Follow a user

PUT

/user/following/{username}

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

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

Request Example

Shell

JavaScript

Java

Swift

curl --location --request PUT 'https://api.github.com/user/following/'

Response Example

204 - Example 1

{}

Request

Path Params

username

string

required

The handle for the GitHub user account.

Responses

🟢204Response

application/json

Body

object {0}

🔵304304

🟠401401

🟠403403

🟠404404

Modified at 2023-08-15 02:59:30

Check if a person is followed by the authenticated user

List GPG keys for the authenticated user