What others can see on your profile
| On your profile | Who sees it | How to limit it |
|---|---|---|
| Shared playlists | Your followers | Edit your profile and untick the playlist, or turn off Show on My Profile and in Search for that playlist |
| What you're listening to | Your followers | Edit > turn off Listening To |
| Followers and following lists | People viewing your profile | Choose People You Approve to control who can follow you |
| Everything above | Not people you block | Touch and hold their profile picture, then Block |
| Who viewed your profile | Nobody, including you | Not tracked |
Listening activity is visible to followers unless you turn off Listening To, and hiding it can take several minutes to reach their devices (Apple Support). For setup and sharing, see our Apple Music profile guide.
What does send a notification
A follow request. If someone's profile is set to People You Approve, following them sends a request they must accept; otherwise you start following right away (Apple Support). Viewing a profile, searching a name with Apple Music profile search or playing someone's shared playlist doesn't notify them. Following works differently on Spotify: here's whether Spotify notifies someone when you follow them.
Watch out for "profile viewer" scams
Apps that claim to show who viewed your Apple Music profile can't, because Apple Music has no such feature. If one asks for your Apple Account password, close it; real tools use Apple's own sign-in. More in are Apple Music profile viewer apps safe.
Want a look at your own listening instead? The free Apple Music stats tool shows your recently played tracks and heavy rotation through Apple's sign-in and saves nothing on our servers.
It's the same answer Spotify users get; for that side, use our Spotify profile viewer. Gaming platforms don't show profile visitors either; our sister tool Gaming Profile Viewer shows your own gaming stats.