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Overview

This node operation retrieves the list of users that a specified user is following on GitLab. It is useful for scenarios where you want to analyze or display the social connections of a GitLab user, such as in social network analysis, user engagement tracking, or building user recommendation systems.

Use Case Examples

  1. Get the list of users followed by a specific GitLab user by providing their user ID.
  2. Paginate through the following list by specifying page number and items per page to handle large datasets.

Properties

Name Meaning
Skip Authentication Determines whether to skip authentication for the request.
Authentication Specifies the authentication method to use, defaulting to GitLab API authentication.
baseUrl The base URL of the GitLab instance to send the request to.
Method The HTTP method to use for the request, defaulting to GET.
Query Parameters Optional query parameters to control pagination of the results.
Path Parameters Path parameters specifying the user ID whose following list is to be retrieved.

Output

JSON

  • id - The unique identifier of the user being followed.
  • username - The username of the user being followed.
  • name - The full name of the user being followed.
  • state - The state of the user (e.g., active, blocked).
  • avatar_url - URL to the user's avatar image.
  • web_url - URL to the user's GitLab profile page.

Dependencies

  • GitLab API authentication token or credentials

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the user ID provided in the path parameters is valid and exists in GitLab.
  • Check that the authentication credentials are correctly configured and have sufficient permissions to access user following data.
  • Verify the baseUrl is correct and points to a valid GitLab instance.
  • If pagination parameters are used, ensure they are valid integers and within allowed ranges.

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