Do Snapchat Friend Requests Expire? Here’s What You Need to Know

People are asking questions such as if Snapchat friend requests expire.

How to find out if your request is rejected?

Where to see pending friend’s request or what happens if someone rejects your request?

We’ll try to answer to those questions.

Snapchat friend requests are a way for users to add new friends on Snapchat.

When you receive a friend request, you’ll be able to see the person’s username and display name, as well as their Bitmoji (if they have one).

If you decide to accept the friend request, that person will be added to your Snapchat friends list and you’ll be able to send them snaps.

If you don’t want to be friends with the person who sent you the request, you can accept or deny the request.

So do Snapchat friend requests expire?

The quick answer is yes, Snapchat friend requests expire in 48 hours if your friends do not respond to your request.

This is Snapchat’s way of keeping the app’s user base active and engaged.

How do you know if someone rejects your friend request on Snapchat?

1. You don’t get a notification telling you that they’ve added you back.
2. Every time someone adds you as a friend on Snapchat, you’ll see a yellow notification in the ‘add’ section of the app.
3. When you do a search, you won’t be able to add them.
4. You can no longer send a friend request or a snap to that person.

Where are my friends’ requests on Snapchat?

Now, you might ask if you can see pending requests and where to find the friend request you have sent.

Follow these steps to find out:

• Tap on your profile picture
• Select the Add Friends button on the next screen
• Type in the search box the person’s username
• From the Add Friends list, you will see the button ‘Added’ in blue text. That means Snapchat has sent your friend request and is waiting for their response.

Why did my Snapchat friend request disappear?

If your Snapchat friend request has disappeared, it could be because the person you sent the request to either denied or ignored it.

If a friend request is not accepted within 48 hours, it will expire.

It’s also possible that the person you sent the request to deleted their Snapchat account.

If this is the case, you won’t be able to add them as a friend and their account will no longer appear in Snapchat’s search results.

Or they might have blocked you. If someone has blocked you on Snapchat, you won’t be able to see their account in the app’s search results and you won’t be able to send them snaps.

What happens when someone deletes your friend request?

If you delete a friend request on Snapchat, the person who sent you the request will not be notified.

However, if they try to add you back, they will see that their request has been deleted.

If you decide to delete a friend request, the person who sent you the request will not be able to send you another one.

Here is how to tell if someone deleted you on Snapchat (3 methods that work!)

Can you cancel a friend request on Snapchat?

You can’t technically cancel a friend request as Snapchat will automatically add it for you but pending the person accept or deny your request. 

One option is to wait until your friend request expires. 

You can see your pending friend request following the guide described above but if you would like to know if your friend request is indeed in pending, that’s easy.

Go to your Friend List and try to search for the person’s username, if it is not in the list, that means he or she has not accepted your request.

Now, if you go to the Add Friends section, and again search for the person’s username – you will see it shows added. 

Summary

To sum it up, yes, Snapchat friend requests do expire if they are not accepted within 48 hours.

If your request has expired, you can try sending another one or wait until the person you’re trying to add you back. 

While on the Snapchat topic, have you found sometimes your Snapchat not loading snap or stories? Here is how to fix it.