Social Media Snapchat How to Find People on Snapchat You can't add your friends if you can't find them by Elise Moreau Freelance Contributor Elise Moreau is a writer that has covered social media, texting, messaging, and streaming for Lifewire. Her work has appeared on Techvibes, SlashGear, Lifehack and others. our editorial process Facebook Twitter Elise Moreau Updated on December 12, 2020 reviewed by Jon Fisher Lifewire Tech Review Board Member Jonathan Fisher is a CompTIA certified technologist with more than 6 years' experience writing for publications like TechNorms and Help Desk Geek. our review board Article reviewed on Sep 04, 2020 Jon Fisher The Ultimate Guide to Snapchat The Ultimate Guide to Snapchat Introduction Snapchat Basics What Is a Snapchat Story? What Are Snapchat Scores? Find People Take Screenshots Use Snapchat Maps How to Update Snapchat Snappables: How to Play Snapchat Games Snapchat Tips for New Users How to Use Snapchat on PC Sending & Deleting Snaps Send Snapchat GIFs Add Clickable Links Include Music in Your Snaps Delete Stickers on Snapchat Unsave Messages on Snapchat Delete Conversations, Snaps & Stories Engaging With Other Users Use Snapcodes to Add Snapchat Friends Save Snapchat Videos Replay Photos and Videos on Snapchat Upload Saved Photos or Videos Start a Group Chat Open a Snap Without It Saying 'Opened' How to Mute a Story About Snapchat Filters Use Filters to Make Silly Faces Create a Snapchat Filter Apply a Snapchat Filter Make a Snapchat Geotag Create a Geofence in Snapchat Snapchat Account Management Delete a Snapchat Account Reset Your Password Change Your Snapchat Username Delete or Change Best Friends Is Snapchat Down? Contact Snapchat Customer Service Essential Snapchat Privacy Tips How to Know If Someone Blocked You Make a Story Private Block Someone on Snapchat Unblock Someone Essential Snapchat Privacy Tips Snapchat Tips & Tricks How to Get Snapchat Trophies Streaks on Snapchat Explained Use Snapchat's Group Video Chat What to Do About Third-Party Apps Snapchat Emoji Meanings Funny Ideas to Make Your Friends LOL Tweet Share Email What to Know Sync your contacts: Tap your Bitmoji or profile icon and tap Add Friends > All Contacts. Tap Add or Invite next to someone.Use search: Tap the magnifying glass at the top of the screen and search for a Snapchat username.With a Snapcode: Scan someone's Snapcode and tap Add Friend. This article explains how to find and add people on Snapchat so you can communicate with them. Methods include syncing your contacts, searching for Snapchat usernames, and scanning someone's Snapcode. How to Sync Your Contacts With Snapchat The easiest and fastest way to find people on Snapchat is to add people automatically from your contacts in bulk. Open the Snapchat app on your mobile device and tap your Bitmoji or profile icon in the upper-left corner. Tap Add Friends. Tap All Contacts in the menu at the top. If you haven't given Snapchat permission to access your contacts, follow the on-screen instructions to let it access your contacts from your device settings. People in your contacts who have connected their phone numbers to Snapchat appear at the top along with their name, username, and profile or Bitmoji icon. Tap Add beside any contact to add them as a friend. People who haven't connected their phone numbers to their Snapchat accounts appear at the bottom. Tap Invite beside any contact to invite them to join Snapchat. Search for Someone's Snapchat Username to Find Them Snapchat usernames are unique and can never be changed. If you know someone's username, you can search for them and add them as a friend. Tap the magnifying glass at the top of any of the three main screens and enter a username. How to Scan Someone's Snapcode to Add Them Every Snapchat user has a unique Snapcode that can be scanned through the Snapchat app to quickly and automatically add them as a friend. Have your friend open Snapchat and navigate to their Snapcode. Their Snapcode is represented by the yellow square with the dotted pattern. Open Snapchat on your device and point your camera at your friend's Snapcode. Tap and hold the Snapcode on your device screen, then let go after a second or two. You don't need to scan Snapcodes from another device. You can also have someone send a screenshot of their Snapcode, open it on a computer or other device, and then scan it from there. Tap Add Friend or Subscribe (depending on the user's privacy settings). An Alternative Way to Add Friends by Snapcode An alternative way to add friends by Snapcode is to upload a photo of their Snapcode to Snapchat. Take or save a photo of a Snapcode with your device. On the Add Friends screen, tap the Snapcode icon in the upper-right corner. Tap the photo of the Snapcode from the grid of photos. Snapchat scans the Snapcode in the photo and displays the corresponding user. You might need to give Snapchat permission to access your photos if you haven't done so already. Find People When They Show Up in Quick Add Quick Add is a feature that suggests users to add in various sections throughout the Snapchat app. These users are suggested to you based on mutual friends and people you subscribe to. You can see your suggestions on the Add Friends screen. Tap Add next to any user to add them as a friend or tap the X to remove them from your suggestions. For more options, tap and hold a user's name. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! 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