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Endpoint: GET /followers Description This endpoint retrieves a paginated list of all accounts following a specific user. It provides full profile details for each follower, making it easy to map out a user’s audience. Who is it for?
  • Audience Researchers: To analyze the demographics and interests of a specific account’s fan base.
  • Security Tools: To monitor for “bot-like” follower patterns or sudden spikes in suspicious followers.
  • Growth Strategists: To identify high-value followers (whales/influencers) who are tracking a competitor.
Use Cases
  • Exporting the first 1,000 followers of a project to analyze their common interests.
  • Finding “common followers” between two different industry leaders.
  • Auditing an account’s audience quality by checking follower bios and verification statuses.
Request Example (Python)
import requests

url = "https://api.sorsa.io/v3/followers"
headers = {"ApiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
params = {
    "link": "elonmusk",  # Can be username, ID, or full URL
    "cursor": ""         # Optional for pagination
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
data = response.json()

for follower in data.get("users", []):
    print(f"Followed by: @{follower['screen_name']}")