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Bluesky is the new decentralized challenger, built on the AT Protocol. It’s growing fast but the API is still maturing when it comes to analytics.

Supported Content Types

  • Posts: Text with optional media. Up to 4 files.
  • Text limit: 300 characters.

Quirks & Gotchas

”Calculated” Impressions

Bluesky does not provide a native “Impression” or “View” count for posts via API.
  • Our Solution: We calculate impressions as the sum of engagement (Likes + Replies + Reposts + Quotes).
  • Reality: The actual number of people who saw it is likely much higher, but we can’t prove it. Think of it as a minimum engagement indicator, not true impressions.

Limited But Growing

Bluesky’s API is young. As the platform and protocol mature, we expect more analytics data to become available. We’ll add it when it does.

Media Limits

ConstraintValue
Files0-4 (images and/or videos)
Text300 characters
Bluesky has minimal media restrictions compared to other platforms. See Platform Limits for details.

Analytics

For general analytics concepts (refresh rates, data retention, what “Returns 0” means), see the Analytics Overview.

Profile Analytics

Period: Snapshot.
MetricDescriptionNote
impressions-Returns 0 (not available)
impressionsUnique-Returns 0 (not available)
views-Returns 0 (not available)
viewsUnique-Returns 0 (not available)
likes-Returns 0 (not available at profile level)
comments-Returns 0 (not available at profile level)
postCountTotal posts
followersFollowers
followingFollowing

Post Analytics

Period: Lifetime.
MetricDescriptionNote
impressionsEngagement SumCalculated: Likes + Replies + Reposts + Quotes
impressionsUnique-Returns 0 (not provided)
views-Same as impressions (calculated)
viewsUnique-Returns 0 (not provided)
likesLikes
commentsReplies
sharesReposts + QuotesCombined
saves-Returns 0 (not available)

Quirks

  • No true impression or view metrics. We derive impressions from total engagement - it’s the best we can do.
  • Profile-level engagement is not available. Only follower/following counts and post count.
  • As Bluesky’s API evolves, we’ll add new metrics as they become available.