Follower API

GET /author/<str:author_id>/followers

This will return a list of authors that follow the author specified in the URL.

Request Requirements

No Body Required

Sample Response

{
    "type": "followers",
    "items": [
        {
            "type": "author",
            "id": "https://team6-project-socialdistrib.herokuapp.com/author/21d2d52bf3c34b84a45951d53b472a08",
            "host": "https://team6-project-socialdistrib.herokuapp.com/",
            "displayName": "Jeff",
            "url": "https://team6-project-socialdistrib.herokuapp.com/author/21d2d52bf3c34b84a45951d53b472a08",
            "github": "https://github.com/Jeff"
        },
        {
            "type": "author",
            "id": "http://team6-project-socialdistrib.herokuapp.com/author/6978b496f79d59fa9aa9648bf88dbaaf",
            "host": "https://team6-project-socialdistrib.herokuapp.com/",
            "displayName": "Jim",
            "url": "https://team6-project-socialdistrib.herokuapp.com/author/6978b496f79d59fa9aa9648bf88dbaaf",
            "github": "https://github.com/Jim"
        }
    ]
}

Response Codes

• 200 OK for a successful return of a list
• 400 BAD REQUEST if information is missing in the request
• 403 FORBIDDEN if the requesting user is not authenticated