How to use Find Lost Item
With Find Lost Item, you can view a temporary link that shows the approximate location of a lost AirTag or Find My network accessory. The link helps others, like friends or family who have an Apple Account or Apple Partners such as registered airlines, locate the item on the owner's behalf.
In order to use Find Lost Item, the item owner needs to create a Share Item Location link in the Find My app on their iPhone with iOS 18.2 or later, iPad with iPadOS 18.2 or later, or Mac with macOS Sequoia 15.2 or later. To access a link that someone sends you, you need to have an Apple Account or be a registered Apple Partner.
Find Lost Item is not available in all countries and regions.
How to access a Find Lost Item link
There are a few ways you might receive a link to a lost item. A link can be sent to you using AirDrop, Mail, Messages, or other supported apps. It might be helpful to ask the person how they plan to send you the link so you know where to look for it.
Tap or click the link that the item owner sent. If you open the link on a computer, the link goes to find.apple.com. On an iPhone or iPad with iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 or later and the Find My app installed, the link opens in the Find My app.
Select Apple Account or Apple Partner, then sign in.
If you select Apple Partner, enter your work email address. If registered with Apple, a Verification Code is sent to you via email. Enter this code to sign in and access the link for the lost item.
How to help locate an item
After you sign in, you can see the most recent location of the lost item. You can also see details like the phone number or email address of the Apple Account the item is registered to and the item serial number.
If you open the link in the Find My app, you can tap Play Sound or Find to help you locate the device or item. In iOS 26 or later, if your AirTag is within Bluetooth range, you can tap Find Nearby to use Precision Finding to help locate the AirTag. Precision Finding works on iPhone models with Ultra Wideband.
The Share Item Location link expires after seven days, when the owner is reunited with item, or if the owner decides to stop sharing. If you need access to the link for a longer duration of time, ask the item owner to create a new link and send it again.