If you delete a friend request on facebook will they know

Download Article

This wikiHow teaches you how to delete a Facebook friend request that you've sent or an unwanted request that you've received using the Facebook website or the Facebook mobile app.

1. 1

   Go to //www.facebook.com. Use the link or type the URL into a web browser and press ⏎ Return.

   • If you're not automatically logged in, sign in.

2. 2

   Click on the icon that's a silhouette of two people in the upper-right part of the window.

   Advertisement

3. 3

   Click on Delete Request next to an incoming friend request you'd like to cancel.

4. 4

   Cancel a friend request that you sent. To do so:

   • Click on the search bar at the top of the screen.
   • Type the name of the person to whom you sent the request.
   • Click on their profile.
   • Click on Friend Request Sent to the right of the person's name at the top of their profile.
   • Click on Cancel Request, then click on Cancel Request again to confirm.

Advertisement

1. 1

   Open the Facebook app. It's a blue app with a white "f".

   • If you're not automatically logged in, sign in to the app.

2. 2

   Tap ☰ in the lower- (iPhone) or upper- (Android) right corner of the screen.

   • On iPad, tap Requests at the bottom of the screen. It's an icon that's a silhouette of two people.

3. 3

   Tap Friends. It's an icon that's a silhouette of two people.

4. 4

   Tap Requests at the top of the screen.

5. 5

   Tap Delete next to an incoming friend request you'd like to cancel.

6. 6

   Tap Undo (iPhone) or CANCEL (Android) next to a friend to cancel a friend request that you've sent.

   • On iPhone or iPad, if you don't see the Undo option on the "Requests" screen, tap the search bar at the top of the screen, type the name of the person you sent the request to, tap their profile, then tap Undo near the top of their profile.

Advertisement

Add New Question

• Question

  What does it mean when my friend requests say Undo?

  When you send out a friend request and the person has not yet accepted or declined, you can select Undo to revoke the friend request.

• Question

  Will they know I cancelled a friend request?

  They can, if they check your page and see that the "Friend Request Sent" has changed back to "Add Friend." However, you can block the person if you want to avoid this.

• Question

  Will the notification be retracted when I cancel a friend request?

  If you cancel someone's friend request or decline it, they cannot tell that you canceled the friend request until they either go to your page and it says to add friend or until they go to their friends list and see that you are not on it.

See more answers

Ask a Question

200 characters left

Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.

Submit

Advertisement

Thanks for submitting a tip for review!

About This Article

Article SummaryX

1. Go to //www.facebook.com.
2. Click the icon of two silhouettes.
3. Click Delete Request.

Did this summary help you?

Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 1,956,485 times.

Is this article up to date?

What happens if someone deletes your friend request?

Can someone see if I cancel a friend request?