Script to follow profiles in Medium

follower-medium-profiles.js

/* 
* First step, find the people you want to follow
* Second step, run the following script in the page inspector console
*/

// get all profiles displayed 
const allprofiles = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.js-followButton'));
// return all profiles no following yet 
const newprofiles = allprofiles.filter((profile) => {
    return !profile.classList.contains('is-active')
})

(async function loop() {

    let count = 0;
    for (let profile of newprofiles) {

        if(count <= 100){
            
            await delay(1000);
            profile.click();
            count++;
            
            console.log('profile clicked', count);
        }
    }

})();

// function to sleep 
const delay = ms => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));