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Follower Count

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Follower counts are a core Metrika datapoint. Give the API a public account handle on Instagram, X, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, or GitHub, and it returns the current follower count as clean JSON, ready to store, chart, or display. That includes LinkedIn company pages as well as personal profiles.

Why follower counts matter

Follower counts are the simplest health signal a social presence has. Agencies use them to report growth to clients, brands use them to vet creators before a campaign, and builders use them to power follower counters on landing pages and dashboards.

What you get back

Ask for several accounts across several networks in one call and the shape is identical for each:

json 
{
  "data": [
    {
      "platform": "youtube",
      "type": "account",
      "identifier": "nasa",
      "status": "available",
      "metrics": {
        "followers": { "value": 12400000, "status": "available" }
      }
    },
    {
      "platform": "tiktok",
      "type": "account",
      "identifier": "nasa",
      "status": "available",
      "metrics": {
        "followers": { "value": 4200000, "status": "available" }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Platforms each have their own word for audience size. YouTube counts subscribers, a Facebook Page shows likes. Metrika normalises all of them to a single followers field, so your code never branches on platform vocabulary. Each datapoint carries its own status and a collected_at timestamp, so you always know how fresh a number is.

One request shape for every network

Without Metrika, tracking followers across platforms means integrating a different official API for each network, each with its own registration process, rate limits, and response format. With Metrika it is one bearer token and one response shape, whatever the platform. A single call takes up to ten accounts, so one round trip can cover a brand's whole presence.

Getting started

Create a free account, generate an API key from your dashboard, and you can make up to 500 API requests per month at no cost. No credit card required. The docs cover authentication and response formats.

Get started with Metrika

Create a free account and start pulling social media datapoints in minutes. The free tier includes 500 requests per month, no credit card required.

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