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Bluesky User Posts

Get a user’s feed by handle: their posts, replies, and reposts in feed order (the pinned post first, then newest first), each flagged with is_reply, is_repost, and is_pinned. Returns post text, engagement metrics, media, link cards, and quoted posts.

Endpoint

GET /v1/bluesky/user/posts

Price: $0.003 per page Free tier: 50 requests/month

Provide exactly one of username or url.

Parameters

Parameter Required Description
username One required Bluesky handle, e.g. bsky.app, with or without leading @, or the account’s DID (max 100 characters). Provide either username or url.
url One required Bluesky profile URL, e.g. https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app (max 500 characters). Provide either username or url.
pages No Number of pages to fetch, 1-20 (default: 1). Each page returns up to 50 posts; you are billed per page returned.
get_sentiment No Set to true to add AI emotion analysis (Plutchik’s Wheel) to each result. Adds +$0.001 per page to the cost. Returns emotion scores, dominant emotion, intensity, and polarity.

Response Fields

Field Type Description
posts array Array of the user’s feed items: the pinned post first (if any), then newest first
posts[].title string Post title (format: @handle on Bluesky)
posts[].url string Direct link to the post
posts[].date string Publication date and time (UTC, YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)
posts[].author string Author’s Bluesky handle
posts[].author_name string Author’s display name
posts[].author_id string Author’s DID (permanent account ID)
posts[].author_verified boolean Whether the author is verified
posts[].source string "Bluesky"
posts[].domain string "bsky.app"
posts[].snippet string Post text
posts[].likes integer Number of likes
posts[].replies integer Number of replies
posts[].reposts integer Number of reposts
posts[].quotes integer Number of quote posts
posts[].bookmarks integer Number of bookmarks
posts[].lang string Post language code (e.g. en), empty when not set
posts[].is_reply boolean Whether the post is a reply
posts[].in_reply_to_id string post_id of the post replied to (empty when not a reply)
posts[].is_quote boolean Whether the post quotes another post
posts[].quoted_post object/null The quoted post (post_id, url, date, author, author_name, author_verified, snippet, likes, reposts), or null
posts[].hashtags string[] Hashtags used in the post
posts[].mentions string[] Handles mentioned in the post
posts[].links string[] URLs linked in the post text
posts[].link_preview object/null Link card for posts sharing a URL (url, title, description, image_url), or null
posts[].media_type string text, image, video, or carousel
posts[].image_url string Full-size image URL for image posts, the thumbnail for video posts, empty for text-only
posts[].video_url string Video playlist URL (HLS) for video posts, empty otherwise
posts[].carousel_media array Images of a multi-image post (image_url, thumbnail_url, alt, width, height); empty otherwise
posts[].post_id string The post’s AT URI (pass it as post_id to the post endpoints)
posts[].is_repost boolean Whether this item is a repost by the user (the post fields describe the original post)
posts[].reposted_by string Handle of the user who reposted it (empty when not a repost)
posts[].is_pinned boolean Whether the post is pinned to the user’s profile
posts[].sentiment object/null Emotion analysis results. Only present when get_sentiment=true. Returns null if analysis fails.
posts[].sentiment.emotions object Plutchik emotion scores (0-100) for: joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, anticipation.
posts[].sentiment.dominant_emotion string The emotion with the highest score.
posts[].sentiment.emotional_intensity integer Overall emotional intensity on a scale of 0-10.
posts[].sentiment.polarity string Overall sentiment polarity: positive, negative, or neutral.
username string The requested handle or DID
pages integer Number of pages returned
count integer Number of results returned

Example Request

cURL

curl "https://apidirect.io/v1/bluesky/user/posts?username=bsky.app&pages=1" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://apidirect.io/v1/bluesky/user/posts",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    params={"username": "bsky.app", "pages": 1}
)
print(response.json())

Example Response

{
  "posts": [
    {
      "title": "@bsky.app on Bluesky",
      "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3l6oveex3ii2l",
      "date": "2024-10-17 07:06:51",
      "author": "bsky.app",
      "author_name": "Bluesky",
      "author_id": "did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur",
      "author_verified": false,
      "source": "Bluesky",
      "domain": "bsky.app",
      "snippet": "👋  Bluesky is an open social network that gives creators independence from platforms, developers the freedom to build, and users a choice in their exp…",
      "likes": 63685,
      "replies": 8582,
      "reposts": 9530,
      "quotes": 708,
      "bookmarks": 249,
      "lang": "en",
      "is_reply": false,
      "in_reply_to_id": "",
      "is_quote": false,
      "quoted_post": null,
      "hashtags": [],
      "mentions": [],
      "links": [],
      "link_preview": null,
      "media_type": "text",
      "image_url": "",
      "video_url": "",
      "carousel_media": [],
      "post_id": "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.post/3l6oveex3ii2l",
      "is_repost": false,
      "reposted_by": "",
      "is_pinned": true
    }
  ],
  "username": "bsky.app",
  "pages": 1,
  "count": 50
}
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