Are you seeing This person is unavailable on messenger? Facebook has been the most popular social networking site in recent years. Not only because it has an amazing news feed appearance but also for its awesome messaging feature. Not to mention Messenger launched by Facebook became popular along with WhatsApp and Skype in the last few years. Messenger is easy to use and has many updated features, though we face several issues occasionally. In this article, I’m going to discuss a Facebook Messenger issue. Sometimes, while messaging someone, Messenger shows ‘this person is unavailable on Messenger 2023‘. As a result, you can not message him.
This person is unavailable on Messenger meaning
What does it mean when it says this person is unavailable on messenger? There are several reasons for showing this issue. I have specified a few of them below.
Reason for showing This person is unavailable on Messenger
- The user kept his ID in the delete option and the ID is pending to be deleted:
‘This person is unavailable on Messenger’ issue will be shown if a user deletes his/her account. When a user decides to delete his/her account, the account stays in the pending option, in case the user changes his/her mind. When the account is pending to be deleted, you can’t message him/her, and also you can’t visit the profile.
- Facebook authority removed or disabled the ID:
Facebook deletes/removes/disables some accounts for security reasons occasionally. Or if anyone violates their rules, impersonate someone, they remove the account. If Facebook removes any account, you can’t message him/her or visit the profile. Learn How to recover a disabled Facebook account.
- The user deactivated his account:
Users sometimes deactivate their account for privacy reasons or just because he wants to be away from social networking sites. If anyone deactivates his account, the account will no longer exist in Facebook. But in Messenger, you will still be able to see his name. Consequently, you can not send him a message. In this case, you will face the ‘This person is unavailable on Messenger‘ issue.
- The user blocked you or you blocked the user sometimes ago:
If someone blocks you on Facebook, then you can’t message him/her. If you block someone, again you can’t message him/her. In both cases above, you can’t visit each other’s profiles. Learn how to unblock someone on Facebook or in Messenger. Point number 4 is kinda pointless as you still can see his/her name in messenger.
- Privacy Reason:
In this case, you can see the user profile. But Facebook will not allow you to send messages or call him/her. In this case, you may also get “This person is not available on messenger/Facebook.” or something like that. It has been happening so because the user set privacy to receive text/call. Like, the verified users have some extra features to provide them more privacy as they usually get lots of text on messenger.
Read more> How to Share/ Get Facebook Messenger Group Chat Link
- If the user doesn’t have a messenger installed in his/her phone, then you may face the issue.
If the user that you are trying to connect doesn’t have messenger, then the issue may appear.
How to fix the this person is unavailable on messenger issue
All the possible reasons have been stated above and some don’t have a way to fix them. However, if you could message him on Facebook or on the web (try this) but you cannot text him on messenger, then you should remove or delete the cache of the messenger. If you do not know how to clear cache then try uninstalling and reinstalling messenger.
Frequently Asked Questions:
- What does it mean when it says this person isn't receiving messages right now?
The most probable reason is that the person has deactivated his/her account. Check the above-stated reasons.
- What does it mean when it says this person isn't receiving calls right now?
Maybe, this person isn't using messenger anymore. Or he/she is using Facebook lite.
- How can you tell if someone has blocked you from messenger?
If anyone blocked you on Messenger you will see her profile but you cannot message him/her. And if anyone blocked you on Facebook, you cannot text him, and also you cannot see her profile. In this case, you both are unfriended to each other. Check our reason no 4 for more details.
- What does it mean when you can't message someone on messenger?
You may be blocked or this person is not available right now.
- What does this person is unavailable on messenger mean?
This is what I described in this whole article. The most probable reason is this person blocked you.
I hope this article helps you to get the exact information regarding this Facebook messenger error.
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If you still have any questions regarding the issue “This person is unavailable/ not available/ not contactable on Facebook messenger” or anything like that, put a comment in the comment box. We are happy to reply to every individual comment.
I have the same issue but in messenger it wouldn’t allow me to delete the person from messenger
Thanks for commenting!
Go to messenger, click “people” from the bottom. After that, click ‘all people’ beside ‘add people’ from upper right corner. Then find out the person who is not available. And then click info button from the right side of the person. Then you will see remove contact. If you are not able to remove, let me know. I will try to write tutorial on it.
Hi Mir, thanks for sharing probable reasons. Suddenly I am seeing this error while texting my new girlfriend. Could you fix this? I am ready to pay you for your service.
