Retrieve blue-verified followers for a user — useful for filtering high-signal accounts from large follower lists. Returns the same profile shape as the followers endpoint.

POST /verified-followers Network

https://api.fetchlayer.dev/twitter/verified-followers

OpenAPI JSON

Headers

Authorization string required

Bearer token — your FetchLayer API key.

Parameters

handle string required

Twitter handle without @.

count number optional

Number of accounts (max 100). (default: 25)

cursor string optional

Pagination cursor.

Response Fields

verified-followers

Fetch blue-verified followers

users[].handle string

User handle.

users[].displayName string

Display name.

users[].description string

Bio text.

users[].isVerified boolean

Always true for this endpoint.

users[].followersCount number

Follower count.

users[].avatarUrl string

Profile image URL.

cursor string

Pagination cursor.

Request

curl -X POST "https://api.fetchlayer.dev/twitter/verified-followers" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ss-your-key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"handle":"openai","count":2}'

import { FetchLayer } from '@fetchlayer/twitter';

const client = new FetchLayer({ apiKey: 'ss-your-key' });

const result = await client.verifiedFollowers({
  "handle": "openai",
  "count": 2
});

Response

{
  "users": [
    {
      "handle": "satyanadella",
      "displayName": "Satya Nadella",
      "description": "Chairman and CEO at Microsoft.",
      "isVerified": true,
      "followersCount": 3200000,
      "avatarUrl": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/satya_normal.jpg"
    },
    {
      "handle": "elonmusk",
      "displayName": "Elon Musk",
      "description": "Mars & Cars, Chips & Dips",
      "isVerified": true,
      "followersCount": 180000000,
      "avatarUrl": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/elon_normal.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "cursor": "DAABCgABF8zK9v__-Z4"
}

{
  "error": "Invalid API key"
}