Twitter Not Following Back
Sorsa Not Following Back Checker compares who an X account follows with who follows it, and lists the accounts that don’t follow back, the fans and the mutuals. Free, no X login.
Who doesn’t follow back, who follows without a follow-back, and the mutuals appear here.
The field takes a handle with or without the @, or a profile link.
How to see who doesn’t follow you back on X
Type your handle above: Sorsa API’s checker compares the accounts you follow with your followers and lists the ones that don’t follow back, without an extension. On X itself, only a “Follows you” label on each profile tells you, so checking means opening your Following list and looking at every row.
What X shows
In your lists
- A “Follows you” labelOne profile at a time
- Not following backNo list
- MutualsNo list
What the checker adds
For any public account
- Not following back111, biggest first
- Fans and mutualsTwo more lists
- Take it with youA CSV of each
Check by hand on X
- Open your profileIn the X app or on x.com, logged in.
- Tap FollowingUnder your bio.
- Look for “Follows you”Rows without it don’t follow you back.
Three lists: not following back, fans and mutuals
Every account you follow and every account that follows you lands in one of three lists. The checker counts each and lists its people, biggest first.
Not following back
You follow them; they don’t follow you. Brands, news and famous accounts are usually here.
Fans
They follow you; you don’t follow them. People to thank, or to follow back.
Mutuals
You follow each other: the core of your network.
A demo account: @mapleridge_runs_club
- 111Not following back
- 301Mutuals
- 88Fans
Why accounts don’t follow back
They follow few accounts
Brands, news and famous people follow a handful and are followed by thousands.
They stopped posting
An account gone quiet for months often doesn’t follow anyone new, back or not.
They unfollowed you
Some follow back and later unfollow; follow-for-follow accounts do it on purpose.
They aren’t people
Bots and bought accounts rarely follow back. Check one with the Twitter Bot Checker.
Clean up your following safely
X limits how fast accounts follow and unfollow, and its rules treat bulk following and unfollowing as platform manipulation, so unfollowing hundreds at once with an app can get an account limited or suspended.
X’s own page: About following on X.
Unfollow by hand, a few at a time
Open the account on X and tap Following. Spread a big cleanup over days.
Know X’s numbers
X’s Help Center puts a technical limit of 400 follows a day; past 5,000 accounts followed, more follows depend on your own followers.
Never give a tool your X password
This checker reads public lists and never touches your account; an app that asks for your password can act as you.
Unfollowers and not following back are different
Not following back is a state: who doesn’t follow you now. Who unfollowed you is a change, and seeing it takes two snapshots of your followers taken at different times; X shows neither.
For the newest followers in order, use Twitter Recent Followers; to check one pair of accounts, Twitter Follow Checker; to keep a snapshot each day, the API below.
Full lists of any size through the API
The checker reads about 1,000 accounts from each list. GET /follows and GET /followers on Sorsa API return both lists whole, 200 accounts per request with a cursor; compare them by user ID. An account that follows 1,840 and has 12,600 followers takes 73 requests: from $0.10. Your first 100 requests are free.
What teams use it for
- Keep a snapshot of followers each day to see who unfollowed.
- Clean up the following of brand accounts across a team.
- Find the fans worth following back, by their audience.
- Compare two audiences before a partnership.
GET /followsThe accounts an account follows, 200 per request.GET /followersIts followers, 200 per request.POST /check-followWhether one account follows another, in one request.
One call is one request, whatever it returns, and failed requests are never charged: Sorsa API pricing. For either list as a file without code, use Export Twitter Followers.
No credit card, and they never expire.
GET https://api.sorsa.io/v3/follows?username=mapleridge_runs_club
GET https://api.sorsa.io/v3/followers?username=mapleridge_runs_club
ApiKey: YOUR_API_KEYThe two lists this page compares, as JSON.
{
"users": [
{
"id": "1849310288477519872",
"username": "riverside_runners_hq",
"display_name": "Riverside Runners",
"followers_count": 2310,
"verified": false
}
],
"next_cursor": "1849310...|1849312..."
}Questions about follow-backs
The checker
Is it free, and do I need to log in?
Free, with no sign-up, no X login and no extension. It reads public lists and never touches your account.
Can I check someone else’s account?
Yes, any public account: followers and following lists are public on X. Protected accounts keep theirs private.
Why does it say the result is partial?
For an account with more than about 1,000 following or followers, the free check reads the latest part of each list, so someone older on either list can show up in the wrong place. The API reads both lists whole.
Can I download the lists?
Yes: each list has Download CSV with handles, names, follower counts and the checkmark. For whole lists of any size, use GET /follows and GET /followers, or Export Twitter Followers.
Will it unfollow people for me?
No. Sorsa API never follows or unfollows anyone; to unfollow, open the account on X and tap Following.
On X
How do I see who doesn’t follow me back on X?
Type your handle above. On X, open your Following list and look for the “Follows you” label: rows without it don’t follow you back.
How do I see who unfollowed me?
X doesn’t show it. It takes two snapshots of your followers at different times; Twitter Recent Followers shows the newest, and the API can keep a snapshot each day.
Is it safe to unfollow many accounts at once?
Not in bulk: X’s rules treat mass following and unfollowing as platform manipulation. Unfollow by hand, a few at a time.
How many accounts can I follow on X?
X’s Help Center puts a technical limit of 400 follows a day; past 5,000 accounts followed, more follows depend on your own number of followers.
The API
Is there an API to find who doesn’t follow back?
