SOCIAL MEDIA

Get Bluesky Profile API

Fetch a Bluesky (AT Protocol) profile by handle or DID. Returns display name, description, avatar/banner, follower and post counts, labels, and DID. Uses the public AppView - no auth required.

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How to call it

Send one POST to api.upapi.io/bluesky-profile.get with your key in the X-Api-Key header and the parameters below as a JSON body. Each call spends 1 weighted unit of your monthly quota. The operation times out after 15 seconds. Identical requests are served from cache for 60 seconds, unbilled.

endpoint
POST https://api.upapi.io/bluesky-profile.get

Get Bluesky Profile API reference

Request parameters

handle
stringrequired — Bluesky handle (e.g. bsky.app) or DID (did:plc:...)

Response fields

did
stringrequired
avatar
stringrequired
banner
stringrequired
handle
stringrequired
labels
arrayrequired
fetchedAt
stringrequired
indexedAt
stringrequired
associated
objectrequired
postsCount
integerrequired
description
stringrequired
displayName
stringrequired
followsCount
integerrequired
followersCount
integerrequired

Example request and response

The example response is generated from this operation’s published output schema — it shows the shape and field names, not values from a recorded call.

json — example request body
{
  "handle": "bsky.app"
}
json — example response shape
{
  "did": "example",
  "avatar": "example",
  "banner": "example",
  "handle": "bsky.app",
  "labels": [
    "example"
  ],
  "fetchedAt": "example",
  "indexedAt": "example",
  "associated": {},
  "postsCount": 1,
  "description": "example",
  "displayName": "example",
  "followsCount": 1,
  "followersCount": 1
}

Code snippets

cURL
curl
curl -X POST https://api.upapi.io/bluesky-profile.get \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -d '{ "handle": "bsky.app" }'
JavaScript
javascript
const response = await fetch('https://api.upapi.io/bluesky-profile.get', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "handle": "bsky.app"
}),
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Python
python
import requests

response = requests.post(
    'https://api.upapi.io/bluesky-profile.get',
    headers={
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
        'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    },
    json={
  "handle": "bsky.app"
},
)

print(response.json())
Go
go
package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	payload := []byte(`{ "handle": "bsky.app" }`)

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.upapi.io/bluesky-profile.get", bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	var result map[string]any
	json.Unmarshal(body, &result)
	fmt.Println(result)
}
PHP
php
<?php

$payload = json_encode([
    'handle' => 'bsky.app',
]);

$ch = curl_init('https://api.upapi.io/bluesky-profile.get');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST           => true,
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS     => $payload,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER     => [
        'Content-Type: application/json',
        'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY',
    ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$data = json_decode($response, true);
var_dump($data);
Ruby
ruby
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.upapi.io/bluesky-profile.get')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.path)
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request['x-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
request.body = { "handle": "bsky.app" }.to_json

response = http.request(request)
puts JSON.parse(response.body)
Java
java
import okhttp3.*;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
import java.util.Map;

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();

String json = "{ \"handle\": \"bsky.app\" }";

RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(json, MediaType.get("application/json"));
Request request = new Request.Builder()
    .url("https://api.upapi.io/bluesky-profile.get")
    .post(body)
    .addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
    .addHeader("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
    .build();

try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
    Map<?, ?> result = mapper.readValue(response.body().string(), Map.class);
    System.out.println(result);
}
C#
csharp
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Json;
using System.Text.Json;

using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY");

var payload = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<object>("{ \"handle\": \"bsky.app\" }");
var response = await client.PostAsJsonAsync("https://api.upapi.io/bluesky-profile.get", payload);

var result = await response.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<JsonElement>();
Console.WriteLine(result);

Frequently asked questions

How much does the Get Bluesky Profile API cost per call?

Each call spends 1 weighted unit of your plan's monthly quota. Full pricing is at https://upapi.io/pricing.

How do I authenticate to the Get Bluesky Profile API?

Send your key in the X-Api-Key header. A free guest key is available without creating an account.

Are Get Bluesky Profile API responses cached?

Yes — identical requests are served from cache for 60 seconds, and a cache hit is not billed.

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