social.coves.embed.external

coves.social

{
  "id": "social.coves.embed.external",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "external"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "external": {
          "ref": "#external",
          "type": "ref"
        }
      },
      "description": "External link embed with optional aggregated sources for megathreads"
    },
    "view": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "external"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "external": {
          "ref": "#viewExternal",
          "type": "ref"
        }
      },
      "description": "View of an external link embed as served by the AppView"
    },
    "source": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "uri"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "uri": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "URI of the source article"
        },
        "title": {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 5000,
          "description": "Title of the source article",
          "maxGraphemes": 500
        },
        "domain": {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 253,
          "description": "Domain of the source (e.g., nytimes.com)"
        },
        "sourcePost": {
          "ref": "com.atproto.repo.strongRef",
          "type": "ref",
          "description": "Reference to the Coves post that originally shared this link. Used for feed deprioritization of rolled-up posts"
        }
      },
      "description": "A source link aggregated into a megathread"
    },
    "external": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "uri"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "uri": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "URI of the primary external content"
        },
        "thumb": {
          "type": "blob",
          "accept": [
            "image/png",
            "image/jpeg",
            "image/webp"
          ],
          "maxSize": 6000000,
          "description": "Thumbnail image for the post (applies to primary link)"
        },
        "title": {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 5000,
          "description": "Title of the linked content",
          "maxGraphemes": 500
        },
        "domain": {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 253,
          "description": "Domain of the linked content (e.g., nytimes.com)"
        },
        "images": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "ref": "social.coves.embed.images#image",
            "type": "ref"
          },
          "maxLength": 8,
          "description": "Preview images for image gallery providers"
        },
        "sources": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "ref": "#source",
            "type": "ref"
          },
          "maxLength": 50,
          "description": "Aggregated source links for megathreads. Each source references an original article and optionally the Coves post that shared it"
        },
        "provider": {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 100,
          "description": "Service provider name (e.g., imgur, streamable)"
        },
        "embedType": {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 64,
          "description": "Type hint for content rendering and filtering",
          "knownValues": [
            "article",
            "image",
            "video",
            "website"
          ]
        },
        "totalCount": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Total number of items if more than displayed (for galleries)"
        },
        "description": {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 10000,
          "description": "Description or excerpt of the linked content",
          "maxGraphemes": 1000
        }
      },
      "description": "Primary external link metadata"
    },
    "viewExternal": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "uri"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "uri": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "URI of the primary external content"
        },
        "thumb": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "URL of the thumbnail image, served via the hosting PDS blob endpoint"
        },
        "title": {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 5000,
          "description": "Title of the linked content",
          "maxGraphemes": 500
        },
        "domain": {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 253,
          "description": "Domain of the linked content (e.g., nytimes.com)"
        },
        "images": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "ref": "social.coves.embed.images#image",
            "type": "ref"
          },
          "maxLength": 8,
          "description": "Preview images for image gallery providers"
        },
        "sources": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "ref": "#source",
            "type": "ref"
          },
          "maxLength": 50,
          "description": "Aggregated source links for megathreads. Each source references an original article and optionally the Coves post that shared it"
        },
        "provider": {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 100,
          "description": "Service provider name (e.g., imgur, streamable)"
        },
        "embedType": {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 64,
          "description": "Type hint for content rendering and filtering",
          "knownValues": [
            "article",
            "image",
            "video",
            "website"
          ]
        },
        "totalCount": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Total number of items if more than displayed (for galleries)"
        },
        "description": {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 10000,
          "description": "Description or excerpt of the linked content",
          "maxGraphemes": 1000
        }
      },
      "description": "External link metadata as served by the AppView; thumb is a fetchable URL instead of a blob reference"
    }
  },
  "$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
  "lexicon": 1
}

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Metadata

DID
did:web:coves.social
CID
bafyreigdicoirbom4g4uhimpbpmhfhrpnvvsfnvjy3ldorlr66zgcdi3da
Indexed At
2026-07-24 05:18 UTC
AT-URI
at://did:web:coves.social/com.atproto.lexicon.schema/social.coves.embed.external

Referenced Schemas (1)

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