How to Check if Someone Blocked You on Facebook (2024)

Like other social media platforms, Facebook does not notify you when someone blocks you. If you're unable to find someone in your friend list, it could indicate that they have blocked you. However, it's also possible that they've just unfriended you, deactivated their account, or been banned by Facebook.

Check Their Facebook Profile in Your Friend List

When someone blocks you on Facebook, their profile no longer appears on your friends list. To confirm this on the Facebook website, click the profile icon in the top-left corner and then go to the "Friends" tab.

If you're using the Facebook app, tap on the hamburger menu in the top-right corner (on Android) or bottom-right corner (on iPhone), then tap on your profile name and scroll down to tap "See All Friends."

Review your friends list to see if the person you suspect has blocked you is missing. Rather than assuming they blocked you, remember that they might have unfriended you, deactivated their account, or been banned by Facebook. Let's find out which of these possibilities is true.

Search for Their Facebook Profile

If someone has only unfriended you on Facebook, you should still be able to see their profile. So, to check if their profile is still visible to you, tap the magnifying glass icon in the top-right corner of the Facebook smartphone app. On the Facebook website, click the search bar in the top-left corner.

Type in the person's name and press return. Facebook will display profiles with matching names. If the person's account exists and they haven't blocked you, their profile should appear at the top of the search results.

If you can't find their profile in the search results, they haven't just unfriended you. Instead, they may have blocked you, or their account might no longer exist. So, you should investigate the matter further.

Use a Temporary Profile to Find Their Facebook ID

To confirm whether you've been blocked on Facebook, you can create a temporary profile or use the Facebook account of a friend or family member to search for the profile of the person you suspect has blocked you. Follow the steps explained earlier to search for their name from the Facebook smartphone app or website.

If you can find their profile among the search results using a different profile but can't see it through your profile, it suggests that you've likely been blocked. However, if you're unable to find their account even when using another profile, it could mean that their account no longer exists or that the person has changed their username.

Thus, you need to confirm whether their account no longer exists to rule out the latter possibility.

Send Them a Message or Check Their Recent Activity on Your Posts

If the other person has changed their username, which could be why you can't find their profile among your friends or when searching on Facebook, their chats and activity on your posts will remain there. Checking that can help you find their account. If you've chatted with this person via Messenger before, open the Messenger app, find the conversation with them, and open it.

If the person has changed their username, you should be able to confirm that by checking the recent conversation. If you see a message, "This Person Is Unavailable on Messenger," and you see their username displayed as "Facebook User," it suggests that either the person has blocked you or their account no longer exists.

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In this case, you cannot confirm the username change from your profile. Your only option is to reach out to one of your mutual friends and ask them to check their recent conversation with the person. They can then verify whether the username has been changed or whether they encounter the same error.

If they see the same error in their inbox, the person's profile no longer exists. But what if you (or your mutual friend) have never chatted with them before? You can still investigate their recent activity on your posts or your comments on their posts to see if they've changed their username. Facebook's Activity Log can help you with this.

Tap on the hamburger menu in the top-right corner (on Android) or bottom-right corner (on iPhone), or click on your profile icon on the Facebook website. Then, expand the "Settings and Privacy" menu, tap "Settings," and select the "Activity Log" under Your Activity.

Next, expand the "Your Facebook Activity" menu. If you recall commenting or reacting to their posts, tap "Manage Comments and Reactions." From there, locate the post of the user you interacted with.

If you recall them commenting or reacting to your posts, tap "Manage Posts" and find the specific post where that person interacted. See if you can find their profile with a different username.

If you can't find their comments or reactions and cannot find their profile using another Facebook account, it suggests that they haven't changed their username; instead, their account no longer exists.

Should You Reach Out to the Person Who Has Unfriended or Blocked You?

If it turns out that the person unfriended you and there haven't been any negative interactions between you and them, it's possible it was done by mistake. However, it's best not to reach out to them as there may have been a reason for the unfriending.

Instead, you can send them a friend request. If they mistakenly unfriended you, they may see your request and accept it. However, if they don't accept your request, it suggests they unfriended you for a specific reason. If you find that the person has blocked you, respect their decision and avoid contacting them.

Hopefully, you can now determine whether someone has blocked you on Facebook or unfriended you or if their account no longer exists. If your friend's Facebook account has been banned, they'll have to submit an appeal from the email connected to their Facebook account. Facebook won't act on appeals sent on behalf of friends.