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Monday, December 1, 2025

How to master Bluesky Search

How to search like a Pro on Bluesky

We've all been there, there's this Bluesky post you shared months ago, you remember sharing it but don't know the exact wording, and it was so long ago that scrolling all the way back and going through PDS records will take years. But did you know the "search" tab on Bluesky is more useful than looking for profiles? Here's how to search like a pro

To find posts that mention a specific user use the search terms @atproto.com, to:atproto.com, or mentions:atproto.com, these all work when searching for post that mention a specific user.

To find posts that mention you (only works if you're logged in), use the search term mentions:me or mentions:yourhandle, (replace "yourhandle" with your handle).

To find pots shared from a specific user, use from:atproto.com. To find posts from yourself, use from:me or from:yourhandle, if you're not logged in. (replace "yourhandle" with your handle).

To find posts that have links to a specific domain, use domain:atproto.com to see posts that contain links to atproto.com

To find a post within a specific date range, use since:YYYY-MM-DD and/or until:YYYY-MM-DD. If you want to narrow it down by time, use UTC timestamps, YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ.

Source: Tips and Tricks for Bluesky Search