Key takeaways
- No daily post count: Bluesky budgets points, 5,000 an hour and 35,000 a day per account.
- Creating a record (a post, like, repost or follow) costs 3 points, an update 2, a delete 1.
- That is at most 1,666 creates an hour and 11,666 a day, shared by every write action.
- A thread counts one create per post in it; images are uploads, not extra records.
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How many posts can you make on Bluesky a day?
Up to 11,666 in theory, if the account did nothing else. Bluesky’s servers limit the records an account writes, not its posts: every account has 5,000 points an hour and 35,000 a day, and each action spends points:
| Action | Points | Most per hour | Most per day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create (a post, reply, like, repost or follow) | 3 | 1,666 | 11,666 |
| Update (an edited record, such as a profile) | 2 | 2,500 | 17,500 |
| Delete (a post, like or follow removed) | 1 | 5,000 | 35,000 |
Do likes and follows count toward the Bluesky limit?
Yes. A like, a repost and a follow are each a record the account creates, so each costs the same 3 points as a post, from the same budget. An account that likes 500 posts in an hour has spent 1,500 of its 5,000 points and can still create about 1,166 more records that hour. Bluesky says it set the limit with the most active human users on the network in mind, so an account run by a person or a scheduling tool stays far inside it.
How much of the budget does a thread or an image use?
A thread spends one create per post in it, so a 10-post thread costs 30 points. Images and videos are uploads (blobs), not records, so a post with four images is still one create; each upload can be up to 50 MB at Bluesky’s servers, though Bluesky’s app sets its own lower size and length limits, listed in Bluesky post limits and editing. Check the text of each post with the Bluesky character counter.
What other limits does Bluesky apply to an account?
A few, on the requests an app makes rather than on posts:
- API requests: 3,000 every 5 minutes, counted per IP address.
- Sign-ins (sessions): 300 a day per account.
- Handle changes: 50 a day per account.
- Accounts hosted by another provider on the open network follow that provider’s limits.
How do you schedule Bluesky posts?
With SkedCast: connect the account with a Bluesky app password, write the post or thread, and set the time; SkedCast publishes it then, beside the same campaign on your other networks. The Bluesky scheduler covers threads, images and every other option, and how to schedule Bluesky posts walks through the steps.
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FAQ
- How many times can I post on Bluesky per day?
- Bluesky sets no post count. Each account has 35,000 points a day and a post costs 3, so at most 11,666 posts a day, less whatever likes, reposts and follows the account also makes.
- What is the Bluesky rate limit per hour?
- 5,000 points an hour per account: at most 1,666 posts, likes, reposts or follows, since each costs 3 points.
- Do likes count toward the Bluesky post limit?
- Yes. A like is a record the account creates, so it costs 3 points from the same budget as a post.
- Does a Bluesky thread count as one post?
- No. Each post in a thread is its own record, so a 10-post thread spends 30 points.
- What happens if an account hits the Bluesky limit?
- Bluesky’s servers refuse further writes until the hourly or daily budget refills; a normal posting schedule stays far inside it.