---
title: "Follow user"
method: POST
path: "/user_account/following/{username}"
tags: ["user_account"]
---

# Follow user

`POST /user_account/following/{username}`

**This endpoint is currently in beta and not available to all apps. [Learn more](/docs/getting-started/using-beta-and-restricted-features/).**

Use this request, as a signed-in user, to follow another user.

## Path parameters

- `username` string, required

## Request body

- FollowUserCreate — Resource create operation model.
  - `auto_follow` boolean — Whether this request comes as result of auto-follow after clicking on a link. Follow links can be used by partners on their site or in emails. Only selected partners can be followed this way. We verify that partner can be auto-followed.

## Response `200`

The request has succeeded.

- FollowUser
  - `type` string — Always 'user'
  - `username` string — Username

## Other responses

- `201` — Resource create operation completed successfully.
- `400` — The request could not be understood by the server due to unexpected data.
- `401` — Authentication is required and has either failed or not been provided.
- `403` — The request was valid, but the server is refusing action. The user might not have the necessary permissions for a resource.
- `404` — The requested resource could not be found on this server.
- `429` — The user has sent too many requests in a given amount of time and is being rate limited.
- `default` — An unexpected error response.

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/pinterest/apis/pinterest-rest-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/pinterest/apis/pinterest-rest-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/pinterest/pinterest-rest-api/versions/b698c180678a/schema)