How to Find Deleted Friends in Snapchat

If someone is bothering you on Snapchat or you find their snaps uninteresting, one option you have besides blocking them is to remove them from your friend list. However, sometimes, you might reconsider your decision and decide to restore your friendship by unblocking the person on Snapchat and adding them to your friend list again. But how can you find the list of deleted friends?

Here, we’ll discuss all the methods you can use to find deleted friends on Snapchat and how to add them back.

How to Find Deleted Friends on Snapchat

Deleting or removing someone from your Snapchat friend list is a mild form of blocking. The deleted user won’t be able to view your profile or send you messages and snaps. However, your old chats with the deleted account remain unaffected. And you can always find a list of your deleted friends and add them again.

The section below discusses the different ways you can find your deleted friends on Snapchat.

From Their Username

Here’s how to find a deleted friend using the search bar:

1. Launch your Snapchat app.
   
2. Navigate to the top right of the screen and tap the “Add friends” icon.
   
3. Once the add friends page opens, locate the “Search bar” in the top left corner of the screen.
   
4. Type the “Username” of the deleted friend. It’ll appear in the search results.
   
5. To add them to your friends, hit the “Add” button to the right of their profile icon.
   

Alternatively, you can find your deleted friend from your friend list if they have not deleted you back. They’ll appear in the list of the people you follow and who follow you. You can find them as follows:

1. While on the Snapchat home page, tap your “Profile icon” in the top left corner.
   
2. Navigate to the “Friends” section.
   
3. Select “Add Friends.” Your deleted friends that follow you will appear in this list.
   
4. Look for their username in the list and select it.
   
5. Tap the “Add” button to the right of their profile to make them your friends again.
   

If you don’t remember the deleted account username, you can find it as follows:

1. Tap your Snapchat “Profile icon” in the top left corner.
   
2. Navigate to the top right corner and select the “Settings” icon.
   
3. On the settings page, choose “My data” in the account actions section. This page shows the personal data related to your account and all your past activities on Snapchat.
   
4. Go to the email address section and enter the email you want to receive your data.
   
5. Select the date range of the data you want to receive.
   
6. Hit “Submit request” at the bottom. It might take anywhere from a few minutes to 48 hours to receive the email.
   
7. Open the email from Snapchat and tap the “Link” in the email to go to the download page.
   
8. Hit the “Link” at the top of the download page to download the Snapchat data zipped file.
   
9. Once the download is complete, open it and select the “HTML” sub-folder.
10. Locate the “Deleted friends” file and open it. Here, you’ll find a list of all accounts you’ve deleted.

From Your Phone Book

If you have the contact of the person you’ve removed from your friend list, you can recover them from your contact list. This is because Snapchat syncs with your phone contacts if you have given it access. Here’s how you do it:

1. Open your Snapchat app and tap the “Add friends” icon in the top right corner.
   
2. Select “All contacts” towards the right of the screen.
   
3. Look for your deleted friend from the contact list.
4. Once you find them, tap the “Add” button to make them friends again.
   

However, this method might not work if the deleted friend is using a different phone number for Snapchat.

Using Snapcode

Each account on Snapchat has a Snapcode that works like a QR code. You can use it to scan the accounts you’ve deleted. If you have an image of your friend’s Snapcode, here’s how to use it to find your friend’s account:

1. While on your Snapchat account home page, navigate to the top and tap the “Add friend” icon in the top right corner.
   
2. Go to the “Search bar” and tap the “Ghost icon” to the right. This opens your gallery.
   
3. Select the “Image” with the Snapcode.
4. Snapchat will scan the account linked to the Snapcode and add it to your friend list.

If Snapchat fails to scan the Snapcode, check whether you’ve altered its size by cropping or any other way. The image should be in its original size.

What Happens When You Recover Deleted Friends on Snapchat?

When you delete a friend, they might not realize it because Snapchat doesn’t send any notifications. However, when you recover a deleted friend, they get a notification that you added them to your friend list. Also, if they had sent you a snap or a message and it was pending, it’d get delivered. Finally, they’ll be able to see your profile and your Snapscore. So, there’s no secrecy in this, and you might need to explain it to the recipient.

Why You Might Fail to Find a Deleted Friend on Snapchat?

Sometimes, you might fail to find the deleted friend account regardless of the method you use. This might happen because of several reasons, including:

• Deleting or deactivating the account: If the user has temporarily deactivated or deleted their Snapchat account, it becomes invisible to other users.
• Searchability restriction in the settings: Snapchat has a “Let others find me option” which allows users to decide whether others can search them. When this option is disabled, you won’t be able to find the user.
• The account owner has blocked you: If someone blocks you on Snapchat, you won’t be able to see any of their activities or find them from search results.

FAQs

Can a friend know I have deleted them on Snapchat?

Although Snapchat doesn’t inform a friend when you delete them, there are different ways they can know you’ve deleted them. For example, if they send you a message or a snap, it’ll remain pending and won’t be delivered. They can also tell if they fail to see your profile.

Will I see the updates of a friend I have deleted on Snapchat?

No, you won’t be able to see the updates of a friend you’ve removed from your Snapchat friend list. However, if they have set their privacy settings to “Everyone,” you will be able to view their activities.

Does a deleted friend know when I add them back?

Yes, when you add anyone, including deleted friends, Snapchat sends a notification that you’ve added them to your friend list.

Do I have to remember a deleted friend’s username to add them back?

Although having a deleted friend’s username can help you find them fast when adding them back, it’s not a must to have it. Plus, you can download your Snapchat history data and find the username of the deleted friend there.

Restore Your Friendship

There are various reasons that can make you delete a friend on Snapchat. However, if you change your mind, Snapchat offers a number of ways of recovering lost friends. However, there is no escaping the fact that your friend will find out you had removed them from your friend list.

When do you decide to block, and when to simply unfriend someone on Snapchat? Let us know in the comment section below.