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Follow Artists or Users

PUT/me/following

Add the current user as a follower of one or more artists or other Spotify users.

Body ParametersExpand Collapse

ids: array of string

A JSON array of the artist or user Spotify IDs. For example: {ids:["74ASZWbe4lXaubB36ztrGX", "08td7MxkoHQkXnWAYD8d6Q"]}. A maximum of 50 IDs can be sent in one request. Note: if the ids parameter is present in the query string, any IDs listed here in the body will be ignored.

published: optional boolean

The playlist's public/private status (if it should be added to the user's profile or not): true the playlist will be public, false the playlist will be private, null the playlist status is not relevant. For more about public/private status, see Working with Playlists

Follow Artists or Users

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curl https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/following \
    -X PUT \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $SPOTIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
    -d '{
          "ids": [
            "string"
          ]
        }'

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