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# Basic client - Laravel Bluesky

> Core Laravel Bluesky client usage: authentication, posting, media, replies, quotes, feeds, and search.

## Authentication

Bluesky supports two authentication modes: App Password and OAuth. For new implementations, consider OAuth.

### App Password

```php theme={null}
use Revolution\Bluesky\Facades\Bluesky;

$profile = Bluesky::login(
    identifier: config('bluesky.identifier'),
    password: config('bluesky.password'),
)->getProfile();
```

Use `LegacySession` when you want to resume an existing App Password session.

```php theme={null}
use Revolution\Bluesky\Facades\Bluesky;
use Revolution\Bluesky\Session\LegacySession;

Bluesky::login(identifier: config('bluesky.identifier'), password: config('bluesky.password'));

cache()->put('bluesky_legacy_session', Bluesky::agent()->session()->toArray(), now()->addDay());

Bluesky::withToken(LegacySession::create(cache('bluesky_legacy_session', [])));

if (! Bluesky::check()) {
    Bluesky::refreshSession();
}
```

### OAuth

Convert the Socialite token payload into `OAuthSession`.

```php theme={null}
use Revolution\Bluesky\Facades\Bluesky;
use Revolution\Bluesky\Session\OAuthSession;

$session = OAuthSession::create(session('bluesky_session'));

$timeline = Bluesky::withToken($session)->getTimeline();
```

See [Socialite](/en/packages/laravel-bluesky/socialite) for the full OAuth flow.

## Create posts

### Simple text post

```php theme={null}
use Revolution\Bluesky\Facades\Bluesky;

$response = Bluesky::withToken()->post('test');
```

### Build rich text with TextBuilder

Use `TextBuilder` for links, tags, and mentions.

```php theme={null}
use Revolution\Bluesky\Facades\Bluesky;
use Revolution\Bluesky\RichText\TextBuilder;

$post = TextBuilder::make(text: 'test')
    ->newLine()
    ->mention('@example.bsky.social')
    ->newLine()
    ->link('https://bsky.app/')
    ->newLine()
    ->tag('#Laravel')
    ->toPost();

$response = Bluesky::withToken()->post($post);
```

## Attach media

### Image attachment

```php theme={null}
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
use Revolution\Bluesky\Embed\Images;
use Revolution\Bluesky\Facades\Bluesky;
use Revolution\Bluesky\Record\Post;

Bluesky::withToken();

$images = Images::create()->add(
    alt: 'App screenshot',
    blob: fn (): array => Bluesky::uploadBlob(
        Storage::get('test.png'),
        Storage::mimeType('test.png')
    )->json('blob')
);

$post = Post::create(text: 'image post')->embed($images);

$response = Bluesky::post($post);
```

### External link card

```php theme={null}
use Revolution\Bluesky\Embed\External;
use Revolution\Bluesky\Facades\Bluesky;
use Revolution\Bluesky\Record\Post;

$external = External::create(
    title: 'Title',
    description: 'Description',
    uri: 'https://example.com'
);

$post = Post::create(text: 'external card')->embed($external);

$response = Bluesky::withToken()->post($post);
```

## Replies and quote posts

### Reply

```php theme={null}
use Revolution\Bluesky\Facades\Bluesky;
use Revolution\Bluesky\Record\Post;
use Revolution\Bluesky\Types\ReplyRef;
use Revolution\Bluesky\Types\StrongRef;

$reply = ReplyRef::to(
    root: StrongRef::to(uri: 'at://', cid: 'cid'),
    parent: StrongRef::to(uri: 'at://', cid: 'cid')
);

$post = Post::create(text: 'reply')->reply($reply);

$response = Bluesky::withToken()->post($post);
```

### Quote post

```php theme={null}
use Revolution\Bluesky\Embed\QuoteRecord;
use Revolution\Bluesky\Facades\Bluesky;
use Revolution\Bluesky\Record\Post;
use Revolution\Bluesky\Types\StrongRef;

$quote = QuoteRecord::create(StrongRef::to(uri: 'at://', cid: 'cid'));

$post = Post::create(text: 'quote')->embed($quote);

$response = Bluesky::withToken()->post($post);
```

## Read feeds

```php theme={null}
use Revolution\Bluesky\Facades\Bluesky;

$response = Bluesky::withToken()->getTimeline();

$items = $response->collect('feed');
```

For public feed reads, you can use non-auth methods.

```php theme={null}
use Revolution\Bluesky\Facades\Bluesky;

$feed = Bluesky::getAuthorFeed(actor: 'alice.bsky.social')->json('feed');
```

## Search posts

```php theme={null}
use Revolution\Bluesky\Facades\Bluesky;

$response = Bluesky::withToken()->searchPosts(q: '#bluesky', limit: 10);
```

<Warning>
  Due to a temporary API restriction, `searchPosts()` is currently unavailable for unauthenticated access.
</Warning>

<Info>
  Source: [docs/basic-client.md](https://github.com/invokable/laravel-bluesky/blob/main/docs/basic-client.md)
</Info>