# API Direct – Bluesky User Profile Lookup

> API Direct – Bluesky User Profile Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from x402.apidirect.io, paid per call via x402, $0.004/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-30).

Fetches a Bluesky user's full profile by handle, DID, or profile URL.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402.apidirect.io/v1/bluesky/user?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.004/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-30
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/api-direct-bluesky-user-profile-lookup-f596a6dc
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_OXzciDrnAKGmrIUH8inPN

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability api-direct-bluesky-user-profile-lookup-f596a6dc
```

Example prompt: Pull up the full Bluesky profile for @pfrazee.com — I want to see their bio, follower count, and any other details available.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need structured Bluesky profile data (bio, follower counts, DID resolution) for a specific known user identified by handle, DID, or profile URL. Prefer this over scraping the Bluesky web UI or calling the AT Protocol API directly when you want a simple, pay-per-call REST interface without managing API credentials.

## Known failure modes

- Handle or DID not found — returns an error or empty result
- Invalid handle format — malformed handle causes a validation error
- Profile URL not parseable — unsupported URL format returns an error
- Rate limiting or payment failure — 402 Payment Required if USDC balance is insufficient
- Private or suspended account — may return limited or no profile data

## How this service works

Get a Bluesky user's full profile by handle, DID, or profile URL.

## Output

Returns the full Bluesky user profile including display name, handle, DID, bio/description, avatar URL, banner URL, follower count, following count, post count, and associated account metadata.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [],
     "properties": {
      "url": {
       "type": "string",
       "maxLength": 500,
       "description": "Bluesky profile URL, e.g. https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app (max 500 characters). Provide either username or url."
      },
      "username": {
       "type": "string",
       "maxLength": 100,
       "description": "Bluesky handle, e.g. bsky.app, with or without leading @, or the account's DID (max 100 characters). Provide either username or url."
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/api-direct-bluesky-user-profile-lookup-f596a6dc/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402.apidirect.io](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402.apidirect.io/llms.txt)