> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.beatpass.ca/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Following Playlists

> Follow public playlists to save them and understand how unfollowing behaves for viewers and collaborators.

Following a playlist saves someone else's playlist without turning it into your own editable copy.

## Where The Follow Action Appears

For users who are not the playlist owner, BeatPass shows:

* **Follow** and **Following** on the playlist page.
* **Follow** and **Unfollow** in the playlist context menu.

Owners do not get the follow button for their own playlists.

## What Following Does

* Saves the playlist to your account so you can find it again quickly.
* Keeps you on the original playlist rather than creating a duplicate.

<Note>
  Whether a followed playlist appears in your **Library → Playlists** list depends on how BeatPass attaches the relationship to your account. Not all followed playlists are guaranteed to show up in that view.
</Note>

## What Following Does Not Do

* It does not let ordinary followers add or remove tracks.
* It does not let ordinary followers rename the playlist or change its settings.
* It does not provide a dedicated playlist-update notification feed.

## Unfollowing

Normal unfollowing:

1. Open the playlist or its context menu.
2. Use **Following** or **Unfollow**.
3. BeatPass removes the saved relationship.

## Special Case: Collaborative Editors

If you are an accepted collaborator:

* The playlist can show the **Following** state.
* Unfollowing uses a confirmation flow because you are leaving the collaboration.
* Confirming removes your editor access — not just a follow relationship.

## Relationship Differences

| Role                  | Can view                           | Can modify tracks | Can change playlist settings |
| --------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ----------------- | ---------------------------- |
| Owner                 | Yes                                | Yes               | Yes                          |
| Accepted collaborator | Yes                                | Yes (add)         | No                           |
| Follower              | Yes, if the playlist is accessible | No                | No                           |

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