public.api.bsky.app/xrpc/app.bsky.feed.searchPosts "cursor" parameter is not working.

[wiksien]

I may be doing something stupid, so feel free to correct me, but I think the cursor parameter is broken on the API side of things.

Other parameters work like for example: https://public.api.bsky.app/xrpc/app.bsky.feed.searchPosts?q=test&limit=100

But when I add the cursor parameter I get 403 Forbidden, for example: https://public.api.bsky.app/xrpc/app.bsky.feed.searchPosts?q=test&limit=100&cursor=%2210%22

I want to use the cursor to fetch 400 posts instead of the limited 100.

For any sort of help I thank in advance!

[bnewbold]

Yeah, the Bluesky API server doesn't currently support enumerating additional posts with the cursor parameter for unauthenticated post search. We actually frequently disable public post search all-together, because bot nets have been hitting it too hard (despite rate-limits), causing downtime for regular users.

Technically, somebody else could implement this API endpoint, using the same Lexicon schema, and support cursor in all situations.

We will try to get the docs updated so this is less confusing.