Retrieve Current User's followed Users

[digitaldesaster]

It would be great to have api calls to

get a list of Artists a User follows get a list of Users a User follows

best regards Alex

[alexwohlbruck]

I would also like to see this implemented, but it looks like the devs are ignoring us. It's either this endpoint or I implement a follow/friends clone in my own app, and I don't really want my users having to make two friends lists

[hughrawlinson]

Hi!

This issue, as with all of our long open issues, is an open feature request. The current state is that we're aware that it's a feature that has a lot of demand, but for a variety of reasons have no immediate plans to release it.

We keep feature requests open so that we can continue to gauge demand for a feature over time, and regularly prioritize highly demanded features - see #302 #57 #260, and many others for examples of this. We're happy to hear your input on whether you'd prefer us to close these types of issues.

This repository, as with all repositories in the Spotify GitHub Organization, requires adherence to our Code of Conduct by all participants. We look forward to all future constructive, respectful discussions in this tracker.

Best,

Hugh Spotify Developer Support

[mjmsmith]

Over two years ago @thelinmichael wrote:

Getting followed users isn't supported yet, and we figured that it's better to release this endpoint separately instead of waiting for both endpoints to be finished.

There has been no feedback since then.

We look forward to all future constructive, respectful discussions in this tracker.

Nothing here has been productive, you haven't been respectful, and there hasn't been a discussion.

[hughrawlinson]

We understand that there has been little communication on these issues, and we're sorry. We hope to do better in the future. An issue being open is not an indication that we're working on the feature, only that we're interested in seeing the demand, and the compelling example use cases that we could enable. Currently, all we can say is there are no short-term plans for this feature. Again, if you'd prefer to see these types of issues closed, we're happy to hear your input. That said, we do monitor the track regularly and strongly consider the highly demanded feature requests. We assure you that as soon as we have updates, we will let you know.

[zhammer]

@mjmsmith: the posters from the spotify api team have been pretty clear that there is a concern over user privacy / data access. I imagine someone from product or legal is the blocker -- not the dev team -- and it's probably for the moment out of their hands.

@hughrawlinson: that being said I do think this would be an awesome feature. In terms of we're interested in seeing ... the compelling example use cases that we could enable, what's the best way to send a project sketch to the team?

[hughrawlinson]

@zhammer if you want to share something privately, you can email us at developer-support { at > spotify <dot} com. 😄 Looking forward to hearing from you!

[alyce-pascoe]

@hughrawlinson Just out of curiosity, how much more interest in this feature would your team require before you could implement it?

I'm really hanging for this feature to be developed as I'm super excited about my idea alas, I have to wait until your team gets the approval.

Thanks for all of your input in these issues/requests 😸

[justinperkins]

Is this the place where we ask Spotify if we can get an endpoint for followed users by user ID? I want that.

[ncfausti]

Sooo, how about that list of a user's followers endpoint??

[adizam]

Any update on this?

[jazminebarroga]

Hope the user's followers endpoint gets released soon!

[gwprice115]

+1

[lewincary]

+1

[carterbuce]

+1

[KramerLewis]

+1 please implement this.

Additionally, is there a feature request for allowing search for type User ? by username or name or anything of the like?

[bih]

Hey folks!

In order to have a clearer developer support process, we launched a new developer support process and will be revisiting all of the issues created under Web API with that process in place.

For numerous reasons, these aren't features that teams have decided to prioritise in the next 6 months. To set expectations clear and to build a better support process, we will close this issue as wontfix for now.

If and when, in the future, we launch an API for viewing the users who follow a particular user/artist, we will re-open this issue and post updates here. We highly recommend you continue to 👍 and comment for your support of this idea (and we'll continue to gauge interest over time) as per usual.

Hope this helps! Happy to answer any questions around this 🙂

[cgillions]

We've just released an endpoint that allows you to retrieve a user's followed artists. Please try it out in the API console, or read about it in the documentation. Reports of any bugs or otherwise unexpected behaviour that you may find is of course greatly appreciated.

Please provide a way to to sort this list! E.g. alphabetically, number of songs in the library etc.

[gannonprudhomme]

Has there been any changes to this? I recently authorized a separate application using the Web API, and one of the permissions it granted was

View your Spotify account data The type of Spotify subscription you have Your public playlists, who you follow and who is following you

Which implies that they have access to the users that I follow. Is this feature now available in some form? Or is that referring that they have the ability to check if I follow a certain user, which I know is implemented in the API.

[barlow21]

+1

[joaopedromattos]

+1

[muesingb]

+1

[thmsngyn]

+1

I'd love to see this feature supported. Otherwise great API, thanks!

[cgarren]

+1

[luizhop]

+1

[pentaxslr]

:+1: +1

[ColeDPatton11]

Been keeping track of this issue for 2 years now. I have a project 90% done, just using fake data for the last small part since this feature isn't implemented yet. I know there's probably a good reason why it's not implemented, but it still sucks.

[TheLoombot]

Honestly I think the reason they'll never do this is the demand shown here... how many cool social apps could indie developers make using this one feature? Stuff that would compete with you listening to Spotify inside the Spotify apps, where they can more easily monetize you.

This feature is contrary to Spotify's strategy, so they'll never build it. It's not a question of effort or resources.

Now ... how about this for a workaround? You could download all of a logged-in user's playlists and look at the owners of all their playlists... then fetch all the public playlists for the users you find and look for more owners... if I follow a playlist you made, that's kind of like following you right? It's not the same data, but maybe it could be used as a workaround!

Just brainstorming here.

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[ColeDPatton11]

Yeah, I agree, it's not likely they'll ever do this. And the workaround isn't a bad idea either. My app (just a fun side project) uses a friends list, and I just thought that since they have an endpoint to let you follow and unfollow users, it would be cool if the "friends list" in my app was actually the users' Spotify follows/followers.

I think I'll just end up doing all the friends list stuff on my own, and maybe just add a separate functionality to follow another user on Spotify. Not the end of the world I guess. Thanks for the response