documentation/content/en/entities/relationship.md

---
title: Relationship
description: Represents the relationship between accounts, such as following / blocking / muting / etc.
menu:
  docs:
    parent: entities
---

## Example

```javascript
{
  "id": "1",
  "following": true,
  "showing_reblogs": true,
  "followed_by": true,
  "blocking": false,
  "blocked_by": false,
  "muting": false,
  "muting_notifications": false,
  "requested": false,
  "domain_blocking": false,
  "endorsed": false
}
```

## Required attributes {#relationship}

### `id` {#id}

**Description:** The account id.\
**Type:** String \(cast from an integer, but not guaranteed to be a number\)\
**Version history:** Added in 0.6.0

### `following` {#following}

**Description:** Are you following this user?\
**Type:** Boolean\
**Version history:** Added in 0.6.0

### `requested` {#requested}

**Description:** Do you have a pending follow request for this user?\
**Type:** Boolean\
**Version history:** Added in 0.9.9

### `endorsed` {#endorsed}

**Description:** Are you featuring this user on your profile?\
**Type:** Boolean\
**Version history:** Added in 2.5.0

### `followed_by` {#followed_by}

**Description:** Are you followed by this user?\
**Type:** Boolean\
**Version history:** Added in 0.6.0

### `muting` {#muting}

**Description:** Are you muting this user?\
**Type:** Boolean\
**Version history:** Added in 1.1.0

### `muting_notifications` {#muting_notifications}

**Description:** Are you muting notifications from this user?\
**Type:** Boolean\
**Version history:** Added in 2.1.0

### `showing_reblogs` {#showing_reblogs}

**Description:** Are you receiving this user's boosts in your home timeline?\
**Type:** Boolean\
**Version history:** Added in 2.1.0

### `blocking` {#blocking}

**Description:** Are you blocking this user?\
**Type:** Boolean\
**Version history:** Added in 0.6.0

### `domain_blocking` {#domain_blocking}

**Description:** Are you blocking this user's domain?\
**Type:** Boolean\
**Version history:** Added in 1.4.0

### `blocked_by` {#blocked_by}

**Description:** Is this user blocking you?\
**Type:** Boolean\
**Version history:** Added in 2.8.0

## See also

* [GET /api/v1/accounts/relationships](../methods/accounts/#check-relationships-to-other-accounts)

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