Social Media Snapchat How to Know If Someone Has Blocked You on Snapchat Confirm if a friend has blocked or deleted you or deleted their account 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 15, 2020 reviewed by Christine Baker Lifewire Tech Review Board Member Christine Baker is a marketing consultant with experience working for a variety of clients. Her expertise includes social media, web development, and graphic design. our review board Article reviewed on Aug 05, 2020 Christine Baker The Ultimate Guide to Snapchat The Ultimate Guide to Snapchat Introduction Snapchat Basics What Is a Snapchat Story? What Are Snapchat Scores? 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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 If you recently chatted, they should appear in your conversations. If not, you're probably blocked.You won’t find any trace of the person who blocked you on Snapchat when you search for their username or full name.Search for the user from a different account, on a different device. If they appear in the search, you've been blocked. If you suspect you've been blocked on Snapchat, you'll have to do the following investigative work to confirm it. Ways to Find Out if You're Blocked on Snapchat Here are the main actions you should take to determine if someone has blocked you on Snapchat. Check your recent conversations. The first big clue that can tell you whether a user has blocked you is by looking at whether they show up in your chat history. This step is only useful if you've chatted with the user who might have blocked you before clearing your conversations. Open the Snapchat app and navigate to the conversations tab by tapping the speech bubble icon at the bottom of the screen to the left of the camera snap button. If the user who you suspect blocked you isn't appearing in your Chat list despite having a recent conversation with them, that's a big clue. However, you still need to move on to the next step to confirm the block. Alternatively, you might not have had a recent conversation with the user in question or forgot that you cleared your history. If this is the case, move on to the next step. Search their username or full name. If a user has blocked you, they won't show up when you search for them within Snapchat. If they've deleted you from their Friends list, however, you should be able to find them by searching for them. It's vital to understand the difference between being blocked and being deleted on Snapchat. If a user blocked you, you wouldn't find any trace of their account, and you will be unable to contact them in any way from your blocked account. If a user deleted you from their Friends list, you'd still find them in your Friends list, and you'll be able to continue sending them snaps. Depending on their privacy settings, however, they may not receive them if they only allow their friends to contact them. To search for the user who you suspect blocked you, tap the Search function at the top of the screen on the conversations tab or snap tab, marked by a magnifying glass icon. Start typing the username or full name of the user you want to look up. You'll get more accurate results if you know the user's username. There could be several other users with similar full names, but usernames are all unique. Likewise, full names can be changed anytime, whereas usernames are permanent. If the user shows up in search results, they'll appear under the My Friends label in you're still in their Friends list or under the Add Friends label if they deleted you from their Friends list. If the user you're looking for doesn't show up at all despite searching for their exact username, then they either blocked you or deleted their Snapchat account. Search their username or full name from a different account. Being unable to find the user you searched for in the last step increases the likelihood that they blocked you; however, this is still not enough to confirm it. You can potentially confirm that their account still exists by searching for the user from another account. You have two options: Ask a friend to search for the user from their account.Sign out of your account and create a brand new account to search for that user. The first option is the easiest because it means you won't have to do all the extra work involved with signing up for a new account. Pick a friend, relative, coworker, or other acquaintance who's on Snapchat and isn't friends with the user you think might have blocked you. Ask them to search for the user by their username (if you know it) or their full name. If you instead decide to create a new account, you'll have to sign out of your existing Snapchat account or download the app to a different mobile device if you have access to one. Tap the Sign Up button to create your account. Snapchat will ask you to provide your full name, birthdate, a username, a password, and phone number (or email address). Now go ahead and either instruct your friend or use your new account to repeat step two above. If you or your friend happen to be successful in finding the user account you were looking for, then that's enough to confirm that they have indeed blocked you. If none of these steps worked, your friend likely deleted their account. 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