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Follows

Status of follow relationships between users and channels.

Endpoint Description
GET /channels/:channel/follows Get channel's list of following users
GET /users/:user/follows/channels Get a user's list of followed channels
GET /users/:user/follows/channels/:target Get status of follow relationship between user and target channel
PUT /users/:user/follows/channels/:target Follow a channel
DELETE /users/:user/follows/channels/:target Unfollow a channel
GET /streams/followed Get a list of streams user is following

GET /channels/:channel/follows

Returns a list of follow objects.

Parameters

Name Required? Type Description
limit optional integer Maximum number of objects in array. Default is 25. Maximum is 100.
offset optional integer (deprecated) Object offset for pagination. Default is 0. Maximum is 1600.
cursor optional string Twitch uses cursoring to paginate long lists of followers. Check _cursor in response body and set cursor to this value to get the next page of results, or use _links.next to navigate to the next page of results.
direction optional string Creation date sorting direction. Default is desc. Valid values are asc and desc.

Example Request

curl -H 'Accept: application/vnd.twitchtv.v3+json' \
-X GET https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_user1/follows

Example Response

{
  "_total": 1234,
  "_links": {
    "self": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_user1/follows?direction=DESC&limit=25",
    "next": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_user1/follows?cursor=1364170340354965000&direction=DESC&limit=25"
  },
  "_cursor": "1364170340354965000",
  "follows": [
    {
      "created_at": "2013-06-02T09:38:45Z",
      "_links": {
        "self": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/users/test_user2/follows/channels/test_user1"
      },
      "notifications": true,
      "user": {
        "_links": {
          "self": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/users/test_user2"
        },
        "type": "user",
        "bio": "test user's bio",
        "logo": null,
        "display_name": "test_user2",
        "created_at": "2013-02-06T21:21:57Z",
        "updated_at": "2013-02-13T20:59:42Z",
        "_id": 40091581,
        "name": "test_user2"
      }
    },
    ...
  ]
}

GET /users/:user/follows/channels

Returns a list of follows objects.

Parameters

Name Required? Type Description
limit optional integer Maximum number of objects in array. Default is 25. Maximum is 100.
offset optional integer Object offset for pagination. Default is 0.
direction optional string Sorting direction. Default is desc. Valid values are asc and desc.
sortby optional string Sort key. Default is created_at. Valid values are created_at, last_broadcast, and login.

Example Request

curl -H 'Accept: application/vnd.twitchtv.v3+json' \
-X GET https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/users/test_user1/follows/channels

Example Response

{
  "_links": {
    "next": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/users/test_user1/follows/channels?direction=DESC&limit=25&offset=25",
    "self": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/users/test_user1/follows/channels?direction=DESC&limit=25&offset=0"
  },
  "_total": 32,
  "follows": [
    {
      "created_at": "2013-06-02T09:38:45Z",
      "_links": {
        "self": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/users/test_user1/follows/channels/test_channel"
      },
      "notifications": true,
      "channel": {
        "mature": false,
        "status": "test status",
        "broadcaster_language": "en",
        "display_name": "test_channel",
        "game": "Gaming Talk Shows",
        "delay": 0,
        "language": "en",
        "_id": 12345,
        "name": "test_channel",
        "created_at": "2007-05-22T10:39:54Z",
        "updated_at": "2015-02-12T04:15:49Z",
        "logo": "http://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/test_channel-profile_image-94a42b3a13c31c02-300x300.jpeg",
        "banner": "http://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/test_channel-channel_header_image-08dd874c17f39837-640x125.png",
        "video_banner": "http://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/test_channel-channel_offline_image-b314c834d210dc1a-640x360.png",
        "background": null,
        "profile_banner": "http://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/test_channel-profile_banner-6936c61353e4aeed-480.png",
        "profile_banner_background_color": "null",
        "partner": true,
        "url": "http://www.twitch.tv/test_channel",
        "views": 49144894,
        "followers": 215780,
        "_links": {
          "self": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel",
          "follows": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/follows",
          "commercial": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/commercial",
          "stream_key": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/stream_key",
          "chat": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/chat/test_channel",
          "features": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/features",
          "subscriptions": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/subscriptions",
          "editors": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/editors",
          "teams": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/teams",
          "videos": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/videos"
        }
      }
    },
    ...
  ]
}

Errors

404 Not Found if :user does not exist.

GET /users/:user/follows/channels/:target

Returns 404 Not Found if :user is not following :target. Returns a follow object otherwise.

