# BlockRun Social Following Lookup

> BlockRun Social Following Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from blockrun.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.0085/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-19).

Retrieves the list of accounts that a given social user (by handle) is following

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://blockrun.ai/api/v1/surf/social/user/following?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.0085/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-19
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/blockrun-social-following-lookup-df57535c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_L72SaoToF4oH_GBGaCyZN

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability blockrun-social-following-lookup-df57535c
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the list of accounts that @elonmusk is following on social media using BlockRun's social endpoint?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically retrieve the following list for a specific social media handle, especially within a crypto or Web3 agent workflow where micropayment-based (USDC) API access is acceptable. Prefer this over scraping solutions when you need a clean, paid, reliable data feed routed through BlockRun's infrastructure.

## Known failure modes

- Handle not found or does not exist — returns empty or error response
- Rate limiting or payment failure via x402 — returns 402 Payment Required
- Invalid or missing handle parameter — returns 400 Bad Request
- Private/protected account whose following list is not accessible — returns restricted data or error
- Network timeout or upstream social data provider failure

## How this service works

BlockRun lets AI agents use money well: pay for results, not for seats or subscriptions, and put every cent on the model or tool that actually does the job.

## Output

Returns a list of social accounts (users/handles) that the specified handle is following, allowing agents to map out a user's social graph and connections.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "handle": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Required query param"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/blockrun-social-following-lookup-df57535c/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from blockrun.ai](https://www.zero.xyz/host/blockrun.ai/llms.txt)