Schedule Bluesky posts, connected with an app password
Prepare Bluesky posts with text, images or a video in Crowdbird and set the time. You connect your account with an app password and answer comments and messages in the inbox.
By Lena Hartwig, Product and scheduler
Updated on November 9, 2026
- What you schedule
- Text, images, video
- Text
- 300 characters
- First comment
- NoNo
- Inbox
- YesComments and messages
- Connection
- Handle and app password
More for scheduling
An app password instead of your account password
You connect Bluesky with your handle and an app password you create in the Bluesky settings. Crowdbird doesn't keep it. Our posting service stores it only so it can post for you.
- Enter handle and app password
- Not kept by Crowdbird
- Revoke it in Bluesky any time
What Crowdbird posts on Bluesky
A Bluesky post is plain text, holds up to 4 images or one video. You don't combine images and a video in the same post.
- Text up to 300 characters
- Up to 4 images or one video
- Own text per network and account
Comments and messages in one place
Replies to your posts and direct messages to your Bluesky account land in the Crowdbird inbox. You read them there and answer right away.
- Read and answer comments
- Answer text messages
- Next to your other accounts
Fixed times for your Bluesky week
Set fixed times per weekday and new posts go into the next free slot. Bluesky sits in the same week view as your other networks.
- Fixed times per weekday
- Publish now or schedule ahead
- Several posts by CSV as drafts
Your first scheduled Bluesky post in three steps
Create an app password
Create an app password in the Bluesky settings and enter it in Crowdbird together with your handle.
Prepare the post
Write up to 300 characters and add up to 4 images or one video.
Set the time
Pick your own time or the next free slot in the queue.
Connect Bluesky with an app password
You don't connect Bluesky with a sign-in button but with an app password. That is a separate password for one app, which you create in Bluesky and can delete again any time. You don't need your regular Bluesky password for it.
In Bluesky, open the settings and go to the app passwords section.
Create a new app password, for example named Crowdbird.
Enter your handle and the app password in Crowdbird.
Crowdbird doesn't keep the app password. Our posting service stores it only so it can post for you. If you revoke it in Bluesky later, you connect the account again with a new app password.
What a Bluesky post can contain
A post can be plain text, hold up to 4 images or one video. You don't combine images and a video in the same post. The text can be up to 300 characters, and links and mentions count toward that.
Bluesky has no first comment in Crowdbird. Plan each post so it makes sense on its own.
Comments and messages in the inbox
Replies to your Bluesky posts show up in the Crowdbird inbox under comments, direct messages to your account under messages. That way you answer both next to your other accounts.
Messages on Bluesky are text only. You don't send images or files there through Crowdbird.
One week across every network
In the social media scheduler you see Bluesky next to Instagram, TikTok and your other connected accounts. One piece of content can run on several networks and still get its own, shorter text on Bluesky.
Set fixed times per weekday and new posts go into the next free slot. For many posts at once, use the CSV import with text, time, channel and media link, and each row becomes a draft. The AI assistant helps you cut a text down to 300 characters.
Common mistakes when scheduling on Bluesky
Entering your regular Bluesky password instead of an app password.
Copying a long caption that runs past 300 characters.
Attaching five or more images to one post.
Combining images and a video in the same post.
How do I connect Bluesky to Crowdbird?
Create an app password in the Bluesky settings and enter it in Crowdbird together with your handle. Crowdbird doesn't keep it. Our posting service stores it only so it can post for you, and you can revoke it in Bluesky at any time.
What is a Bluesky app password?
An app password is a separate password for a single app. You create it in Bluesky and can revoke it there any time without changing your regular password.
How long can a Bluesky post be?
The text can be up to 300 characters, and links and mentions count toward it. On top of that come up to 4 images or one video.
Can I schedule a first comment for Bluesky posts?
No. Crowdbird has no first comment for Bluesky. Write the post so it makes sense on its own.
Can I answer Bluesky messages in Crowdbird?
Yes. Direct messages to your account and replies to your posts appear in the inbox. Messages on Bluesky are text only.
What happens if I revoke the app password?
Then Crowdbird can no longer post for your account. Connect Bluesky again with a new app password so scheduled posts go out again.