BLUESKY API

Post

Retrieve post from Bluesky with a single API request.

GET/api/data/v1/bluesky/post
1credit base cost

Request parameters

Up to 1 credit

Bluesky post URL

Try in the console

Live requests use your prepaid balance. Cached responses cost zero where supported.

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://fetchgoblin.com/api/data/v1/bluesky/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbsky.app%2Fprofile%2Fespn.com%2Fpost%2F3lqdfq7fkvm2g' \
  --header 'x-api-key: YOUR_FETCHGOBLIN_API_KEY'

Response

Example
{
  "success": true,
  "credits_charged": 1,
  "post": {
    "uri": "at://did:plc:x7d6j54pm22ufehkes6jo4jf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g",
    "cid": "bafyreibams5wyqdpg2cmmks7lhf5ccxu7hbu24sfatgc53jmb2nun5k5dm",
    "author": {
      "did": "did:plc:x7d6j54pm22ufehkes6jo4jf",
      "handle": "espn.com",
      "displayName": "ESPN",
      "avatar": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:x7d6j54pm22ufehkes6jo4jf/bafkreie4oxawqqsfzvk47ysr3unsnmviedzpylxmwxnpa534to2bzas4ie@jpeg",
      "labels": [],
      "createdAt": "2024-11-25T21:49:49.345Z",
      "verification": {
        "verifications": [
          {
            "issuer": "did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur",
            "uri": "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.graph.verification/3lndppjqgb72f",
            "isValid": true,
            "createdAt": "2025-04-21T10:44:20.398Z"
          }
        ],
        "verifiedStatus": "valid",
        "trustedVerifierStatus": "none"
      }
    },
    "record": {
      "$type": "app.bsky.feed.post",
      "createdAt": "2025-05-29T19:01:20.743Z",
      "embed": {
        "$type": "app.bsky.embed.external",
        "card": {
          "description": "The Oilers apparently will have defenseman Mattias Ekholm back in their lineup for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against the Stars.",
          "thumb": {
            "$type": "blob",
            "ref": {
              "$link": "bafkreihhffgngv4thcnw7sh7o43qnwwyjvfemdlccwalu76r3vnhlbssle"
            },
            "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
            "size": 158648
          },
          "title": "Oilers' Ekholm set for return in Game 5 vs. Stars",
          "uri": "http://spr.ly/63320N4OEy"
        },
        "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.",
          "thumb": {
            "$type": "blob",
            "ref": {
              "$link": "bafkreihhffgngv4thcnw7sh7o43qnwwyjvfemdlccwalu76r3vnhlbssle"
            },
            "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
            "size": 158648
          },
          "title": "Oilers' Ekholm set for return in Game 5 vs. Stars",
          "uri": "http://spr.ly/63320N4OEy"
        }
      },
      "facets": [],
      "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."
    },
    "embed": {
      "$type": "app.bsky.embed.external#view",
      "external": {
        "uri": "http://spr.ly/63320N4OEy",
        "title": "Oilers' Ekholm set for return in Game 5 vs. Stars",
        "description": "The Oilers apparently will have defenseman Mattias Ekholm back in their lineup for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against the Stars.",
        "thumb": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x7d6j54pm22ufehkes6jo4jf/bafkreihhffgngv4thcnw7sh7o43qnwwyjvfemdlccwalu76r3vnhlbssle@jpeg"
      }
    },
    "replyCount": 1,
    "repostCount": 0,
    "likeCount": 24,
    "quoteCount": 1,
    "indexedAt": "2025-05-29T19:01:21.645Z",
    "labels": []
  },
  "replies": [
    {
      "$type": "app.bsky.feed.defs#threadViewPost",
      "post": {
        "uri": "at://did:plc:dzsbhwnnvblrpyy2fpnmaih3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdii5jmmc2p",
        "cid": "bafyreicrfgr5rge655xy6wsgmdiexanr2vhwib7fkjbgu4kku3gzjzwowu",
        "author": {
          "did": "did:plc:dzsbhwnnvblrpyy2fpnmaih3",
          "handle": "thinkasaurus.bsky.social",
          "displayName": "Doris the Thinkasaurus",
          "avatar": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:dzsbhwnnvblrpyy2fpnmaih3/bafkreielkwohfe37wdka5336fl2sxijxur242dhovdb2edkk56yuzl4fyu@jpeg",
          "labels": [
            {
              "src": "did:plc:dzsbhwnnvblrpyy2fpnmaih3",
              "uri": "at://did:plc:dzsbhwnnvblrpyy2fpnmaih3/app.bsky.actor.profile/self",
              "cid": "bafyreihy26aqt7z6pn7uhqhoyh6ge5novekumdcsd3cxxz72nkc5bnozam",
              "val": "!no-unauthenticated",
              "cts": "2024-10-21T17:22:26.564Z"
            }
          ],
          "createdAt": "2024-10-21T17:22:27.408Z"
        },
        "record": {
          "$type": "app.bsky.feed.post",
          "createdAt": "2025-05-29T19:50:31.613Z",
          "langs": [
            "en"
          ],
          "reply": {
            "parent": {
              "cid": "bafyreibams5wyqdpg2cmmks7lhf5ccxu7hbu24sfatgc53jmb2nun5k5dm",
              "uri": "at://did:plc:x7d6j54pm22ufehkes6jo4jf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g"
            },
            "root": {
              "cid": "bafyreibams5wyqdpg2cmmks7lhf5ccxu7hbu24sfatgc53jmb2nun5k5dm",
              "uri": "at://did:plc:x7d6j54pm22ufehkes6jo4jf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdfq7fkvm2g"
            }
          },
          "text": "Alright! Now I have a reason to root for Edmonton aside from my burning hatred of Dallas!"
        },
        "replyCount": 0,
        "repostCount": 0,
        "likeCount": 0,
        "quoteCount": 0,
        "indexedAt": "2025-05-29T19:50:32.451Z",
        "labels": []
      },
      "replies": [],
      "threadContext": {}
    }
  ]
}
Example data from the API specification. Run a request to retrieve current data.

Response shape

This schema describes the documented data shape. Some platform fields may be absent or null. The response also includes your FetchGoblin request ID and current credit balance.

View JSON Schema +
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    },
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      "type": "integer"
    },
    "credits_charged": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
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        "uri": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "cid": {
          "type": "string"
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              "type": "string"
            },
            "handle": {
              "type": "string"
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              "type": "string"
            },
            "avatar": {
              "type": "string"
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              "type": "string"
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                        "type": "string"
                      },
                      "uri": {
                        "type": "string"
                      },
                      "isValid": {
                        "type": "boolean"
                      },
                      "createdAt": {
                        "type": "string"
                      }
                    }
                  }
                },
                "verifiedStatus": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "trustedVerifierStatus": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "record": {
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                    "thumb": {
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                          "type": "string"
                        },
                        "ref": {
                          "type": "object",
                          "properties": {
                            "$link": {
                              "type": "string"
                            }
                          }
                        },
                        "mimeType": {
                          "type": "string"
                        },
                        "size": {
                          "type": "integer"
                        }
                      }
                    },
                    "title": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "uri": {
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  }
                },
                "external": {
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                    },
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                            }
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                          "type": "string"
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                        "size": {
                          "type": "integer"
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          }
        },
        "embed": {
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                "description": {
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              }
            }
          }
        },
        "replyCount": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "repostCount": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "likeCount": {
          "type": "integer"
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