2 files changed, 16 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
index 735d88832..de76822fc 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.TwitterAPI do
     end
   end
 
-  def follow(%User{} = follower, followed_id) do
-    with %User{} = followed <- Repo.get(User, followed_id),
+  def follow(%User{} = follower, params) do
+    with %User{} = followed <- get_user(params),
          { :ok, follower } <- User.follow(follower, followed),
          { :ok, activity } <- ActivityPub.insert(%{
            "type" => "Follow",
@@ -290,4 +290,13 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.TwitterAPI do
   defp make_date do
     DateTime.utc_now() |> DateTime.to_iso8601
   end
+
+  defp get_user(params) do
+    case params do
+      %{ "user_id" => user_id } ->
+        Repo.get(User, user_id)
+      %{ "screen_name" => nickname } ->
+        Repo.get_by(User, nickname: nickname)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
index b0287a7f4..429417884 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
@@ -45,19 +45,19 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.Controller do
     |> json_reply(200, json)
   end
 
-  def follow(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{ "user_id" => followed_id }) do
-    { :ok, user, follower, _activity } = TwitterAPI.follow(user, followed_id)
+  def follow(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, params) do
+    { :ok, user, followed, _activity } = TwitterAPI.follow(user, params)
 
-    response = follower |> UserRepresenter.to_json(%{for: user})
+    response = followed |> UserRepresenter.to_json(%{for: user})
 
     conn
     |> json_reply(200, response)
   end
 
   def unfollow(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{ "user_id" => followed_id }) do
-    { :ok, user, follower } = TwitterAPI.unfollow(user, followed_id)
+    { :ok, user, followed } = TwitterAPI.unfollow(user, followed_id)
 
-    response = follower |> UserRepresenter.to_json(%{for: user})
+    response = followed |> UserRepresenter.to_json(%{for: user})
 
     conn
     |> json_reply(200, response)