How To Contact Facebook: A Directory of 120+ Forms
[Last updated: April 2024] If you’ve ever had reason to contact Facebook, chances are you may have felt frustrated at how difficult it is to get any real support. For example, whether you’ve been locked out of your Facebook account, your account got hacked, your Facebook Ad Account got shut down for no good reason, you’ve discovered a bug, or you need a profile of a deceased loved one to be memorialized, then you’ll definitely want to contact Facebook.
However, getting any semblance of a response from a real person at Facebook seems impossible.
HOW exactly do you reach someone at Facebook and how do you actually get a response? I’ve got you covered in this directory that I first started in 2010 and my team and keep updated!
Facebook used to provide a modicum of support via a series of email addresses, e.g. info@facebook.com. However, in an effort to better serve its members and scale the support, the only way to reach Facebook is through a VAST array of custom forms. Thing is, all those forms are scattered throughout the Help Center and you can often go on a complete and utter wild goose chase attempting to find the right one. Grr!
Help is at hand! My team and I scoured Facebook (and Google!) for you and have compiled this helpful directory of Facebook’s contact forms. As we become aware of more, I’ll add to this directory.
UPDATE: Use Facebook’s guide to show you exactly where and how to report abusive content or spam on Facebook. How To Report Things.
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PLEASE NOTE: Comments have been closed on this post as I am unable to personally respond to requests for additional support with trying to contact Facebook. I do not work for Facebook.
To quickly search through this directory, simply use the “Find” feature on your browser (usually Ctrl + F on PCs or Cmd + F on Macs).
Facebook Security – Hacking, Phishing, Scams, Abuse
Please see this blog post packed with resources, tips and help to reclaim your hacked Facebook Account, Page, or Business Manager along with steps to protect and secure your account: Facebook account hacked? Business Manager hacked? Here’s how to get help.
- If you’re unable to get into your Facebook account because you believe it has been hacked, immediately go to facebook.com/hacked and follow the instructions.
- To report any kind of abuse or violation, go to Report Something on Facebook and find your specific issue there.
- See also these two resources for support on Security and Safety:
- Keep your Facebook account secure
- Meta Safety Center
NOTE: if you or someone you know is in physical danger of any kind due to bullying, harassment, stalking, threats etc., contact your local police immediately.
Facebook’s Page Guidelines
Facebook’s Brand Resources and Guidelines
- Here’s how you can/cannot use Meta’s logo, trademarks, screenshots, name, etc: Meta Brand Guidance
Facebook’s Terms and Policies
General Support
Here are all the links to general areas of support:
- Facebook Help Center
- Facebook Location Basics
- Facebook for Business (previously Facebook Pages)
- Manage Your Apps
- Facebook Developer Group
- Meta Safety
- Facebook for Education
- Facebook for Business Hub
- Nonprofits on Facebook
Page Name Change
Report That Your Facebook Personal Account or Page was Disabled
Facebook disables both personal Profiles and Pages for violating its Terms of Use. The company can often be rather heavy-handed though – and that’s mostly because it’s all controlled by AI on the first pass. Use one of these forms as appropriate to submit a report:
- Your Personal Account was Disabled
- Report a Page Unavailable Error
- Use this form if your Page was hacked and you’ve lost Admin access
Report Issue with Confirming or Identifying Your Personal Account
- Recover an Old Facebook Account
- Report an Imposter Account
- Report your Hacked Account
- Report an Issue with Accessing Your Account by Confirming Your Identity
- Report an Issue with Verifying Your Account
Restore Content After Your Account Is Reactivated
Claim/Find Your Official Page
- If you can’t find your fan Page in Search results, see this section: Page not Displaying in Search
Get Help With Facebook Groups & Events
- Can’t find Group in Search
- Report an Issue with Message or Invitation Delivery
- Report an unavailable Group or Event
- How to pause or delete a Group
Report Problems with Uploading Photos and Videos
- If you’re unable to select photos to upload
- Report an Issue with the Flash Uploader
- Fix problems with Photos or Videos
- Report an Issue with Disappearing Videos
- Video Uploading Issues
Trademarks and Copyright
See also this INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Help Center page.
Get Help With Facebook Mobile
- Report a Login Issue
- Confirmation Code SMS (Text message) Issues
- Report an Issue with Verifying your Account
- Report a Problem
Get Help With Facebook Ads, Ad Credits / Report A Facebook Ad
- If you have a general question about Facebook Ads, contact the Facebook Ads Team here: Ready to Start Advertising?
- Submit Your Facebook Ads Success Story! If you’d be interested in having Facebook develop a Facebook Ads case study about your experience, write a description within 500 words as to how Facebook Ads helped you. You’ll receive a $50 Facebook Ads coupon if Facebook use your success story! Share Your Business Success Story!