Hiya! Thanks for sharing your issue. But it can’t be fixed by your side. You can ask her by calling if she blocked you or deleted her account. If her account exists then she herself can solve the problem by unblocking you or taking back the account from delete option.
I’m having this issue, but it’s only with some people. Most still can message me, but others can’t unless I form a group chat with them. Nothing has been changed in settings and no one is blocked. The people who can’t can see the message I send them, but they can’t respond back and get that person is unavailable message.
Did you do blocking and then unblocking for several times?
i have the problem i just suspended my Facebook account, and when I got back, i couldn’t receive messages from my friends, I appear as “this person is unavailable to receive messages” for Most of them
Did you ever find an update to this?
My friend is sending.messages. to me but I can not respond. It says the person is not available but they are actively sending messages. I cleared the cache for messenger but that did not fix it.
i did same…now i am facing same prb ..please help how can i sms my friend
I have an issue but its with a few people only. I can send them a message they can call me and i can call them but when theyre about to send a message its says that im unavailable on messenger. Note i do not block them nor deactivated my account
Hola! First check if your friend blocked you only on Messenger. If not then….
It may be a troubleshooting issue. Try these troubleshooting tips:
https://www.facebook.com/help/108792772594208/?ref=u2u
After completing the steps above if your friend still can’t message you, use the problem report link to let Facebook know about your issue:
https://www.facebook.com/help/186570224871049/?ref=u2u
I am facing the exact same issue rn. Was it fixed now? Please help.
Did u fix this im having same issue
Same! My bf can message me and anyone else. I can react to his messages and call him through messenger, but I can’t type anything to him! Started last night.
Put his message on archive. Long press his chat, then you will see “archive”
Then go to archive, reply him from there.
Hello,
This question is for someone who we are not friends on this particular account of theirs anymore because I had blocked them in the past, but I was still always able to see their profile, photos, and posts when I unblocked them.
In my messenger conversation with this person, it says “This person is unavailable on messenger” and there is no option to send them a message anymore (this just happened a day or two ago). Then I go to ‘view Facebook profile’ and it says “content not found”. When I search their name, it says “We couldn’t find anyone to show for…” But when I search them via another Facebook profile, they show up in search just fine. Does this mean they blocked me?
Yes.
thank you for your response
Thank you too for sharing your issue
you’re welcome.
Recently I deactivated both of my Facebook and messenger account and reactivated again but now only some of my friends can message me. I didn’t block them but it shows as “this person is unavailable” on their screen
Hello. I was chatting with someone on messenger. After 2 days it says this person Is unavailable on messenger although I can see his profile photo. If I am blocked by him is there a way to unblock myself on his messenger . How can I find him in another facebook profile?
Can you please help.
Answer for your first question is if he doesn’t unblock you, you can’t unblock yourself from his account.
For the second question__ you can search his name using another account. If he deletes or deactivates his account then you will not be able to find him.
People cannot send me a message on Messenger anymore. They get the error ‘This user is unavailable’. My account is active, I am not sure what the problem is?
Hola! First check if you blocked them only on Messenger. If not then….
It may be a troubleshooting issue. Try these troubleshooting tips:
https://www.facebook.com/help/108792772594208/?ref=u2u
After completing the steps above if your friend still can’t message you, use the problem report link to let Facebook know about your issue:
https://www.facebook.com/help/186570224871049/?ref=u2u
I can see his picture in messenger, but none of the messages he has sent. Also cannot find his profile.
Hello,
I have ordered a SIM card via messenger. I don’t get the delivery yet. Today is about 1 week or order. And now I get “This person insn’t available on messenger” error. Is he cheated me?
I assume, yes. He blocked you.
Hi, I’m the same here. I message a person on Facebook and saying I’m unavailable to message back. I haven’t blocked them or anything. I can still see there profile and all she had to do to reply back to me is like my message is there any way I can get this to go away.
I see this message on my phone for only one person. When I go to Messenger on my computer, everything works fine. On my phone, I can see her messages but I can’t reply. On my computer, I see her messages and can reply like normal. This is only happening with one contact. Any ideas?
Everything is okay, you cannot reply her in phone because of cache, try removing all cache file from messenger app. I myself faced this problem three days ago. Or uninstall & reinstall messenger. Is that make sense?
In my Facebook Messenger, it says someone (My Friend) is unavailable on messenger. I checked all the options stated above. But I am not sure what does it actually mean when it says this person is unavailable on messenger?
I can visit the profile and it shows that we’re “Friends” but in messenger it says “This person is not available in messenger”. What does this mean?
