Follows and Subscriptions
Learn to retrieve information about user follows and subscriptions on Twitch.
On most social media platforms, the terms follow and subscribe usually mean something similar. That’s not the case on Twitch. Both terms describe ways of supporting other broadcasters but are slightly different forms of support.
When a user follows another on Twitch, they’re notified when the followed user goes live. Following another user is also completely free. However, through subscriptions, users can provide financial support to streamers through monthly donations. Additionally, the subscribers also receive exclusive perks as an incentive.
Follows
Let's start by looking into the first of these cases. We can send a GET request to the users follows endpoint to fetch information regarding who's following who.
The URL for this endpoint is as follows:
https://api.twitch.tv/helix/users/follows
All calls to this endpoint need to be authorized with an app access token.
Input parameters
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