GET /helix/users/follows → endpoint removal
Twitch API
Stopped working
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.
Calls it hits
GET /helix/users/follows
What to use instead of these calls
Use Get Followed Channels (GET /helix/channels/followed) or Get Channel Followers (GET /helix/channels/followers) instead.
In Twitch API's words
The Get Users Follows API endpoint has been removed.
Facts
- API
- Twitch API
api.twitch.tv - Kind
- Endpoint removal
- Announced
- February 22, 2023
- Takes effect
- September 6, 2023
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Announcement
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against Twitch API's own pages
Questions
When does this change take effect?
Calls to GET /helix/users/follows on Twitch API stopped working on September 6, 2023.
What happens to calls after September 6, 2023?
They have failed since September 6, 2023.
How do I find the calls this hits in my code?
Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.
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