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# Delete Follow

> Unfollow a user

Remove an existing follow relationship between the authenticated user and the specified user.

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="userId" type="string" required>
  ID of the user to unfollow
</ParamField>

## Response

<Info>
  Returns **204 No Content** on success with no response body
</Info>

## Error Responses

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Invalid User ID - 400 Bad Request">
    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "error": "Invalid userId",
      "code": "follow/invalid-user-id"
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Self-Unfollow Attempt - 400 Bad Request">
    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "error": "Cannot unfollow yourself",
      "code": "follow/self-follow"
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Not Following - 404 Not Found">
    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "error": "Not currently following this user",
      "code": "follow/not-following"
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Server Error - 500 Internal Server Error">
    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "error": "Internal server error",
      "code": "follow/server-error"
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

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## Notes

* Removes the follow relationship between the authenticated user and the specified user
* Returns 204 No Content on successful unfollow with no response body
* Cannot unfollow yourself
* Returns 404 if no follow relationship exists
* Rate limiting: 75 requests per 5 minutes