Bluesky post API reference

GET /v1/bluesky/post

The post with its embed content and counts, and its threaded replies in extra.replies.

Cost: 1 credit
Cache: Results are kept up to 30 days; send max_age_days to reuse them for free.
Timeout: A request still running after about 25 seconds answers 202 with a job to poll (Batch and jobs).

Parameters#

Name	Type	Required	Description
`url`	URL	yes	Post URL (bsky.app/profile/<handle>/post/<rkey>). Accepted hosts: `bsky.app`.

Every request also accepts:

trim: true for a smaller response without null fields and extra.
raw: true to also get the platform's original object as raw.
max_age_days: accept a cached result up to this many days old, for 0 credits (Caching).

Example request#

Set your key in the environment first (see Authentication).

1curl -G "https://api.socialscrape.dev/v1/bluesky/post" \2  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY" \3  --data-urlencode "url=https://bsky.app/profile/espn.com/post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g"

1import os2import requests34params = {5    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/espn.com/post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g",6}7res = requests.get(8    "https://api.socialscrape.dev/v1/bluesky/post",9    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY"]},10    params=params,11)12body = res.json()1314if body["ok"]:15    print(body["data"])16else:17    print(body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"])

1const url = new URL("https://api.socialscrape.dev/v1/bluesky/post");2url.search = new URLSearchParams({3  "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/espn.com/post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g"4}).toString();5const res = await fetch(url, {6  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY! },7});8const body = await res.json();910if (body.ok) {11  console.log(body.data);12} else {13  console.error(body.error.code, body.error.message);14}

1{2  "nodes": [3    {4      "name": "SocialScrape Bluesky post",5      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",6      "typeVersion": 4.2,7      "position": [8        0,9        010      ],11      "parameters": {12        "method": "GET",13        "url": "https://api.socialscrape.dev/v1/bluesky/post",14        "sendQuery": true,15        "queryParameters": {16          "parameters": [17            {18              "name": "url",19              "value": "https://bsky.app/profile/espn.com/post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g"20            }21          ]22        },23        "sendHeaders": true,24        "headerParameters": {25          "parameters": [26            {27              "name": "x-api-key",28              "value": "={{ $env.SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY }}"29            }30          ]31        }32      }33    }34  ],35  "connections": {}36}

Example response#

This is a sample from a recorded response, other people's names and handles are replaced. Status 200.

200 OKSample response

1{2  "ok": true,3  "credits_charged": 1,4  "credits_remaining": 4999,5  "cached": false,6  "cached_at": null,7  "request_id": "req_0065b259a9bb752536f4f5aa",8  "data": {9    "object": "post",10    "platform": "bluesky",11    "id": "at://did:plc:x7d6j54pm22ufehkes6jo4jf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g",12    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/espn.com/post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g",13    "type": "link",14    "author": {15      "id": "did:plc:x7d6j54pm22ufehkes6jo4jf",16      "handle": "espn.com",17      "name": "ESPN",18      "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/espn.com",19      "avatar_url": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:x7d6j54pm22ufehkes6jo4jf/bafkreie4oxawqqsfzvk47ysr3unsnmviedzpylxmwxnpa534to2bzas4ie",20      "verified": true21    },22    "title": null,23    "text": "Oilers' defenseman Mattias Ekholm is set to return to action Thursday for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against the Stars.\n\nEkholm has been out of the Oilers' lineup since April 11 with an undisclosed injury.",24    "published_at": "2025-05-29T19:01:20.743000Z",25    "duration_seconds": null,26    "language": null,27    "hashtags": null,28    "mentions": null,29    "stats": {30      "views": null,31      "likes": 38,32      "comments": 1,33      "shares": 1,34      "saves": 0,35      "dislikes": null36    },37    "media": {38      "thumbnail_url": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x7d6j54pm22ufehkes6jo4jf/bafkreihhffgngv4thcnw7sh7o43qnwwyjvfemdlccwalu76r3vnhlbssle",39      "video_url": null,40      "audio_url": null,41      "image_urls": null,42      "width": null,43      "height": null44    },45    "song": null,46    "location": null,47    "is_pinned": null,48    "is_sponsored": null,49    "extra": {50      "cid": "bafyreibams5wyqdpg2cmmks7lhf5ccxu7hbu24sfatgc53jmb2nun5k5dm",51      "external": {52        "description": "The Oilers apparently will have defenseman Mattias Ekholm back in their lineup for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against the Stars.",53        "title": "Oilers' Ekholm set for return in Game 5 vs. Stars",54        "uri": "http://spr.ly/63320N4OEy"55      },56      "quote_count": 1,57      "replies": [58        {59          "author": {60            "id": "1000000001",61            "handle": "sample_user",62            "name": "Sample User",63            "url": null,64            "avatar_url": null,65            "verified": false66          },67          "id": "at://did:plc:dzsbhwnnvblrpyy2fpnmaih3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdii5jmmc2p",68          "object": "comment",69          "parent_id": "at://did:plc:x7d6j54pm22ufehkes6jo4jf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g",70          "platform": "bluesky",71          "post_id": "at://did:plc:x7d6j54pm22ufehkes6jo4jf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g",72          "published_at": "2025-05-29T19:50:31.613000Z",73          "stats": {74            "likes": 0,75            "replies": 076          },77          "text": "Alright! Now I have a reason to root for Edmonton aside from my burning hatred of Dallas!",78          "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/thinkasaurus.bsky.social/post/3lqdii5jmmc2p"79        }80      ],81      "repost_count": 0,82      "uri": "at://did:plc:x7d6j54pm22ufehkes6jo4jf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g"83    }84  },85  "cursor": null,86  "has_more": null87}

Response#

A Post object in data.

See Data models for every field. The envelope around data is described in Responses.

Errors#

Failures are free: credits_charged is 0. Branch on error.code, never on the message.

Code	HTTP	Retry	Meaning
`invalid_params`	400	no	A parameter is missing, unknown or has the wrong type.
`unsupported_url`	400	no	The URL is not one this endpoint accepts (wrong platform or form).
`not_found`	404	no	The platform says this profile, post or item does not exist.

Every request can also fail with the account and platform errors listed on the Errors page.

Bluesky profile (GET /v1/bluesky/profile)
Bluesky profile posts (GET /v1/bluesky/profile/posts)

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