AT Protocol · Schema

Bluesky Post (app.bsky.feed.post)

A post record in the Bluesky microblogging application, stored in the user's AT Protocol repository under the app.bsky.feed.post collection. Supports rich text, embeds, replies, and language tagging.

Social NetworkingDecentralizedFederatedOpen SourceBlueskyFediverseIdentityXRPCLexicon

Properties

Name Type Description
$type string Lexicon type identifier
text string The primary post content. May be an empty string, if there are embeds.
facets array Annotations of text (mentions, URLs, hashtags, etc.)
reply object Reply reference, linking this post to the parent and root of a thread
embed object Embedded content. One of: images, external link, record, or record with media.
langs array Indicates human language of post content. BCP-47 language tags.
labels object Self-label values for this post. Effectively content warnings.
tags array Additional hashtags, beyond those in the 'text', up to 8 tags. Does not include the '#' prefix.
createdAt string Client-declared timestamp when this post was originally created.
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JSON Schema

atproto-post-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/atproto/main/json-schema/atproto-post-schema.json",
  "title": "Bluesky Post (app.bsky.feed.post)",
  "description": "A post record in the Bluesky microblogging application, stored in the user's AT Protocol repository under the app.bsky.feed.post collection. Supports rich text, embeds, replies, and language tagging.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["$type", "text", "createdAt"],
  "properties": {
    "$type": {
      "type": "string",
      "const": "app.bsky.feed.post",
      "description": "Lexicon type identifier"
    },
    "text": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The primary post content. May be an empty string, if there are embeds.",
      "maxLength": 3000
    },
    "facets": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Annotations of text (mentions, URLs, hashtags, etc.)",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": ["index", "features"],
        "properties": {
          "index": {
            "type": "object",
            "required": ["byteStart", "byteEnd"],
            "properties": {
              "byteStart": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 },
              "byteEnd": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 }
            }
          },
          "features": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "required": ["$type"],
              "properties": {
                "$type": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "enum": [
                    "app.bsky.richtext.facet#mention",
                    "app.bsky.richtext.facet#link",
                    "app.bsky.richtext.facet#tag"
                  ]
                },
                "did": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "DID of the mentioned user (for mention facets)"
                },
                "uri": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "format": "uri",
                  "description": "URL for link facets"
                },
                "tag": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Hashtag text without # prefix"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "reply": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Reply reference, linking this post to the parent and root of a thread",
      "required": ["root", "parent"],
      "properties": {
        "root": {
          "type": "object",
          "required": ["uri", "cid"],
          "properties": {
            "uri": { "type": "string", "description": "AT-URI of the root post" },
            "cid": { "type": "string", "description": "CID of the root post" }
          }
        },
        "parent": {
          "type": "object",
          "required": ["uri", "cid"],
          "properties": {
            "uri": { "type": "string", "description": "AT-URI of the parent post" },
            "cid": { "type": "string", "description": "CID of the parent post" }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "embed": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Embedded content. One of: images, external link, record, or record with media.",
      "required": ["$type"],
      "properties": {
        "$type": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "app.bsky.embed.images",
            "app.bsky.embed.external",
            "app.bsky.embed.record",
            "app.bsky.embed.recordWithMedia",
            "app.bsky.embed.video"
          ]
        }
      },
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "langs": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Indicates human language of post content. BCP-47 language tags.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "maxItems": 3
    },
    "labels": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Self-label values for this post. Effectively content warnings.",
      "required": ["$type", "values"],
      "properties": {
        "$type": {
          "type": "string",
          "const": "com.atproto.label.defs#selfLabels"
        },
        "values": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "required": ["val"],
            "properties": {
              "val": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 128 }
            }
          },
          "maxItems": 10
        }
      }
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Additional hashtags, beyond those in the 'text', up to 8 tags. Does not include the '#' prefix.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "maxLength": 640
      },
      "maxItems": 8
    },
    "createdAt": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Client-declared timestamp when this post was originally created."
    }
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "$type": "app.bsky.feed.post",
      "text": "Hello from the AT Protocol! #atproto",
      "createdAt": "2026-06-12T00:00:00.000Z",
      "langs": ["en"],
      "facets": [
        {
          "index": { "byteStart": 28, "byteEnd": 36 },
          "features": [
            {
              "$type": "app.bsky.richtext.facet#tag",
              "tag": "atproto"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}