- Facebook ad credits
- Report an ad next to a profile, group, photo or other page within the site
- Report an ad you saw when you were using a Facebook application
Get Help With Facebook Payments
- If the payments functionality has been temporarily disabled on your account, use this form: Disabled Payments.
Report Bugs and Error Messages
Include a screenshot whenever possible. There’s a browse/upload file for the image on certain forms where appropriate.
- Login/Password: Report a Login Issue
- Report A Bug on a Facebook (fan) Page: Report an Issue with Facebook Pages
- Friends: Unable to send or accept a friend request on Facebook
- Search: Report an Issue with Search
- Photos: Report an Issue with Photos
- Problems Sending or Receiving Gifts: Contact Facebook Gifts Support
- Video: Report an Issue with Videos
- Groups: Report an Issue with Groups
- Events: Report an Issue with Events
- Pages: Report an Issue with Facebook Pages
- Confirmation Facebook Account Error: Report an Issue with Confirming Your Facebook Account
- Site Maintenance Error: Facebook Will be Back Soon Error
- Database Down Error: Facebook Will be Back Soon Error
- Oops Error Message: Report an Issue with Messages
- My Contact File or Address Book Won’t Import to Facebook: Report an Issue Importing Your Address Book
- Remove Imported Contacts: Remove All Imported Contacts
- I Tried to Use the Friend Finder: I’m Being Told I Entered the Wrong Password When Importing Contacts
- Inbox Messages: Report an Issue with Messages
- Inbox Not Loading: Report an Issue with Messages
- I can’t see my messages in Messenger or connect to the Internet
- Home Page (other issues): Report Something Isn’t Working on Facebook
- Comment Disappears: Report Comment Disappears
- Older Wall Posts Do Not Display: Report Older Wall Posts Aren’t Showing Up
- Posts Not Appearing In News Feed: Report Posts Not Appearing in News Feed
- Wall Posts Disappearing: Report an Issue with Timeline
- Wall Is Not Visible to Friends: Report an Issue with Timeline
- Not Receiving Site Notifications: Report an Issue with Notifications
- I’m Not Receiving Email Notifications: Report an Issue with Email Notifications
- Wall (other issues): Report an Issue with Timeline
- Page Not Found Errors
- Chat Bar Not Loading: Report an Issue with Chat Loading
- Online Friends Appear Offline: Chat Appears Turned Off for Friends
- Messenger Chat (other issues): Report an Issue with Chat
- For developers only, see this bug tracking system: Bugs
Report Hacking, Malicious Links, Scams
- My Account Has Been Hacked And I Have Access To My Login Email
- Report a malicious link or website (phishing) — or you can always report strange emails to phish@fb.com.
- My friend’s account has been hacked
- Report Problems with Facebook or Instagram Advertisers
Report Offenders
- Report Suicidal Content
- Violation of the Facebook Terms: Report a Violation of the Facebook Terms
- Report a Threatening Message
Report Unauthorized Content of Minors
- Report the Profile of an Underage Child (Under 13 Year Old): Report an Underaged Child
- Report the Profile of an Underage Child in South Korea and Spain (Under 14 Year Old – the laws are different in South Korea & Spain): Report an Underage Child in South Korea and Spain
- Report an Unauthorized Photo – Under 13 Year Old Child To advise Facebook of photos of your child that are unauthorized, please use this form: Report a Privacy Rights Violation
- Report Unauthorized Non-Photo Content – Under 13 Year Old Child: Report a Privacy Rights Violation
- SEE ALSO: Privacy information for Parents
Report When A Friend/Family Member Dies – Memorialize a Profile
- Report a Deceased Person’s Profile (to have the profile removed or placed in a memorialized state): Memorialization Request
- If your own profile has been inadvertently turned into a memorialized state, use this form: Unable to Access Your Account
Submit Suggestions to Facebook
See the directory of Suggestion forms on Facebook here.
- Your Feedback About Places
- Your Feedback About the Home Page
- Your Feedback About Messages
- Your Feedback About Timeline
- Your Feedback About Graph Search
- Your Feedback About Events
- Your Feedback About Groups
- Your Feedback About Photos
- Your Feedback About Videos
- Your Feedback About Facebook Mobile
- Your Feedback About Pages
- Your Feedback About Privacy Settings
- Your Facebook Ads Suggestion
- Your Feedback About Notifications and Emails
- Your Feedback About Facebook
Delete Your Account
- Use this form to permanently delete your account: Delete my Account
I trust this compilation is helpful to you!
Remember, you can often find solutions to your issues by doing a simple search of Facebook’s Help Center. Use the appropriate forms listed here in the event you cannot find a solution and need to contact Facebook.
PLEASE NOTE: Comments have now been CLOSED on this post. Please do not call or email my offices with Facebook issues, as I am unable to provide Facebook tech support, due to sheer volume and due to the fact I do not work for Facebook so am unable to provide direct assistance with various issues. If you are unable to contact Facebook directly through any of these forms, unfortunately, you just need to keep trying. Thank you!
