Social Media > WhatsApp 777 777 people found this article helpful How to Know If You've Been Blocked on WhatsApp Figure out if a contact blocked you on this popular messaging platform By Melanie Grano Updated on December 12, 2021 Reviewed by Christine Baker Reviewed by Christine Baker Christine Baker is a marketing consultant with experience working for a variety of clients. Her expertise includes social media, web development, and graphic design. lifewire's editorial guidelines Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email WhatsApp Facebook Pinterest Twitter Snapchat Instagram YouTube Online Dating What to Know Check the user's Last Seen status. See if there are two checkmarks on your message. Try to add the user to a group chat. If you can't add them to a group chat, don't see their status, or there's only one checkmark, the user might have blocked you.Try calling the user. The call won't go through if they've blocked you. This article explains how to tell if a user has blocked you on WhatsApp. Not all of these methods will tell you definitively if you've been blocked but can give you hints. These steps apply to all versions on all devices; some of these steps are also relevant to WhatsApp Web. Check Your Contact's Last Seen Status Here's how to check the user's Last Seen status. Last Seen status refers to the last time the contact used WhatsApp. Find and open a chat with the user. If a conversation isn't open, find the user's name and create a new chat. The Last Seen status is visible under the user's name—for example, "last seen today at 10:18 A.M." If you don't see anything under the user's name, it's possible they blocked you. A lack of a Last Seen status isn't necessarily an indication that you've been blocked. WhatsApp has a privacy setting that allows the user to hide their Last Seen status. Check the Checkmarks Messages sent to a contact who blocked you always show one checkmark (indicating that the message was sent), and never show a second checkmark (confirming that a message was delivered). On its own, this could mean the user lost their phone or can't connect to the internet. Combined with a lack of a Last Seen status, however, the evidence is piling up that you've been blocked. The Best Ways to Find a Stolen or Lost iPhone Look for Updates to Their Profile When someone blocks you on WhatsApp, you won't see updates to their profile photo. On its own, this isn't a definitive clue, given that many users don't have profile pictures or rarely update theirs. Combined with a lack of a Last Seen status and undelivered messages, though, it's another indication you've been blocked. Try Calling Them Using WhatsApp If you're blocked, a call to the user might not connect or might result in an "unsuccessful call" message. Check the Participants List in a Group Message When creating a group message in WhatsApp, it may seem as if you successfully added the user—but when you open the group chat, they don't appear in the participants list. If you try to add a contact who's blocked you through the Add Participants section of the group chat, you'll get a Can't add participant error. WhatsApp is intentionally ambiguous about blocked status to protect the blocker's privacy, and it will not notify you if you've been blocked. If you see all the indicators above, your WhatsApp contact likely blocked you. If you've been blocked, there's no way to unblock yourself. Your best course of action is to either move on or reach out to the person to find out why you were blocked. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up! Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit