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Java / Twitter API v2 / Follow a list

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();
    boolean success;

    // 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"
    // }

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("list_id","list-id-to-follow");

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

    CkHttpResponse resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.twitter.com/2/users/:id/followed_lists","application/json",json);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println(resp.get_StatusCode());
    System.out.println(resp.bodyStr());
  }
}

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": [
  ]
}