# Federation: can't follow from mastodon with authorized fetch enabled

**URL:** <https://discuss.write.as/t/federation-cant-follow-from-mastodon-with-authorized-fetch-enabled/2063>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** troubleshooting, writeas\
**Created:** [November 17, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/federation-cant-follow-from-mastodon-with-authorized-fetch-enabled/2063 "2020-11-17T17:32:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![oldyogre](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/oldyogre/32/789_2.png) [@oldyogre](https://discuss.write.as/u/oldyogre)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 5:49am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/federation-cant-follow-from-mastodon-with-authorized-fetch-enabled/2063/6 "2020-11-22T05:49:05Z")

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I don’t know enough to help, but I can’t follow my own blog on @writing.exchange.

I try to follow @OldYogre@write.as, and when I go to the blog’s mastodon profile it shows “cancel follow request” and says it is awaiting approval. If there’s anything I can do to help, I’m willing. I’m just not knowledgeable.

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