User follows about twitch-graphql-api HOT 4 CLOSED

If this isn't a server hiccup then it's more likely tied to Get User Follows being removed from Helix in September (https://discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/legacy-follows-api-and-eventsub-shutdown-timeline-updated/46769). There is a replacement Get Followed Channels which could indicate that the same authentication & permission requirements to use that are also required when making this call.

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That's what I thought but there appears to be a way to get around the public API change and to check follows without the user needing to be a mod for the channel.

For example this site operates like before the API change. It's behind a paywall but I can confirm it works. I thought it uses the GQL API. Any idea how this is possible?

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Can't say for sure, does that site require logging in via OAuth? The only method I know of is the one where you access Settings > Notifications and the list that gets generated in the "Per channel" section, but that's only for the logged-in user.
I'm sure if the call was known or heavily used it would be patched out quicker, hence the reason why that feature is paywalled.

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No authentication needed and it works for every user. The only solution I can think of is to scrape the followers of every channel - save it to a database and fetch the data from there but that seems inefficient.

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