# GET /helix/users/follows stops working

Calls to GET /helix/users/follows on Twitch API stopped working on September 6, 2023.

On September 6, 2023, the GET /helix/users/follows endpoint was permanently removed. Requests made to this endpoint fail. The change affects all clients calling this specific Twitch API route.

## What to use instead

Use Get Followed Channels (GET /helix/channels/followed) or Get Channel Followers (GET /helix/channels/followers) instead.

- API: Twitch API (api.twitch.tv)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Announced: February 22, 2023
- Takes effect: September 6, 2023
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `GET /helix/users/follows`
- Source: [Announcement](https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/change-log/)
- Verified: October 26, 2026, against Twitch API's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/twitch-api/breaking-changes/get-helix-users-follows-stops-working/

## Twitch API's words

> The Get Users Follows API endpoint has been removed.

Okapi finds the calls this change hits in your repo and opens the pull request with the fix: https://github.com/apps/okapi-agent