Derive Follows API

Follow people to build the activity feed.

Operations 3

GET /v1/follows List the signed-in user's follows in their active workspace #
POST /v1/follows Follow a person #
DELETE /v1/follows Remove a follow (idempotent) #

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OpenAPI Specification

derive-to-follows-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Derive Follows API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: 'Derive''s HTTP API. Every response shape here is the single source of truth for the web client — generated from the same Zod schemas that back this reference, so the docs never drift from the running API.


    **Auth:** a session cookie (browser) or a bearer token (agents and the CLI). Most write routes are scoped to the caller''s active workspace. The `/v1` paths are the stable product surface; `/openapi.json` serves this spec and `/docs` renders it.'
tags:
- name: Follows
  description: Follow people to build the activity feed.
paths:
  /v1/follows:
    get:
      tags:
      - Follows
      summary: List the signed-in user's follows in their active workspace
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The caller's follows. People-follows carry the followed person's public handle/name/avatar.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  follows:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Follow'
                required:
                - follows
      operationId: getV1Follows
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    post:
      tags:
      - Follows
      summary: Follow a person
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created follow.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  follow:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Follow'
                required:
                - follow
      operationId: postV1Follows
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    delete:
      tags:
      - Follows
      summary: Remove a follow (idempotent)
      responses:
        '204':
          description: The follow was removed.
      operationId: deleteV1Follows
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    Follow:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        org_id:
          type: string
          description: The workspace this follow is scoped to; "*" (global) for people-follows
        user_id:
          type: string
          description: The follower (the signed-in user who owns this follow)
        kind:
          type: string
          enum:
          - user
          description: 'What''s followed: a person'
        target:
          type: string
          description: The followed person's public @handle
        created_at:
          type: string
        handle:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: For people-follows, the followed person's public @handle; absent otherwise
        name:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: For people-follows, the followed person's display name; absent otherwise
        image:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: For people-follows, the followed person's avatar URL; absent otherwise
      required:
      - id
      - org_id
      - user_id
      - kind
      - target
      - created_at