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Bluesky

Bluesky Comments API

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Returns the replies to a public Bluesky post, nested ones included, from its link or at:// ID, by most liked, newest or oldest. Each reply has parent_id saying what it answers, its text with hashtags, mentions and full link URLs, publish time, languages, labels, images and video, link card, the post it quotes, exact like, reply, repost, quote and bookmark counts, and the author with their verified badge and DID.

GET /v1/bluesky/comments

Try it

Example

cURL
curl -G 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/bluesky/comments' \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://bsky.app/profile/atproto.com/post/3moduzldxr22q' \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"
TypeScript SDK
import { SocialTap } from "socialtap";

const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY

const res = await client.bluesky.comments.list({ url: "https://bsky.app/profile/atproto.com/post/3moduzldxr22q" });
console.log(res.data);
console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id);
Node.js (fetch)
const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://bsky.app/profile/atproto.com/post/3moduzldxr22q",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/bluesky/comments?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, page, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);
Python (requests)
import os

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://socialtap.dev/v1/bluesky/comments",
    params={"url": "https://bsky.app/profile/atproto.com/post/3moduzldxr22q"},
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"]},
)
body = res.json()
if not res.ok:
    raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}")
data, page, meta = body["data"], body["page"], body["meta"]
print(data, meta["credits_charged"])
Go (net/http)
package main

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	q := url.Values{}
	q.Set("url", "https://bsky.app/profile/atproto.com/post/3moduzldxr22q")
	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/bluesky/comments?"+q.Encode(), nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("x-api-key", os.Getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
	var body struct {
		Data  json.RawMessage `json:"data"`
		Page  json.RawMessage `json:"page"`
		Meta  map[string]any  `json:"meta"`
		Error *struct {
			Code    string `json:"code"`
			Message string `json:"message"`
		} `json:"error"`
	}
	if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	if body.Error != nil {
		log.Fatalf("%s: %s", body.Error.Code, body.Error.Message)
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body.Data), body.Meta["credits_charged"])
}
PHP
<?php

$query = http_build_query([
    'url' => 'https://bsky.app/profile/atproto.com/post/3moduzldxr22q',
]);
$ch = curl_init('https://socialtap.dev/v1/bluesky/comments?' . $query);
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['x-api-key: ' . getenv('SOCIALTAP_API_KEY')],
]);
$body = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
if (curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE) >= 400) {
    throw new RuntimeException($body['error']['code'] . ': ' . $body['error']['message']);
}
print_r($body['data']);
echo $body['meta']['credits_charged'], PHP_EOL;
Ruby
require "json"
require "net/http"

uri = URI("https://socialtap.dev/v1/bluesky/comments")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form('url' => 'https://bsky.app/profile/atproto.com/post/3moduzldxr22q')
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = ENV.fetch("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == "https") { |http| http.request(req) }
body = JSON.parse(res.body)
raise "#{body["error"]["code"]}: #{body["error"]["message"]}" unless res.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
pp body["data"]
puts body["meta"]["credits_charged"]
Java
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URLEncoder;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        String query = "url=" + encode("https://bsky.app/profile/atproto.com/post/3moduzldxr22q");
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(URI.create("https://socialtap.dev/v1/bluesky/comments?" + query))
            .header("x-api-key", System.getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
            .GET()
            .build();
        HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
            .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
        // An error is {"error": {"code", "message", ...}}; success is {data, meta}, meta.credits_charged its price.
        if (response.statusCode() >= 400) throw new RuntimeException(response.body());
        System.out.println(response.body());
    }

    static String encode(String value) {
        return URLEncoder.encode(value, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
    }
}
.NET
using System.Text.Json;

using var http = new HttpClient();
http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"));

var query = string.Join("&",
    "url=" + Uri.EscapeDataString("https://bsky.app/profile/atproto.com/post/3moduzldxr22q"));
var res = await http.GetAsync("https://socialtap.dev/v1/bluesky/comments?" + query);
using var body = JsonDocument.Parse(await res.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
if (!res.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
    var error = body.RootElement.GetProperty("error");
    throw new Exception($"{error.GetProperty("code")}: {error.GetProperty("message")}");
}
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("data"));
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("meta").GetProperty("credits_charged"));
Rust
// Cargo.toml: reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["blocking", "json"] }, serde_json = "1"
use std::env;

