diff --git a/src/platforms/Bluesky/Bluesky.ts b/src/platforms/Bluesky/Bluesky.ts
index e4aa7dd..1150d06 100644
--- a/src/platforms/Bluesky/Bluesky.ts
+++ b/src/platforms/Bluesky/Bluesky.ts
@@ -41,10 +41,16 @@ export default class Bluesky extends Platform {
       await this.auth.setupCli();
       return await this.test();
     }
-    if (!payload) {
-      throw this.user.log.error("Setup via api requires a payload");
+    if (operator.ui === "api") {
+      if (!payload) {
+        throw this.user.log.error("Bluesky setup requires a payload");
+      }
+      await this.auth.setupApi(payload);
+      return await this.test();
     }
-    return await this.auth.setupApi(payload);
+    throw this.user.log.error(
+      `Platform.setup: ui ${operator.ui} not supported`,
+    );
   }
 
   /** @inheritdoc */
diff --git a/src/platforms/Bluesky/BlueskyAuth.ts b/src/platforms/Bluesky/BlueskyAuth.ts
index 8ffdeeb..9b41e44 100644
--- a/src/platforms/Bluesky/BlueskyAuth.ts
+++ b/src/platforms/Bluesky/BlueskyAuth.ts
@@ -48,9 +48,17 @@ export default class BlueskyAuth {
     console.log("Credentials stored.");
   }
 
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-  public async setupApi(payload: object) {
-    throw this.user.log.error("BlueskyAuth:setupApi - not implemented");
+  public async setupApi(payload: { identifier?: string; password?: string }) {
+    if (!payload.identifier) {
+      throw this.user.log.error("BlueskyAuth:setupApi - identifier missing");
+    }
+    if (!payload.password) {
+      throw this.user.log.error("BlueskyAuth:setupApi - app password missing");
+    }
+    await this.store({
+      identifier: payload.identifier,
+      password: payload.password,
+    });
   }
 
   /**