But before exploring these questions about profile viewing, we need to first make it clear that you can actually set who is able to view your Venmo profile and payments on the app. Now, while there is no way to actually make your profile private like on other social media apps like Instagram and Twitter, you can at least make your transactions private. Your payments are public by default. When you make a payment on Venmo, it is visible to the public by default and both Venmo members and non-members alike can simply click on the payment to view your profile. Therefore, to limit who can see your payment, and profile by extension, make your transactions private using the steps below:
- Launch Venmo on your phone
- Click on the Menu icon (3 horizontal lines) at the top of the screen
- Then, tap on Settings
- Next, tap on Privacy At Default Privacy Settings, you will see 3 options:
- Public – This makes your payments and profile visible to everyone on the internet
- Friends – this makes your payments and profile visible to the sender (when you receive), the recipient (when you send), and the senders’ and recipients’ Venmo friends
- Private – this makes your payments visible to the person or business you are sending to or receiving from only Make sure you select Private. This will make your activities and profile least visible. With this option, a user can only find you if they have added you from phone contacts or searched for you on Venmo user database.
Below these settings, you must also tap on Past Transactions and select Change All to Private so that your past transactions which were public by default are now private. Furthermore, tap on Friends List on the privacy page and set it to Private. Then, at Appear in Other Users’ Friends Lists, toggle to turn it off.
What you have done with these settings is to limit who has access to your profile and worry less about finding out who viewed it. If you’re still interested in finding out when someone views your Venmo profile, read on to get all the answers.
Can You Really See Who Views Your Venmo Profile?
No, you cannot see who views your Venmo profile. You see, Venmo is built like a social media platform. The only difference is that you get to make and receive payments directly on it. So, just like you do not get to see who views your Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter profile, you also do not see who views your Venmo profile. Venmo is built around getting seen by as many people as possible. Getting noticed by the Venmo community is supposedly an incentive. Comments and likes are also a big part of Venmo. The picture we are trying to create is that Venmo wants you to be seen and engage with as many people and businesses as possible. So, notifying you or letting you see who views your profile is not at all relevant to its model of business.
Is There A Venmo Viewing Profile Notification?
No, there is no Venmo viewing profile notification. On some apps, you may get a notification that someone viewed your profile, but you may not be able to see who viewed it. On Venmo, there is no notification at all when someone views your profile. Venmo is centered around being seen and engaging socially with people and businesses. There is no feature to alert you every time someone views your Venmo profile. The only real privacy you have around your profile is setting who gets to see your transactions and how people get to find you on the app. So, at the time of writing this article, there is no Venmo notification for when a profile is viewed, whether on the app or on the web. The main notifications that you get on Venmo are:
Payment received Payment sent Payment requests to you Payment requests from you that are declined Payment requests to you that are canceled Payment requests from you that were accepted Monthly or quarterly statements Emails about your cryptocurrency purchases and sales
You may also get notifications about discounts, product updates, and promotions if you opt in to them.
Does Someone Know If You View Their Venmo Profile
When you view someone’s Venmo profile, they are totally unaware of the fact. Venmo does not send them a text, email, push, or in-app notification stating that you viewed their profile. It works just like Facebook and Instagram. You can view someone’s profile on Venmo as many times as you wish without their knowing. They may only get to infer that you have viewed their profile if you initiate some kind of interaction with them. Other than that, there is no way for someone to find out if you view their Venmo profile.
How To Know If Someone Views Your Venmo Profile
The only way you can know that someone viewed your Venmo profile is if they interact with you on the app. For example, a user must find your profile to request or make a payment to you. There are 2 main ways they can find your profile, namely, syncing their phone contacts and doing a manual search on the Venmo user database. If they find you and contact you, you are pretty sure they have viewed your profile. They can also find you in the Friends list of your Venmo friends and contact you. Once this happens, you are sure that they have viewed your profile. Also, if someone sends you a Friend request on Venmo, then you are sure that they must have viewed your Venmo profile before sending the request. Note that you only get a friend request if the person added you from a manual search. If they added you from phone contacts, Facebook, or QR code, you are automatically added as their friend without your needing to accept the request. Finally, if your transaction settings are public, then users can find your transaction, view your profile, and contact you on Venmo. When this happens, you are sure that they have viewed your profile.