Example Request

curl -H 'Accept: application/vnd.twitchtv.v3+json' \
-X GET https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/users/test_user1/follows/channels/test_channel

Example Response

404 Not Found if user is not following channel.

Otherwise,

{
  "created_at": "2013-06-02T09:38:45Z",
  "_links": {
    "self": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/users/test_user1/follows/channels/test_channel"
  },
  "notifications": true,
  "channel": {
    "mature": false,
    "status": "test status",
    "broadcaster_language": "en",
    "display_name": "test_channel",
    "game": "Gaming Talk Shows",
    "delay": 0,
    "language": "en",
    "_id": 12345,
    "name": "test_channel",
    "created_at": "2007-05-22T10:39:54Z",
    "updated_at": "2015-02-12T04:15:49Z",
    "logo": "http://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/test_channel-profile_image-94a42b3a13c31c02-300x300.jpeg",
    "banner": "http://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/test_channel-channel_header_image-08dd874c17f39837-640x125.png",
    "video_banner": "http://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/test_channel-channel_offline_image-b314c834d210dc1a-640x360.png",
    "background": null,
    "profile_banner": "http://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/test_channel-profile_banner-6936c61353e4aeed-480.png",
    "profile_banner_background_color": "null",
    "partner": true,
    "url": "http://www.twitch.tv/test_channel",
    "views": 49144894,
    "followers": 215780,
    "_links": {
      "self": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel",
      "follows": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/follows",
      "commercial": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/commercial",
      "stream_key": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/stream_key",
      "chat": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/chat/test_channel",
      "features": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/features",
      "subscriptions": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/subscriptions",
      "editors": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/editors",
      "teams": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/teams",
      "videos": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/videos"
    }
  }
}

PUT /users/:user/follows/channels/:target

Adds :user to :target's followers. :user is the authenticated user's name and :target is the name of the channel to be followed.

Authenticated, required scope: user_follows_edit

Parameters

Name Required? Type Description
notifications optional boolean Whether :user should receive email/push notifications (depending on their notification settings) when :target goes live. Default is false.

Example Request

curl -H 'Accept: application/vnd.twitchtv.v3+json' -H 'Authorization: OAuth <access_token>' \
-X PUT https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/users/test_user1/follows/channels/test_channel

Example Response

{
  "created_at": "2013-06-02T09:38:45Z",
  "_links": {
    "self": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/users/test_user1/follows/channels/test_channel"
  },
  "notifications": false,
  "channel": {
    "mature": false,
    "status": "test status",
    "broadcaster_language": "en",
    "display_name": "test_channel",
    "game": "Gaming Talk Shows",
    "delay": 0,
    "language": "en",
    "_id": 12345,
    "name": "test_channel",
    "created_at": "2007-05-22T10:39:54Z",
    "updated_at": "2015-02-12T04:15:49Z",
    "logo": "http://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/test_channel-profile_image-94a42b3a13c31c02-300x300.jpeg",
    "banner": "http://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/test_channel-channel_header_image-08dd874c17f39837-640x125.png",
    "video_banner": "http://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/test_channel-channel_offline_image-b314c834d210dc1a-640x360.png",
    "background": null,
    "profile_banner": "http://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/jtv_user_pictures/test_channel-profile_banner-6936c61353e4aeed-480.png",
    "profile_banner_background_color": "null",
    "partner": true,
    "url": "http://www.twitch.tv/test_channel",
    "views": 49144894,
    "followers": 215780,
    "_links": {
      "self": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel",
      "follows": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/follows",
      "commercial": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/commercial",
      "stream_key": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/stream_key",
      "chat": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/chat/test_channel",
      "features": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/features",
      "subscriptions": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/subscriptions",
      "editors": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/editors",
      "teams": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/teams",
      "videos": "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/test_channel/videos"
    }
  }
}

Errors

422 Unprocessable Entity if update fails.

DELETE /users/:user/follows/channels/:target

Removes :user from :target's followers. :user is the authenticated user's name and :target is the name of the channel to be unfollowed.

Authenticated, required scope: user_follows_edit

Example

curl -H 'Accept: application/vnd.twitchtv.v3+json' -H 'Authorization: OAuth <access_token>' \
-X DELETE https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/users/test_user1/follows/channels/test_channel

Example Response

204 No Content if successful.

Errors

422 Unprocessable Entity if delete fails.

GET /streams/followed

See the Users resource