User endpoint

Following search

Searches the accounts an account follows by name or username (q) and returns the matching accounts.

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

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.
`q`	string	required	Text to look for in the list, 1 to 100 characters.

Example request

Put your own key in the header.

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

const res = await fetch(
  "https://storiesfly.com/api/v1/user/following/search?username=arianagrande&q=ar",
  { 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/search",
    params={"username": "arianagrande", "q": "ar"},
    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": "1000000032",
      "username": "sample_user_33",
      "full_name": "Sample Name",
      "profile_pic_url": "https://example.com/pic.jpg",
      "verified": true,
      "is_private": false
    },
    {
      "id": "1000000035",
      "username": "sample_user_36",
      "full_name": "Sample Name",
      "profile_pic_url": "https://example.com/pic.jpg",
      "verified": false,
      "is_private": false
    }
  ],
  "next_cursor": null,
  "has_more": false
}

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.

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

What does q match?

The names and usernames of the accounts that the account follows. q is 1 to 100 characters.

Is the result paged?

No. The matches come in one answer, so next_cursor is null and there is no cursor to send.

When should I use it instead of user/following?

When you look for one account. user/following reads the whole list a page at a time, and this returns the matches for 1 request.

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