User endpoint

Following list API

The accounts an account follows, a page at a time. Pass next_cursor back as cursor for the next page.

GEThttps://storiesfly.com/api/v1/user/following

Price 1 request
Answers up to 30 minutes old

Parameters

All parameters go in the query string.

Name	Type	Sent	Description
`username`	string	one of	Instagram username. A leading @ is ignored. Send exactly one of username or id.
`id`	string	one of	Numeric Instagram id of the account. Send exactly one of username or id.
`cursor`	string	optional	The next_cursor of the page before. Leave it out for the first page.

Example request

Put your own key in the header.

curl "https://storiesfly.com/api/v1/user/following?username=arianagrande" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: sf_live_your_key"

const res = await fetch(
  "https://storiesfly.com/api/v1/user/following?username=arianagrande",
  { headers: { "X-Api-Key": process.env.STORIESFLY_KEY } }
);
const data = await res.json();

import os
import requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://storiesfly.com/api/v1/user/following",
    params={"username": "arianagrande"},
    headers={"X-Api-Key": os.environ["STORIESFLY_KEY"]},
)
data = r.json()

Example response

200 OK · X-Units-Charged: 1

{
  "user": {
    "id": "7719696",
    "username": "arianagrande"
  },
  "users": [
    {
      "id": "1000000012",
      "username": "sample_user_16",
      "full_name": "Sample Name",
      "profile_pic_url": "https://example.com/pic.jpg",
      "verified": true,
      "is_private": false
    },
    {
      "id": "1000000016",
      "username": "sample_user_20",
      "full_name": "Sample Name",
      "profile_pic_url": "https://example.com/pic.jpg",
      "verified": true,
      "is_private": false
    }
  ],
  "next_cursor": "c1.ryg6VkAgkE2BcPyGM0q6ADwLG1KAGWvXyxXcleap6rtdnm6USXXD4rRRujLUjticHxS2vixe2jbdlG4LggGvIE1ISp6sYLXI6XWcb66UIrM_RMPDKCUhQylnCgNoMsPrfzM",
  "has_more": true
}

A real answer, shortened: lists are cut to two items and long texts to 160 characters.

Price and freshness

A call takes 1 request. Free requests are spent first, then your balance. The pricing page has the rates.

Answers are kept for up to 30 minutes. Asking again inside that time returns the same answer and takes 1 request again.

Up to 25 items per page.

Errors

A failed call answers with an HTTP status and a body {error, code}. These are the codes this endpoint gives. Errors and what is charged covers all of them.

Status	Code	When
`400`	`bad_request`	A parameter is missing or wrong, or not exactly one of `username` or `id` was sent. `fields` lists the names. Free.
`401`	`unauthorized`	The `X-Api-Key` header is missing or the key is wrong. Free.
`402`	`credits_exhausted`	The free requests and the balance are used up. Top up in the dashboard. Free.
`403`	`telegram_required`	The account behind the key is not linked to Telegram. The answer has a `link_url` to do it. Free.
`403`	`private_account`	The account is private. Charged like an answer.
`404`	`not_found`	The account does not exist. Charged like an answer.
`429`	`rate_limited`	More requests in a second than your level allows. Wait for the `Retry-After` header. Free.
`500`	`internal_error`	A fault on our side. Retry shortly. Refunded.
`503`	`upstream_unavailable`	Our side failed or timed out. Retry shortly. Refunded.

FAQ

Questions about this endpoint

Can I read every account someone follows?

Page through the list with next_cursor and cursor. Each page takes 1 request, so a long list takes many requests. The count is in user/profile.

Can I check whether one account is in the list?

Yes. user/following/search takes a text q and returns the followed accounts that match, in one request.

What happens with a private account?

The list of followed accounts of a private account answer private_account (HTTP 403), which is charged like an answer. The profile of that account still works: user/profile.

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