# app.certified.graph.entityFollow

> Published by [certified.app](https://lexicon.garden/identity/did:plc:apun3uo5jqm34pxzqq6on754)

✓ This is the authoritative definition for this NSID.

## Links

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## Definitions

### `app.certified.graph.entityFollow`

**Type**: `record`

Record declaring a social 'follow' relationship with a non-account entity, such as a specific record. Account (DID) follows are out of scope and belong to app.certified.graph.follow. The subject is an open union so additional non-DID entity kinds can be added in the future. Duplicate follows will be ignored by the AppView.

**Key**: `tid`

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `via` | `ref` → `com.atproto.repo.strongRef` | No | Optional strong reference to a record that mediated this follow (e.g. a starter pack or other curated list). Mirrors the optional `via` field on app.certified.graph.follow; the referenced record may conform with any lexicon. |
| `subject` | `union` | Yes | The entity being followed. Must never include account DIDs; use app.certified.graph.follow for accounts. |
| `createdAt` | `string` (datetime) | Yes | Client-declared timestamp when this record was originally created. |
| `signatures` | `ref` → `app.certified.signature.defs#list` | No | Optional cryptographic signatures attesting to this record's content. |

## Raw Schema

```json
{
  "id": "app.certified.graph.entityFollow",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "key": "tid",
      "type": "record",
      "record": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "subject",
          "createdAt"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "via": {
            "ref": "com.atproto.repo.strongRef",
            "type": "ref",
            "description": "Optional strong reference to a record that mediated this follow (e.g. a starter pack or other curated list). Mirrors the optional `via` field on app.certified.graph.follow; the referenced record may conform with any lexicon."
          },
          "subject": {
            "refs": [
              "app.certified.defs#recordSubject"
            ],
            "type": "union",
            "description": "The entity being followed. Must never include account DIDs; use app.certified.graph.follow for accounts."
          },
          "createdAt": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "datetime",
            "description": "Client-declared timestamp when this record was originally created."
          },
          "signatures": {
            "ref": "app.certified.signature.defs#list",
            "type": "ref",
            "description": "Optional cryptographic signatures attesting to this record's content."
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Record declaring a social 'follow' relationship with a non-account entity, such as a specific record. Account (DID) follows are out of scope and belong to app.certified.graph.follow. The subject is an open union so additional non-DID entity kinds can be added in the future. Duplicate follows will be ignored by the AppView."
    }
  },
  "$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
  "lexicon": 1
}
```