List the accounts an Instagram user follows API
Returns a list of accounts the given user (id_user) follows. One item in users is a followed account; this call held 12 users. The answer shows has_more true and next_max_id "12"; pass that value as the next_max_id parameter to get the next page.
1 live route on Instagram, from $0.00099 per call. Every route below answered our last live test on 2026-10-06; the gateway re-tests them daily.
Price per call, by route
The upstream price you are metered at, cheapest first. A route without a published price says so.
| Provider | Endpoint | Price |
|---|---|---|
FollowingGET ig/following | $0.00099$0.99 / 1k calls |
What it returns
From a real call to the route: FlashAPI.
users[].idFollowed account's user id (string)users[].pkFollowed account's user id (number)users[].usernameUsername of the followed accountusers[].full_nameDisplay name; the sample shows a placeholder 'Access delayed' textusers[].is_verifiedWhether the followed account is verifiedusers[].is_privateWhether the followed account is privateusers[].profile_pic_urlProfile picture URLhas_moreWhether more results existnext_max_idCursor for the next page; send as next_max_idpage_sizeNumber of users in this page (12)Paging: read `next_max_id` from the answer and send it back as `next_max_id=` for the next page; stop when it is empty or repeats. From MCP: call_endpoint("flashapi.following", params, pages=3) follows it for you.
Call it
HTTP with your key in x-api-key, or the call_endpoint tool of our MCP server.
| Parameter | Type | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nocors | string · query | optional | default false |
| next_max_id | string · query | optional | |
| query | string · query | optional | |
| id_user | string · query | required | e.g. 25025320 |
curl "https://fetchapi.co/api/gw/flashapi/ig/following?nocors=false&id_user=25025320" \ -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY"
call_endpoint("flashapi.following", {"nocors": "false", "id_user": "25025320"}){
"users": [
{
"id": "6344354573",
"pk": 6344354573,
"pk_id": "6344354573",
"fbid_v2": 17841406317203044,
"username": "design",
"full_name": "Access delayed. Only the owner of the page can access this information",
"is_private": false,
"is_favorite": false,
"is_verified": true,
"strong_id__": "6344354573",
"account_badges": [],
"profile_pic_id": "2839516534726704704_6344354573",
"profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.fkiv3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-19/281382934_503999271466027_5797939277652543950_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e0_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6In…",
"latest_reel_media": 0,
"…": "2 more fields"
},
{
"id": "57666617436",
"pk": 57666617436,
"pk_id": "57666617436",
"fbid_v2": 17841457643088328,
"username": "boynextdoor_official",
"full_name": "Access delayed. Only the owner of the page can access this information",
"is_private": false,
"is_favorite": false,
"is_verified": true,
"strong_id__": "57666617436",
"account_badges": [],
"profile_pic_id": "3980226050504551807_57666617436",
"profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.fkiv3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.82787-19/798080072_18021856865921437_3633591562829859356_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e0_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI…",
"latest_reel_media": 1791036036,
"…": "2 more fields"
},
"… 2 more"
],
"status": "ok",
"partial": false,
"big_list": true,
"has_more": true,
"page_size": 12,
"next_max_id": "12",
"follow_ranking_token": "555501d988db43f4811fedeaff5487b1|26598809720|osr",
"use_clickable_see_more": false,
"hidden_following_account_count": 0,
"should_limit_list_of_followers": false,
"should_limit_list_of_followings": false
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Call it over HTTP or from any MCP client. Each key has a rate limit and a monthly cap; calls are metered at the upstream price.