Unable to follow a specific GitHub user - 422 Unprocessable Content

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🏷️ Discussion Type

Bug

💬 Feature/Topic Area

Profile

Body

I'm unable to follow a specific GitHub user, Goooler.

When I click the Follow button on the user's profile, the request fails with:

POST https://github.com/users/follow?target=Goooler
422 Unprocessable Content

The response body is:

{"count":"818"}

The follow does not happen, and the follower count remains unchanged.

I have confirmed that:

• I can successfully follow other GitHub users.
• I am not already following Goooler.
• I checked Goooler's followers through the public GitHub API, and my account is not listed there.
• The issue appears to happen only with this particular user.

Expected behavior:

Clicking Follow should successfully follow the user.

Actual behavior:

The request returns 422 Unprocessable Content, and the follow is not completed.

Environment:

• OS: macOS
• Browser: Chrome
• github.com

Could this be a GitHub-side issue with the follow relationship for this specific account?

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[ZelClicks]

Since you can follow other users and the issue only happens with this account, it does sound like a GitHub-side problem with that specific follow relationship. I’d report it to GitHub Support with the 422 error details and request they check the affected account relationship.

[KaifSayed]

I would suggest clearing the Chrome tab Storage then try again one more time.
Follow this steps:

• Right click on the screen then select 'Inspect' OR "Ctrl+Shift+i" keys
• Navigate to Application on the Inspection mode
• On the left side click on 'Storage' under Application
• Click on "Clear site data" then try again.

[Coding-Meet]

still issue