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# Follow request

POST https://api-d.docusign.com/v1/accounts/{accountId}/requests/{requestId}/actions/follow

Adds the authenticated user as a follower of the specified request. Following a request that is already followed by the authenticated user has no effect.

Reference: https://developers.docusign.com/docs/agreement-desk-api/reference/agreementdesk/requests/followrequest

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Docusign OAuth 2.0 access token

## Servers

- `https://api-d.docusign.com` (Demo, default)
- `https://api.docusign.com` (Production)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `accountId` (string, required) — The ID of the account that owns the request statuses.
- `requestId` (string, required) — The ID of the request (Agreement Desk ticket) the document belongs to.

## Response

### 200

The authenticated user is now following the request.

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

The request was malformed.

- `status` (integer, required) — The HTTP status code generated for this occurrence of the problem.
- `title` (string, required) — A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
- `type` (string, required) — A URI reference that identifies the problem type.
- `detail` (string, optional) — A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
- `errors` (list of ValidationError, optional) — Field-level validation errors when multiple issues exist.
- `instance` (string, optional) — A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem.
- `request_id` (string, optional) — Unique identifier for the request, useful for tracing with support.
- `timestamp` (datetime, optional) — The timestamp when the error occurred.

### 401 Unauthorized Error

The request was not authenticated.

- `status` (integer, required) — The HTTP status code generated for this occurrence of the problem.
- `title` (string, required) — A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
- `type` (string, required) — A URI reference that identifies the problem type.
- `detail` (string, optional) — A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
- `errors` (list of ValidationError, optional) — Field-level validation errors when multiple issues exist.
- `instance` (string, optional) — A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem.
- `request_id` (string, optional) — Unique identifier for the request, useful for tracing with support.
- `timestamp` (datetime, optional) — The timestamp when the error occurred.

### 404 Not Found Error

The specified request was not found.

- `status` (integer, required) — The HTTP status code generated for this occurrence of the problem.
- `title` (string, required) — A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
- `type` (string, required) — A URI reference that identifies the problem type.
- `detail` (string, optional) — A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
- `errors` (list of ValidationError, optional) — Field-level validation errors when multiple issues exist.
- `instance` (string, optional) — A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem.
- `request_id` (string, optional) — Unique identifier for the request, useful for tracing with support.
- `timestamp` (datetime, optional) — The timestamp when the error occurred.

## Types

### ValidationError

A single field-level or parameter-level validation error.

- `code` (string, required) — A machine-readable error code identifying the specific validation failure.
- `message` (string, required) — A human-readable description of the validation error.
- `target` (string, optional) — The name of the field, parameter, or path segment that caused the error.

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{}
```