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What to do with a Snapchat account after someone dies

Last verified: August 31, 2026

The short answer: Snapchat's privacy rules do not allow it to give another person access to a deceased user's account. Its published help directs account deletion through the authenticated account portal and limits account requests to the verified email associated with the account.

Can family get access to Snapchat memories or messages?

Snapchat does not publish a general next-of-kin access process. Preserve any photos or records already lawfully stored on a device, but do not impersonate the deceased person or attempt to bypass security.

If the verified account email remains lawfully controlled, follow Snapchat's official support instructions. Otherwise, submit the available account information through support and ask what evidence, if any, it can review. Do not expect access to private content.

Inventory connected subscriptions, Spectacles, saved media, and recovery email before deletion. Track the request in the digital-account checklist.

Snapchat's published deceased-account options are limited; support decides what action is available.