• Introduction
• Create a Bluesky App Password.
• Create the Bluesky service in Cerb
• Examples
  • Get timeline
  • Make a post

Introduction

In this guide we'll walk through the process of linking Cerb to Bluesky. You'll be able to use Bluesky's full API in Cerb automations.

Create a Bluesky App Password.

Log in to your Bluesky Account or sign up if you don't already have one.

Choose Settings in the menu and then click the Privacy and Security » App Passwords.

Click App App Password

Name the password (eg. cerb) and click Next.

Copy the password for use later.

Create the Bluesky service in Cerb

1. Navigate to Search » Connected Services.

2. Click the (+) icon in the top right of the list.

3. Select Bluesky.

4. Enter the following information:
   1. Your PDS Entryway URL (eg. https://bsky.social).
   2. Your Identifier (eg. example.bsky.social).
   3. The app password you copied earlier.
5. Click the Create button.

Examples

Get timeline

https://docs.bsky.app/docs/api/app-bsky-feed-get-timeline

start:
  http.request/getTimeline:
    output: http_response
    inputs:
      method: GET
      url: https://bsky.social/xrpc/app.bsky.feed.getTimeline
      authentication: cerb:connected_account:bluesky
    on_success:
      set:
        response@json: {{http_response.body}}

Make a post

https://docs.bsky.app/docs/advanced-guides/posts

start:
  http.request/post:
    output: http_response
    inputs:
      method: POST
      url: https://bsky.social/xrpc/com.atproto.repo.createRecord
      headers:
        Content-Type: application/json
      authentication: cerb:connected_account:bluesky
      body:
        repo: example.bsky.social
        collection: app.bsky.feed.post
        record:
          text: Testing, testing, 1,2,3!
          createdAt: {{'now'|date('c')}}