# Channels/followers giving me empty data

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**Created:** [June 2, 2023, 10:03am UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/channels-followers-giving-me-empty-data/45944 "2023-06-02T10:03:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 10:03am UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/channels-followers-giving-me-empty-data/45944/1 "2023-06-02T10:03:56Z")

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> **[Reference](https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/api/reference/#get-channel-followers)**
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> Twitch Developer tools and services to integrate Twitch into your development or create interactive experience on twitch.tv.

According to the doc, If I only supply the broadcaster\_id, it will give me a list of followers. However if I supply user\_id, it will show this user if they follow the broadcaster.

On the right side there’s example showing with broadcaster\_id only, you get a list of array, but with user\_id added, you get an empty array as data

So, I only supplied the broadcaster\_id, I’m only getting empty array as data, why is that?  
Thank you so much for help

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**Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 10:06am UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/channels-followers-giving-me-empty-data/45944/2 "2023-06-02T10:06:10Z")

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You do not have `moderator:read:followers` on the token used to call this endpoint

Or (the token has the scope and) the user in the token is not a moderator for `96001457`/`Sunefirst`

If you do not have the scope (or are not a mod) then _only_ the total is returned.

If you are authorised to see whom follows (with the scope and being a mod or better) then the data array will be populated

> Requires a [user access token](https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/authentication#user-access-tokens) that includes the **moderator:read:followers** scope. The ID in the broadcaster\_id query parameter must match the user ID in the access token or the user must be a moderator for the specified broadcaster. If a scope is not provided, only the total follower count will be included in the response.

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**Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 10:58am UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/channels-followers-giving-me-empty-data/45944/4 "2023-06-02T10:58:25Z")

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Ahhhhh I see. thank you! sorry I am new to Twitch API and Twitch in general.

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**Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 10:58am UTC](https://staging-discuss.dev.twitch.com/t/channels-followers-giving-me-empty-data/45944/5 "2023-07-02T10:58:57Z")

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