diff --git a/packages/builder/cypress/integration/createUser.spec.js b/packages/builder/cypress/integration/createUser.spec.js
index cbde6179b2..a5f9934dd7 100644
--- a/packages/builder/cypress/integration/createUser.spec.js
+++ b/packages/builder/cypress/integration/createUser.spec.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ context('Create a User', () => {
 
     // https://on.cypress.io/interacting-with-elements
     it('should create a user', () => {
-        cy.createUser("bbuser", "test", "ADMIN")
+        cy.createUser("bbuser@test.com", "test", "ADMIN")
 
         // // Check to make sure user was created!
         cy.contains("bbuser").should('be.visible')
diff --git a/packages/builder/cypress/support/commands.js b/packages/builder/cypress/support/commands.js
index ecb4eac6ce..94faa124a8 100644
--- a/packages/builder/cypress/support/commands.js
+++ b/packages/builder/cypress/support/commands.js
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ Cypress.Commands.add("createApp", name => {
 
       cy.contains("Next").click()
 
-      cy.get("input[name=username]")
+      cy.get("input[name=email]")
         .click()
-        .type("test")
+        .type("test@test.com")
       cy.get("input[name=password]")
         .click()
         .type("test")
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add("addRow", values => {
   })
 })
 
-Cypress.Commands.add("createUser", (username, password, role) => {
+Cypress.Commands.add("createUser", (email, password, role) => {
   // Create User
   cy.contains("Users").click()
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add("createUser", (username, password, role) => {
       .type(password)
     cy.get("input")
       .eq(1)
-      .type(username)
+      .type(email)
     cy.get("select")
       .first()
       .select(role)
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
index 8bb4dc36dd..7e26b2155e 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
       </Select>
     {:else if value.customType === 'password'}
       <Input type="password" extraThin bind:value={block.inputs[key]} />
+    {:else if value.customType === 'email'}
+      <Input type="email" extraThin bind:value={block.inputs[key]} />
     {:else if value.customType === 'table'}
       <TableSelector bind:value={block.inputs[key]} />
     {:else if value.customType === 'row'}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/start/CreateAppModal.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/start/CreateAppModal.svelte
index 1a93ee3bb6..b88397b6c4 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/start/CreateAppModal.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/start/CreateAppModal.svelte
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
       applicationName: string().required("Your application must have a name."),
     },
     {
-      username: string().required("Your application needs a first user."),
+      email: string()
+        .email()
+        .required("Your application needs a first user."),
       password: string().required(
         "Please enter a password for your first user."
       ),
@@ -159,8 +161,7 @@
 
       // Create user
       const user = {
-        name: $createAppStore.values.username,
-        username: $createAppStore.values.username,
+        email: $createAppStore.values.email,
         password: $createAppStore.values.password,
         roleId: $createAppStore.values.roleId,
       }
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/start/Steps/User.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/start/Steps/User.svelte
index 0bf9ce19cb..397a06be94 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/start/Steps/User.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/start/Steps/User.svelte
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@
   import { Input, Select } from "@budibase/bbui"
   export let validationErrors
 
-  let blurred = { username: false, password: false }
+  let blurred = { email: false, password: false }
 </script>
 
 <h2>Create your first User</h2>
 <div class="container">
   <Input
-    on:input={() => (blurred.username = true)}
-    label="Username"
-    name="username"
-    placeholder="Username"
-    type="name"
-    error={blurred.username && validationErrors.username} />
+    on:input={() => (blurred.email = true)}
+    label="Email"
+    name="email"
+    placeholder="Email"
+    type="email"
+    error={blurred.email && validationErrors.email} />
   <Input
     on:input={() => (blurred.password = true)}
     label="Password"
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/constants/index.js b/packages/builder/src/constants/index.js
index c78dddc8c9..f2184290ae 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/constants/index.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/constants/index.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const FrontendTypes = {
 }
 