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let res = reqwest::blocking::Client::new()
        .get("https://socialtap.dev/v1/bluesky/comments")
        .query(&[("url", "https://bsky.app/profile/atproto.com/post/3moduzldxr22q")])
        .header("x-api-key", env::var("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")?)
        .send()?;
    let ok = res.status().is_success();
    let body: serde_json::Value = res.json()?;
    if !ok {
        return Err(format!("{}: {}", body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"]).into());
    }
    println!("{} {}", body["data"], body["meta"]["credits_charged"]);
    Ok(())
}
200 OK
{
  "data": [
    {
      "approximate_fields": [],
      "author": {
        "avatar_url": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:rnpkyqnmsw4ipey6eotbdnnf/bafkreierosmj3aqp63zskykqo7ucl6vs4adep5op27tzkr6zhoxdaqjvjy",
        "display_name": "Bailey Townsend 🦀",
        "id": "did:plc:rnpkyqnmsw4ipey6eotbdnnf",
        "is_verified": true,
        "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/pds.dad",
        "username": "pds.dad"
      },
      "edited_at": null,
      "id": "at://did:plc:rnpkyqnmsw4ipey6eotbdnnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3modvwakvu22v",
      "is_by_post_author": false,
      "is_edited": null,
      "is_liked_by_author": null,
      "is_pinned": null,
      "metrics": {
        "like_count": 11,
        "reply_count": 0
      },
      "parent_id": null,
      "platform": "bluesky",
      "platform_specific": {
        "bluesky": {
          "bridged_from_url": null,
          "cid": "bafyreiba2dzwa45xz6yxqu7wbzoz52ni2qshhkcihwsdzjuk2hjnsjfgse",
          "created_at": "2026-06-15T18:26:52Z",
          "embedded_record_uri": null,
          "hashtags": [],
          "indexed_at": "2026-06-15T18:26:53Z",
          "is_hidden": false,
          "is_hidden_by_post_author": false,
          "is_nsfw": false,
          "labels": [],
          "languages": [
            "en"
          ],
          "link_card": null,
          "links": [],
          "media": [],
          "mentions": [],
          "quote_count": 0,
          "quoted_post": null,
          "quoted_post_id": null,
          "reply_root_post_id": "at://did:plc:ewvi7nxzyoun6zhxrhs64oiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3moduzldxr22q",
          "repost_count": 0,
          "save_count": 0
        }
      },
      "post_id": "at://did:plc:ewvi7nxzyoun6zhxrhs64oiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3moduzldxr22q",
      "published_at": "2026-06-15T18:26:52Z",
      "text": "Not sure if it’s already be answered, but…\n\nWhat’s the migration story looking like? One export like a .car? Then to add on if it’s single export can the import process be looked at to be a bit nicer on memory for large imports (75mb+ ball park) 👀",
      "unknown_fields": [],
      "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/pds.dad/post/3modvwakvu22v"
    },
    {
      "approximate_fields": [],
      "author": {
        "avatar_url": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:mmyj7mk7kh3jqhw6zs4prbuk/bafkreiebc6p2hzm26gis7zkxc6cnljx2nf5jj5bne6quy7hz4in2bcq4ju",
        "display_name": "Meri",
        "id": "did:plc:mmyj7mk7kh3jqhw6zs4prbuk",
        "is_verified": false,
        "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/meri.garden",
        "username": "meri.garden"
      },
      "edited_at": null,
      "id": "at://did:plc:mmyj7mk7kh3jqhw6zs4prbuk/app.bsky.feed.post/3moelxyfdqk2j",
      "is_by_post_author": false,
      "is_edited": null,
      "is_liked_by_author": null,
      "is_pinned": null,
      "metrics": {
        "like_count": 9,
        "reply_count": 0
      },
      "parent_id": null,
      "platform": "bluesky",
      "platform_specific": {
        "bluesky": {
          "bridged_from_url": null,
          "cid": "bafyreib7kgmwpcgv3szz73cdr5e4m6accssoqhhc2dmzt4fomifci3mpw4",
          "created_at": "2026-06-16T01:01:32Z",
          "embedded_record_uri": null,
          "hashtags": [],
          "indexed_at": "2026-06-16T01:01:34Z",
