Snapchat never sends a “You’ve been blocked!” notification, but there are a few simple steps to confirm your status. Here is the quick, definitive guide to knowing the difference between being Removed (a soft goodbye) and being Blocked (an all-out ban).
Step 1: Check Your Recent Chats (The First Sign)
This is the fastest and often most reliable clue.
- Open Snapchat (on Android, iOS, or the web).
- Go to your Chat screen (represented by the speech bubble icon).
- Search for the user’s name or username in the search bar.
- The Block Verdict: If your entire chat history with them has vanished from the Chats screen, you are almost certainly blocked.
- The Remove Verdict: If the chat is still there, but your last message says “Pending” with a grey icon, they have likely removed you as a friend.
Step 2: Search for Their Username (The Main Test)
A user who has blocked you becomes completely invisible to your account.
- From the camera or Chat screen, tap the Search (magnifying glass) icon at the top.
- Type their exact and full Snapchat username into the search bar.
- The Block Verdict: If their profile does not appear in the search results at all, they have likely blocked you or deleted their entire account.
- The Remove Verdict: If their profile does appear, but it only gives you the option to “+ Add Friend” (and you can’t see their Snap Score), they have removed you from their friends list.
Step 3: Use a Mutual Friend’s Account (The Final Confirmation)
This step will distinguish between being blocked and the person deleting their entire Snapchat account.
- Ask a trusted friend (a mutual friend of the person in question) to search for the username on their Snapchat.
- Have them check their own friends list and perform a general search.
- The Block Verdict: If the user’s profile appears and is visible to your friend, but not to you, then it is 100% confirmation: you have been blocked.
- The Account Deleted Verdict: If the profile does not appear for your friend either, the person has likely deactivated or deleted their Snapchat account.
| Action They Took | What You See | The Final Result |
| BLOCKED | You cannot find their profile in a search, and your chat history is gone. | Total Cutoff. They cannot see your Story, and you cannot send them Snaps or Chats. |
| REMOVED | Their profile appears in a search, showing an “+ Add Friend” button. | Soft Cutoff. They won’t see your private Stories, but they can still message you if your privacy settings allow “Everyone.” |