Oskar Austegard

Bluesky Engagement Data Processor

A web-based tool for processing and analyzing engagement data from Bluesky social posts.

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Overview

This tool allows you to extract, anonymize, and analyze interaction data from Bluesky posts. It provides two main functions:

1. Post Processing: Extract reply threads or quote posts from any public Bluesky post
2. Search Processing: Search for posts matching specific queries (requires authentication)

The processor extracts relevant data and presents it in a clean JSON format suitable for further analysis, with usernames anonymized for privacy.

Features

Post Processing

• Process complete reply threads for any Bluesky post
• Extract quote posts that reference the original post (up to 100)
• De-identify user data for privacy
• Preserve engagement metrics (likes, reposts)
• Calculate time delays between posts

Search Processing

• Search across Bluesky using keywords and phrases
• Sort by relevance (“top”) or recency (“latest”)
• Retrieve up to 1000 results with pagination
• Consistent user anonymization

Usage

Post Processing

1. Enter a Bluesky post URL (format: https://bsky.app/profile/username.bsky.social/post/postid)
2. Click either:
   • Process Replies: Extract the complete reply thread
   • Process Quotes: Extract posts quoting the original post

Search Processing

1. Authenticate using your Bluesky credentials
   • Uses app passwords for secure authentication
   • Credentials are only used for API calls and never stored
2. Enter a search query
3. Select sorting method (top results or latest)
4. Choose result limit (25-1000)
5. Click Process Search

Technical Details

• Built with vanilla JavaScript using ES modules
• Uses the official Bluesky API (@atproto/api) for data retrieval
• When needed, handles authentication securely via app passwords
• Maintains state through URL parameters for easy sharing

Security and Privacy

• User data is anonymized, replacing DIDs with consistent pseudonyms
• Authentication should be done using app passwords (never your main password)
• No server-side processing - all operations happen in your browser
• No data is stored beyond your browser session

License

See LICENSE

Credits

Created by Oskar Austegard (@oaustegard)

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