxy Shop.
Click “Start” and log into the account you need.
Tip: follow the rule “1 Mercado Libre account = 1 Octo Browser profile = 1 proxy.” Use the Team subscription for teamwork.
Octo Browser separates accounts only on the technical level and does not override the platform's rules. If the accounts are registered to the same ID document, Mercado Libre will still see the connection.
Conclusion
Whether you can have 2 Mercado Libre accounts depends on whose details the second account is registered under. If it is another person or a company, this is a regular registration. If it uses the same details, there is no direct permission in Mercado Libre's rules, only an indirect one: a Mercado Pago help article allows several accounts with one ID document as long as each has its own email.
To work with several accounts at the same time and reduce the risk that the platform will link them to each other, we recommend using Octo Browser. Each Mercado Libre account will have its own profile with its own digital fingerprint, and you can connect a proxy to each Octo profile.
Frequently asked questions
Can I have 2 Mercado Libre accounts under one name?
Most likely, yes. Mercado Libre's rules contain no direct permission, but a Mercado Pago help article allows several accounts with one ID document as long as each has its own email. Before registering, check the Mercado Libre terms in your country: the rules may differ.
Can I have 2 Mercado Libre accounts on one phone?
Yes. You can open one account in the app and the second one in a mobile browser. Profiles in an anti-detect browser or the “Add another account” (Agregar otra cuenta) feature in Mercado Pago also work.
Can I have 2 Mercado Libre accounts with one email?
No. According to a Mercado Pago help article, each account needs its own email.
How do I switch from one Mercado Libre account to another?
In the Mercado Libre app or web version, log out of your current account and log in to another one. To keep both accounts open, use different browsers or Octo Browser profiles. Otherwise, you can switch without logging out only in the Mercado Pago payments app.
Maintain your online anonymity with Octo Browser. Your real digital fingerprint cannot be tracked.
Would you like to try Octo Browser at а discount?
Use the promo code OCTOECOM to get 30% off any subscription. This offer is valid only for new users.
Can I have 2 Mercado Libre accounts
Yes, but with conditions. Mercado Libre's rules describe an account as personal, individual, and non-transferable, meaning it cannot be sold or given away. They contain no direct ban on having several accounts.
It is important to distinguish between 2 situations:
A separate account with different details. The account is registered to another person or a company with their own ID, email, and phone number. This is a regular registration of a new user, and the rules do not restrict it.
A second account in addition to the existing one, with the same details. In this case, you register another account under your own ID document.
For the second case, an indirect answer comes from a Mercado Pago help article. Mercado Pago is a payment service in the same MELI ecosystem, and the article says that Mercado Libre and Mercado Pago share the same account. So this rule most likely applies to Mercado Libre as well: you can create more than one account with one ID document as long as each has its own email. The exact number is not specified.
However, the rules for Mexico and for international sellers contain a caveat. If the platform believes that multiple accounts may harm other users or the platform itself, it may withhold or debit funds and apply other sanctions. Similar conditions may apply in other countries, so check the local Mercado Libre rules before registering a second account.
What does having a single Mercado Libre account mean
In the Mercado Libre terms of use, the account is described as “single”, and this word can be understood in different ways. Right after it, the terms explain that the account cannot be sold or transferred, and this phrase says nothing about the number of accounts. So it most likely means that an account has one owner.
In practice, this means:
Identity link. For sales and payments, the platform may request an ID document, a tax number, and a selfie.
No transfers. An account cannot be sold or transferred to another person. Exception: an official change of ownership through Mercado Libre, for example from an individual to a company.
Reputation stays with the account. Mercado Pago's terms prohibit selling and transferring an account “including reputation”, so your rating and MercadoLíder status most likely cannot be moved to another account.
Why do some users want 2 Mercado Libre accounts
A second account is usually needed to separate tasks. Typical situations:
Personal purchases separate from sales.
Several business lines or brands.
Working for clients: agencies and freelancers manage other people's stores.
A shared family device where everyone shops from their own account.
A fresh start with a clean history after a ban.
Important: the last option violates the rules. According to Mercado Libre's terms, users whom the platform has previously banned cannot register again.
How do I create another Mercado Libre account
Preparation depends on whose details you use to register the second account:
With new details. This is a regular registration for another person or a company. For example, you can keep your personal account for purchases and open a separate company account. If you do not need a second account, you can change the owner of the current one: from an individual to a legal entity or from one company to another.
With the same details. You register another account under your own ID document. You need a new email: an address already linked to another account will not work. You can keep the same phone number, but it is more convenient to get a separate one.
Tip: if you need a second account only so that employees can work with your store, you do not have to create it. The “Collaborators” (Colaboradores) feature lets you give them access to your current account.
The registration itself is the same in both cases and takes 7 steps:
Prepare separate details. You need an email that is not linked to other accounts. Ideally, get a separate phone number too.
Log out of your current account. To reduce the risk that the platform will link accounts by device and IP address, we recommend using anti-detect browsers from the very beginning, for example, Octo Browser. It lets you create a profile with its own digital fingerprint and connect a proxy to it. We explain how to do this below.
