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Endpoints de API REST para seguidores

Use a API REST para obter informações sobre seguidores de usuários autenticados.

Sobre a administração de seguidores

Se uma URL de solicitação não incluir um parâmetro {username}, a resposta será para o usuário conectado (e você deverá passar informações de autenticação com sua solicitação). Informações privadas adicionais, como se um usuário tem autenticação de dois fatores habilitada, são incluídas quando autenticadas por meio OAuth com o user escopo.

List followers of the authenticated user

Lists the people following the authenticated user.

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

  • "Followers" user permissions (read)

Parâmetros para "List followers of the authenticated user"

Cabeçalhos
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Parâmetros de consulta
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
per_page integer

The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Padrão: 30

page integer

The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Padrão: 1

http_status_code

status_codeDescrição
200

OK

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

get/user/followers
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \ https://api.github.com/user/followers

Response

Status: 200
[ { "login": "octocat", "id": 1, "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=", "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif", "gravatar_id": "", "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat", "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events", "type": "User", "site_admin": false } ]

List the people the authenticated user follows

Lists the people who the authenticated user follows.

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

  • "Followers" user permissions (read)

Parâmetros para "List the people the authenticated user follows"

Cabeçalhos
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Parâmetros de consulta
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
per_page integer

The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Padrão: 30

page integer

The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Padrão: 1

http_status_code

status_codeDescrição
200

OK

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

get/user/following
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \ https://api.github.com/user/following

Response

Status: 200
[ { "login": "octocat", "id": 1, "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=", "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif", "gravatar_id": "", "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat", "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events", "type": "User", "site_admin": false } ]

Check if a person is followed by the authenticated user

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

  • "Followers" user permissions (read)

Parâmetros para "Check if a person is followed by the authenticated user"

Cabeçalhos
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Parâmetros de caminho
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
username string Obrigatório

The handle for the GitHub user account.

http_status_code

status_codeDescrição
204

if the person is followed by the authenticated user

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

if the person is not followed by the authenticated user

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

get/user/following/{username}
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \ https://api.github.com/user/following/USERNAME

if the person is followed by the authenticated user

Status: 204

Follow a user

Note that you'll need to set Content-Length to zero when calling out to this endpoint. For more information, see "HTTP verbs."

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the user:follow scope to use this endpoint.

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

  • "Followers" user permissions (write)

Parâmetros para "Follow a user"

Cabeçalhos
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Parâmetros de caminho
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
username string Obrigatório

The handle for the GitHub user account.

http_status_code

status_codeDescrição
204

No Content

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

422

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

put/user/following/{username}
curl -L \ -X PUT \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \ https://api.github.com/user/following/USERNAME

Response

Status: 204

Unfollow a user

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the user:follow scope to use this endpoint.

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

  • "Followers" user permissions (write)

Parâmetros para "Unfollow a user"

Cabeçalhos
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Parâmetros de caminho
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
username string Obrigatório

The handle for the GitHub user account.

http_status_code

status_codeDescrição
204

No Content

304

Not modified

401

Requires authentication

403

Forbidden

404

Resource not found

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

delete/user/following/{username}
curl -L \ -X DELETE \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \ https://api.github.com/user/following/USERNAME

Response

Status: 204

List followers of a user

Lists the people following the specified user.

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

no_permission_sets

allows_public_read_access_no_permissions

Parâmetros para "List followers of a user"

Cabeçalhos
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Parâmetros de caminho
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
username string Obrigatório

The handle for the GitHub user account.

Parâmetros de consulta
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
per_page integer

The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Padrão: 30

page integer

The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Padrão: 1

http_status_code

status_codeDescrição
200

OK

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

get/users/{username}/followers
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \ https://api.github.com/users/USERNAME/followers

Response

Status: 200
[ { "login": "octocat", "id": 1, "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=", "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif", "gravatar_id": "", "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat", "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events", "type": "User", "site_admin": false } ]

List the people a user follows

Lists the people who the specified user follows.

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

no_permission_sets

allows_public_read_access_no_permissions

Parâmetros para "List the people a user follows"

Cabeçalhos
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Parâmetros de caminho
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
username string Obrigatório

The handle for the GitHub user account.

Parâmetros de consulta
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
per_page integer

The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Padrão: 30

page integer

The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Padrão: 1

http_status_code

status_codeDescrição
200

OK

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

get/users/{username}/following
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \ https://api.github.com/users/USERNAME/following

Response

Status: 200
[ { "login": "octocat", "id": 1, "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=", "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif", "gravatar_id": "", "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat", "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat", "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers", "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}", "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}", "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}", "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions", "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs", "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos", "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}", "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events", "type": "User", "site_admin": false } ]

Check if a user follows another user

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

no_permission_sets

allows_public_read_access_no_permissions

Parâmetros para "Check if a user follows another user"

Cabeçalhos
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
accept string

Setting to application/vnd.github+json is recommended.

Parâmetros de caminho
Nome, Tipo, Descrição
username string Obrigatório

The handle for the GitHub user account.

target_user string Obrigatório

http_status_code

status_codeDescrição
204

if the user follows the target user

404

if the user does not follow the target user

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

get/users/{username}/following/{target_user}
curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \ https://api.github.com/users/USERNAME/following/TARGET_USER

if the user follows the target user

Status: 204