You mention group then talk about fans – I’m guessing what you have is a fan page? If so, yes, you can assign other Admins – go to Edit Page (under the page photo) > Manage Admins.
Hi Nikki – wow, how amazing to suddenly find out you’re older as a young adult!! hehee, it’s about the only time we’d be overjoyed, right?! 🙂
Gosh, I really can’t be of much assistance here, though – other than to encourage you to fill out a form that closest resembles your request.
Hey Will – this is complete rubbish!! It’s an urban legend meme some troll started!! Just ignore/delete!! Do not pass along. 🙂
Yikes, what a bummer. 🙁 Hmm, really can’t be of much assistance other than to suggest filing out any of the forms that have a text box and might be remotely related to your issue. There are SO many other issues that Facebook need specific contact forms for!
Oh my – how strange. Hmm, can you find it on a Google search or Facebook search? I just saw someone today posted on my fan page that they lost Admin rights all of a sudden which means the Page can’t be accessed. I rather think some bugs/glitches are going on with Pages just now. Try the intellectual property infringement form – I know that tends to get a response… seeing as there isn’t a specific form for your situation.
Iam trying to readd my mom who”s account was shut down because someone hacked it. why r we not able to reconnect when she opened a new name account? with a different name?
Hi Mari, great information you have here. But I have an issue I can’t seem to find a solution for. I have a person on facebook that I blocked several months ago because they were making inappropriate post while in drunken stupor’s. Recently I have been notified that this individual has been making post about my private and personal health information, things that are liable in a court of law.
How can I notify facebook about this information? I honestly believe this person does not belong on facebook. I have screen shoots that were sent to me by another person of the post that were made. I just need to know how to report them myself.
Thanks and I’ll be reading more if your information to seen how it can help my business.
Other than reporting each piece of content and contacting Facebook directly, it sounds like you might want to also speak to an attorney and/or contact your local police department too.
I am glad to have found your page and hope that I can get some assistance. At this time I am in the middle of a seven day block from friend requesting. This is the sixth block I have received in two months and from what I can see posted by others at the non-help center of Facebook, there are quite a few individuals experiencing this same dilemma. I do not abuse my friend requesting and Facebook has absolutely no idea who I know, don’t know, may have been referred to, etc. As a social network, the individual I wish to friend request has the opportunity to ignore or deny my request. But, Facebook interjects itself and places these arbitrary blocks. So I patiently wait whatever block period is imposed. This last time I was blocked was for friend requesting a soap opera character – not even a real person! I got the “do you really know this person?” inquiry for a fictitious person! What is even more bothersome is that confirmed friends of mine are now gone in large amounts, i.e. I have 2,150 confirmed friends and after the block I now have 2118! So I have to start over and re-request people and with each request I get the same “do you know them” warning! I go to the page where it says remove pending friend requests and repeatedly have the same nine listed – four are nameless, faceless profiles and five are people I’ve never requested. I go to their pages and they show no pending request from me. So, Mari, any advice? I don’t want to lose my account, but I would like to have this constant monitoring of my account stop and have the loss of my confirmed friends to cease. Thank you!!!
Sounds like you’re stuck in some kind of “bug loop” – sorry I can’t be of much further help… other than to suggest using Facebook on your mobile device as I’ve found that seems to get around many of the friending warnings.
An ex employee is using our fan page as a way to steal clients. Is there anyway to block him from seeing our fans?
Oh dear – how very unfortunate. You certainly can ban this individual from your fan page, but due to the very nature of fan pages being wide open to the public (even viewable and findable via Google whether someone has a Facebook account or not), then it’s not possible to make your fan page content invisible to anyone. With our personal profiles, when we block a person, both profiles and activity become invisible to each other. Not so with fan pages.
To ban this person, you have to search through your list of fans (click the See All link) and click the X beside their name – be sure to select the Permanently Ban option too. Or, wait til they post something on the wall and report/ban them then.
Meantime, I would also recommend you enlist the help of an attorney and send a Cease and Desist to this person. (Gather as much evidence, screen shots, etc. as you can).
My Facebook wwas supspended when the money scam thing hacked my account on Christmas eve. then again on the 27th . But when I click on your link to “report the the account has been disabled” it takes me to the log in page and I cant log in , it take me to the page about the money scam. . . . . they sent me an e mail and I did all they ask me to do but they have not replied to my reply to them . . . . . Im so frustrated, ist there anything I can do?
Thank You for what you have done here! I hope i can figure this out i have an “old ” fb acct with many friends and albums on it . . .
Sincerely ,
Kim Mangum
Hi Kim – oh nooo, so sorry to hear this. Ugh, good point – so many of these forms only really work if you can still access Facebook. You might try emailing abuse@facebook.com though I’m not sure if that’ll get you anywhere. Keep persisting best you can, try another of these forms!