GitHub User following API
List the GitHub users a given user follows by handle (each account's login, type, avatar, and profile URL) with pagination.
$1.20/1k req, pay per request, no subscription.
{"id": 810438,"login": "sindresorhus","type": "User","avatarUrl": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/810438","url": "https://github.com/sindresorhus","siteAdmin": false}
Pricing and providers
GitHub User following API pricing: one API, 2 interchangeable providers
The cheapest provider serves first. If it fails, the next one takes over in the same call.
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Get GitHub user following in one request
This sample shows 10 of 11 fields. See every field
{
"found": true,
"data": {
"nextCursor": "2",
"following": [
{
"id": 810438,
"login": "sindresorhus",
"type": "User",
"avatarUrl": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/810438",
"url": "https://github.com/sindresorhus",
"siteAdmin": false
},
{
"id": 6764957,
"login": "gridline-labs",
"type": "Organization",
"avatarUrl": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6764957",
"url": "https://github.com/gridline-labs",
"siteAdmin": false
},
{
"id": 2903318,
"login": "tobias-mq",
"type": "User",
"avatarUrl": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2903318",
"url": "https://github.com/tobias-mq",
"siteAdmin": false
}
]
}
}Full parameter and response reference - every field, type, and example for this endpoint.
Reference
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Every field you send and every field you get back, each with a real example.
Last verified 2026-10-31 · uptime and latency measured over 30d
Request body
JSON, posted to this endpoint.
- handlestring
kentcdodds
GitHub username.
- cursorstring
Pagination cursor from a previous response (page number, defaults to 1).
Response
JSON, one example value per field.
Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
- avatarUrlstring
https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/810438
Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
- idinteger
810438
- loginstring
sindresorhus
Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
- siteAdminboolean
false
- typestring
User
Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
- urlstring
https://github.com/sindresorhus
Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
- nextCursorstring
2
Opaque cursor for the next page of followed accounts, or null when this lane has no more. Pass it back as cursor to continue.
- foundboolean
true
- reason"not_found"
Present only when `found` is false, and says why there is no result. `not_found`: the source states the target does not exist, or returned nothing for it. A `found: false` answer is a successful call, not an error, and `costUsd` is what it actually cost.
FAQ
About the GitHub User following API
The AnyAPI GitHub User following API returns GitHub user following data as normalized JSON from one POST call to /v1/run/github.user_following. List the GitHub users a given user follows by handle (each account's login, type, avatar, and profile URL) with pagination. AnyAPI routes each request across 2 sources and falls back automatically when one fails. It costs from $1.20 per 1,000 requests, in US dollars with no subscription and no monthly minimum. Over the last 30 days, 100.0% of GitHub user following calls through AnyAPI succeeded, with a median response time of 1.2 seconds across 49 measured calls.
