diff --git a/api_tests/package.json b/api_tests/package.json
index 3aa57d49..7f3a80c9 100644
--- a/api_tests/package.json
+++ b/api_tests/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "eslint": "^7.30.0",
     "eslint-plugin-jane": "^9.0.3",
     "jest": "^27.0.6",
-    "lemmy-js-client": "0.16.0-rc.1",
+    "lemmy-js-client": "0.17.0-rc.1",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
     "prettier": "^2.3.2",
     "ts-jest": "^27.0.3",
diff --git a/api_tests/src/comment.spec.ts b/api_tests/src/comment.spec.ts
index 314f18ec..cfb09a51 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/comment.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/comment.spec.ts
@@ -329,12 +329,12 @@ test('A and G subscribe to B (center) A posts, G mentions B, it gets announced t
 test('Check that activity from another instance is sent to third instance', async () => {
   // Alpha and gamma users follow beta community
   let alphaFollow = await followBeta(alpha);
-  expect(alphaFollow.community_view.community.local).toBe(false);
-  expect(alphaFollow.community_view.community.name).toBe('main');
+  expect(alphaFollow.community_follower_view.community.local).toBe(false);
+  expect(alphaFollow.community_follower_view.community.name).toBe('main');
 
   let gammaFollow = await followBeta(gamma);
-  expect(gammaFollow.community_view.community.local).toBe(false);
-  expect(gammaFollow.community_view.community.name).toBe('main');
+  expect(gammaFollow.community_follower_view.community.local).toBe(false);
+  expect(gammaFollow.community_follower_view.community.name).toBe('main');
 
   // Create a post on beta
   let betaPost = await createPost(beta, 2);
@@ -407,8 +407,8 @@ test('Fetch in_reply_tos: A is unsubbed from B, B makes a post, and some embedde
 
   // Follow beta again
   let follow = await followBeta(alpha);
-  expect(follow.community_view.community.local).toBe(false);
-  expect(follow.community_view.community.name).toBe('main');
+  expect(follow.community_follower_view.community.local).toBe(false);
+  expect(follow.community_follower_view.community.name).toBe('main');
 
   // An update to the child comment on beta, should push the post, parent, and child to alpha now
   let updatedCommentContent = 'An update child comment from beta';
diff --git a/api_tests/src/community.spec.ts b/api_tests/src/community.spec.ts
index e1f6825a..ba12de5c 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/community.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/community.spec.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ test('Delete community', async () => {
   );
 
   // Make sure the follow response went through
-  expect(follow.community_view.community.local).toBe(false);
+  expect(follow.community_follower_view.community.local).toBe(false);
 
   let deleteCommunityRes = await deleteCommunity(
     beta,
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ test('Remove community', async () => {
   );
 
   // Make sure the follow response went through
-  expect(follow.community_view.community.local).toBe(false);
+  expect(follow.community_follower_view.community.local).toBe(false);
 
   let removeCommunityRes = await removeCommunity(
     beta,
diff --git a/api_tests/src/follow.spec.ts b/api_tests/src/follow.spec.ts
index 078c382c..a78a7e73 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/follow.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/follow.spec.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ test('Follow federated community', async () => {
   );
 
   // Make sure the follow response went through
-  expect(follow.community_view.community.local).toBe(false);
-  expect(follow.community_view.community.name).toBe('main');
+  expect(follow.community_follower_view.community.local).toBe(false);
+  expect(follow.community_follower_view.community.name).toBe('main');
+  expect(follow.community_follower_view.pending).toBe(true);
 
   // Check it from local
   let site = await getSite(alpha);
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ test('Follow federated community', async () => {
 
   // Test an unfollow
   let unfollow = await followCommunity(alpha, false, remoteCommunityId);
-  expect(unfollow.community_view.community.local).toBe(false);
+  expect(unfollow.community_follower_view.community.local).toBe(false);
 
   // Make sure you are unsubbed locally
   let siteUnfollowCheck = await getSite(alpha);
diff --git a/api_tests/src/post.spec.ts b/api_tests/src/post.spec.ts
index b2f12298..82545528 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/post.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/post.spec.ts
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ test('Remove a post from admin and community on same instance', async () => {
   expect(removePostRes.post_view.post.removed).toBe(true);
 
