StockTwits Graph (Social) API

Social graph endpoints for viewing followers and following lists.

OpenAPI Specification

stocktwits-graph-social-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: StockTwits Account Graph (Social) API
  description: The StockTwits API provides access to the StockTwits social network for investors and traders. It allows developers to access streams of messages (twits), user profiles, trending symbols, and more. StockTwits is a social media platform designed for sharing ideas between investors, traders, and entrepreneurs.
  version: '2.0'
  contact:
    name: StockTwits
    url: https://stocktwits.com
  termsOfService: https://stocktwits.com/terms
  x-jentic-source-url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sophie-jentic/openapi-specs/refs/heads/import-jentic-pr-specs/stocktwits.com/stocktwits-api/2.0/openapi.json
servers:
- url: https://api.stocktwits.com/api/2
  description: StockTwits API v2 Production
security:
- {}
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Graph (Social)
  description: Social graph endpoints for viewing followers and following lists.
paths:
  /graph/user/{user_id}/following.json:
    get:
      operationId: getUserFollowing
      summary: User Following
      description: Returns the list of users the specified user is following.
      tags:
      - Graph (Social)
      parameters:
      - name: user_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: User ID or username
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with list of followed users
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  response:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResponseStatus'
                  users:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
  /graph/user/{user_id}/followers.json:
    get:
      operationId: getUserFollowers
      summary: User Followers
      description: Returns the list of users following the specified user.
      tags:
      - Graph (Social)
      parameters:
      - name: user_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: User ID or username
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with list of followers
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  response:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResponseStatus'
                  users:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
components:
  schemas:
    User:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Unique user ID
        username:
          type: string
          description: The user's username
        name:
          type: string
          description: The user's display name
        avatar_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL to the user's avatar image
        avatar_url_ssl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: HTTPS URL to the user's avatar image
        join_date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Date the user joined StockTwits
        official:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the user is an official/verified account
        followers:
          type: integer
          description: Number of followers
        following:
          type: integer
          description: Number of users being followed
        ideas:
          type: integer
          description: Number of messages posted
        watchlist_stocks_count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of stocks in the user's watchlist
        like_count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of likes received
        classification:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: User classification tags (e.g. suggested, official)
    ResponseStatus:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code (200 for success)
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: StockTwits uses OAuth 2.0 for authentication. Some endpoints are available without authentication using just an access_token query parameter.
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://api.stocktwits.com/api/2/oauth/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://api.stocktwits.com/api/2/oauth/token
          scopes:
            read: Read access to public data
            publish_messages: Create and interact with messages
            publish_watch_lists: Create and manage watchlists
            follow_users: Follow and unfollow users
            follow_stocks: Follow and unfollow stocks
    accessToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: access_token
      description: Access token passed as a query parameter. Can be an application-level token for public endpoints or a user-level OAuth token for authenticated endpoints.
externalDocs:
  description: StockTwits API Documentation
  url: https://api.stocktwits.com/developers/docs/api