# Check if a person is followed by the authenticated user

From **GitHub v3 REST API**.

`GET /user/following/{username}`

Check if a person is followed by the authenticated user

## Parameters

### `username`

- Location: path
- Required: true
- Type: `string`

## Responses

### `204`

if the person is followed by the authenticated user

### `304`

Not modified

### `401`

Requires authentication

### `application/json`

- Type: `object`

Basic Error

```json
{"description":"Basic Error","properties":{"documentation_url":{"type":"string"},"message":{"type":"string"},"status":{"type":"string"},"url":{"type":"string"}},"title":"Basic Error","type":"object"}
```

### `403`

Forbidden

### `application/json`

- Type: `object`

Basic Error

```json
{"description":"Basic Error","properties":{"documentation_url":{"type":"string"},"message":{"type":"string"},"status":{"type":"string"},"url":{"type":"string"}},"title":"Basic Error","type":"object"}
```

### `404`

if the person is not followed by the authenticated user

### `application/json`

- Type: `object`

Basic Error

```json
{"description":"Basic Error","properties":{"documentation_url":{"type":"string"},"message":{"type":"string"},"status":{"type":"string"},"url":{"type":"string"}},"title":"Basic Error","type":"object"}
```

## Request examples

### cURL

```shell
curl --request GET \
  --url {protocol}://{hostname}/api/v3/user/following/{username}
```