New follower notification

[Adrian_Schofield]

Hi All

I’m new to the API and I am trying to work out if the only way to find out if a channel has a new follower is by repeatedly calling the API, “https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/channels/:channel/follows”.

If that’s the case and is the accepted way then is there a limit on how often I can make this call, is once a minute too frequent, are there any actual general guidelines on how quickly you can call the API?

Appreciate any help
Adrian

[Decicus]

As long as you pass your client ID, you shouldn’t be rate limited

[matt_thomas]

I believe it’s highly suggested that you don’t poll it more than once per minute, on top of using a client ID.