Open the Mercado Libre website for your country and click “Create account” (Creá tu cuenta).
Choose the account type: personal or company. For a personal account, you will need an ID document, and for a company, you will need the legal name and tax number.
Confirm your email and phone number following the on-screen instructions. The platform usually sends a code.
Create a password that you do not use anywhere else.
Complete the identity verification when the platform requests it. It usually requires taking a photo of your document and a selfie.
Can I use 2 Mercado Libre accounts on one phone
Yes. There are 3 ways:
An app and a browser, or 2 different browsers. Open one account in the Mercado Libre app or in one mobile browser, and the second one in another browser.
The “Add another account” (Agregar otra cuenta) feature in Mercado Pago. You can add a previously created second account to the Mercado Pago app and switch between the two without logging out. Switching works only in this app, that is, for payments and the wallet.
Profiles in an anti-detect browser. Each account is opened in a separate profile with its own digital fingerprint, including a mobile one. For example, Octo Browser has apps for Android and iOS. We explain more below.
Important: with the first 2 methods, the device parameters and IP address are the same, so the platform may link the accounts to each other. An anti-detect browser with proxies reduces this risk.
How do I switch between Mercado Libre accounts
In the Mercado Libre app or web version, log out of your current account via the menu and log in to another one. To avoid logging into your accounts again every time, open them in different browsers or in separate Octo Browser profiles on a desktop device or smartphone: then all accounts will stay open at the same time. We described switching in the Mercado Pago app in the section above.
Can I use one email or one phone number for 2 accounts
Each Mercado Libre account needs its own email address: this is stated directly in a Mercado Pago help article. Phone numbers are different: according to another help article, one number can be linked to several accounts if it was used during registration or for two-factor authentication. At the time of publication, accounts cannot be unlinked from a number.
Tip: to separate accounts more reliably, get a separate email and a SIM card or eSIM in the owner's name for the second account.
Mercado Libre multi-accounts: what does it really mean
Using Mercado Libre multiple accounts, or multi-accounting on Mercado Libre, means working with several accounts at the same time, usually from one desktop device or smartphone. This is how sellers with several stores and agencies that manage client accounts work.
The rules of Mercado Libre do not directly prohibit multi-accounting as such. You can manage multiple client accounts, and the Mercado Pago help article allows several of your own accounts with different emails. What is prohibited is something else: impersonating different people, selling or transferring an account, letting outsiders into it by bypassing the “Collaborators” (Colaboradores) team feature, and creating a new account after a ban.
The main risk of multi-accounting is that the platform may link accounts by their digital fingerprint, and if one account gets banned, the sanctions may affect the others too. We explain how to reduce this risk in the next section.
How to manage multiple Mercado Libre accounts
Anti-detect browsers, such as Octo Browser, reduce the risk that the platform will link your accounts. Octo Browser creates isolated profiles, each with its own digital fingerprint and cookies, and you can connect a separate proxy to each profile. It also lets you create a profile with an Android mobile fingerprint.
To set up a separate profile for each account, follow 5 steps:
Sign up on the Octo Browser website and install the browser.
Choose and pay for a subscription. The Lite plan costs €10 per month and includes 3 profiles.
Click “Quick profile”: Octo will create a profile with a random digital fingerprint.
Click “No proxy / VPN” and connect a proxy from the country where your store operates, purchased, for example, from Octo Browser's built-in Proxy Shop.
Click “Start” and log into the account you need.
Tip: follow the rule “1 Mercado Libre account = 1 Octo Browser profile = 1 proxy.” Use the Team subscription for teamwork.
Octo Browser separates accounts only on the technical level and does not override the platform's rules. If the accounts are registered to the same ID document, Mercado Libre will still see the connection.
Conclusion
Whether you can have 2 Mercado Libre accounts depends on whose details the second account is registered under. If it is another person or a company, this is a regular registration. If it uses the same details, there is no direct permission in Mercado Libre's rules, only an indirect one: a Mercado Pago help article allows several accounts with one ID document as long as each has its own email.
To work with several accounts at the same time and reduce the risk that the platform will link them to each other, we recommend using Octo Browser. Each Mercado Libre account will have its own profile with its own digital fingerprint, and you can connect a proxy to each Octo profile.
Frequently asked questions
Can I have 2 Mercado Libre accounts under one name?
Most likely, yes. Mercado Libre's rules contain no direct permission, but a Mercado Pago help article allows several accounts with one ID document as long as each has its own email. Before registering, check the Mercado Libre terms in your country: the rules may differ.
Can I have 2 Mercado Libre accounts on one phone?
Yes. You can open one account in the app and the second one in a mobile browser. Profiles in an anti-detect browser or the “Add another account” (Agregar otra cuenta) feature in Mercado Pago also work.
Can I have 2 Mercado Libre accounts with one email?
No. According to a Mercado Pago help article, each account needs its own email.
How do I switch from one Mercado Libre account to another?
In the Mercado Libre app or web version, log out of your current account and log in to another one. To keep both accounts open, use different browsers or Octo Browser profiles. Otherwise, you can switch without logging out only in the Mercado Pago payments app.
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