TikTok has exploded in popularity in recent years, becoming one of the most widely used social media platforms globally. TikTok now has over 1 billion monthly active users, with the app particularly popular among teens and young adults (Source). On TikTok, users can create and share short videos, follow other users, and interact with content.
Like other social platforms, TikTok has tools to block other users. You may choose to block someone if you find their content or interactions inappropriate, offensive, or annoying. Or you might wonder if someone has blocked you, preventing you from viewing their profile or videos.
This article will provide an overview of the main ways to check if you have been blocked by another user on TikTok. It outlines several methods to detect if someone has blocked you, from examining your follower count to using third-party sites. With the various signs covered here, you’ll be able to determine if you have been blocked on TikTok.
Check Your Follower Count
One of the easiest ways to check if you’ve been blocked on TikTok is to look at your follower count. Go to your profile and check the number of followers you have. If there’s a sudden drop, it could indicate that someone has blocked you and unfollowed your account.
According to an article on Dexerto, “If you notice your follower count suddenly drops, there’s a good chance someone blocked you and unfollowed you at the same time.” Keep an eye on your follower count to spot any unusual dips that could signify blocks.
Try Viewing a Profile
When someone blocks you on TikTok, you’ll no longer be able to view their profile or videos. To check if you’ve been blocked, try to visit the profile of the person you think may have blocked you.
Go to the TikTok search bar and type in their username. If you’ve been blocked, you’ll see a message saying “Couldn’t find this account.” You may also see a brief loading screen before the error message pops up.
According to WikiHow, if you are blocked, the user’s profile will hide its bio, videos, and other information. All you’ll see is the “Couldn’t find this account” error message.
So if you suspect someone has blocked you and get this error when trying to view their profile, it’s very likely that they have blocked you and you can no longer see their account.
Check Your Comments
One way to check if someone has blocked you on TikTok is to see if your comments on their videos are still visible. If you previously commented on one of their videos and now the comment has disappeared, there’s a good chance they have blocked you.
When a TikTok user blocks someone, that person’s comments on their videos automatically get deleted. So if you notice your comments are no longer showing up under a user’s posts, it likely means you’ve been blocked and can no longer interact on their profile.
To check this, go to the TikTok profile of the person you think may have blocked you. View the videos you remember commenting on previously. If your comments are nowhere to be found, you have likely been blocked by that user.
The sudden disappearance of your comments on someone’s profile is a clear sign you have been blocked. TikTok automatically removes all interactions when blocking occurs. So if your comments have vanished, that user has likely blocked you from viewing their content or engaging with them.
Use a Secondary Account
One way to know if someone has blocked you is to log into a secondary TikTok account and attempt to view that person’s profile. If you are unable to view their profile from the secondary account, that is a strong indication that you have been blocked.
To test this, first log out of your main TikTok account. Then either create a new account or log into another existing account that you have access to. Next, navigate to the profile page of the person you think may have blocked you. If you are unable to view their profile or get a message saying “Couldn’t find this account”, it’s safe to assume you have been blocked by that user.
The reason this method works is that when someone blocks you on TikTok, they also block your ability to view their profile or content while logged into that blocked account. So using a secondary account that is not blocked will reveal if the profile is completely hidden from you. Inability to view the profile from the alternate account confirms you have likely been blocked.
Review Your Messages
One way to determine if you’ve been blocked on TikTok is to see if you can successfully send messages to the user you think may have blocked you. TikTok has a direct messaging feature that allows you to send private messages to other users.
To test if you’ve been blocked, try sending a message to the user’s inbox. If the message fails to send and you receive an error indicating “User not found” or something similar, this likely means the user has blocked you and your messages can no longer reach them.
Failed messages are a clear sign that you’ve been blocked by a TikTok user. The messaging system is disabled between users who are blocked from contacting each other on the platform. So if your messages aren’t going through, it’s a definite indicator that you’ve been blocked.
Checking your outgoing messages and seeing if they are successfully delivered or not is an easy way to confirm a blocked status on TikTok without having to ask the user directly. If your messages fail to send, you can be certain that you’ve been blocked.
Check Your Duets
One way to check if someone blocked you on TikTok is by trying to duet one of their videos. The duet feature allows you to create a video side-by-side with someone else’s video. If you find you are unable to duet a user’s video that would normally have the duet option enabled, it likely means they have blocked you.
TikTok states that “if a user has prohibited you from interacting with them on TikTok, videos posted by that user will not have the Duet option.” So an inability to duet is a clear sign you have been blocked by that user.1 Try dueting a recent video from their profile. If the duet icon is missing, that is a strong indicator the user has blocked you and restricted your ability to interact with their content.
Use Third-Party Sites
There are some third-party websites and apps that claim to be able to check if someone has blocked you on TikTok. These sites work by entering the username of the account you want to check. According to WikiHow, sites like TikBlock, Social Banner, and BlockChecker can tell you if a TikTok user has blocked you.
The main limitation with these third-party sites is that there are concerns around privacy and data collection. You have to provide your own TikTok username and password to these sites for them to check your blocked list. This gives the site full access to your TikTok account. Before using these tools, you’ll want to carefully review their privacy policies to understand how they handle your data. There’s also no guarantee that the information they provide is fully accurate.
Ask a Friend to Check
One of the easiest ways to confirm if someone blocked you on TikTok is to ask a mutual friend to check the profile for you. Since blocks are usually only applied to the specific user that was blocked, your friends should still be able to view and interact with the profile as normal.
Simply reach out to a friend that also follows the account in question and ask them to try viewing the profile or commenting on a recent video. If your friend can see the profile and content without issues, it’s likely that you’ve been blocked and that’s why you can’t access the page.
Getting a second opinion from a mutual connection can provide definitive proof of whether you’ve been blocked or not. Unlike other methods that rely on inferences, this will give you a concrete answer from someone that still has access to the profile. Just make sure it’s a friend you trust!
Conclusion
There are a few main methods you can use to check if you’ve been blocked on TikTok. You can check your follower count to see if it has suddenly dropped. Try viewing a suspicious profile to see if their videos are still visible to you. Check your comments to see if your recent ones are showing up under that user’s posts. Make a secondary account and see if you can view the profile from there.
Review your messages to see if your chats with the user are still accessible. Check if you can still duet that person’s videos. Use third party websites to see if they can access a profile that you can’t. Finally, you can ask a friend to check if they can view the profile or videos.
If it’s confirmed you’re blocked, there’s not much you can do since TikTok doesn’t allow you to contact blocked accounts. Focus on other connections and creating new content. If the block was unjustified, consider it a clean break and move forward.
