Bluesky Posts Scraper

Export Bluesky posts by keyword search or user profile — no browser required. Get post text, author, engagement metrics, timestamps, and embedded media URLs in a clean JSON or CSV dataset. Works with the public AT Protocol API.

What it does

• Keyword search — search Bluesky for any term and collect matching posts (requires Bluesky credentials for search)
• Profile scraping — scrape posts from any public Bluesky profile without credentials
• Filter by date range, include or exclude replies and reposts
• Returns structured data ready to export as JSON, CSV, or Excel

Use cases

• Social listening — track mentions of your brand, product, or topic on Bluesky
• Trend research — collect posts around a hashtag or keyword for analysis
• Competitor monitoring — see what's being posted about competitors
• Influencer research — pull posts from specific Bluesky accounts
• Sentiment analysis — feed posts into NLP pipelines or AI models
• Dataset building — create Bluesky post datasets for research or fine-tuning

Input

Field	Type	Description
searchQueries	string[]	Keywords to search (e.g. ["AI tools", "#buildinpublic"]). Requires Bluesky credentials.
profiles	string[]	Bluesky handles to scrape (e.g. ["jack.bsky.social"]). Public — no credentials needed.
maxPosts	integer	Max posts to collect per query or profile (default: 100).
sortBy	string	latest (default) or top.
sinceDate	string	Only collect posts after this date (ISO format: "2025-01-01").
includeReplies	boolean	Include reply posts when scraping profiles (default: false).
includeReposts	boolean	Include reposts when scraping profiles (default: false).
blueskyIdentifier	string	Your Bluesky handle or email (required for keyword search).
blueskyAppPassword	string	Your Bluesky app password (required for keyword search). Create one at Settings → App Passwords.

At least one of searchQueries or profiles must be provided.

Note: Keyword search requires a Bluesky account. Profile scraping is public and does not require credentials.

Output

Each result is one post:

{
  "uri": "at://did:plc:abc123/app.bsky.feed.post/xyz789",
  "cid": "bafyreig...",
  "author_handle": "alice.bsky.social",
  "author_display_name": "Alice",
  "text": "Just shipped a new feature! #buildinpublic",
  "created_at": "2026-07-20T14:32:00Z",
  "like_count": 42,
  "repost_count": 11,
  "reply_count": 5,
  "is_reply": false,
  "is_repost": false,
  "embed_type": null,
  "embed_url": null,
  "query": "#buildinpublic",
  "post_url": "https://bsky.app/profile/alice.bsky.social/post/xyz789"
}

Pricing

This actor uses Pay per result pricing:

• $1.00 per 1,000 posts scraped
• A run collecting 200 posts costs ~$0.20

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a Bluesky account to use this? For keyword/hashtag search: yes, you need a Bluesky handle and app password. For profile scraping (collecting posts from a specific user), no credentials are needed — public profiles are accessible via the AT Protocol API.

How do I create an app password? Log in to Bluesky → Settings → Privacy & Security → App Passwords → Add App Password. Use the generated password as blueskyAppPassword. Do not use your main account password.

What's the maximum number of posts I can collect? Set maxPosts up to any number. In practice, Bluesky's search API paginates in batches of 100. Very high limits on keyword searches may be rate-limited — 500–1,000 posts per query is a reliable range.

Can I filter posts by date? Yes. Set sinceDate to an ISO date string (e.g. "2026-01-01") to only collect posts after that date.

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