Still Concerned About Privacy?
If you are still concerned about your profile privacy, you can change your Venmo name and profile picture so that people do not know that you are the one. To do this:
- Tap the Menu icon at the top of the screen (3 horizontal lines)
- Tap Settings from the Menu options
- In the Settings page, go to the Preferences tab and tap on Edit Profile
- You can then change your Venmo name or username
- Here, you can also choose a new profile picture or just delete the existing one
- Tap on Save when done to save your changes
Can You Use Third-Party Apps To Find Out?
No, you cannot use a third-party application to find out when someone views yours Venmo profile. Venmo does not support any third-party app integration to monitor activities on your profile. And, even though you can integrate Venmo with your Facebook account, you cannot use the Facebook app to find out either. As at the time of writing this article, there is no third-party application to help you find out when someone views your Venmo profile or to see who exactly views it.
Does Venmo Notify When You View Someone’s Profile?
Venmo does not notify you when you view someone’s profile. The only notifications on Venmo are around transactions, interactions, and product information. There are no notifications for whatever you do on someone’s profile. So, you can visit a profile, take a screenshot of it and share it without the person getting any kind of notification from Venmo.
What Happens When You View Someone’s Venmo Profile?
When you view someone’s profile on Venmo, nothing happens. Absolutely nothing. There are no messages, no push notifications, and no in-app notifications indicating that you viewed their profile. Venmo does not monitor or notify profile visits. Venmo thrives on interactions among users. So, there is no need to monitor what profiles you visit. One principle to keep in mind is that Venmo is more like a social media platform and not a dating site. Profile monitoring is more associated with dating sites than standard social media sites that are centered around user communities. So, if you want to view someone’s Venmo profile, go ahead and do so. If you are looking for profiles that may interest you, or you are looking to find a friend, try any of the options below:
1. Use Manual Search
Manual search allows you to search the Venmo user database for usernames or actual names of people. To do this:
- Launch the Venmo app and make sure that you are logged in
- Tap the Menu icon at the top of the screen (3 horizontal lines)
- Tap on Search People
- Enter the name or username of the person you want to find on Venmo
- From the list that shows up, select the profile of the person that you want to add
- View the profile and make sure that they are the one, then tap on Add Friend to add them as a friend. If you do not want to add the person as a friend, you can simply choose the Pay or Request option instead to initiate a transaction
2. Use Phone Contacts Sync
When you signed up for Venmo on the app, you must have been asked for permission to sync your phone contacts. If you did, then Venmo will automatically add all your contacts who are also on Venmo as your friend. You can then simply go to your friend’s list on Venmo to view the friend’s profile without their getting any notification that you viewed their profile. If you did not grant Venmo permission to sync your contacts during setup, you can still do it right away using the steps below:
- Launch Venmo app and make sure that you are signed into your account
- Tap the Menu icon at the top of the screen (3 horizontal lines)
- Tap Settings from the Menu options
- In the Settings page, go to the Preferences tab and tap on Friends & Social
- At Phone Contacts, toggle to turn it on
3. Use Facebook Contacts
Venmo integrates seamlessly with Facebook to help you find and add friends. Venmo syncs your friends list on Facebook and adds them as your friends on Venmo if you link your Venmo account to Facebook. To do this:
- Tap the Menu icon at the top of the screen (3 horizontal lines)
- Tap Settings from the Menu options
- In the Settings page, go to the Preferences tab and tap on Friends & Social
- At Facebook Contacts, toggle to turn it on You can also add a friend using the QR code. But you would need to be physically next to each other to use the QR code method. So, this is not relevant to the issue of viewing profiles on Venmo without their knowing.
