Bluesky Author Feed
bluesky.feed.get_author_feed
List an account's posts and reposts, newest first, with text, author, language and time, page by page.
At a glance
- Endpoint ID
bluesky.feed.get_author_feed- Price
- 0.75–150 credits per call; failed calls are free
- Runs for up to
- 120 seconds
Request
Send the endpoint ID as capability and its fields as input. Set UPSCRAPE_API_KEY to your key first.
curl --request POST \ --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "Prefer: wait=30" \ --data '{ "capability": "bluesky.feed.get_author_feed", "input": { "actor": "bsky.app" }}'
import jsonimport osimport requestspayload = json.loads(r'''{ "capability": "bluesky.feed.get_author_feed", "input": { "actor": "bsky.app" }}''')response = requests.post( "https://data.upscrape.com/execute", headers={ "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['UPSCRAPE_API_KEY']}", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, json=payload,)response.raise_for_status()print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))
const response = await fetch("https://data.upscrape.com/execute", { method: "POST", headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.UPSCRAPE_API_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, body: JSON.stringify({ "capability": "bluesky.feed.get_author_feed", "input": { "actor": "bsky.app" }}),});if (!response.ok) { throw new Error(`Upscrape request failed: ${response.status}`);}console.log(JSON.stringify(await response.json(), null, 2));
Input
| Field | Type | Required | What it does | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
actor |
string | yes | The account's handle or DID. | bsky.app |
cursor |
string | no | Pass next_cursor from the last response to get the next page. | |
limit |
integer | no | How many posts to return. | |
max_pages |
integer | no | How many pages to read in this call. |
Response
A finished call answers with HTTP 200; the data is in results[0].data, and billing.credits_charged is what it cost. A call still running after the wait answers 202: see jobs and results.
This is results[0].data from a real run:
{ "has_more": true, "total_returned": 25, "posts": [ { "text": "The modern research ecosystem of online tools and communities is controlled by for-profit companies.\n\nBut we think that researchers should …", "created_at": "2026-09-30T13:22:23.989Z", "lang": "en", "uri": "at://did:plc:ifn645rwvsuolxg7o3w7ouo4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqgsd4cgs2a", "author": { "display_name": "Aster ID", "handle": "aster.id", "did": "did:plc:ifn645rwvsuolxg7o3w7ouo4" } }, { "text": "Happy opening day of hockey season, NHL fans! \n\nKeep up with all 1,344 regular season games with this starter pack of hockey writers.", "created_at": "2026-09-29T19:43:14.855Z", "lang": "en", "uri": "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwolmfws5k2r", "author": { "display_name": "Bluesky", "handle": "bsky.app", "did": "did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur" } } ]}
Fields
| Field | Type | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
posts[].text |
string | The post's text. | The modern research ecosystem of online tools and communities i… |
posts[].author.handle |
string | The account's handle. | aster.id |
posts[].created_at |
string | When it was posted. | 2026-09-30T13:22:23.989Z |
posts[].lang |
string | The post's language. | en |
posts[].uri |
string | The post's permanent address on Bluesky. | at://did:plc:ifn645rwvsuolxg7o3w7ouo4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqgs… |
posts[].author.display_name |
string | The author's display name. | Aster ID |
posts[].author |
object | Who posted it. | 3 fields |
posts[].author.did |
string | The author's permanent Bluesky ID. | did:plc:ifn645rwvsuolxg7o3w7ouo4 |
has_more |
boolean | Whether more results are available. | true |
posts |
array | The account's posts. | 25 records |
total_returned |
integer | How many results this answer holds. | 25 |
If a call fails
A failed call costs nothing. The response carries an error.code you can branch on; Errors and retries lists every code and which ones to retry.
Other Bluesky endpoints
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