---
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 <a id="relationship"></a>

### `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`

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

### `requested`

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

### `endorsed`

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

### `followed_by`

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

### `muting`

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

### `muting_notifications`

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

### `showing_reblogs`

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

### `blocking`

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

### `domain_blocking`

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

### `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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