How to Find Out Who Has Blocked You on Facebook

Using Facebook Search

Open Facebook. Either tap the Facebook app icon that resembles a white "f" on a blue background (mobile), or go to https://www.facebook.com/ (desktop). This will open your News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook. If you aren't logged in, enter your email address and password before continuing.

Select the search bar. Tap or click the white box that says "Search" at the top of the page.

Enter the person's name. Type in the name of the person whom you suspect blocked you, then tap See results for [name] (mobile) or press ↵ Enter (desktop).

Select the People tab. It's at the top of the page. Sometimes people who have blocked you or deleted their accounts will appear in the All tab of the search results, but these people will not show up in the People tab.

Look for the person's profile. If you can see the profile while on the People tab of the search results, the person's profile is still active, meaning that they just unfriended you. If you can't find the profile, they may have deleted their account or blocked you from seeing it; however, they may also have set their privacy settings high enough that you can't search for them on Facebook. If you do see the account, try tapping or clicking it. You'll be able to see a limited view of the profile if you aren't blocked.

Using a Mutual Friends List

Open Facebook. Either tap the Facebook app icon that resembles a white "f" on a blue background (mobile), or go to https://www.facebook.com/ (desktop). This will open your News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook. If you aren't logged in, enter your email address and password before continuing.

Go to a friend's profile page. This must be a friend who is currently also friends with the person whom you think blocked you. To go to a friend's page: Select the Search bar. Enter your friend's name. Select their name in the drop-down box. Select their profile image.

Select the Friends tab. It's below the grid of photos near the top of their profile (mobile) or directly below their cover photo (desktop).

Select the search bar. Tap or click the "Search Friends" bar at the top of the screen (mobile) or in the upper-right side of the Friends page (desktop).

Enter the person's name. Type in the name of the person whom you think blocked you. After a moment, the friends list should refresh with results.

Look for the person's name. If you see the person's name and profile picture in the results, they haven't blocked you. If you don't see the name and picture here, the person has either blocked you or deleted their account. One way to find out is by asking the friend whose page you're on to verify the account's existence.

Using Messages

Open Facebook's website. Go to https://www.facebook.com/. This will open your News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook. If you aren't logged in, enter your email address and password in the top-right side of the page before continuing. This method only works if you or the person whom you suspect blocked you had at least a one-message conversation with each other. You'll need to use the Facebook website version of Messenger, since the mobile app occasionally still shows blocked accounts.

Click the Messages icon. It's a speech bubble-shaped icon with a lightning bolt in it. You'll find this in the top-right side of the page. Clicking it prompts a drop-down menu.

Click See All in Messenger. This link is at the very bottom of the drop-down menu. Doing so opens the Messenger page.

Select the conversation. Click the conversation with the person whom you think blocked you. You'll find it in the left-hand column of conversations. You may have to scroll down through this column to find the conversation.

Click ⓘ. It's in the upper-right side of the conversation window. Clicking it prompts a pop-out window to appear on the right side of the conversation.

Look for a link to their profile. If you can't find a link in the sidebar below the "Facebook Profile" heading, you know that they did one of the following: They blocked you. When someone blocks you, you can't reply to their messages or visit their profile. They deleted their account. Unfortunately, the exact same thing happens when someone deletes their account.

Ruling Out Deactivation

Ask a mutual friend. Once you've determined that you can't access the account of the person whom you suspect blocked you, contact a friend of yours who was also a friend of the other person and ask them if the person's account is still live. If they confirm that the account is still active, you know you've been blocked. This is the only way to ensure that you've been blocked (or haven't been blocked) without contacting the person directly, but some will consider it to be an invasion of privacy.

Check other social media. If you follow the person on Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, or some other social media site, check to see if you suddenly can't find their account. This might indicate that they've blocked you here as well. Alternatively, look for an indication that they deleted their Facebook page. Many people will announce that they have closed their Facebook account on alternate social media.

Contact the person directly. Ultimately, the only way to be sure that someone has blocked you is by asking them directly. If you choose to do this, make sure it isn't in a threatening or abrasive manner. You must also be prepared to hear that they have indeed blocked you, however hard that may be to hear. Only do this as a last resort—if a long-term friend has blocked you, for example, it might be worth talking to them to try to salvage the relationship. Otherwise, it might be best to take the hit and move on.