# app.bivri.feed.getInitialFeed

> Published by [lexicons.bivri.app](https://lexicon.garden/identity/did:plc:uqat5a7hrbww3snbbinxgwah)

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## Description

Get the authenticated Member's initial Artwork feed selected by their durable interest Tags. An empty interest set or no currently servable match returns an empty feed rather than silently substituting public discovery results.

## Links

- [View on Lexicon Garden](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:uqat5a7hrbww3snbbinxgwah/app.bivri.feed.getInitialFeed)
- [Documentation](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:uqat5a7hrbww3snbbinxgwah/app.bivri.feed.getInitialFeed/docs)
- [Examples](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:uqat5a7hrbww3snbbinxgwah/app.bivri.feed.getInitialFeed/examples)

## Definitions

### `app.bivri.feed.getInitialFeed`

**Type**: `query`

#### Parameters

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `cursor` | `string` | No | Opaque pagination cursor. Pass it back unchanged on the next request. |
| `limit` | `integer` | No |  |
| `sort` | `string` | No | Ordering of matching Artworks. 'latest' is reverse-chronological; 'popular' is by like count. |

#### Output

**Encoding**: `application/json`

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `artworks` | `array` | Yes |  |
| `cursor` | `string` | No |  |

#### Errors

- **Unauthenticated**: Nobody is authenticated, so there is no owned interest set from which to select a feed.
- **InvalidCursor**: The pagination cursor is invalid.

## Raw Schema

```json
{
  "$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "errors": [
        {
          "description": "Nobody is authenticated, so there is no owned interest set from which to select a feed.",
          "name": "Unauthenticated"
        },
        {
          "description": "The pagination cursor is invalid.",
          "name": "InvalidCursor"
        }
      ],
      "output": {
        "encoding": "application/json",
        "schema": {
          "properties": {
            "artworks": {
              "items": {
                "ref": "app.bivri.feed.defs#artworkView",
                "type": "ref"
              },
              "type": "array"
            },
            "cursor": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "artworks"
          ],
          "type": "object"
        }
      },
      "parameters": {
        "properties": {
          "cursor": {
            "description": "Opaque pagination cursor. Pass it back unchanged on the next request.",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "limit": {
            "default": 50,
            "maximum": 100,
            "minimum": 1,
            "type": "integer"
          },
          "sort": {
            "default": "latest",
            "description": "Ordering of matching Artworks. 'latest' is reverse-chronological; 'popular' is by like count.",
            "knownValues": [
              "latest",
              "popular"
            ],
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "type": "params"
      },
      "type": "query"
    }
  },
  "description": "Get the authenticated Member's initial Artwork feed selected by their durable interest Tags. An empty interest set or no currently servable match returns an empty feed rather than silently substituting public discovery results.",
  "id": "app.bivri.feed.getInitialFeed",
  "lexicon": 1
}
```