List the public Yelp users a contributor follows
View all Yelp Business, Reviews & Restaurant Data endpoints →Request a page of public Yelp users followed by the selected contributor. The relationship direction is from the selected user to the accounts they follow; this is not a follower list and does not establish mutual friendship. The required user input accepts a 22-character Yelp user ID or a Yelp profile URL. Optional page accepts 1 to 1000 and defaults to 1; page_size accepts 1 to 50 users per page and defaults to 20. The documentation describes followed-user entries with location, Elite status and review counts. These are documented attributes rather than confirmed JSON field names: no probe response was observed for this operation, and the supplied HTTP 200 example is an empty object. The response envelope, identifier keys, Elite representation, total counts, pagination metadata and empty-result behavior remain unverified. Treat any returned relationships as a limited public snapshot, not a complete social graph, a private relationship or permission to contact an account.
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/api/project/yelp/user-following API Response (JSON)
{} curl -X GET 'https://api.opendata-api.com/api/project/yelp/user-following?key=<API_KEY>&page=1&page_size=20&user=CHV3OXUzMbMDZ5A07UGO5A'
Query Result
Use Cases
- Model the direction of a limited public following graph for an ethics-reviewed community study with explicit page and retention limits.
- Help a consenting contributor inspect an available snapshot of accounts they follow without inferring private relationships.
- Summarize documented location or review-count attributes among returned followed accounts after verifying their actual response fields.
- Test a following-list browser that preserves the selected contributor and page position while avoiding contact-list or prospecting exports.
Frequently asked questions
Does this list followers or accounts the selected user follows?
It lists accounts the selected Yelp user follows. The relationship points outward from that user; it is not a list of people following them and does not prove mutual friendship.
How do I identify the user whose following list I need?
Pass a 22-character Yelp user ID or a Yelp profile URL in the required user parameter.
What are the following-list pagination limits?
page accepts integers from 1 to 1000 and defaults to 1. page_size accepts 1 to 50 users per page and defaults to 20. No observed response established total counts, stable ordering or pagination metadata.
Are location, Elite status and review counts verified response fields?
They are documented attributes of followed-user entries, not verified JSON keys. No response was observed for this operation, and the supplied success example is an empty object, so nesting, identifier keys and Elite formats remain unverified.
Can I treat the results as a complete social graph or a contact list?
No. Treat returned relationships as a limited public snapshot and minimize retained account information. A follow relationship does not disclose private relationships, authorize notifications or grant permission for unsolicited contact.