How to Block (or Unblock) Someone on Spotify

Published February 13, 2024

Do you want to stop other Spotify users from seeing your profile and activity? Here’s how to block (or unblock) someone on Spotify.

Some friendships don’t last forever. One day you can be besties, and the next day sworn enemies. One day you can send someone a Spotify playlist you made just for them, and the next day you want to make sure that they can’t ever see anything you’re playing on the music streaming app.

If this is the case, you can choose to block another user on Spotify, even if it’s someone you’ve previously been following or who has been following you. You can also block people that you’ve never followed if there’s someone on Spotify that you don’t want to be able to interact with your account.

Blocking accounts on Spotify is simple to do, although unblocking people can be a little more challenging, especially if you’re using the desktop app. Here’s how to block (or unblock) on Spotify.

How to Block a Follower on Spotify Desktop

If you want to block someone who’s already following your Spotify account, you can find them in your list of followers. You can then select any of these followers and block them, or if you don’t want to be quite as drastic you can just remove them as a follower. You can block as many followers as you wish but you’ll need to do each one in turn; there’s no way to block multiple followers at once.

Launch the Spotify desktop app.
In the top-right corner, click your Profile icon.
Select Profile.
Scroll down to the Followers section.
Right-click on the account you want to block and select Block.
Confirm that you want to block the account by clicking Block.
The account is blocked.

How to Block a Follower on Spotify Mobile

If you’re using your Spotify account on your mobile device, you can also block users through the Spotify app. If you’re being followed by the account that you want to block, you can quickly block it through your list of followers.

Open the Spotify app.
Tap your Profile icon at the top of the screen.
Tap View Profile.
Under your username you’ll see the number of people you follow and the number following you.
Tap Followers.
Tap the Three Dots icon for the account that you want to block.
Select Block.
The account is now blocked.

How to Block Anyone on Spotify Desktop

If the person you want to block isn’t in your list of followers, you can still block them. You’ll need to search for their profile name in Spotify search in order to locate their profile.

Open Spotify and click Search in the left-hand menu.
Type the name of the profile you want to block in the search bar.
Select the appropriate profile from the results.
Click the Three Dots icon.
Select Block.
The profile is now blocked.

How to Block Anyone on Spotify Mobile

If you don’t follow the person you want to block, you can search for any account through the Spotify search features on the mobile app. You can then block the profile once you’ve found it. This method will work for accounts that aren’t following you as well as those that are.

Open the Spotify app.
Tap the Search icon.
Enter the username of the account you want to block in the search field.
Select the appropriate profile from the results.
Tap the Three Dots icon.
Tap Block.
The profile will now be blocked.

How to Unblock on Spotify Desktop

If you make friends again and want to unblock someone on Spotify, it’s likely that they will no longer be showing in your followers, although they may still be found there if you’ve only blocked them within the last few minutes. Otherwise, you should be able to find their profile by searching the Spotify app. You can then unblock the profile.

Sometimes, however, if the account that you have blocked has also blocked you, you won’t be able to access their profile to unblock them. The account won’t appear in your search results, and you’ll be unable to unblock them on desktop. If this is the case, you’ll need to unblock them on your mobile, using the method in the next section.

If you are able to see their profile in the Spotify desktop app, however, then you can unblock them on desktop in a few clicks.

Open Spotify and click Search.
Enter the name of the profile you want to unblock in the search bar.
If the profile does not appear in the results, try the mobile method in the next section.
If the profile does appear, select it from the results.
Click the Three Dots icon.
Select Unblock.
The account is now unblocked and can interact with your profile as usual.

How to Unblock on Spotify Mobile

The Spotify mobile app has some additional settings that aren’t accessible through the desktop app. This includes a list of all the accounts that you’ve blocked. If you’re not able to unblock an account on desktop because you can’t find the profile, or you just can’t remember the exact profile name, then you can use this method to unblock any accounts that you’ve blocked in the past.

Open the Spotify app and tap your Profile icon.
Select Settings and Privacy.
Tap Privacy & Social.
Scroll down and tap Blocked.
You’ll see a list of all the accounts you have blocked.
To unblock an account, tap the Unblock button.
The account is now unblocked.

What Does Blocking Someone on Spotify Do?

What does blocking someone on Spotify actually mean? Blocking a profile has a number of effects. Firstly, it means that the person you block will no longer be able to see your profile. When they search for you, your profile page won’t load.

Secondly, they won’t be able to follow you; if they were already following you, they will be removed as a follower. It’s important to note that if you do unblock someone at a later date, and they were following you when you blocked them, they won’t automatically return to following you when they’re unblocked. They’ll need to opt follow you again.

Thirdly, a blocked account will no longer be able to see your listening history so they can’t tell what music you’re listening to.

There are some things that blocking doesn’t do, however. If you have any public playlists, blocking someone won’t limit their ability to see these playlists. If you want to keep your playlists hidden from this person, you’ll need to change them to private playlists instead.