 // fields on the user table that cannot be edited
-export const UNEDITABLE_USER_FIELDS = ["username", "password", "roleId"]
+export const UNEDITABLE_USER_FIELDS = ["email", "password", "roleId"]
 
 export const LAYOUT_NAMES = {
   MASTER: {
diff --git a/packages/client/src/api/auth.js b/packages/client/src/api/auth.js
index 9273a00cc7..ddaaa7a491 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/api/auth.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/api/auth.js
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ import API from "./api"
 /**
  * Performs a log in request.
  */
-export const logIn = async ({ username, password }) => {
-  if (!username) {
-    return API.error("Please enter your username")
+export const logIn = async ({ email, password }) => {
+  if (!email) {
+    return API.error("Please enter your email")
   }
   if (!password) {
     return API.error("Please enter your password")
   }
   return await API.post({
     url: "/api/authenticate",
-    body: { username, password },
+    body: { email, password },
   })
 }
diff --git a/packages/client/src/store/auth.js b/packages/client/src/store/auth.js
index a7c91a0972..d641113b4a 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/store/auth.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/store/auth.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import { writable } from "svelte/store"
 const createAuthStore = () => {
   const store = writable("")
 
-  const logIn = async ({ username, password }) => {
-    const user = await API.logIn({ username, password })
+  const logIn = async ({ email, password }) => {
+    const user = await API.logIn({ email, password })
     if (!user.error) {
       store.set(user.token)
       location.reload()
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/auth.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/auth.js
index de872ebfc4..bb4e725876 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/auth.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/auth.js
@@ -10,21 +10,21 @@ exports.authenticate = async ctx => {
   const appId = ctx.appId
   if (!appId) ctx.throw(400, "No appId")
 
-  const { username, password } = ctx.request.body
+  const { email, password } = ctx.request.body
 
-  if (!username) ctx.throw(400, "Username Required.")
+  if (!email) ctx.throw(400, "Email Required.")
   if (!password) ctx.throw(400, "Password Required.")
 
-  // Check the user exists in the instance DB by username
+  // Check the user exists in the instance DB by email
   const db = new CouchDB(appId)
   const app = await db.get(appId)
 
   let dbUser
   try {
-    dbUser = await db.get(generateUserID(username))
+    dbUser = await db.get(generateUserID(email))
   } catch (_) {
     // do not want to throw a 404 - as this could be
-    // used to determine valid usernames
+    // used to determine valid emails
     ctx.throw(401, "Invalid Credentials")
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js
index f20ccd3d7e..72f71dcb2b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ exports.fetch = async function(ctx) {
 
 exports.create = async function(ctx) {
   const db = new CouchDB(ctx.user.appId)
-  const { username, password, name, roleId, permissions } = ctx.request.body
+  const { email, password, roleId, permissions } = ctx.request.body
 
-  if (!username || !password) {
-    ctx.throw(400, "Username and Password Required.")
+  if (!email || !password) {
+    ctx.throw(400, "email and Password Required.")
   }
 
   const role = await checkRole(db, roleId)
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ exports.create = async function(ctx) {
   if (!role) ctx.throw(400, "Invalid Role")
 
   const user = {
-    _id: generateUserID(username),
-    username,
+    _id: generateUserID(email),
+    email,
     password: await bcrypt.hash(password),
-    name: name || username,
     type: "user",
     roleId,
     permissions: permissions || [BUILTIN_PERMISSION_NAMES.POWER],
@@ -46,8 +45,7 @@ exports.create = async function(ctx) {
     ctx.userId = response._id
     ctx.body = {
       _rev: response.rev,
-      username,
-      name,
+      email,
     }
   } catch (err) {
     if (err.status === 409) {
@@ -68,22 +66,22 @@ exports.update = async function(ctx) {
   user._rev = response.rev
 
   ctx.status = 200
-  ctx.message = `User ${ctx.request.body.username} updated successfully.`
+  ctx.message = `User ${ctx.request.body.email} updated successfully.`
   ctx.body = response
 }
 
 exports.destroy = async function(ctx) {
   const database = new CouchDB(ctx.user.appId)
-  await database.destroy(generateUserID(ctx.params.username))
-  ctx.message = `User ${ctx.params.username} deleted.`
+  await database.destroy(generateUserID(ctx.params.email))
+  ctx.message = `User ${ctx.params.email} deleted.`
   ctx.status = 200
 }
 