Are you able to text him on the web? I mean try texting him from a browser like chrome, if you can text him from the browser and cannot text him from the messenger app, then we will tell you how to fix.
I have this problem on Facebook messenger. I can not contact her, it says this person is unavailable on messenger. What exactly happened
I’ve been blocked on Facebook as I can’t see their profile but I can see their profile on messenger but saying ‘The person is unavailable on messenger’, does this mean I am blocked fully? But when I search up, it said I can send messages if the person comes active in messenger?
Thanks for commenting, Check your mail for exact info.
I was in conversation on messenger with someone; but we are not friends on facebook; however I could see his profile when i search it; suddenly the (this person is unavailable on facebook) appeared and cannot find his profile when i search for it. I tried from another account to search for his profile and appeared to me…and could send messages on messenger but an empty circle ( not shaded) with a right click in it appears..
Sorry for long comment but hope you can help me as i urgently need to contact this person for important issues.
Thank you in advance
He blocked your account.
i would like to use this option on messenger to avoid
chatting with me… they are member and my group and they participate
Sorry! Your question is not clear to us. Describe your problem more clearly.
My friend and I are friends on Facebook and messenger. We all of a sudden cannot call on messenger or message. We are not blocked. What can we do? Please help
Login to your Facebook account from a browser and therefore try to send him a message. After that, let us know what is the update. Then we will guide you what to do next.
I can receive messages off my friend on messenger but cannot reply because it says this person is unavailable on messenger right now
I reinstalled the massenger and Facebook… clear my cache data but still facing the same issue (the person is unavailable on massenger) while from another ID i checked the same ID which is showing ok in massenger. Kindly help me to resolve the issue
This person blocked you!
hey brother Assalamu alikum…
brother I’m facing the same issue but i want the result something else…
i mean me and my friend use to chat on fb and one day his account were disabled by facebook and he is not able to recover his ID and now when i open our conversation from my id then the massages what i have sent him that only i can see but whatever he had sent me that’s not there all are faded… so my brother how can i get his text back or whatever he had sent me how i can get them back…. please please help me out brother… i want his text and whatever he had sent me that all i want them back in my conversation chat help me bro
jazakallahu-khair…
You cannot do whatever you want. I mean, it’s impossible to regain the messages back. The only way is, the disabled id should be active again to see these messages again. Your friend can request Facebook to reactive his ID again.
Brother when my friend login to that id he can’t able to do so because there is a message from Facebook that his ID is disabled and due to the long internal had already passed. So they can’t review it.. Do you have any idea??? How he can get his back?
We have nothing to do as we do not have control over it. Sorry for not being able to give you support anymore.
Hi my name is Hannah and I have a question. I have been trying to message my boyfriend on messenger and it says he is unavailable. Than I try to look for his profile but its no longer there. Than the weird part is is that he can see mine. Wat has happened and how can we fix it? Thanks
Are you sure he can see you, it means he can also message you. Let me confirm it first.
Well he was unable to figure it out and he asked me to look in my blocked people on Facebook but he wasn’t in there.
Okay, it might be for the cache or the reason stated above in this article. So you should try messaging from a browser.
OK how would I access messenger thru a browser? I did create another account to see if I could re add him but his profile doesn’t come up on there either. I’m wondering if the phone he uses didn’t deactivate his account or put it on delete lol.
hi, my old conversation on facebook messenger with some of my friends are shown as “messages unavailable “. the messages i sent are visible and i can see them but the messages others sent me are not visible by me. only my side of conversation are seen. How did this happen pls reply i need help
May be these friends are not available on Facebook or messenger. Are you sure that they are texting you?
“This person is unavailable in messenger on this app” what is the Hindi meaning?
Copy the whole text and translate in Hindi. Hope you will understand!
It’s showing me a icon and message in the chat box the person is unavailable on messenger
The most probable reason is that Facebook authority might disable this id.
The most probable reason is that Facebook authority may disable this id.
In the bottom it reads “the person is unavailable on messenger”. The profile picture is default. There is no name shown.
When trying to check profile, it says “this page isn’t available” at the moment.
So this is a long post but we are trying to figure out what has happened so any assistance is appreciated. My boyfriend said he deleted his facebook account a few days ago. He said he wasn’t on messenger at all too. It shows a default picture but pulls up his name in messenger. Once in a while if I log on messenger, it will show his actual picture from his active account and then when I go out of it and try to go back in, it shows the default picture. Why is it doing this?
