# app.certified.graph.follow

> Published by [certified.app](https://lexicon.garden/identity/did:plc:apun3uo5jqm34pxzqq6on754)

✓ This is the authoritative definition for this NSID.

## Links

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- [Examples](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:apun3uo5jqm34pxzqq6on754/app.certified.graph.follow/examples)

## Definitions

### `app.certified.graph.follow`

**Type**: `record`

Record declaring a social 'follow' relationship of another account. Duplicate follows will be ignored by the AppView.

**Key**: `tid`

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `via` | `ref` → `com.atproto.repo.strongRef` | No | Optional strong reference to a record that mediated this follow (e.g. a starter pack or other curated list). Mirrors the optional `via` field on app.bsky.graph.follow; the referenced record may conform with any lexicon. |
| `subject` | `string` (did) | Yes | DID of the account being followed. |
| `createdAt` | `string` (datetime) | Yes | Client-declared timestamp when this record was originally created. |

## Raw Schema

```json
{
  "id": "app.certified.graph.follow",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "key": "tid",
      "type": "record",
      "record": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "subject",
          "createdAt"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "via": {
            "ref": "com.atproto.repo.strongRef",
            "type": "ref",
            "description": "Optional strong reference to a record that mediated this follow (e.g. a starter pack or other curated list). Mirrors the optional `via` field on app.bsky.graph.follow; the referenced record may conform with any lexicon."
          },
          "subject": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "did",
            "description": "DID of the account being followed."
          },
          "createdAt": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "datetime",
            "description": "Client-declared timestamp when this record was originally created."
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Record declaring a social 'follow' relationship of another account. Duplicate follows will be ignored by the AppView."
    }
  },
  "$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
  "lexicon": 1
}
```