Bluesky Scraper

Pull Bluesky profiles, posts, threads, and keyword search results into a clean dataset — no login required.

Scrapes public Bluesky profiles, posts, post threads, and search results into a clean dataset. Point it at a profile to get the account's stats and latest posts, at a single post to capture it with its replies, or at a search to collect every post matching a keyword. Built for social-listening teams, researchers, marketers, and anyone tracking conversations on Bluesky without wiring up the AT Protocol themselves.

⚡ Quick start

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app" },
    { "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3l6oveex3ii2l" }
  ],
  "searchQueries": ["nvidia"],
  "maxItems": 5
}

🧩 Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
startUrls	array	no	—	Public bsky.app URLs to scrape. Supported: a profile (https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app) returns the profile plus its latest posts; a post (https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3l6oveex3ii2l) returns the post and its replies; a search page (https://bsky.app/search?q=nvidia) returns matching posts.
searchQueries	array	no	—	Free-text searches to run in addition to Start URLs, one per line. Each query is scraped like a https://bsky.app/search?q=... page, e.g. "nvidia" or "climate change".
maxItems	integer	no	5	Maximum number of dataset items to return per start URL or search query. For a profile URL the profile row itself counts as one item.
proxyConfiguration	object	no	{ "useApifyProxy": true }	Apify proxy settings used for the run. Profiles and threads work from any IP, but Bluesky search rejects cloud IPs, so datacenter Apify Proxy is on by default.

📤 Output

Every row carries an itemType of either profile or post. A profile start URL pushes one profile row followed by the account's most recent posts (newest first, reposts flagged). A post start URL pushes the post itself first, then its replies in the order they appear on the site. Search pages push matching posts, newest first.

Fields

Field	Type	Description
itemType	string	profile or post.
did	string	Profile rows: the account's permanent decentralised identifier.
handle	string	Profile rows: the account handle, e.g. bsky.app.
displayName	string	Profile rows: display name, or null.
description	string	Profile rows: bio text, or null.
avatar	string	Profile rows: avatar image URL, or null.
banner	string	Profile rows: banner image URL, or null.
followersCount	integer	Profile rows: number of followers.
followsCount	integer	Profile rows: number of accounts followed.
postsCount	integer	Profile rows: total posts by the account.
createdAt	string	ISO timestamp — account creation for profiles, post time for posts.
url	string	Public bsky.app URL of the profile or post.
uri	string	Post rows: the post's at:// URI.
cid	string	Post rows: content identifier of the post record.
text	string	Post rows: post text, or null.
author	object	Post rows: { did, handle, displayName, avatar } of the poster.
replyCount	integer	Post rows: number of replies.
repostCount	integer	Post rows: number of reposts.
likeCount	integer	Post rows: number of likes.
quoteCount	integer	Post rows: number of quote posts.
langs	array	Post rows: language tags declared on the post, e.g. ["en"].
images	array	Post rows: attached images as { url, alt } (full-size URLs).
externalLink	object	Post rows: link card as { uri, title, description }, or null.
isReply	boolean	Post rows: true when the post replies to another post.
replyRootUri	string	Post rows: at:// URI of the thread root when isReply is true, else null.
isRepost	boolean	Post rows: true when the row appears in a profile feed because the account reposted it.
indexedAt	string	Post rows: ISO timestamp when the network indexed the post.

💡 Use cases

• Social listening — track every post mentioning your brand, product, or campaign keyword.
• Influencer and account research — pull follower counts, bios, and recent posts for a list of handles.
• Thread archiving — capture a viral post together with its replies for analysis or moderation review.
• Content and sentiment analysis — feed post text, languages, and engagement counts into your own pipeline.

❓ FAQ

• Do I need a proxy? Profile and post URLs work without one. Search does not — Bluesky's search service refuses requests from cloud IPs — so the default keeps inexpensive datacenter Apify Proxy on. Switch it off if you only scrape profiles and threads.
• How many results can I get? maxItems caps results per start URL or search query. Add more start URLs or queries to widen coverage.
• Does a profile URL include reposts? Yes — reposted posts appear in the feed with isRepost: true, and the original author is kept in author.
• Can I use a handle instead of a URL? Use the profile URL form https://bsky.app/profile/<handle>; custom-domain handles and did:plc: identifiers both work in place of <handle>.
• Why did a run return fewer items than expected? Private or deleted accounts return nothing, and search only covers posts the network has indexed. If a public account returns zero posts, open an issue and we will update the Actor.

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