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The REST API is now versioned. For more information, see "About API versioning."

REST API endpoints for followers

Use the REST API to get information about followers of authenticated users.

About follower administration

If a request URL does not include a {username} parameter then the response will be for the signed-in user (and you must pass authentication information with your request). Additional private information, such as whether a user has two-factor authentication enabled, is included when authenticated through OAuth with the user scope.

List followers of the authenticated user

Lists the people following the authenticated user.

Fine-grained access tokens for "List followers of the authenticated user"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

  • "Followers" user permissions (read)

Parameters for "List followers of the authenticated user"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
accept string

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

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description