# Bluesky Scraper – Profiles, Posts, Followers & Search (`hichemdev/bluesky-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Bluesky (AT Protocol) at scale - profiles, posts, followers and following, plus keyword or user search. No login, no cookies, no proxy required. Reliable structured data for social listening, influencer discovery, and research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hichemdev/bluesky-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Hichem Ben Moussa](https://apify.com/hichemdev) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Bluesky Scraper – Profiles, Posts, Followers & Search 🦋

**Extract public data from Bluesky** (the fast-growing AT Protocol social network) — profiles, posts, followers/following, and keyword or user search. **No login, no cookies, no proxy.** Built on Bluesky's official public API, so it's fast, reliable, and won't get blocked.

Great for **social listening**, **influencer discovery**, **audience research**, and building **datasets on an open social network**.

### 🔎 Modes

| Mode | Input | Returns |
|---|---|---|
| `profile` | handles | Display name, bio, follower/following/post counts, avatar, join date |
| `posts` | handles | A user's posts with text, timestamps, like/repost/reply counts |
| `search-posts` | searchQuery | Public posts matching a keyword |
| `search-users` | searchQuery | Users matching a keyword |
| `followers` | handles | Accounts that follow a user |
| `following` | handles | Accounts a user follows |

### 🎯 Use cases

- **Social listening & brand monitoring** — track mentions of your brand, product, or competitors on Bluesky.
- **Influencer & creator discovery** — find accounts by keyword and rank them by follower count and engagement.
- **Migration tracking** — monitor the movement of audiences from X/Twitter to Bluesky.
- **Market & academic research** — build clean datasets from an open, API-friendly network.
- **Lead generation** — surface active accounts in a niche and their public bios/links.

### 📥 Input

- `mode` — one of the modes above.
- `handles` — list of Bluesky handles (e.g. `bsky.app`), for profile/posts/followers/following.
- `searchQuery` — keyword(s) for the search modes.
- `maxItems` — cap per handle / query (default 100).

### 📤 Output (post example)

```json
{
  "uri": "at://did:plc:.../app.bsky.feed.post/3k...",
  "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3k...",
  "authorHandle": "bsky.app",
  "authorName": "Bluesky",
  "text": "Welcome to Bluesky!",
  "createdAt": "2026-07-10T12:00:00.000Z",
  "likeCount": 1240,
  "repostCount": 210,
  "replyCount": 88,
  "quoteCount": 12
}
```

### 🔌 Integrations & scheduling

- **Schedule** the actor to track new posts or follower growth over time.
- Export to **CSV, Excel, JSON, or Google Sheets**, or pull via the Apify API.
- Feed results into your CRM, data warehouse, or an AI/LLM pipeline.

### ❓ FAQ

**Do I need a Bluesky account or app password?** No. It uses the official public AppView API (`public.api.bsky.app`) for public data — no login required.

**Will it get blocked?** It uses the sanctioned public API and backs off automatically on rate limits, so it's very reliable.

**How is it priced?** Pay per result — you're charged per profile, post, or user returned. No subscription.

### 🗺️ Roadmap

- Keyword monitoring with alerts (new posts since last run)
- Thread / reply-tree extraction
- Engagement analytics per account

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Choose the type of data to extract.

## `handles` (type: `array`):

Bluesky handles for profile / posts / followers / following modes, e.g. "bsky.app" or "jay.bsky.team". Do not include the @.

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Keyword(s) for search-posts / search-users modes.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Upper limit of results to return per handle or search query.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "posts",
  "handles": [
    "bsky.app"
  ],
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "handles": [
        "bsky.app"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hichemdev/bluesky-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "handles": ["bsky.app"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hichemdev/bluesky-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "handles": [
    "bsky.app"
  ]
}' |
apify call hichemdev/bluesky-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hichemdev/bluesky-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/okwxKiHxnlTEVAmRz/builds/CROZbvjX5Po1WJKkn/openapi.json