> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.adspo.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get followed brands

> Returns the brands you follow, most recently followed first, with each brand's ad activity. In a team, this includes the brands the team follows.

Each brand has the `workspace_id` it's followed in. A brand followed in two workspaces is listed once for each.


> [!NOTE]
>
> **Credits:** 1 credit per request.


## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /v1/following
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Adspo API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >
    The Adspo API gives you programmatic access to ad creative data across
    brands.


    ## Authentication


    All endpoints require an API key passed in the `x-api-key` header.


    ```

    x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY

    ```


    ## Rate limits


    - **120 requests per minute** per key. Exceeding this returns `429` with a
    `Retry-After` header. Every response carries `RateLimit-Limit`,
    `RateLimit-Remaining` and `RateLimit-Reset` headers.

    - **Credits per billing period** vary by plan. Each request costs 1 credit
    (`/v1/usage` is free). Exceeding your quota returns `429` with `resets_at`
    indicating when it resets.

    - A key whose account has no active subscription gets `403`.

    - **Changes** have their own per-person limits, across all their keys and
    connections: saving creatives and adding them to boards, 30 a minute;
    creating boards, 10 a minute; following brands and adding them to groups, 30
    a minute. Exceeding these returns `429` with a `Retry-After` header. Each
    costs 1 credit only when it changes something; anything already there is
    free.
servers:
  - url: https://api.adspo.co
    description: Production
security:
  - apiKey: []
paths:
  /v1/following:
    get:
      summary: Get followed brands
      description: >
        Returns the brands you follow, most recently followed first, with each
        brand's ad activity. In a team, this includes the brands the team
        follows.


        Each brand has the `workspace_id` it's followed in. A brand followed in
        two workspaces is listed once for each.
      operationId: getFollowing
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/workspace_id'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Followed brands.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  count:
                    type: integer
                  brands:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/FollowedBrand'
              example:
                count: 1
                brands:
                  - brand_id: '15087023444'
                    name: Nike
                    category: Fashion & Apparel
                    domain: nike.com
                    image_uri: https://r2.adspo.co/pages/15087023444.jpg
                    ig_username: nike
                    ig_followers: '297398825'
                    facebook_likes: '39645492'
                    facebook_url: https://www.facebook.com/nike/
                    domain_traffic: '107785544'
                    ads: 2080
                    creatives: 614
                    verified: true
                    workspace_id: null
                    followed_at: '2026-04-02T10:15:00Z'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          description: Workspace not found, or not one of yours.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  parameters:
    workspace_id:
      name: workspace_id
      in: query
      description: >-
        Only this workspace (from [Get
        workspaces](/api-reference/get-workspaces)). Pass `default` for the
        default workspace. Omit for all of your workspaces.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: 0133afa6-5326-4a70-aa10-c9358eb6de04
  schemas:
    FollowedBrand:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/BrandSummary'
        - type: object
          properties:
            workspace_id:
              type: string
              format: uuid
              nullable: true
              description: >-
                The workspace the brand is followed in. null for the default
                workspace.
            followed_at:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              description: When the brand was followed.
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
    BrandSummary:
      type: object
      description: Returned in search results.
      properties:
        brand_id:
          type: string
          description: Facebook Ad Library page ID.
        name:
          type: string
          description: Brand name.
        category:
          type: string
          description: Primary business category.
        domain:
          type: string
          description: Primary website domain.
        image_uri:
          type: string
          description: Brand profile image URL.
        ig_username:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Instagram username.
        ig_followers:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Instagram follower count.
        facebook_likes:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Facebook page like count.
        facebook_url:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Facebook page URL.
        domain_traffic:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Estimated monthly website visits.
        ads:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of currently active ads.
        creatives:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of currently active creatives.
        verified:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether this brand has been manually verified.
  responses:
    Forbidden:
      description: >
        The account behind the key has no active subscription (`No active
        subscription`), or a team key's subscription can't be found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: No active subscription
    TooManyRequests:
      description: >
        Either the per-minute rate limit or the credit quota was exceeded. The
        two look different:


        - **Rate limit** (120 requests per minute): the response has a
        `Retry-After` header with the seconds to wait.

        - **Quota** (credits per billing period): the body includes `limit` and
        `resets_at`. Retrying won't help until then.
      headers:
        Retry-After:
          description: >-
            Seconds until the rate limit window resets. Only sent when the rate
            limit was hit.
          schema:
            type: integer
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
              limit:
                type: integer
                description: >-
                  Credits in the billing period. Only present when the quota was
                  exceeded.
              resets_at:
                type: string
                format: date-time
                description: >-
                  When the quota resets. Only present when the quota was
                  exceeded.
          examples:
            rate_limit:
              summary: Rate limit
              value:
                error: Rate limit exceeded. Maximum 120 requests per minute.
            quota:
              summary: Quota
              value:
                error: Quota exceeded
                limit: 10000
                resets_at: '2026-06-04T22:38:10Z'
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: Your Adspo API key.

````

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