social.coves.embed.external
{
"$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
"defs": {
"external": {
"description": "Primary external link metadata",
"properties": {
"description": {
"description": "Description or excerpt of the linked content",
"maxGraphemes": 1000,
"maxLength": 10000,
"type": "string"
},
"domain": {
"description": "Domain of the linked content (e.g., nytimes.com)",
"maxLength": 253,
"type": "string"
},
"embedType": {
"description": "Type hint for content rendering and filtering",
"knownValues": [
"article",
"image",
"video",
"website"
],
"maxLength": 64,
"type": "string"
},
"images": {
"description": "Preview images for image gallery providers",
"items": {
"ref": "social.coves.embed.images#image",
"type": "ref"
},
"maxLength": 8,
"type": "array"
},
"provider": {
"description": "Service provider name (e.g., imgur, streamable)",
"maxLength": 100,
"type": "string"
},
"sources": {
"description": "Aggregated source links for megathreads. Each source references an original article and optionally the Coves post that shared it",
"items": {
"ref": "#source",
"type": "ref"
},
"maxLength": 50,
"type": "array"
},
"thumb": {
"accept": [
"image/png",
"image/jpeg",
"image/webp"
],
"description": "Thumbnail image for the post (applies to primary link)",
"maxSize": 6000000,
"type": "blob"
},
"title": {
"description": "Title of the linked content",
"maxGraphemes": 500,
"maxLength": 5000,
"type": "string"
},
"totalCount": {
"description": "Total number of items if more than displayed (for galleries)",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
},
"uri": {
"description": "URI of the primary external content",
"format": "uri",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"uri"
],
"type": "object"
},
"main": {
"description": "External link embed with optional aggregated sources for megathreads",
"properties": {
"external": {
"ref": "#external",
"type": "ref"
}
},
"required": [
"external"
],
"type": "object"
},
"source": {
"description": "A source link aggregated into a megathread",
"properties": {
"domain": {
"description": "Domain of the source (e.g., nytimes.com)",
"maxLength": 253,
"type": "string"
},
"sourcePost": {
"description": "Reference to the Coves post that originally shared this link. Used for feed deprioritization of rolled-up posts",
"ref": "com.atproto.repo.strongRef",
"type": "ref"
},
"title": {
"description": "Title of the source article",
"maxGraphemes": 500,
"maxLength": 5000,
"type": "string"
},
"uri": {
"description": "URI of the source article",
"format": "uri",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"uri"
],
"type": "object"
},
"view": {
"description": "View of an external link embed as served by the AppView",
"properties": {
"external": {
"ref": "#viewExternal",
"type": "ref"
}
},
"required": [
"external"
],
"type": "object"
},
"viewExternal": {
"description": "External link metadata as served by the AppView; thumb is a fetchable URL instead of a blob reference",
"properties": {
"description": {
"description": "Description or excerpt of the linked content",
"maxGraphemes": 1000,
"maxLength": 10000,
"type": "string"
},
"domain": {
"description": "Domain of the linked content (e.g., nytimes.com)",
"maxLength": 253,
"type": "string"
},
"embedType": {
"description": "Type hint for content rendering and filtering",
"knownValues": [
"article",
"image",
"video",
"website"
],
"maxLength": 64,
"type": "string"
},
"images": {
"description": "Preview images for image gallery providers",
"items": {
"ref": "social.coves.embed.images#viewImage",
"type": "ref"
},
"maxLength": 8,
"type": "array"
},
"provider": {
"description": "Service provider name (e.g., imgur, streamable)",
"maxLength": 100,
"type": "string"
},
"sources": {
"description": "Aggregated source links for megathreads. Each source references an original article and optionally the Coves post that shared it",
"items": {
"ref": "#source",
"type": "ref"
},
"maxLength": 50,
"type": "array"
},
"thumb": {
"description": "URL of the thumbnail image, served via the AppView's image proxy",
"format": "uri",
"type": "string"
},
"title": {
"description": "Title of the linked content",
"maxGraphemes": 500,
"maxLength": 5000,
"type": "string"
},
"totalCount": {
"description": "Total number of items if more than displayed (for galleries)",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
},
"uri": {
"description": "URI of the primary external content",
"format": "uri",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"uri"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"id": "social.coves.embed.external",
"lexicon": 1
}
Metadata
- DID
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did:web:coves.social - CID
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bafyreidihvgbgvncg7qrt5546g6aqog2ao2pzfyfvdqu7yrug2fdur5m6q - Indexed At
- 2026-09-07 20:28 UTC
- AT-URI
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at://did:web:coves.social/com.atproto.lexicon.schema/social.coves.embed.external
Version History (2 versions)
- 2026-09-07 20:28 UTC (current)
- 2026-07-24 05:18 UTC diff
Referenced Schemas (2)
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art.cllctv.embed.external object
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Embedded external link with preview metadata (Open Graph-style title, description, and thumbnail).
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social.coves.embed.images object
Image set embed supporting multiple images (max 8)