I was going to delete my account but decided to keep it and logged back in. I can see who is online and I can send messages to friends. The problem I am having is that people cannot message me because it shows them I am “unavailable on messenger” even if they receive my message.
I can’t reply one of my friends on messenger even though she can text me. I juse see this person is unavailable on messenger. But I can make video call to him.
So try removing cache!
Thank you
I mean I can make video call on messenger to her.
Hello! I blocked someone about a month ago and when I unblocked him today there is this message that says “this person isn’t available in messenger”. When I did search for his profile in facebook it still shows. Did he block me on messenger or is it because I blocked him for quite some time and my messenger is still adjusting to it? Thanks!
Go to the block list of messenger (not Facebook), then you will see him/her if you ever blocked.
I cannot send someone a message on messenger, but I can be able to call that person. It says that the person is unavailable on meesenger. But it is not blocked from both ends
Did you talk to him/her at that time? Let me confirm it to give better solution.
I have the same issue. It’s showing “not available on messenger” but it says we’re still friends on Facebook but he’s not showing in my friends list.
For the issue, there are two probable reasons.
Hi, I know I’ve been unfriended and then blocked by a friend. How come sometimes it says “this person is unavailable on Messenger” and sometimes it’s not there and I can type a message to send, yet I can’t search for their profile on Facebook? Have I been blocked on messenger then unblocked? Or is this an app glitch?
Yes. You have been blocked. For confirmation, you could check from a new Facebook account. Thanks
I know I’m blocked, I’m asking why does it sometimes say “this person is unavailable on messenger” but sometimes it’s not there and I can type a message to them? If you’re blocked you can’t do that right?
It’s because of dynamic cache of Facebook messenger.
How to get back the Hacked Fb account showing, this person is unavailable on messenger. Is there any way to get back account that is hacked but then secured by Fb?
But not showing any messages to other people on messenger? Is it’s deactivated or deleted by hacker?
Is it possible to know the exact reason why I get the message ‘This person is unavailable on Messenger’. I understood the article but would like to know the personal reason of that person, was it the person blocked me, did FB deleted the person account, was this person trying to be someone else? etc etc
Thank you!
Check the person’s account from another Facebook account. If everything is okay, then it’s sure that the person blocked you.
I deactivated my fb and messenger for just a little time and then I activated it immediately. But this one particular person can’t send me message anymore… He said that I am unavailable in messenger but he can only video chat me…
Then I made a group chat between him and me. And there he can send message… But with our personal conversation he can’t. Help me… Thank you!
Btw it happened before… With him only again.
Tell him to clear the cache of the messenger app. I hope this will work. If not, tell me again.
Did u fix this im having same issue
Hello!
My friend has similar problem as described above.
I cannot send him messages anymore through Messenger.
It says that “This person is unavailable on Messenger”.
However, he has not blocked me.
I can still write to him through browser (from Facebook).
How to solve this situation?
Remove the cache of your messenger app. I hope this will work.
Removed the cache. Unfortunately it did not help.
Any other tips?
Try blocking and unblocking. After doing so, if messenger app still shows the error, then the problem is not from your side.
Yes, indeed it must be his side. There are other people who cannot write to him either. Any tips he could do on his side?
First, ask your friend. Describe the problem to him. If he tells that this is happening only to some friends, then you can tell the probable reason and how to fix it.
It’s happening to all of his contacts. Noone has been able to reach him via Messenger app lately (only through browser)
So he may be deactivated messenger services. Tell him to log in to his account from the messenger app.
He can log in to his Messenger account. He can send messages to everyone (including me).
But noone can reply him from messenger.
He has also tried to log in from different device (also did not solve the problem, we are still not able to message him)
He has also “Reported a Technical Problem”, but hasn’t received any response yet.
Send a message to us via the contact us form.
Messanger says I’m unavailable for one person . I’ve deleted messanger and re installed it but it’s still the same . How can I fix this problem .
Thanks
It’s not your problem then. Tell your friend. It’s her/her problem. Try him to find the solution that will work for him/her.
Excellent
Hello, my girl and I has been discussing this for weeks now, I didn’t block her on messenger or in facebook but when she viewed our conversation, she saw that “this person is unavailable on messenger” I was actively using messenger and fb that time and her friends looked into our conversation and it’s the normal one haha please how was this possible? Like I swear I didn’t blocked her on messenger and facebook
So it’s been a miracle. We have nothing to do. However, you can follow the steps described in this article.
The person is unavailable on messenger. How can I unsend my sent messeges?
