POST /2/users/:id/following

Allows a user ID to follow another user.

If the target user does not have public Tweets, this endpoint will send a follow request.

The request succeeds with no action when the authenticated user sends a request to a user they're already following, or if they're sending a follower request to a user that does not have public Tweets.

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Endpoint URL

https://api.twitter.com/2/users/:id/following

Authentication and rate limits

Authentication methods supported by this endpoint	OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code with PKCE
Rate limit	User rate limit (OAuth 2.0 user Access Token): 50 requests per 15-minute window per each authenticated user

OAuth 2.0 scopes required by this endpoint

tweet.read

users.read

follows.write

Learn more about OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code with PKCE

Path parameters

Name	Type	Description
`id` Required	string	The authenticated user ID who you would like to initiate the follow on behalf of. You must pass the Access Tokens that relate to this user when authenticating the request.

JSON body parameters

Name	Type	Description
`target_user_id` Required	string	The user ID of the user that you would like the `id` to follow.

Example requests

      curl -X POST https://api.twitter.com/2/users/6253282/following -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" -H "Content-type: application/json" -d '{"target_user_id": "2244994945"}'

      twurl -X POST /2/users/6253282/following  -A "Content-type: application/json" -d '{"target_user_id": "2244994945"}'

Example responses

      {
  "data": {
    "following": true,
    "pending_follow": false
  }
}

      {
  "data": {
    "following": false,
    "pending_follow": true
  }
}

Response fields

Name	Type	Description
`following`	boolean	Indicates whether the `id` is following the specified user as a result of this request. This value is `false` if the target user does not have public Tweets, as they will have to approve the follower request.
`pending_follow`	boolean	Indicates whether the target user will need to approve the follow request. Note that the authenticated user will follow the target user only when they approve the incoming follower request.