Bluesky
Connect Bluesky to Postline with an app password to schedule posts and threads, and see likes, replies, reposts and followers.
What you can post
- Text up to 300 characters per post. Links and hashtags are made clickable.
- Up to 4 images, or 1 video. A video can't be combined with images.
- Images must be under 1 MB each. Videos must be under 100 MB.
- Threads: extra parts are published as replies, each one replying to the part before it.
Connect your account
- In Bluesky, create an app password under Settings → Privacy and security → App passwords.
- In Postline, click + Add next to Channels in the sidebar. Only workspace owners and admins can add channels.
- Choose Bluesky and fill in:
- Handle: for example
yourname.bsky.social. - App password.
- PDS server (optional): leave empty to use
https://bsky.social.
- Handle: for example
- Click Add channel.
For self-hosters
No server setup is needed. People connect with their own handle and app password.
Analytics and plugs
Postline collects likes, replies (shown as comments), and reposts plus quotes (shown as shares) per post. It also tracks your follower count.
Plugs:
- Auto-repost: supported. Postline reposts your post once it reaches the number of likes you set.
- Follow-up: supported. Postline replies with a follow-up once the post reaches the number of likes you set.
Known issues
- Bluesky posts can have one video or up to four images, not both.
- Images over 1 MB are rejected: "Bluesky images must be under 1 MB".
- Videos over 100 MB are rejected: "Bluesky videos must be under 100 MB."
- If Bluesky can't process a video, the post fails with "Bluesky could not process the video".