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Start following an allied unit

FollowUnit("unit")

unit: String - the UnitID to follow, e.g. "target", "party1", "raid1", etc..

To stop following someone: ( FollowUnit("player") )
- ~~It is not possible to stop following someone from a script. The player needs to take action (move, jump, sit, whatever). See the discussion page.~~

For historical reference, see also FollowByName(), which has been removed from the API.

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-FollowUnit("[[API_TYPE_UnitId|UnitID]]")<br><br>
+{{wowapi}}
-Can only follow allies
-Q: Is there a way to stop following from a script?  Before patch 1.6 you could issue a movement command to stop following, but that is no longer an option.
+Start following an allied unit
+  FollowUnit("[[API_TYPE_UnitId|unit]]")
-A: Try this:
+== Arguments ==
-/script MoveForwardStart(0)
+:;unit: String - the [[API_TYPE_UnitId|UnitID]] to follow, e.g. "target", "party1", "raid1", etc..
-/script MoveForwardStop(0)
-Which starts you moving (thus breaking the follow), and then immediately stops (Which means you stay in one place).
+== Details ==
-[[Category:API Functions|FollowUnit]]
+* To stop following someone: <code>( FollowUnit("player") )</code>
-[[Category:API Movement Functions|FollowUnit]]
+** <s>It is '''not possible''' to ''stop'' following someone from a script. The player needs to take action (move, jump, sit, whatever). See the [[Talk: API FollowUnit|{{discussiontab}} page]].</s>
-[[Category:API Unit Functions|FollowUnit]]
+* For historical reference, see also [[API FollowByName|FollowByName]](), which has been removed from the API.