---
title: "Follow a creator who has a public profile (their new public items reach your Inbox)"
method: POST
path: "/api/preview/public/follow"
tags: ["follow"]
---

# Follow a creator who has a public profile (their new public items reach your Inbox)

`POST /api/preview/public/follow`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://symbol.chat` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://symbol.chat/api/preview/public/follow`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in cookie `__Secure-next-auth.session-token`
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `https://mcp.symbol.chat/authorize`
    - Token URL: `https://mcp.symbol.chat/token`

## Request body

- object
  - `username` string, required: The creator's public handle, as in their profile address `/u/<username>`.

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `following` boolean, required
  - `username` string, required

## Changes

- **2026-10-09** `c7729725d527`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/symbol/apis/symbol-api/changes/api/preview/public/follow/post.md)

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