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Bluesky Post API. Send a post link or ID.

Exact likes, replies, reposts and quotes. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes.

Bluesky Post API at a glance

Returns a public Bluesky post from any of its links or its at:// ID, with exact like, reply, repost, quote and bookmark counts. It also has the full text with hashtags, mentions and full link URLs, the publish time, languages, images and video with alt text, the link card, the post it quotes, the post it replies to and the thread's root, moderation labels, and the author with their verified badge and stable DID.

GET /v1/bluesky/post

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  • 22 typed fields null when unknown
  • url is all it needs, e.g. https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3l6oveex3ii2l
  • 100 credits free when you sign up, no card, so you can build before you spend

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$ npm install socialtap
url = https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3l6oveex3ii2l
GET /v1/bluesky/postTry in
const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3l6oveex3ii2l",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/bluesky/post?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);
200 OK · GET https://socialtap.dev/v1/bluesky/postDocs

One schema on 21 platforms.

The response reference lists every field, its type and when it is null. See the full schema.

  • Null means unknown

    A field Bluesky doesn't show is null, never zero or an empty string, so a real zero always means zero.

  • What it accepts

    The post: its link (bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3l6oveex3ii2l), by the account's handle or DID, with any route under it (/liked-by, /reposted-by, /quotes), the embed page's link, or its at:// ID (at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.post/3l6oveex3ii2l), which is the id every answer gives.

  • Write one parser

    Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram and 18 more platforms answer in these fields, so the code that reads one reads them all.

platformstring
Platform ID (tiktok, youtube, …).
idstring
Platform-native post ID (string; Instagram shortcode, Reddit with its t3_ prefix).
urlstring
Canonical post URL.
typestring
Normalized content shape. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other.
platform_typestring
The platform's own product label, lowercase (reel, short, story, live, tweet, …).
titlestring
Headline (YouTube title, Reddit title); null on caption-only platforms.
textstring
Caption, description or body as plain text.
languagestring
BCP-47 language of text, when the platform states it.

What teams build with the Bluesky Post API.

  • Read a post from a shared link

  • Track a post's likes and reposts over time

  • Archive a post's text, media and alt text

  • Follow a quote or reply to its source

Good to know before you build.

  • A post's id is its at:// URI, which names the account by its DID and so outlives a change of handle. url takes it back.
  • A post by an account that chose to be seen only by signed-in people returns private_or_unavailable, as the app answers a logged-out visitor.
  • A video's url is its HLS playlist, the one the app plays. Bluesky doesn't state a video's length, so duration_ms is null.
  • If Bluesky's AppView (its main API) is down, the post is read from its author's own repository instead. Its counts, the author's badge and is_nsfw are then null, url names the author by DID, and a partial_data warning says so.
  • The replies to a post are not part of this response. is_pinned is null because Bluesky states a pin on the account, not the post.

1 credit per request. Failed requests are free.

Buy credits once and spend them on any endpoint, on any platform.

SourcePrice per successful requestPer 1,000 requests
Platform API api1 credit$0.75–$1.97
  • Cache hits are free.
  • Credits from packs and top-ups never expire.
  • A monthly plan's credits are spent first, and what is left of them ends at each renewal.
  • Prices exclude tax: sales tax is added at checkout where it applies.
  • Outside the US, plans and packs are sold to businesses: checkout asks for your VAT, GST or other business tax ID.

Questions about the Bluesky Post API.

More in the API reference.

How much does the Bluesky Post API cost?
A request costs 1 credit. SocialTap credits cost $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000, depending on the plan or pack.

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