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You can connect a Bluesky account on any plan. It counts as one of your plan’s social accounts. See Which social accounts can I connect? Bluesky works differently from the other networks. There’s no login window. You type your Bluesky username and an app password into PublishBuddy instead.

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What you need first

  • Your Bluesky username. On Bluesky, open your profile. Your username sits below your display name and looks like username.bsky.social.
  • An app password. This is a separate password you make in Bluesky’s settings. It lets PublishBuddy post for you without your real password. Don’t use your account password here.

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Connect your account

1

Open the networks

Click Accounts in the sidebar, then Add Social Accounts. Click the Bluesky tile.
2

Enter your username

The Connect Bluesky window opens. In Username, type your username without the @. For example, username.bsky.social.
3

Make and paste an app password

Click Generate app password in Bluesky. It opens Bluesky’s app password settings in a new tab. Create a new app password and copy it.Back in PublishBuddy, paste it into Password. It looks like xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx.
4

Click Continue

A window opens with your Bluesky account in it.
5

Add the account

Click Connect next to your account. The button changes to Connected. Then click Done.

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What you’ll see

A message confirms it, like “1 Bluesky account added”. PublishBuddy takes you back to Accounts, where your Bluesky account now shows up.

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Common problems

Check that the username has no @ in front and includes the full ending, like .bsky.social. Then make a fresh app password and paste it again. Your normal Bluesky password won’t work here.
You’ll see “We didn’t receive any data from Bluesky” when that Bluesky account is already connected in this workspace. Look for it on Accounts.
PublishBuddy loses access, and the account needs to be reconnected. Make a new app password, then reconnect. On Accounts, click the ⋯ menu next to the account and choose Reconnect. The Reauthorize Bluesky window opens with your username filled in. Paste the new app password and click Continue. See Reconnect a social account.