 exports.find = async function(ctx) {
   const database = new CouchDB(ctx.user.appId)
-  const user = await database.get(generateUserID(ctx.params.username))
+  const user = await database.get(generateUserID(ctx.params.email))
   ctx.body = {
-    username: user.username,
+    email: user.email,
     name: user.name,
     _rev: user._rev,
   }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/couchTestUtils.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/couchTestUtils.js
index c7846f85b8..c48627b8f9 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/couchTestUtils.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/couchTestUtils.js
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ exports.clearApplications = async request => {
 exports.createUser = async (
   request,
   appId,
-  username = "babs",
+  email = "babs@babs.com",
   password = "babs_password"
 ) => {
   const res = await request
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ exports.createUser = async (
     .set(exports.defaultHeaders(appId))
     .send({
       name: "Bill",
-      username,
+      email,
       password,
       roleId: BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.POWER,
     })
@@ -172,15 +172,14 @@ const createUserWithPermissions = async (
   request,
   appId,
   permissions,
-  username
+  email
 ) => {
-  const password = `password_${username}`
+  const password = `password_${email}`
   await request
     .post(`/api/users`)
     .set(exports.defaultHeaders(appId))
     .send({
-      name: username,
-      username,
+      email,
       password,
       roleId: BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.POWER,
       permissions,
@@ -201,7 +200,7 @@ const createUserWithPermissions = async (
       Cookie: `budibase:${appId}:local=${anonToken}`,
       "x-budibase-app-id": appId,
     })
-    .send({ username, password })
+    .send({ email, password })
 
   // returning necessary request headers
   return {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.js
index 96e5923d1d..8034f06773 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.js
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ describe("/users", () => {
 
   describe("fetch", () => {
     it("returns a list of users from an instance db", async () => {
-      await createUser(request, appId, "brenda", "brendas_password")
-      await createUser(request, appId, "pam", "pam_password")
+      await createUser(request, appId, "brenda@brenda.com", "brendas_password")
+      await createUser(request, appId, "pam@pam.com", "pam_password")
       const res = await request
         .get(`/api/users`)
         .set(defaultHeaders(appId))
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ describe("/users", () => {
         .expect(200)
       
       expect(res.body.length).toBe(2)
-      expect(res.body.find(u => u.username === "brenda")).toBeDefined()
-      expect(res.body.find(u => u.username === "pam")).toBeDefined()
+      expect(res.body.find(u => u.email === "brenda@brenda.com")).toBeDefined()
+      expect(res.body.find(u => u.email === "pam@pam.com")).toBeDefined()
     })
 
     it("should apply authorization to endpoint", async () => {
-      await createUser(request, appId, "brenda", "brendas_password")
+      await createUser(request, appId, "brenda@brenda.com", "brendas_password")
       await testPermissionsForEndpoint({
         request,
         method: "GET",
@@ -62,12 +62,11 @@ describe("/users", () => {
   })
 
   describe("create", () => {
-
     it("returns a success message when a user is successfully created", async () => {
       const res = await request
         .post(`/api/users`)
         .set(defaultHeaders(appId))
-        .send({ name: "Bill", username: "bill", password: "bills_password", roleId: BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.POWER })
+        .send({ email: "bill@bill.com", password: "bills_password", roleId: BUILTIN_LEVEL_IDS.POWER })
         .expect(200)
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
 
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ describe("/users", () => {
       await testPermissionsForEndpoint({
         request,
         method: "POST",
-        body: { name: "brandNewUser", username: "brandNewUser", password: "yeeooo", roleId: BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.POWER },
+        body: { email: "brandNewUser@user.com", password: "yeeooo", roleId: BUILTIN_LEVEL_IDS.POWER },
         url: `/api/users`,
         appId: appId,
         permName1: BUILTIN_PERMISSION_NAMES.ADMIN,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/user.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/user.js
index 9394d842bd..1ad1d2363e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/user.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/user.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ router
     controller.fetch
   )
   .get(
-    "/api/users/:username",
+    "/api/users/:email",
     authorized(PermissionTypes.USER, PermissionLevels.READ),
     controller.find
   )
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ router
     controller.create
   )
   .delete(
-    "/api/users/:username",
+    "/api/users/:email",
     authorized(PermissionTypes.USER, PermissionLevels.WRITE),
     usage,
     controller.destroy
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/createUser.js b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/createUser.js
index 2e124b148b..a9dce4b66f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/createUser.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/createUser.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const usage = require("../../utilities/usageQuota")
 
 module.exports.definition = {
   description: "Create a new user",
-  tagline: "Create user {{inputs.username}}",
+  tagline: "Create user {{inputs.email}}",
   icon: "ri-user-add-line",
   name: "Create User",
   type: "ACTION",
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ module.exports.definition = {
   schema: {
     inputs: {
       properties: {
-        username: {
+        email: {
           type: "string",
-          title: "Username",
+          customType: "email",
+          title: "Email",
         },
         password: {
           type: "string",
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ module.exports.definition = {
           pretty: roles.BUILTIN_ROLE_NAME_ARRAY,
         },
       },
-      required: ["username", "password", "roleId"],
+      required: ["email", "password", "roleId"],
     },
     outputs: {
       properties: {
@@ -59,13 +60,13 @@ module.exports.definition = {
 }
 
