To auto-post an RSS feed to Bluesky, add the feed URL in SkedCast, choose your Bluesky account, and pick whether new items publish straight away or arrive as drafts to review. SkedCast checks the feed every 15 minutes and posts each new item’s title and link with a link card, within Bluesky’s 300 characters.
Key takeaways
- SkedCast checks each feed every 15 minutes and posts every new item to Bluesky as its title and link.
- Bluesky shows the link as a card with the page’s title and image, so the feed needs no image.
- Title and link must fit Bluesky’s 300 characters; send long-titled feeds to drafts and trim them.
- RSS auto-posting is included from the Studio plan.
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How do you auto-post an RSS feed to Bluesky?
From then on SkedCast checks the feed every 15 minutes. Each item is posted once, and posts to the same account are spaced out when several items arrive together. Preview what a feed will produce with the free RSS to social tool.
Find the feed URL
Most blogs and newsletters publish one, often at /feed or /rss.xml; open it to check it loads.
Add it in SkedCast
Paste the RSS or Atom URL and choose your Bluesky account, plus any other accounts.
Publish or review
Let new items publish straight away, or arrive as drafts you edit before they go out.
Check the first post
Open it on Bluesky to see the text and the link card.
What does an RSS post look like on Bluesky?
The card comes from the linked page’s own metadata, so give each article a clear title, description and share image. Bluesky needs no image in the post itself, which is why feeds without featured images work well here.
| Part | What happens |
|---|---|
| Post text | The item’s title, then its link |
| Link card | A card with the linked page’s title, description and image |
| Length | Bluesky’s limit is 300 characters, title and link together |
| Timing | Feeds are checked every 15 minutes; posts to one account are spaced out |
| Review | Optional drafts per feed, and approval when the client requires it |
What if an RSS title is too long for Bluesky?
A post that runs over 300 characters is stopped and flagged at publish time rather than cut off mid-word. If your titles are long, or your links are, set the feed to create drafts and shorten each title before it is scheduled; the Bluesky character counter shows the count as you edit.
Should RSS posts to Bluesky publish automatically or as drafts?
Publish automatically when the feed is yours, its titles are short and every item belongs on Bluesky. Use drafts when titles run long, when the feed mixes topics, or when you want to add a line in your own words, which tends to read better on Bluesky than a bare headline. The same feed can post to LinkedIn too; see the RSS to LinkedIn guide, and the Bluesky scheduler for every Bluesky option.
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FAQ
- Does Bluesky need an image for an RSS post?
- No. SkedCast adds a link card built from the linked page’s title, description and image, so the feed only needs a title and link.
- How often does SkedCast check an RSS feed?
- Every 15 minutes. Each new item is posted once.
- What happens if the title and link are over 300 characters?
- The post is flagged at publish time instead of going out cut off. Set the feed to drafts and shorten long titles first.
- Can I review RSS items before they post to Bluesky?
- Yes. Set the feed to create drafts, then edit and schedule each one. If the client requires approval, the post waits for it.
- Which SkedCast plan includes RSS auto-posting?
- RSS and Atom feed auto-posting is included from the Studio plan.