Bluesky as a Listening Source
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Bluesky is a social media platform like X (formerly Twitter) that allows users to share short messages, images, and videos. By adding Bluesky as a Listening Source, you can listen to and learn from Bluesky data.
Release Note: Bluesky will be available as a listening source in the 20.2 release, scheduled for February 2025.
Bluesky Source Capabilities
The following are the capabilities of Bluesky as a listening source:
Source | Bluesky |
Source of Data | Official API |
Latency | 1 to 3 minutes. |
Historical Data | Available (from 7th November 2024) |
Backfill Support | Yes (from 7th November 2024) |
Engagement Details Refresh Rate | Like Count, Reply Count, Repost Count, and Quote Count are updated. |
Profile Metadata Details | Available (Author Handle, Display Name, Profile URL, Profile Image). |
Message Type | Bluesky Post, Bluesky Repost, Bluesky Reply, Bluesky Mention. |
Media Type | Photo, Quoted Status, Video, GIF. |
You can now access the follower count, following count, and total post count information for the account.
Note: DP needs to be enabled to use Bluesky as a listening source.
Fetch Data from Bluesky
Fetching data from Bluesky allows you to access and analyze user-generated content, including posts, images, and videos, to gain insights and monitor platform trends. To fetch data from Bluesky, you must create a Topic or edit existing Topics to include Bluesky as one of its sources.
You can also select Bluesky in the Dashboard or Widget level “Source” filter in Listening Dashboards.
Backfill Data from Bluesky
Once the topic is created or updated, you can backfill all the topics.