Bluesky Verification is Here: How the Blue Check Works

Editorial Staff / 50 seconds
June 19, 2025
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Two balloons floating in clear blue sky.

Here’s what you need to know about how verification works on Bluesky — and how to get your blue check.

On many social media platforms, verification means a paid subscription — or being a celebrity.

But on Bluesky (as is par for the course), things look a little different. The decentralized platform is blazing a new blue check trail: one that mixes top-down trust with community credibility.

Whether you’re a journalist, creator, brand, or just someone who wants to prove they’re actually who they say they are online, here’s what you need to know about how verification works on Bluesky — and how to get it.

The 2 layers of verification on Bluesky

Bluesky currently offers two main verification options:

A traditional verification (blue check) from Bluesky
Self-verification

The former, introduced in April 2025 by Bluesky, works a bit like notable figure verification on Instagram. The platform grants this if you meet certain criteria.

Interestingly, you can also be verified by Blueksy’s new ‘trusted verifiers’ — or even apply to be one. More on this below.

Bluesky Verification is Here: How the Blue Check Works

Self-verification, on the other hand, has been around on Bluesky for a while. Over 270K accounts have already verified this way.

It requires you to own a web domain (basically, have a website), and it effectively connects your Bluesky account to your site, even changing your Bluesky handle to match — no more ‘bsky.social.’ It’s not a badge or a checkmark, but it’s a solid signal of authenticity.

Fun fact: You can even have both a blue check and be self-verified on Bluesky, like CEO Jay Graber is:

Here’s a little more about each verification system and how to get verified on Bluesky via both routes.

The new Bluesky blue badge

Bluesky recently introduced visual verification badges, the familiar little checkmark next to your name, for accounts it deems both authentic and notable.

These are issued proactively by Bluesky or — and here comes the twist — those trusted verifiers I mentioned earlier.

As trusted verifiers, organizations like The New York Times, Wired, and CNN get a special, scalloped blue check on their profiles and can grant badges to others.