How to Find People on Snapchat

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.

1. Open the Snapchat app on your mobile device and tap your Bitmoji or profile icon in the upper-left corner.

2. Tap Add Friends.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

1. Have your friend open Snapchat and navigate to their Snapcode. Their Snapcode is represented by the yellow square with the dotted pattern.

2. 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.

3. 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.

1. Take or save a photo of a Snapcode with your device.

2. On the Add Friends screen, tap the Snapcode icon in the upper-right corner.

3. 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.