Bluesky's public AppView at https://public.api.bsky.app/xrpc serves profiles, posts, and feeds without logging in. Methods are named like app.bsky.actor.getProfile.
None for these public reads. Posting needs a session token from com.atproto.server.createSession (use an app password).
Full reference: https://docs.bsky.app/docs/category/http-reference
actor is a handle or DID.
curl "https://public.api.bsky.app/xrpc/app.bsky.actor.getProfile?actor=bsky.app"{
"did": "did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur",
"handle": "bsky.app",
"displayName": "Bluesky",
"avatar": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/bafkreihwihm6kpd6zuwhhlro75p5qks5qtrcu55jp3gddbfjsieiv7wuka",
"associated": {
"lists": 18,
"feedgens": 7,
"starterPacks": 15,
"labeler": false,
"chat": {
"allowIncoming": "none"
},
"activitySubscription": {
"allowSubscriptions": "followers"
}
},
"labels": [],
"createdAt": "2023-04-12T04:53:57.057Z",
"verification": {
"verifications": [],
"verifiedStatus": "none",
"trustedVerifierStatus": "valid"
},
"description": "official Bluesky account (check username👆)\n\nBugs, feature requests, feedback: [email protected]",
"indexedAt": "2025-10-27T21:05:26.152Z",
"banner": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/banner/plain/did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/bafkreichzyovokfzmymz36p5jibbjrhsur6n7hjnzxrpbt5jaydp2szvna",
"followersCount": 35016249,
"followsCount": 15,
"postsCount": 864,
"pinnedPost": {
"cid": "bafyreicnt42y6vo6pfpvyro234ac4o6ijug6adwwrh7awflgrqlt4zibxq",
"uri": "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.post/3l6oveex3ii2l"
}
}curl "https://public.api.bsky.app/xrpc/app.bsky.feed.getAuthorFeed?actor=bsky.app&limit=2"{
"feed": [
{
"post": {
"uri": "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw2cdr44fc2a",
"cid": "bafyreicrjbyelww7gvuymagi7g2rirokyrvedwzeh5vflmsvnwhnwjvnyi",
"author": {
"did": "did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur",
"handle": "bsky.app",
"displayName": "Bluesky",
"avatar": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/bafkreihwihm6kpd6zuwhhlro75p5qks5qtrcu55jp3gddbfjsieiv7wuka",
"createdAt": "2023-04-12T04:53:57.057Z"
},
"record": {
"$type": "app.bsky.feed.post",
"createdAt": "2026-09-21T18:04:06.128Z",
"text": "If you're in line to vote for @bsky38.com, please stay in line! Polls close in just under 5 hours."
},
"embed": {
"$type": "app.bsky.embed.record#view"
},
"bookmarkCount": 37,
"replyCount": 79,
"repostCount": 77,
"likeCount": 664,
"quoteCount": 45,
"indexedAt": "2026-09-21T18:04:06.866Z",
"labels": [],
"threadgate": {
"uri": "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.threadgate/3mw2cdr44fc2a",
"cid": "bafyreifpuh6s76t3d6mhugwqom5bhsbg6iw5ajsj3uj3r7cevpoj2cgmka"
}
}
},
{
"post": {
"uri": "at://did:plc:zbrhmanjs62oyqywjwdazxz3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvta262ufs27",
"cid": "bafyreihz2vc5ioeb2oyaofmkiv3irn3ldqh332go2uvya6gib4bkfqb4dq",
"author": {
"did": "did:plc:zbrhmanjs62oyqywjwdazxz3",
"handle": "kenjennings.bsky.social",
"displayName": "Ken Jennings",
"avatar": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:zbrhmanjs62oyqywjwdazxz3/bafkreicpymtnc6ooeoz4jyb5oaxbf6smrmsd634texeshjmfpths6qusta",
"createdAt": "2023-04-27T21:46:36.549Z"
},
"record": {
"$type": "app.bsky.feed.post",
"createdAt": "2026-09-18T22:34:18.503Z",
"text": "I don’t usually meddle on the writing side of Jeopardy!, but tonight I called in a favor for our Bluesky viewers."
},
"bookmarkCount": 217,
"replyCount": 155,
"repostCount": 771,
"likeCount": 10203,
"quoteCount": 110,
"indexedAt": "2026-09-18T22:34:19.460Z",
"labels": []
},
"reason": {
"by": {
"did": "did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur",
"handle": "bsky.app",
"displayName": "Bluesky",
"avatar": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/bafkreihwihm6kpd6zuwhhlro75p5qks5qtrcu55jp3gddbfjsieiv7wuka",
"createdAt": "2023-04-12T04:53:57.057Z"
},
"uri": "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.repost/3mvtagpxpgm2j",
"cid": "bafyreid4dxcfpwhjcbn3yvpmhs3bydggb7p5jlffuqszvh23gmcpj4n2by",
"indexedAt": "2026-09-18T22:41:20.071Z",
"$type": "app.bsky.feed.defs#reasonRepost"
},
"opThreadPostIndex": 1,
"opThreadPostCount": 2
}
],
"cursor": "2026-09-18T22:41:19.222Z"
}curl "https://public.api.bsky.app/xrpc/app.bsky.actor.searchActors?q=posttaco&limit=2"{
"actors": []
}