          "is_hidden": false,
          "is_hidden_by_post_author": false,
          "is_nsfw": false,
          "labels": [],
          "languages": [
            "en"
          ],
          "link_card": null,
          "links": [],
          "media": [],
          "mentions": [],
          "quote_count": 0,
          "quoted_post": null,
          "quoted_post_id": null,
          "reply_root_post_id": "at://did:plc:ewvi7nxzyoun6zhxrhs64oiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3moduzldxr22q",
          "repost_count": 2,
          "save_count": 0
        }
      },
      "post_id": "at://did:plc:ewvi7nxzyoun6zhxrhs64oiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3moduzldxr22q",
      "published_at": "2026-06-16T01:01:32Z",
      "text": "I'm wondering about Bluesky group chats - will these be migrated to permissioned spaces when they are ready? And will ownership of those spaces be transferrable (seperate DID)?",
      "unknown_fields": [],
      "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/meri.garden/post/3moelxyfdqk2j"
    },
    {
      "approximate_fields": [],
      "author": {
        "avatar_url": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:wzjoqxvghocxiu6sn4xwtyfh/bafkreicbgmp5ojmrrpcenvqdcyq6i2df66sjhck6zos3g55yeuerf5ljaq",
        "display_name": "woke oak",
        "id": "did:plc:wzjoqxvghocxiu6sn4xwtyfh",
        "is_verified": false,
        "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/oakley.bsky.social",
        "username": "oakley.bsky.social"
      },
      "edited_at": null,
      "id": "at://did:plc:wzjoqxvghocxiu6sn4xwtyfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3modvdlxrtk23",
      "is_by_post_author": false,
      "is_edited": null,
      "is_liked_by_author": null,
      "is_pinned": null,
      "metrics": {
        "like_count": 4,
        "reply_count": 0
      },
      "parent_id": null,
      "platform": "bluesky",
      "platform_specific": {
        "bluesky": {
          "bridged_from_url": null,
          "cid": "bafyreif7xabmmlxz43bgd5v7id73qi7sqbgloqsueadrbo7uwgdd63uvzy",
          "created_at": "2026-06-15T18:16:26Z",
          "embedded_record_uri": null,
          "hashtags": [],
          "indexed_at": "2026-06-15T18:16:26Z",
          "is_hidden": false,
          "is_hidden_by_post_author": false,
          "is_nsfw": false,
          "labels": [],
          "languages": [
            "en"
          ],
          "link_card": null,
          "links": [],
          "media": [],
          "mentions": [],
          "quote_count": 0,
          "quoted_post": null,
          "quoted_post_id": null,
          "reply_root_post_id": "at://did:plc:ewvi7nxzyoun6zhxrhs64oiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3moduzldxr22q",
          "repost_count": 0,
          "save_count": 0
        }
      },
      "post_id": "at://did:plc:ewvi7nxzyoun6zhxrhs64oiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3moduzldxr22q",
      "published_at": "2026-06-15T18:16:26Z",
      "text": "what's the rollout gonna look like? bluesky was a private beta to test the protocol with a separate federation sandbox for months before either publicly launched, will anything similar here happen? \n\ncan i have an invite?",
      "unknown_fields": [],
      "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/oakley.bsky.social/post/3modvdlxrtk23"
    }
  ],
  "page": {
    "has_more": false,
    "next_cursor": null,
    "next_cursor_expires_at": null,
    "end_reason": "end"
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f",
    "platform": "bluesky",
    "source": "api",
    "is_cached": false,
    "credits_charged": 1,
    "latency_ms": 329,
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z",
    "input": {
      "kind": "post",
      "id": "at://did:plc:ewvi7nxzyoun6zhxrhs64oiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3moduzldxr22q",
      "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/atproto.com/post/3moduzldxr22q"
    },
    "credits_remaining": 9999,
    "client_request_id": null,
    "warnings": []
  }
}

