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C / Twitter API v2 / Follow a list

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#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHttp http;
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObject json;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    http = CkHttp_Create();

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //   "list_id": "list-id-to-follow"
    // }

    json = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"list_id","list-id-to-follow");

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    CkHttp_putAuthToken(http,"<access_token>");

    resp = CkHttp_PostJson3(http,"https://api.twitter.com/2/users/:id/followed_lists","application/json",json);
    if (CkHttp_getLastMethodSuccess(http) == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        return;
    }

    printf("%d\n",CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp));
    printf("%s\n",CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(resp));
    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);


    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);

    }

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-d '{
    "list_id": "list-id-to-follow"
}'
https://api.twitter.com/2/users/:id/followed_lists

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Follow a list",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"list_id\": \"list-id-to-follow\"\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.twitter.com/2/users/:id/followed_lists",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "twitter",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "2",
        "users",
        ":id",
        "followed_lists"
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "id",
          "value": null,
          "description": "Required. The ID of the authenticated user "
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Allows the authenticated user to follow a specified List.\n\nFor full details, see the [API reference](https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/lists/manage-lists/api-reference/post-users-id-followed-lists) for this endpoint.\n\n[Sign up](https://t.co/signup) for the Twitter API"
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}