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# How to set up Fortnite parental controls: chat, spending, friends and screen time
- URL: https://devicedaddy.mymagic.page/fortnite-parental-controls/
- Published: 2026-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: Lock down Fortnite chat, friend requests, spending and screen time in about 20 minutes, plus the console settings Fortnite doesn't cover.
- Author: Philip Nixon
- Tags: Guides, Fortnite, Gaming, #Import 2026-11-09 16:37

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**Verified:** Last checked on **5 October 2026** for **Fortnite v42.30** (Chapter 7 Season 4, Fortnitemares) using Epic's official parental controls pages. The steps apply on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch / Switch 2, PC and mobile. We checked them against Epic's written instructions, not on a device, so in-game menu names may change after updates.

**⏱ Time:** 15–20 minutes, plus 5–10 minutes per console | **🔧 Difficulty:** Medium (fiddly if the console account has no email linked)

## What you'll need

- Your child's Epic Games login, or the console they play on
- An email inbox you control
- A new 6-digit PIN that your child doesn't know and you don't use anywhere else
- Possibly a credit or debit card, as Epic may make a small refundable charge to confirm you're an adult (under-13s)
- Your PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo parent account

## Step-by-step

1. **Under 13? Check your email first.** Look for *"Your Child Created an Epic Games Account"* (check spam too). Open the link, agree to Epic's privacy terms, choose your settings and confirm you're an adult if asked. Until you do this, chat and real-money purchases stay switched off. No email? Your child can resend it from the Epic account website using *Request Parental Permission*.  
\[Screenshot: Epic consent email with the button highlighted\]
2. **Check it's the right account.** In Fortnite, go to *profile picture → Settings (gear) → Account and Privacy* and hover over *Epic Games account ID*. On the web, the ID is under *Account → Account Information*. The two IDs must match.  
\[Screenshot: Account and Privacy tab showing the account ID\]
3. **Set your 6-digit PIN.** The easiest way is to go to **epicgames.com/account/parental-controls**, sign in as your child and create the PIN. You can also do it in Fortnite: *player icon (top right) → menu icon (three lines) → Parental Controls → Set Up Parental Controls*, then enter *your* email and create the PIN.  
\[Screenshot: Parental Controls page with the PIN box\]
4. **Choose your settings.** Here's where we'd start for a primary-age child:  
  - **Voice chat:** Nobody or Friends Only. **Text chat:** Friends Only.
  - **Filter mature language:** On. **Require a PIN to add friends:** On.
  - **Require a PIN for Epic Games payments:** On. **Allow paid random items:** Off.
  - **Fortnite content rating:** set this to your family's limit. Battle Royale is rated Teen, so a lower limit means they'll need your PIN to play it.
  - **Creative mode and UEFN:** Off for younger children. **Sign in with Epic:** Ask each time. **AI features:** Off.
  - **Time limits:** a daily limit or time windows, with **weekly time report emails** turned on.  
\[Screenshot: Social Permissions section of the Parental Controls page\]
5. **Set up the console controls too.**  
  - **PS5:** Settings → Family and Parental Controls → Family Management, or the PlayStation Family app
  - **Xbox:** the Xbox Family Settings app or account.microsoft.com/family
  - **Switch / Switch 2:** the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app  
On each one, limit chat and set a spending limit.  
\[Screenshot: PS5 Family and Parental Controls menu\]
6. **Test it.** Ask your child to send a friend request. It should ask for your PIN. Then check that chat and party chat match what you chose.

## ⚠️ Watch out

- **Console chat isn't Fortnite chat.** Epic warns that turning off voice chat in Fortnite may not stop voice chat through the console's own system.
- **Voice chat is recorded for reporting.** When voice chat is on, a rolling five-minute recording is kept on the device and only sent to Epic if someone reports a problem. Reporting is always on for under-18s.
- **Purchases:** the Epic PIN doesn't cover PlayStation Store, Xbox, Nintendo eShop or Steam purchases, or V-Bucks already in the account. Under-13s have a $100 daily cap on Epic payments.
- **Friends:** "Friends Only" includes console friends, and the friend-request PIN only covers Epic friend requests.
- **Age:** Fortnite is PEGI 12 overall, and some islands are rated lower. Chat limits loosen automatically at 10 and 13\. Fortnitemares horror content runs until 1 November 2026.
- **New accounts start from scratch.** Settings follow one Epic account, so a second account has none of your controls.
- If you're worried about someone contacting your child, report them in the game and to [CEOP](https://www.ceop.police.uk/?ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page).

## Related guides

- PlayStation 5 & PS4 parental controls \[link to add\]
- Xbox Family Settings \[link to add\]
- Nintendo Switch & Switch 2 parental controls \[link to add\]
- Your Epic Games account: link consoles, find the account ID, reset your PIN \[link to add\]

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**Spotted a change?** Fortnite updates almost every week. If a menu looks different, [tell us](#) which device and Fortnite version you're on, and we'll re-check the guide.

Sources (checked 5 Oct 2026): [Epic Parental Controls](https://www.epicgames.com/site/parental-controls?ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page) · [Epic: set up controls in Fortnite](https://www.epicgames.com/help/en-US/c-Category%5FFortnite/c-Fortnite%5FAccounts/how-do-i-set-up-parental-controls-for-fortnite-a000084812?ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page) · [Epic Cabined Accounts](https://safety.epicgames.com/en-US/cabined-accounts?ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page) · [PlayStation UK](https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/support/account/ps5-parental-controls-spending-limits/?ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page) · [Xbox Family hub](https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/family-hub?ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page) · [UK Safer Internet Centre](https://saferinternet.org.uk/blog/what-do-i-need-to-know-about-fortnite-a-guide-for-parents-and-carers?ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page)