Legacy contacts
Legacy contacts can look after your profile if it's memorialised. We strongly suggest setting a legacy contact so your profile can be managed once it's memorialised.
Legacy contacts can:
- Manage a memorialised account.
- Write a pinned post for the memorialised profile.
- Respond to new friend requests.
- Update the profile picture and cover photo of the memorialised account.
Legacy contacts can't:
- Log in to the memorialised account.
- Remove or edit past posts.
- Read messages.
- Remove any friends.
Learn more about memorialised accounts.
Choose a legacy contact
Add a legacy contact to a memorialised Facebook profile
What happens to your Facebook account if you pass away
Add, change or remove your legacy contact on Facebook
Only one of your facebook friends can act as your legacy contact
I am a legacy contact
Manage a memorialised profile on Facebook
Add a pinned post to a memorialised profile on Facebook
Decline being a legacy contact on Facebook
Troubleshooting
Request removal of a deceased family member's Facebook account
Ask a question about a deceased person's account on Facebook
Reporting a deceased person or a Facebook account that needs to be memorialised.
