fanburst autofollow script

fanburst.rb

require 'json'
require 'curb'

# follows artists on fanburst.com using their user_id
# confirmed 4.20.17 that 22,300+ profiles exist
# artist id can be found via 'data' attribute on a profile's "follow" button

COOKIE = 'REDACTED'
CSRF_TOKEN = 'REDACTED'

def follow_artist(user_id)
  params = {followed_id: user_id}
  resp = Curl.post("https://fanburst.com/relationships", params.to_json) do |curl|
    curl.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
    curl.headers['Cookie'] = COOKIE
    curl.headers['X-csrf-token'] = CSRF_TOKEN
  end

  puts resp.status
end

def unfollow_artist(user_id)
  params = {followed_id: user_id}
  resp = Curl.delete("https://fanburst.com/relationships", params.to_json) do |curl|
    curl.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
    curl.headers['Cookie'] = COOKIE
    curl.headers['X-csrf-token'] = CSRF_TOKEN
  end

  puts resp.status
end

# starting point: note how many followers you have, then add 1
artist_profiles = []
starting_point = 3250
(starting_point...starting_point+650).each {|p| artist_profiles << p}

# unfollow profiles followed previously, before following new ones
artist_profiles.each do |profile|
  puts "trying to unfollow artist #{profile}..."
  unfollow_artist(profile)
end

artist_profiles.each do |profile|
  puts "trying to follow artist #{profile}..."
  follow_artist(profile)
end