What is Bluesky Link Preview Service?

Bluesky Link Preview Service is a fetcher operated by Bluesky. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when Bluesky Link Preview Service visits your website.

Overview

Operated By Bluesky
Expected To Follow Robots.txt No
Insights Last Updated September 14, 2026

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Category

Fetcher
Retrieves web page metadata to power app features like link previews or feeds

Expected Behavior

Bluesky Link Preview Service usually makes a single request within seconds of a URL being shared, without crawling further. Traffic rises and falls with sharing activity, so a widely circulated link can produce a sharp burst of fetches.

How To Block Bluesky Link Preview Service With Robots.txt

Add this rule to your robots.txt file to request that Bluesky Link Preview Service not access your website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to request the same of all fetchers at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.

User-agent: Bluesky Link Preview Service # https://knownagents.com/agents/bluesky-link-preview-service
Disallow: /

Insights for Bluesky Link Preview Service

As of September 14, 2026, this data reflects agent visits measured across thousands of websites using Agent Analytics, combined with daily scans of the top 1000 websites and their robots.txt files.

Robots.txt Blocked Percentage

6%
6% of top websites are blocking Bluesky Link Preview Service
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Country of Origin

Unknown
Bluesky Link Preview Service has no known country of origin

Robots.txt Blocking Trend

6% of top websites block Bluesky Link Preview Service in their robots.txts.

Overall Fetcher Traffic

1.7% of all web traffic came from fetchers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Should I Block Bluesky Link Preview Service?

Usually not. Blocking Bluesky Link Preview Service may leave shared links without a title or image, making them less inviting to click. If it begins fetching at unexpected volume, try rate limiting before blocking it outright. For context, 6% of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for Bluesky Link Preview Service.

Does Bluesky Link Preview Service Follow Robots.txt Rules?

No. Bluesky Link Preview Service is not expected to follow robots.txt rules, so a disallow rule only communicates your preference. Enforce the block with firewall or server rules, then use Agent Analytics to verify that its requests stop.

Does Bluesky Link Preview Service Access Private Content?

No. Bluesky Link Preview Service has no credentials and should access only the public URL and assets needed for a preview. It does not continue through the rest of your site.

How Can I Tell if Bluesky Link Preview Service Is Visiting My Website?

Agent Analytics tracks Bluesky Link Preview Service visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "Bluesky Link Preview Service". Look for a page and its preview assets being requested without follow-up navigation. Because Bluesky Link Preview Service does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.

Why Is Bluesky Link Preview Service Visiting My Website?

Someone shared a link to your page. Bluesky Link Preview Service fetched it to build a preview card, and each new share may trigger another request. A spike often means your content is circulating more widely.