---
title: "GET /twitter/user/followers"
method: GET
path: "/twitter/user/followers"
---

# GET /twitter/user/followers

`GET /twitter/user/followers`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.twitterapi.io`
- URL: `https://api.twitterapi.io/twitter/user/followers`
- Auth: API key in header `X-API-Key`

Get user followers (with full profile metadata) in reverse chronological order (newest first). Sorted by follow date — most recent followers appear on the first page. Use `cursor` for pagination through the complete followers list.

## Tiered pricing (per follower returned)

> **Credits ↔ USD:** 100,000 credits = $1.00 (1 credit ≈ $0.00001)

| Returned followers per call | Price | USD equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| 200 (max page size) | **1 credit / follower** | **$0.01 / 1k followers** |
| 100 - 199 | 2 credits / follower | $0.02 / 1k followers |
| 20 - 99 | 3 credits / follower | $0.03 / 1k followers |

💡 **At max page size, 100,000 follower profiles cost just $1.00.**

Minimum charge: **60 credits ($0.0006)** per call (20 followers × 3 credits, the smallest page size).

For pure follower-ID collection at scale, see the cheaper [`/twitter/user/followers_ids`](/api-reference/endpoint/get_user_followers_ids) endpoint — no profile metadata, up to 5,000 IDs per call, as low as $0.0045 per 1,000 IDs at the bulk tier.

## Query parameters

- `userName` string, string, required
- `cursor` string, string
- `pageSize` integer

## Response `200`

User info

- object
  - `followers` UserProfileSnake[]: Array of followers
    - `id` string: User ID
    - `name` string: Display name
    - `screen_name` string: Handle (without @)
    - `userName` string: Handle (without @); present on followers / followings / verifiedFollowers
    - `username` string, nullable: Present on user/search only (currently null; use screen_name)
    - `location` string: Profile location
    - `url` string, nullable: Profile URL
    - `description` string: Bio
    - `email` string, nullable: Always null
    - `protected` boolean: Protected account
    - `verified` boolean: Legacy verified flag
    - `isBlueVerified` boolean: Present on user/search and community/members
    - `followers_count` integer: Followers
    - `following_count` integer: Following
    - `friends_count` integer: Following (legacy name, same as following_count)
    - `favourites_count` integer: Likes
    - `statuses_count` integer: Tweets
    - `media_tweets_count` integer: Media tweets
    - `created_at` string: Account creation time
    - `profile_banner_url` string: Banner image URL
    - `profile_image_url_https` string: Avatar URL
    - `can_dm` boolean: Whether DMs are open. Not provided by the followers / followings list endpoints: there it is always false. Look the user up with /twitter/user/batch_info_by_ids (canDm) for the real value.
  - `status` 'success' | 'error': Status of the request.success or error
  - `msg` string: Message of the request (error message on failure)
  - `has_next_page` boolean: Indicates if there are more results available
  - `next_cursor` string: Cursor for fetching the next page of results
  - `code` integer: 0 on success

## Other responses

- `400`: unexpected error

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `03599c7e3236`: 1 breaking, 23 warning, 20 info
  - the response property `followers/items/url` became nullable for the status `200`
  - removed the optional property `followers/items/affiliatesHighlightedLabel` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `followers/items/automatedBy` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `followers/items/canDm` from the response with the `200` status
  - …40 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/twitterapi/apis/twitterapi-io-the-most-stable-fastest-cheapest-twitter-api/changes/twitter/user/followers/get.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/twitterapi/apis/twitterapi-io-the-most-stable-fastest-cheapest-twitter-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/twitterapi/apis/twitterapi-io-the-most-stable-fastest-cheapest-twitter-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/twitterapi/apis/twitterapi-io-the-most-stable-fastest-cheapest-twitter-api/revisions/03599c7e3236?raw)