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New follow

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Fires when a tracked user follows another X account.

A new_follow event fires when a tracked user follows another X account.

Fields

FieldTypeNotes
type"new_follow"
authorAuthorThe tracked user who initiated the follow
followedAuthorAuthorThe account being followed
detectedAtMsnumberUnix milliseconds when we detected the follow
latencyMsnumberWall-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
}