POST/v1/tiktok/user-following

TikTok User Following API

Get who a TikTok user follows. Network analysis from $0.01/call.

Fetch the list of accounts a TikTok user follows. Useful for network analysis and discovering related creators.

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POST/v1/tiktok/user-followingtt-user-following$0.01/call

Response

Example response — hit "Send Request" to see a live result

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "following": [
      {
        "uniqueId": "creator456",
        "nickname": "Popular Creator"
      }
    ],
    "cursor": "20",
    "hasMore": true
  }
}

Features

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Following list

Provide a creator's numeric user_id and retrieve the accounts they follow, returned as a paginated following array.

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Profile metadata

Each followed account includes a uniqueId and nickname, so you can identify and link to every connection in a creator's network.

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Cursor pagination

Cursor and hasMore fields let you page through the entire following list, even for accounts that follow thousands of others.

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Network discovery

Mapping who a creator follows reveals their interests and surfaces related creators within the same community.

Use cases

Network Analysis

Map a creator's network by seeing who they follow.

Related Creators

Discover related creators through following relationships.

Quick start

Copy this snippet and start making calls.

const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/tiktok/user-following', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "user_id": "6753174029657301",
    "cursor": "0",
    "count": "20"
  }),
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

TikTok User Following API for creator network mapping

The YepAPI TikTok User Following API lists the accounts a creator follows. Pass their numeric user ID and page through the following list — each account with a username and nickname — to map the network and interests behind a single profile.

It is the inverse of the Followers API and the key to network analysis. Resolve the user ID via the TikTok User Profile API, then follow the graph outward to discover related creators in the same niche.

What is a TikTok User Following API?

A TikTok User Following API returns the accounts a given creator follows, the outbound side of their social graph. Where the Followers API shows who listens to them, this shows who they listen to. With YepAPI you POST a numeric user_id to /v1/tiktok/user-following and receive a following array, each entry holding a uniqueId and nickname, with cursor and hasMore for paging. Since TikTok exposes no open endpoint for this, it gives you structured access to a creator's outbound connections — a window into their interests and the community they belong to.

Build your own creator network mapper

Use this endpoint to build a network-mapping tool. Start from a seed creator, pull who they follow, then recurse a level or two to chart the cluster of creators around a niche. The accounts a creator follows often reveal their genuine interests and collaborators, making this a strong signal for discovering related creators the Search APIs might miss. Resolve handles to IDs with the User Profile API first. The same YepAPI key lets you map Instagram and YouTube networks alongside TikTok.

TikTok User Following API pricing — $0.01 per call

Each call costs $0.01 and returns one page of followed accounts plus a cursor. You pay per page, so a creator following a few hundred accounts costs a few cents to enumerate fully. Mapping a network of 50 seed creators a couple of levels deep typically costs a few dollars — modest for the relationship data it yields.

Following lists as an interest and discovery signal

Who a creator chooses to follow is a deliberate, high-signal indicator of their interests and professional circle — far more telling than the passive crowd that follows them. By traversing following lists, you can uncover collaboration clusters, find adjacent creators in a niche, and build a recommendation graph for outreach. This network-discovery angle is unique to the following relationship and is exactly what this endpoint surfaces.

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Get $5 in free credit with no credit card to start. That covers 500 page fetches — enough to map several creator networks before you pay. Sign up, grab your key, and pull your first following list in minutes.

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Frequently asked questions

Fetch the list of accounts a TikTok user follows. Useful for network analysis and discovering related creators.

Each API call costs $0.01. No monthly minimums or subscriptions — you only pay for what you use.

Sign up for a free API key, then send a POST request to /v1/tiktok/user-following. Check the code example above for a ready-to-use snippet in JavaScript, cURL, or Python.

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