Check out the following link>
How to Permanently Delete Shared Photos Content on Facebook Messenger
Dear Facebook team,my name is Shanto Hossain. My Facebook account name is Shanto Hossain. My personal Facebook account has been disabled. That was my real Facebook account. I believe my Facebook account bas been banned by mistak please give me back my disabled Facebook account.
Check this: How to recover a disabled Facebook account.
I can get text from the person but i cant reply stating that this person is unavailable on messanger..whats the problem
Why does it say other user when you try to call a contact
What does it mean at the bottom of the messages saying not everyone can message this account..
Thank you for explaining about this issue,now I totally understand .
the person is unavailable on messenger, he is not appearing on my Facebook list, if i log in the account with a different account it will show then after few minutes is unavailable again. But even i know that the person that time he is not using the phone. what could be the problem beside blocking the accounts? please i really need urgent help. thank you
Your Problem is not clear to us. You mean you are seeing this person is not available right now again you know he is not using phone, does it mean he deactivated his account? Or something else? Can you send message to this account? Let us clear your problem so that we could suggest better solution.
my listings in facebook marketplace are active and i can create new listings, but i am unable to receive messages. Buyers are trying to write me and they receive this error
“Unable to Send message
You can’t send a message to this person”
i have uninstalled the apps, i have checked the privacy, i have made new listings, i have deleted, i have checked my score, i do not see any violations, or any warnings, i have reported this for 4 straight days and have 0 response. i have been selling on marketplace name-brand items for 3 years without a problem and 100’s of 5 star comments.
i do not even see where they would have banned me, i cannot figure out what setting this would be
Today, some of my Facebook friend (e.g only android user) complains they can’t send me (Iphone 11 pro )message through Facebook messenger. However, they are able to call me or share any link with me through messenger. Everyone is able to to text me via Facebook (e.g through browser). In case of messenger, they saw “This person is unavailable on messenger”. I installed my messenger couple of times and also update latest IOS but it doesn’t change anything. Any idea why this is happening, since I didn’t block them nor deactivate my messenger?
I deactivated my account but logged back in today. Certain people can see my messages but not respond it says I’m unavailable. They can send vanish mode but not other. Can u help me please
i have the same problem. Did you solve it?
Ask the person to archive your chat. Then reply from archive. That will solve the problem.
Hello, I recently deactivated my messenger and re-activated the day after, but for some reason my friends are not able to send me a message and kept saying the error saying “this person is unavailable” I don’t understand why is it still occuring and everything seems to be normal except for the messaging feature.
Ask the person to archive your chat. Then reply from archive. That will solve the problem.
Hi there. I have the same problem. Is there another fix? I can t ask everyone to delete the conversation we had and try message me again as it looks unprofessional 🙁
Hello! I have reactivated my FB however the problem is most of my friends cannot message me and it says “This Person is not available on messenger” but they can message me when they are using laptop or PC. Most apple users also can message but some android users cannot. Can you help me? I need my messenger back.
Hi! I have the same problem on my iphone. No one can text me. How did you fix it? 🙁
Using my cell phone messenger I get/see a message that “this person is not available on Messenger” … So I am unable to send a message ….
But if I am using my computer then said person and messenger work just as normal .. ..
Any idea’s on this problem ?
Thank you !
Hello! I have reactivated my FB however the problem is most of my friends cannot message me and it says “This Person is not available on messenger” but they can message me when they are using laptop or PC. Most apple users also can message but some android users cannot. Can you help me? I need my messenger back.
I need to copy this concern because we have the same problem right now. What is the possible way to solve this matter? Thank you very ,uch.
I have the same problem since Saturday. I reactivated my Fb account to check something, then deactivate again and no one can send a message to me. “this person is not available on messenger”… This is strange, i have Android and one friend who has IPhone can normally send messages to me, but no one another…
I tried to contact Facebook but they did not answer. Someone found solution?
Hi, I see the message “this person is unavailable on messenger” but I can still see the phone and video camera near the persons name. I also can see when the person is active or has recently been active. Have I been blocked?
I also have the same problem. Some of my friends can’t message me on messenger, particularly android-users, it says this use is not available on messenger even though I didn’t block anyone and I didn’t deactivate my messenger account
What does it mean or what did the person do to make it say this person is unavailable on messenger so I can’t message the but it’s allowing me to call and video chat why is this and how does it get fixed
Can anyone explain why
I only get this on my iPad. I can still send/receive to him on my iphone