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Bluesky post

Beta GET /v1/bluesky/post

GET /v1/bluesky/post

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

  • Cost: 1 credit
  • Status: Beta. Built and tested against recorded responses; the shape may still gain fields.
  • 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#

NameTypeRequiredDescription
urlURLyesPost 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).

curl
curl -G "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/bluesky/post" \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "url=https://bsky.app/profile/espn.com/post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g"
Python
import os
import requests

params = {
    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/espn.com/post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g",
}
res = requests.get(
    "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/bluesky/post",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY"]},
    params=params,
)
body = res.json()

if body["ok"]:
    print(body["data"])
else:
    print(body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"])
TypeScript
const url = new URL("https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/bluesky/post");
url.search = new URLSearchParams({
  "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/espn.com/post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g"
}).toString();
const res = await fetch(url, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY! },
});
const body = await res.json();

if (body.ok) {
  console.log(body.data);
} else {
  console.error(body.error.code, body.error.message);
}
n8n
{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "SocialScrape Bluesky post",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        0,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "method": "GET",
        "url": "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/bluesky/post",
        "sendQuery": true,
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "url",
              "value": "https://bsky.app/profile/espn.com/post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g"
            }
          ]
        },
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "x-api-key",
              "value": "={{ $env.SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY }}"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {}
}

Example response#

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

{
  "ok": true,
  "credits_charged": 1,
  "credits_remaining": 4999,
  "cached": false,
  "cached_at": null,
  "request_id": "req_0065b259a9bb752536f4f5aa",
  "data": {
    "object": "post",
    "platform": "bluesky",
    "id": "at://did:plc:x7d6j54pm22ufehkes6jo4jf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g",
    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/espn.com/post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g",
    "type": "link",
    "author": {
      "id": "did:plc:x7d6j54pm22ufehkes6jo4jf",
      "handle": "espn.com",
      "name": "ESPN",
      "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/espn.com",
      "avatar_url": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:x7d6j54pm22ufehkes6jo4jf/bafkreie4oxawqqsfzvk47ysr3unsnmviedzpylxmwxnpa534to2bzas4ie",
      "verified": true
    },
    "title": null,
    "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.",
    "published_at": "2025-05-29T19:01:20.743000Z",
    "duration_seconds": null,
    "language": null,
    "hashtags": null,
    "mentions": null,
    "stats": {
      "views": null,
      "likes": 38,
      "comments": 1,
      "shares": 1,
      "saves": 0,
      "dislikes": null
    },
    "media": {
      "thumbnail_url": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x7d6j54pm22ufehkes6jo4jf/bafkreihhffgngv4thcnw7sh7o43qnwwyjvfemdlccwalu76r3vnhlbssle",
      "video_url": null,
      "audio_url": null,
      "image_urls": null,
      "width": null,
      "height": null
    },
    "song": null,
    "location": null,
    "is_pinned": null,
    "is_sponsored": null,
    "extra": {
      "cid": "bafyreibams5wyqdpg2cmmks7lhf5ccxu7hbu24sfatgc53jmb2nun5k5dm",
      "external": {
        "description": "The Oilers apparently will have defenseman Mattias Ekholm back in their lineup for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against the Stars.",
        "title": "Oilers' Ekholm set for return in Game 5 vs. Stars",
        "uri": "http://spr.ly/63320N4OEy"
      },
      "quote_count": 1,
      "replies": [
        {
          "author": {
            "id": "1000000001",
            "handle": "sample_user",
            "name": "Sample User",
            "url": null,
            "avatar_url": null,
            "verified": false
          },
          "id": "at://did:plc:dzsbhwnnvblrpyy2fpnmaih3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdii5jmmc2p",
          "object": "comment",
          "parent_id": "at://did:plc:x7d6j54pm22ufehkes6jo4jf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g",
          "platform": "bluesky",
          "post_id": "at://did:plc:x7d6j54pm22ufehkes6jo4jf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g",
          "published_at": "2025-05-29T19:50:31.613000Z",
          "stats": {
            "likes": 0,
            "replies": 0
          },
          "text": "Alright! Now I have a reason to root for Edmonton aside from my burning hatred of Dallas!",
          "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/thinkasaurus.bsky.social/post/3lqdii5jmmc2p"
        }
      ],
      "repost_count": 0,
      "uri": "at://did:plc:x7d6j54pm22ufehkes6jo4jf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g"
    }
  },
  "cursor": null,
  "has_more": null
}

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.

CodeHTTPRetryMeaning
invalid_params400noA parameter is missing, unknown or has the wrong type.
unsupported_url400noThe URL is not one this endpoint accepts (wrong platform or form).
not_found404noThe 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.