Long arrays and strings are shortened for display; real responses are complete.

Authorizations

x-api-keystringheaderrequired

Your API key. Authentication

Query parameters

urlstringrequiredmax 2,048 chars

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). A comment's id or link lists the replies to that comment.

Examplehttps://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3l6oveex3ii2l

sortstring

Order of the results. popular (default): the most liked replies first, the ones Bluesky folds under "Show more replies" last. newest: newest first. oldest: oldest first. Each orders the whole list, nested replies among the rest; parent_id says what each replies to.

One ofpopularnewestoldest

sincestringdate-time

Only items at or after this time: RFC 3339 (2026-10-01T12:00:00Z) or a date (2026-10-01, midnight UTC). On newest-first lists, paging stops when it is reached, so later pages are not fetched or charged.

Example2026-10-01

untilstringdate-time

Only items before this time (exclusive): RFC 3339 or a date (midnight UTC).

Example2026-10-08

limitintegermin 1max 1,000

Items per page, 1 to the endpoint's page size (its default and maximum; larger values are reduced to it). Omit it: every page costs the same, so a smaller limit means more pages to pay for.

Example1000

cursorstring

page.next_cursor from the previous response. Send the same other parameters; omit to start from the first page.

url takes Bluesky post links; another kind of link, or another platform's, fails free with invalid_input. Unknown parameters are rejected with a suggestion, never ignored (Requests). limit and cursor page through the list: see Pagination.

Parameters every endpoint accepts
max_ageintegermin 0

Accept a cached response up to this many seconds old. Cache hits cost 0 credits. Omit to always fetch fresh. The Cache-Control: max-age=N request header is equivalent; max_age wins when both are sent.

fieldsstring

Return only these fields of each item: comma-separated paths in the schema's notation (id,text,metrics.view_count,segments[].text; a parent path keeps the whole object). Unknown paths are rejected. Applied after the cache, so it changes neither the price nor cache hits; page and meta are always returned whole.

Response

application/json

200

{data, page, meta}. data is an array of up to 1,000 comment objects, Most liked first, the replies Bluesky folds under "Show more replies" last; page says how to get the next page; meta describes the request (meta). Fields only Bluesky has are under platform_specific.bluesky.

platformstring

Platform ID (tiktok, youtube, …).

idstring

Platform-native comment ID (string; Reddit with its t1_ prefix).

post_idstring

ID of the post commented on (equals post.id).

parent_idstringnullable

ID of the comment this replies to; null for top-level comments.

urlstring urinullable

Permalink, when the platform has one.

textstring

Comment body as plain text.

authorobject

The commenting account. An account the platform no longer names (a deleted account) has a null id and username and the platform's label as display_name (Reddit: [deleted]).

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idstringnullable

Platform-native account ID; null when only the handle is known.

usernamestringnullable

Handle without the @; null when the account has none.

display_namestringnullable

Display name shown on the profile.

urlstring urinullable

Canonical profile URL.

avatar_urlstring urinullable

Profile picture URL. Platform CDN URLs can expire within hours.

is_verifiedbooleannullable

Platform verification badge; null where the platform has no badge.

published_atstring date-timenullable

When the comment was posted, RFC 3339 UTC. Where the platform shows only a relative time ("3 weeks ago"), the latest time that label allows (the fetch time minus the stated amount), listed in approximate_fields.

edited_atstring date-timenullable

When the comment was last edited, RFC 3339 UTC; null when never edited or when the platform marks edits without a time (see is_edited).

is_editedbooleannullable

The comment was edited after posting (the platform's edited mark); null when the platform does not say.

is_pinnedbooleannullable

Pinned by the post's author.

is_liked_by_authorbooleannullable

Liked or hearted by the post's author.

is_by_post_authorbooleannullable

Written by the post's author (the creator's own comment, marked as such by the platform).

metricsobject

Counts at fetch time; null = hidden or not exposed, 0 = zero.