 module.exports.run = async function({ inputs, appId, apiKey }) {
-  const { username, password, roleId } = inputs
+  const { email, password, roleId } = inputs
   const ctx = {
     user: {
       appId: appId,
     },
     request: {
-      body: { username, password, roleId },
+      body: { email, password, roleId },
     },
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/constants/index.js b/packages/server/src/constants/index.js
index d691bcee55..587e751600 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/constants/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/constants/index.js
@@ -12,17 +12,18 @@ const USERS_TABLE_SCHEMA = {
   views: {},
   name: "Users",
   schema: {
-    username: {
+    email: {
       type: "string",
       constraints: {
         type: "string",
+        email: true,
         length: {
           maximum: "",
         },
         presence: true,
       },
-      fieldName: "username",
-      name: "username",
+      fieldName: "email",
+      name: "email",
     },
     roleId: {
       fieldName: "roleId",
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ const USERS_TABLE_SCHEMA = {
       },
     },
   },
-  primaryDisplay: "username",
+  primaryDisplay: "email",
 }
 
 exports.AuthTypes = AuthTypes
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/utils.js b/packages/server/src/db/utils.js
index c44e080caa..ea4ab27b0c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/utils.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/utils.js
@@ -101,21 +101,21 @@ exports.generateRowID = tableId => {
 /**
  * Gets parameters for retrieving users, this is a utility function for the getDocParams function.
  */
-exports.getUserParams = (username = "", otherProps = {}) => {
+exports.getUserParams = (email = "", otherProps = {}) => {
   return getDocParams(
     DocumentTypes.ROW,
-    `${ViewNames.USERS}${SEPARATOR}${DocumentTypes.USER}${SEPARATOR}${username}`,
+    `${ViewNames.USERS}${SEPARATOR}${DocumentTypes.USER}${SEPARATOR}${email}`,
     otherProps
   )
 }
 
 /**
  * Generates a new user ID based on the passed in username.
- * @param {string} username The username which the ID is going to be built up of.
+ * @param {string} email The email which the ID is going to be built up of.
  * @returns {string} The new user ID which the user doc can be stored under.
  */
-exports.generateUserID = username => {
-  return `${DocumentTypes.ROW}${SEPARATOR}${ViewNames.USERS}${SEPARATOR}${DocumentTypes.USER}${SEPARATOR}${username}`
+exports.generateUserID = email => {
+  return `${DocumentTypes.ROW}${SEPARATOR}${ViewNames.USERS}${SEPARATOR}${DocumentTypes.USER}${SEPARATOR}${email}`
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/standard-components/components.json b/packages/standard-components/components.json
index 7504c15b40..c55c04f119 100644
--- a/packages/standard-components/components.json
+++ b/packages/standard-components/components.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 	},
 	"login": {
 		"name": "Login Control",
-		"description": "A control that accepts username, password an also handles password resets",
+		"description": "A control that accepts email, password an also handles password resets",
 		"props": {
 			"logo": "string",
 			"title": "string",
diff --git a/packages/standard-components/src/Login.svelte b/packages/standard-components/src/Login.svelte
index 4193f0a684..8a4af82320 100644
--- a/packages/standard-components/src/Login.svelte
+++ b/packages/standard-components/src/Login.svelte
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   export let buttonClass = ""
   export let inputClass = ""
 
-  let username = ""
+  let email = ""
   let password = ""
   let loading = false
   let error = false
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
   const login = async () => {
     loading = true
-    await authStore.actions.logIn({ username, password })
+    await authStore.actions.logIn({ email, password })
     loading = false
   }
 </script>
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@
     <div class="form-root">
       <div class="control">
         <input
-          bind:value={username}
-          type="text"
-          placeholder="Username"
+          bind:value={email}
+          type="email"
+          placeholder="Email"
           class={_inputClass} />
       </div>
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     </div>
 
     {#if error}
-      <div class="incorrect-details-panel">Incorrect username or password</div>
+      <div class="incorrect-details-panel">Incorrect email or password</div>
     {/if}
   </div>
 </div>