diff --git a/api/user/followers.ts b/api/user/followers.ts
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+export const config = {
+  runtime: "nodejs",
+};
+
+import { createClient } from "@supabase/supabase-js";
+
+const supabaseUrl = process.env.VITE_SUPABASE_URL;
+const supabaseServiceRole = process.env.SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE;
+
+if (!supabaseUrl || !supabaseServiceRole) {
+  throw new Error("Missing Supabase configuration");
+}
+
+const supabase = createClient(supabaseUrl, supabaseServiceRole);
+
+export default async function handler(req: any, res: any) {
+  try {
+    // Enable CORS
+    res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
+    res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, OPTIONS");
+    res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Content-Type");
+
+    if (req.method === "OPTIONS") {
+      return res.status(200).end();
+    }
+
+    if (req.method !== "GET") {
+      return res.status(405).json({ error: "Method not allowed" });
+    }
+
+    const { userId } = req.query;
+
+    if (!userId) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: "Missing userId parameter" });
+    }
+
+    // Query the user_follows table for users following this person
+    const { data, error } = await supabase
+      .from("user_follows")
+      .select("follower_id")
+      .eq("following_id", userId);
+
+    if (error) {
+      console.error("Error fetching followers list:", error);
+      return res.status(500).json({
+        error: "Failed to fetch followers list",
+        details: (error as any).message,
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Extract the IDs from the result
+    const followerIds = (data || []).map((r: any) => r.follower_id);
+
+    return res.status(200).json({ data: followerIds });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Unexpected error in followers endpoint:", error);
+    return res.status(500).json({
+      error: "Internal server error",
+      details: (error as any).message,
+    });
+  }
+}