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like_countintegernullable

Likes or upvotes; never negative.

reply_countintegernullable

Direct replies.

platform_specificobject

Fields only this platform has, under its ID (platform_specific.<platform>); each null when unknown.

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blueskyobjectnullable

Bluesky's own reply fields.

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repost_countintegernullable

Times the reply was reposted; never negative.

quote_countintegernullable

Times the reply was quoted in another post; never negative.

save_countintegernullable

Times the reply was bookmarked; never negative.

is_hiddenbooleannullable

Bluesky folds the reply under the thread's "Show more replies" button: the post's author hid it, or Bluesky's own ranking set it aside. Null when the thread was read from the route that does not say.

is_hidden_by_post_authorbooleannullable

The post's author hid this reply from their thread.

reply_root_post_idstringnullable

The at:// ID of the post that started the thread: post_id itself unless the post asked about is a reply.

cidstringnullable

The content hash (CID) of this version of the reply's record.

indexed_atstring date-timenullable

When Bluesky's AppView first saw the reply, RFC 3339 UTC.

created_atstring date-timenullable

The time the reply's own record states, RFC 3339 UTC: the author's client writes it, so it can be earlier than the reply went public.

languagesstring[]

Every language the author tagged the reply with, in the author's order; [] when none.

labelsstring[]

Moderation and self labels on the reply (porn, sexual, nudity, graphic-media, spam, …), as Bluesky names them; [] when none.

is_nsfwbooleannullable

The reply carries an adult or sensitive label.

hashtagsstring[]

Hashtags in the reply, without the #; [] when none.

mentionsstring[]

Accounts the reply mentions, by handle; [] when none.

linksstring[]

The full URLs the reply's text links to, in text order; the text itself shows them shortened. [] when none.

mediaobject[]

The reply's images and video; [] when none.

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typestring

Kind of file. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other.

One ofimagevideoaudiogif

urlstring urinullable

Direct file URL; null when the platform withholds it, or when the link would only work from SocialTap's network or with a login. Often signed and expiring: see expires_at.

expires_atstring date-timenullable

When url stops working, RFC 3339 UTC, read from the platform's signed URL; null when unknown or when it does not expire.

thumbnail_urlstring urinullable

Poster or preview image URL.

widthintegernullable

Width in pixels.

heightintegernullable

Height in pixels.

duration_msintegernullable

Duration in milliseconds (video and audio only).

alt_textstringnullable

Accessibility text provided by the author or platform.

link_cardobjectnullable

The link preview card the reply shows; null when none.

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urlstring urinullable

The page it links to.

titlestringnullable

The card's title.

descriptionstringnullable

The card's description.

thumbnail_urlstring urinullable

The card's image.

quoted_post_idstringnullable

The at:// ID of the post this reply quotes; null when it quotes none. Stays set when the quoted post can't be shown.

quoted_postobjectnullable

The post this reply quotes, as Bluesky embeds it; null when it quotes none, or when the quoted post was deleted, is blocked, was detached by its author, or is by an account shown only to signed-in people.

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idstringnullable

Its at:// ID.

urlstring urinullable

Its URL.

textstringnullable

Its text.

published_atstring date-timenullable

When it went public, RFC 3339 UTC.

authorobject

Its author.

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idstringnullable

Platform-native account ID; null when only the handle is known.

usernamestringnullable

Handle without the @; null when the account has none.

display_namestringnullable

Display name shown on the profile.

urlstring urinullable

Canonical profile URL.

avatar_urlstring urinullable

Profile picture URL. Platform CDN URLs can expire within hours.

is_verifiedbooleannullable

Platform verification badge; null where the platform has no badge.

mediaobject[]

Its images and video; [] when none.

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typestring

Kind of file. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other.

