Follow Topic

Follow a topic for the signed-in user from confirmed targets. Returns the followed topic with follow_id.

Send confirmed: true, a label (or query), and targets from find_topics_to_follow, a phrase, or both. Without confirmation, or with neither targets nor a phrase, the response is 409 confirmation_required carrying the resolution to show first. When the query names a subject, Scout also follows it by meaning and returns phrase.description, a plain statement of what it reads the phrase as; meaning-based updates show on the Following page and do not email yet. A phrase that is too broad returns 409 phrase_too_broad: ask the user to narrow it, or resend with keep_broad: true to keep it page only. A new followed topic starts with matches from the last 90 days. At most 20 active followed topics per user, phrase follows included (409 follow_limit_reached). Delivery defaults to the user's setting (email unless changed).