   // Make sure lemmy alpha sees post is removed
-  let alphaPost = await getPost(alpha, postRes.post_view.post.id);
+  // let alphaPost = await getPost(alpha, postRes.post_view.post.id);
   // expect(alphaPost.post_view.post.removed).toBe(true); // TODO this shouldn't be commented
   // assertPostFederation(alphaPost.post_view, removePostRes.post_view);
 
diff --git a/api_tests/src/shared.ts b/api_tests/src/shared.ts
index d5be61ac..d4b75c7e 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/shared.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/shared.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   PostResponse,
   SearchResponse,
   FollowCommunity,
+  FollowCommunityResponse,
   CommunityResponse,
   GetPostResponse,
   Register,
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ export async function banPersonFromSite(
   api: API,
   person_id: number,
   ban: boolean,
-  remove_data: boolean,
+  remove_data: boolean
 ): Promise<BanPersonResponse> {
   // Make sure lemmy-beta/c/main is cached on lemmy_alpha
   let form: BanPerson = {
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ export async function followCommunity(
   api: API,
   follow: boolean,
   community_id: number
-): Promise<CommunityResponse> {
+): Promise<FollowCommunityResponse> {
   let form: FollowCommunity = {
     community_id,
     follow,
@@ -558,7 +559,7 @@ export async function saveUserSettings(
 }
 
 export async function deleteUser(
-  api: API,
+  api: API
 ): Promise<DeleteAccountResponse> {
   let form: DeleteAccount = {
     auth: api.auth,
@@ -602,7 +603,7 @@ export async function unfollowRemotes(
   return siteRes;
 }
 
-export async function followBeta(api: API): Promise<CommunityResponse> {
+export async function followBeta(api: API): Promise<FollowCommunityResponse> {
   let betaCommunity = (await resolveBetaCommunity(api)).community;
   if (betaCommunity) {
     let follow = await followCommunity(api, true, betaCommunity.community.id);
@@ -613,7 +614,7 @@ export async function followBeta(api: API): Promise<CommunityResponse> {
 export async function reportPost(
   api: API,
   post_id: number,
-  reason: string,
+  reason: string
 ): Promise<PostReportResponse> {
   let form: CreatePostReport = {
     post_id,
@@ -633,7 +634,7 @@ export async function listPostReports(api: API): Promise<ListPostReportsResponse
 export async function reportComment(
   api: API,
   comment_id: number,
-  reason: string,
+  reason: string
 ): Promise<CommentReportResponse> {
   let form: CreateCommentReport = {
     comment_id,
diff --git a/api_tests/src/user.spec.ts b/api_tests/src/user.spec.ts
index 29029ac1..7e45760e 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/user.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/user.spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   saveUserSettings,
   getSite,
   createPost,
-  gamma,
+  // gamma,
   resolveCommunity,
   createComment,
   resolveBetaCommunity,
diff --git a/api_tests/yarn.lock b/api_tests/yarn.lock
index c60da9da..e618b26a 100644
--- a/api_tests/yarn.lock
+++ b/api_tests/yarn.lock
@@ -3076,10 +3076,10 @@ language-tags@^1.0.5:
   dependencies:
     language-subtag-registry "~0.3.2"
 
-lemmy-js-client@0.16.0-rc.1:
-  version "0.16.0-rc.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lemmy-js-client/-/lemmy-js-client-0.16.0-rc.1.tgz#14c4a526abf4b171c8afe4efbe2a62dcaf6a6f17"
-  integrity sha512-0hR/gHHsokp46whIHGMBQO2zBKWM7bT6mwKNMZxPvyJo+YW9EbKTO5edjF5E4v8nf3FuIE+gFtm5NFAjCaeWJg==
+lemmy-js-client@0.17.0-rc.1:
+  version "0.17.0-rc.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lemmy-js-client/-/lemmy-js-client-0.17.0-rc.1.tgz#153fae5a06f047fe59a00847589b80736a30277b"
+  integrity sha512-dHkL5eXHTSxchyxn8yXj33iuh1UQ8OmebUJY6PstQPxL8ZOFBKlVEJs8UlXBJgeDkDTc2OObNpUd2uFqhEt6jg==
 
 leven@^3.1.0:
   version "3.1.0"