One ofimagevideoaudiogif

urlstring urinullable

Direct file URL; null when the platform withholds it, or when the link would only work from SocialTap's network or with a login. Often signed and expiring: see expires_at.

expires_atstring date-timenullable

When url stops working, RFC 3339 UTC, read from the platform's signed URL; null when unknown or when it does not expire.

thumbnail_urlstring urinullable

Poster or preview image URL.

widthintegernullable

Width in pixels.

heightintegernullable

Height in pixels.

duration_msintegernullable

Duration in milliseconds (video and audio only).

alt_textstringnullable

Accessibility text provided by the author or platform.

metricsobject

Its own counts at fetch time.

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view_countintegernullable

Views or plays.

like_countintegernullable

Likes, hearts, total reactions or upvotes; never negative. Null when hidden by the owner.

comment_countintegernullable

Comments and replies.

share_countintegernullable

Shares or sends (not reposts).

repost_countintegernullable

Reposts, retweets or reshares.

quote_countintegernullable

Quote posts.

save_countintegernullable

Saves, bookmarks or favorites.

embedded_record_uristringnullable

The at:// URI of a custom feed, list or starter pack the reply embeds; null when it embeds none.

bridged_from_urlstring urinullable

The link Bridgy Fed records for a reply it brought to Bluesky from the fediverse or the web, usually where it was first published; null when it was written on Bluesky.

approximate_fieldsstring[]

JSON paths of values rounded by the platform or parsed from display text. A list path (external_links) means the list may be incomplete. [] when all exact.

unknown_fieldsstring[]

JSON paths of lists whose [] means unknown rather than none (a source that cannot see them); null already means unknown for every other field. [] when every list is known.

not_found and private_or_unavailable are item-level: the request was fine, the item can't be returned.

400

400 Bad Request: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

invalid_inputNo retry

A parameter is missing or malformed, or the link is not one this endpoint takes.

Fix the parameter named in param as the message says. For a link of the wrong kind, call an endpoint listed in details.endpoints, when there is one.

invalid_cursorNo retry

The cursor is malformed or expired, belongs to another endpoint, or came with other parameters than the request that returned it.

Repeat the original request without cursor to start the list again.

401

401 Unauthorized: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

unauthorizedNo retry

The x-api-key header is missing, or its key is unknown or revoked. On the dashboard's routes: the session cookie is missing or expired.

Send a valid API key in the x-api-key header. No key yet? A person gets one at details.signup_url; an AI agent follows details.agent_auth_url.

402

402 Payment Required: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

insufficient_creditsNo retry

The account does not have enough credits for this request.

Have a person buy credits at details.purchase_url (or make them a checkout link with details.checkout), then repeat the request. Do not retry automatically.

spend_limit_reachedNo retry

The API key reached its spend limit for this period. The account may still have credits.

Wait until details.resets_at, or raise the key's spend limit (PATCH /v1/api_keys/{id}). Do not retry automatically.

403

403 Forbidden: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

forbiddenNo retry

The API key is valid but may not make this request, and details.reason says why: the account is suspended, the key lacks the route's scope, waits for its owner to confirm it by email, has expired, or was used from an IP outside its allowlist, or a rotated key's previous secret was used for a call that needs the admin scope. A running job stops with it too when its account is suspended or the key that created it is revoked or expires. It is about the key, never the item: a private item is private_or_unavailable, also 403, so branch on the code.

Act on details.reason. suspended: contact support. scope: use a key with details.required_scope. previous_secret: use the new secret. key_pending: have the owner open the emailed link. key_expired or key_revoked: create a new key. ip_not_allowed: call from an allowed IP.

private_or_unavailableNo retry

The item exists but is not public: it is private, age- or region-restricted, or needs a login to view. It shares 403 with forbidden (which is about the key), so branch on the code.

Only public items can be fetched. Do not retry.

404

404 Not Found: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

not_foundNo retry

The item does not exist or was deleted. On GET /v1/requests/{id}/response: the response was not kept (details.reason says why).

Check the link or ID. Do not retry.

