Events
Fires when a tracked user follows another X account.
A new_follow event fires when a tracked user follows another X account.
Fields
| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
type | "new_follow" | |
author | Author | The tracked user who initiated the follow |
followedAuthor | Author | The account being followed |
detectedAtMs | number | Unix milliseconds when we detected the follow |
latencyMs | number | Wall-clock from detection to delivery |
Example
{
"type": "new_follow",
"author": {
"id": "44196397",
"username": "elonmusk",
"displayName": "Elon Musk",
"verified": true,
"verifiedType": "blue"
},
"followedAuthor": {
"id": "34743251",
"username": "spacex",
"displayName": "SpaceX",
"verified": true,
"verifiedType": "business"
},
"detectedAtMs": 1780000000000,
"latencyMs": 47
}
Related events
profile_update: the user changed any other profile fieldprivacy_changed: the user’s account privacy changed