People & branchesmutating

add_friend

Add a friend

Connect with another user by name or @handle — sends a friend request (or, if they already requested me, accepts it). Ask the user to pick if several people match.

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Parameters

namestringrequired

Who to connect with — a name or @handle, e.g. "Andrew".

targetUserIdstringoptional

The exact user id, when disambiguating after multiple matches.

Returns

The result of the friend request — sent, or now friends.

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