429

429 Too Many Requests: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

rate_limitedYes, later

The account passed its runaway-protection ceiling: a high per-account limit that stops a broken client loop (plans have no rate limit). Requests without an API key (signup, the MCP server's tool listing and find_endpoint) are limited per IP address instead. It also stops an account whose failed requests in the last hour cost far more than its successful ones paid for: failures are free within a limit (the message says so), and successes raise it.

Wait the seconds in the retry-after header, then retry. If your steady traffic needs more, ask support to raise the ceiling; without an API key, send one.

500

500 Internal Error: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

internalYes, later

An unexpected error on SocialTap's side.

Retry with backoff. If it keeps happening, contact support with the request_id.

502

502 Bad Gateway: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

upstream_errorYes, later

The platform failed, or answered with something we could not read.

Retry with backoff. Failed requests are free.

503

503 Unavailable: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

upstream_blockedYes, later

The platform refused every attempt, our own retries included.

Retry later with backoff. Failed requests are free.

overloadedYes, later

SocialTap was at capacity, or paused by its operators, and did not start the request. Nothing was fetched or charged.

Retry after the seconds in the retry-after header. Failed requests are free.

Pagination

Items come in pages, most liked first, the replies Bluesky folds under "Show more replies" last. To get the next page, send the same request plus cursor set to page.next_cursor from the previous response. Keep every other parameter the same (limit, max_age and fields may change); anything else that differs is rejected. When page.has_more is false the walk is over, and page.end_reason says why: only end means you have every item (the others say the platform or a page cap stopped the walk early).

Order
sort=popular (the default): Most liked first, the replies Bluesky folds under "Show more replies" last; sort=newest: newest first; sort=oldest: oldest first
Page size
Up to 1,000 replies (the default; limit lowers it)
Cursor lifetime
24 hours; don't store cursors
Price
Per page, 1 credit

The page object

has_moreboolean

True when another page exists; then next_cursor is set. An empty page with has_more true is not the end.

next_cursorstringnullable

Pass as cursor, with the same other parameters, to get the next page; null at the end.

next_cursor_expires_atstring date-timenullable

When next_cursor stops working, RFC 3339 UTC; null at the end. Don't store cursors.

end_reasonstringnullable

Why there are no more pages; null while has_more is true. end: the list ended, or reached since/until. platform_limit: the platform stops serving further pages although the list goes on. max_pages: SocialTap's cap on pages in one walk. New values may be added. A short or empty page is not the end: only has_more false is.

One ofendplatform_limitmax_pages

Next page

cURL: next page
curl -G 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/bluesky/comments' \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://bsky.app/profile/atproto.com/post/3moduzldxr22q' \
  --data-urlencode 'cursor=NEXT_CURSOR' \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"
  • The price is per page: each successful page costs the same, whatever limit is and however many items it has. Empty pages are charged too (an empty page with has_more: true is not the end).
  • A limit below 1,000 doesn't save credits: the next request serves the rest of the same platform page, which is fetched again and charged as a page each time, and items can shift between those requests if the platform changes the list. Omitting limit is the cheapest way to walk the list.
  • Errors are free, including a rejected cursor.
  • Pages served from the cache are free.
  • An expired or altered cursor, or one sent with different parameters, fails with invalid_cursor (HTTP 400): Repeat the original request without cursor to start the list again.

Pagination guide

Pricing

From 1 credit per page. Charged per successful page, whatever its number of items. Errors are free. The price depends on the source that produced the result, reported as meta.source.

SourcePrice per successful pagePer 1,000 pages
Platform API api1 credit$0.75–$1.97
Balance, sources and what you were charged

Your balance must be at least 1 credit to start a request; with less, it is refused with insufficient_credits (HTTP 402) and costs nothing. Only that minimum is set aside when the request starts.

meta.sourceSourceWhat it means
apiPlatform APIThe platform's public, logged-out API.

meta.credits_charged and the x-credits-charged header show what you paid. How credits work · Packs

Endpoint ID bluesky.comments · operationId bluesky.comments.list · Product overview

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