View a Blocked Facebook Account
This article teaches you how to view the public information of a Facebook account that has either blocked you or been blocked by you. Unfortunately, it is impossible to view a whole profile without being logged into Facebook and you will need to perform these steps outside of the Facebook app.
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Steps
Using General Methods
- Ask a mutual friend to show you the blocked profile. Facebook users often add friends without much thought, meaning it's not unlikely that you share a mutual friend with this blocked user. If possible, explain your reason for needing to view the blocked profile and ask them to show it to you.
- Add the blocked account as a friend on a Set-up-a-Facebook-Account. Keep in mind that you'll need to make the account substantially different than your own account if they've blocked your account.
- If you're the one who blocked them, you have a bit more leniency in terms of creating the profile, but your new profile should still be different than your main one.
- Unblock-Someone-on-Facebook to view their profile. If you're the one who blocked the person, you can temporarily unblock them to check on their profile.
- You'll need to wait twenty-four hours before you can block them again.
Looking Up a Blocked Facebook Account
- Make sure you're logged out of Facebook. To do so, click ▼ in the top-right corner of the Facebook website and then click Log out.
- You can also launch a private browser (or open an Incognito tab in your browser) and search from there.
- Click the URL bar. It's the text field at the top of your browser's window; doing so will select any text in the URL bar.
- Type in [name] facebook. For "name", type in the first and last name of the person who has the blocked account.
- For example: "Johnny Appleseed facebook."
- If you have the blocked user's custom Facebook URL link, you can enter that instead.
- Press ↵ Enter. Doing so will bring up a list of Facebook profiles that match your search query.
- If your search doesn't return the results you want, try adding specific details that you know appear on the Facebook user's account (e.g., their current city or former workplace).
- Click your intended account's link. This will open their profile summary. While you likely won't be able to view their entire profile (unless their whole profile is public), you'll be able to see any information they've chosen to make public, such as their profile picture, occupation, and contact details.
- This method isn't ideal for gathering information about a blocked account but it does allow you to verify that a Facebook account from someone whom you suspect has blocked you does still exist.
Tips
- Due to Facebook's stringent security, you may not be able to access the account for which you're searching.
Warnings
- If your need to view the blocked profile can be construed as harassment, don't attempt to do so.