Yes. GET /follows and GET /followers on Sorsa API return both lists, 200 accounts per request with a cursor, at 20 requests a second; compare them by user ID. 100 free requests to start, no card.
Compare full lists of any account
GET /follows and GET /followers return both lists whole, 200 accounts per request, from $0.007 per 1,000.
No credit card, and they never expire. 6B+ requests served since 2022.
Account checks
Followers & audience
Posts & conversations
Analytics & creators
For developers
How to see who doesn’t follow you back on X
The checker compares who you follow with who follows you. On X, only a “Follows you” label on each profile tells you.
What X shows
In your lists
- A “Follows you” labelOne profile at a time
- Not following backNo list
- MutualsNo list
What the checker adds
For any public account
- Not following back111, biggest first
- Fans and mutualsTwo more lists
- Take it with youA CSV of each
Three lists: not following back, fans and mutuals
Everyone you follow and everyone who follows you lands in one of three lists.
- 111Not following back
- 301Mutuals
- 88Fans
Not following back
You follow them; they don’t follow you.
Fans
They follow you; you don’t follow them.
Mutuals
You follow each other.
Why accounts don’t follow back
They follow few accounts
Brands, news and famous people follow a handful and are followed by thousands.
They stopped posting
An account gone quiet for months often doesn’t follow anyone new, back or not.
They unfollowed you
Some follow back and later unfollow; follow-for-follow accounts do it on purpose.
They aren’t people
Bots and bought accounts rarely follow back. Check one with the Twitter Bot Checker.
Clean up your following safely
X’s rules treat bulk following and unfollowing as manipulation: clean up a few at a time.
X’s own page: About following on X.
Unfollowers and not following back are different
Not following back is a state: who doesn’t follow you now. Who unfollowed you is a change, and seeing it takes two snapshots of your followers taken at different times; X shows neither.
For the newest followers in order, use Twitter Recent Followers; to check one pair of accounts, Twitter Follow Checker; to keep a snapshot each day, the API below.
Full lists of any size through the API
GET /follows and GET /followers return both lists whole, 200 accounts per request: from $0.007 per 1,000 accounts.
One call is one request, whatever it returns, and failed requests are never charged: Sorsa API pricing. For either list as a file without code, use Export Twitter Followers.
No credit card, and they never expire.
Questions about follow-backs
The checker
Is it free, and do I need to log in?
Free, with no sign-up, no X login and no extension. It reads public lists and never touches your account.
Can I check someone else’s account?
Yes, any public account: followers and following lists are public on X. Protected accounts keep theirs private.
Why does it say the result is partial?
For an account with more than about 1,000 following or followers, the free check reads the latest part of each list, so someone older on either list can show up in the wrong place. The API reads both lists whole.
Can I download the lists?
Yes: each list has Download CSV with handles, names, follower counts and the checkmark. For whole lists of any size, use GET /follows and GET /followers, or Export Twitter Followers.
Will it unfollow people for me?
No. Sorsa API never follows or unfollows anyone; to unfollow, open the account on X and tap Following.
On X
How do I see who doesn’t follow me back on X?
Type your handle above. On X, open your Following list and look for the “Follows you” label: rows without it don’t follow you back.
How do I see who unfollowed me?
X doesn’t show it. It takes two snapshots of your followers at different times; Twitter Recent Followers shows the newest, and the API can keep a snapshot each day.
Is it safe to unfollow many accounts at once?
Not in bulk: X’s rules treat mass following and unfollowing as platform manipulation. Unfollow by hand, a few at a time.
How many accounts can I follow on X?
X’s Help Center puts a technical limit of 400 follows a day; past 5,000 accounts followed, more follows depend on your own number of followers.
The API
Is there an API to find who doesn’t follow back?
Yes. GET /follows and GET /followers on Sorsa API return both lists, 200 accounts per request with a cursor, at 20 requests a second; compare them by user ID. 100 free requests to start, no card.
Compare full lists of any account
GET /follows and GET /followers return both lists whole, 200 accounts per request, from $0.007 per 1,000.
Get 100 free requestsNo credit card, and they never expire. 6B+ requests served since 2022.
Check by hand on X
- Open your profileIn the X app or on x.com, logged in.
- Tap FollowingUnder your bio.
- Look for “Follows you”Rows without it don’t follow you back.
Unfollow by hand, a few at a time
Open the account on X and tap Following. Spread a big cleanup over days.
Know X’s numbers
X’s Help Center puts a technical limit of 400 follows a day; past 5,000 accounts followed, more follows depend on your own followers.
Never give a tool your X password
This checker reads public lists and never touches your account; an app that asks for your password can act as you.
What teams use it for
- Keep a snapshot of followers each day to see who unfollowed.
- Clean up the following of brand accounts across a team.
- Find the fans worth following back, by their audience.
- Compare two audiences before a partnership.
GET /followsThe accounts an account follows, 200 per request.GET /followersIts followers, 200 per request.POST /check-followWhether one account follows another, in one request.
The requests and their answer
GET https://api.sorsa.io/v3/follows?username=mapleridge_runs_club
GET https://api.sorsa.io/v3/followers?username=mapleridge_runs_club
ApiKey: YOUR_API_KEYThe two lists this page compares, as JSON.
{
"users": [
{
"id": "1849310288477519872",
"username": "riverside_runners_hq",
"display_name": "Riverside Runners",
"followers_count": 2310,
"verified": false
}
],
"next_cursor": "1849310...|1849312..."
}