Automated BlueSky Follower Engagement Workflow

This workflow is ideal for:

• Content Creators: Individuals looking to engage with their audience on BlueSky by sending personalized messages to new followers.
• Social Media Managers: Professionals managing multiple accounts who want to automate follower interactions and maintain engagement.
• Developers: Those interested in automating API interactions and learning how to integrate with the BlueSky platform.
• Small Business Owners: Entrepreneurs who wish to enhance customer relations through personalized communication with new followers.

This workflow addresses the challenge of managing follower interactions on BlueSky by automating the process of:

• Identifying New Followers: It tracks and identifies new followers since the last execution.
• Sending Personalized Messages: It sends a predefined welcome message to new followers, enhancing user engagement without manual intervention.
• Maintaining an Up-to-Date Follower List: It saves the current list of followers to a file, ensuring that the workflow always has the latest data for future interactions.

1. Session Creation: The workflow starts by creating a session with BlueSky using user credentials. This step is crucial for authenticating API requests.
2. Fetch Followers: It retrieves the list of followers from the user's account, allowing the workflow to identify who to engage with.
3. Read Existing Followers: The workflow reads a previously saved file containing existing followers to compare against the new list.
4. Identify New Followers: It processes both lists to filter out new followers who are not in the existing list.
5. Prepare Messages: For each new follower, it structures a welcome message, including a link to the user's site.
6. Get Conversation ID: It fetches or creates a conversation ID for sending messages to the new followers.
7. Send Messages: Finally, it sends the personalized welcome message to each new follower, enhancing the chances of engagement.
8. Save Updated Followers: After sending messages, the workflow saves the updated list of followers back to the file for future reference.