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

# Unfollow user

> Unfollow an X user from one of your connected accounts

<blockquote className="agent-llms-directive">
  For the complete documentation index, see <a href="/llms.txt">llms.txt</a>.
</blockquote>

<Callout icon="coins" color="#5c3327">
  **10 credits per call** · [All plans](https://xquik.com/#pricing) from \$0.00012/credit
</Callout>

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X DELETE https://xquik.com/api/v1/x/users/44196397/follow \
    -H "x-api-key: xq_YOUR_KEY_HERE" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "account": "myxaccount"
    }' | jq
  ```

  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  const response = await fetch("https://xquik.com/api/v1/x/users/44196397/follow", {
    method: "DELETE",
    headers: {
      "x-api-key": "xq_YOUR_KEY_HERE",
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      account: "myxaccount",
    }),
  });
  const data = await response.json();
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  response = requests.delete(
      "https://xquik.com/api/v1/x/users/44196397/follow",
      headers={"x-api-key": "xq_YOUR_KEY_HERE"},
      json={
          "account": "myxaccount",
      },
  )
  data = response.json()
  ```

  ```go Go theme={null}
  package main

  import (
      "bytes"
      "encoding/json"
      "fmt"
      "net/http"
  )

  func main() {
      body, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{
          "account": "myxaccount",
      })

      req, err := http.NewRequest("DELETE", "https://xquik.com/api/v1/x/users/44196397/follow", bytes.NewReader(body))
      if err != nil {
          panic(err)
      }
      req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "xq_YOUR_KEY_HERE")
      req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

      resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
      if err != nil {
          panic(err)
      }
      defer resp.Body.Close()

      var data map[string]interface{}
      if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&data); err != nil {
          panic(err)
      }
      fmt.Println(data)
  }
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Headers

<ParamField header="x-api-key" type="string" required>
  Your API key. Session cookie authentication is also supported. Generate a key from the [dashboard](https://xquik.com/dashboard).
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="Content-Type" type="string" required>
  Must be `application/json`.
</ParamField>

## Path parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  The X user ID of the account to unfollow.
</ParamField>

## Body

<ParamField body="account" type="string" required>
  X username or account ID of your connected account to act as.
</ParamField>

## Response

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="200 OK">
    <ResponseField name="success" type="boolean">Always `true` on success.</ResponseField>

    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "success": true
    }
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="400 Invalid Input">
    ```json theme={null}
    { "error": "invalid_input", "message": "Invalid user ID or account" }
    ```

    The user ID or account field is missing or malformed.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="401 Unauthenticated">
    ```json theme={null}
    { "error": "unauthenticated", "message": "Missing or invalid API key" }
    ```

    Missing or invalid API key.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="402 Subscription Required">
    ```json theme={null}
    { "error": "no_subscription", "message": "No active subscription" }
    ```

    An active subscription is required. Subscribe from the [dashboard](https://xquik.com/subscription).
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="402 Insufficient Credits">
    ```json theme={null}
    { "error": "insufficient_credits", "message": "Insufficient credits" }
    ```

    Insufficient credits for this operation. Top up your credit balance from the [dashboard](https://xquik.com/dashboard).
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="403 Account Needs Reauth">
    ```json theme={null}
    { "error": "account_needs_reauth" }
    ```

    The connected X account failed a recent login attempt and needs to be reconnected. Reconnect it from the [dashboard](https://xquik.com/dashboard).
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="403 Account Restricted">
    ```json theme={null}
    { "error": "account_restricted" }
    ```

    The connected X account is locked, suspended, recovering, or temporarily restricted. Resolve the restriction on X before retrying.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="422 Write Rejected">
    ```json theme={null}
    { "error": "x_content_too_long", "message": "..." }
    ```

    X rejected the write. Possible codes: `x_content_too_long`, `x_duplicate_action`, `x_account_suspended`, `x_account_protected`, `x_target_not_found`, `x_account_feature_required`, `x_rejected`. See [error handling](/guides/error-handling) for details.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="429 Rate Limited">
    ```json theme={null}
    { "error": "rate_limit_exceeded", "retryAfter": 60 }
    ```

    The request hit an Xquik tier limit, or X throttled the write. Possible codes: `rate_limit_exceeded`, `x_rate_limited`, or `x_daily_limit`. Respect the `Retry-After` header when present.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="503 Transient Error">
    ```json theme={null}
    { "error": "x_transient_error", "message": "..." }
    ```

    A transient write service issue occurred. Safe to retry with exponential backoff.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="500 Write Failed">
    ```json theme={null}
    { "error": "x_write_failed", "message": "Failed to complete the action" }
    ```

    The write action failed. Retry after a short delay.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

<Note>
  **Related:** [Follow User](/api-reference/x-write/follow) to follow a user, or [Get User](/api-reference/x/get-user) to look up user details.
</Note>