# Bluesky Scraper: Posts, Profiles, Feeds & Interactions (`autofacts/bluesky-scraper`) Actor Scrape Bluesky posts, profiles, followers, feeds, threads, likes, reposts and authenticated search/hashtag results. - **URL**: https://apify.com/autofacts/bluesky-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Richard Feng](https://apify.com/autofacts) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $1.00 / 1,000 bluesky items This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use 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: Posts, Profiles, Feeds & Interactions Scrape Bluesky public data through the AT Protocol XRPC APIs: posts, profiles, author feeds, followers, following, custom feeds, threads, likers, reposters, actor likes, plus authenticated search and hashtag results. ### Features | Feature | Description | |---------|-------------| | Multi-mode coverage | One Actor covers search, profile, posts, followers, following, feed, thread, likers, reposters, actorLikes and hashtag modes | | Public API first | Most modes use `public.api.bsky.app` without credentials | | Authenticated search | Search and hashtag modes use a Bluesky app password, because anonymous search pagination is unreliable | | Interaction exports | Export post likers and reposters, which many competing Actors omit | | Clean JSON | Posts and profiles are normalized for monitoring, BI and RAG pipelines | ### Quick Start ```json { "mode": "posts", "handles": ["bsky.app"], "maxItems": 100 } ```` Search requires an app password: ```json { "mode": "search", "query": "open source AI", "language": "en", "identifier": "your-handle.bsky.social", "appPassword": "YOUR_APP_PASSWORD", "maxItems": 100 } ``` ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `mode` | string | `search`, `profile`, `posts`, `followers`, `following`, `feed`, `thread`, `likers`, `reposters`, `actorLikes`, `hashtag` | | `query` | string | Search text or hashtag text | | `handles` | array | Handles for profile, posts, followers, following and actorLikes | | `postUri` | string | AT URI for thread, likers and reposters | | `feedUri` | string | AT URI for a custom feed | | `dateFrom` | string | Earliest date for search/hashtag modes | | `language` | string | Optional language filter for search | | `identifier` | string | Bluesky handle/email for search/hashtag authentication | | `appPassword` | secret string | Bluesky app password for search/hashtag; do not use your main password | | `maxItems` | integer | Maximum saved items | ### Output Post item: ```json { "itemType": "post", "mode": "posts", "uri": "at://did:plc:.../app.bsky.feed.post/...", "author": { "handle": "bsky.app", "displayName": "Bluesky" }, "text": "Example post text", "createdAt": "2026-06-11T00:00:00Z", "replyCount": 10, "repostCount": 20, "likeCount": 100, "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/..." } ``` Profile item: ```json { "itemType": "profile", "mode": "followers", "did": "did:plc:...", "handle": "alice.bsky.social", "displayName": "Alice", "followersCount": 1234, "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/alice.bsky.social" } ``` ### Recipes #### Brand monitoring ```json { "mode": "search", "query": "\"my brand\"", "identifier": "your-handle.bsky.social", "appPassword": "YOUR_APP_PASSWORD", "maxItems": 500 } ``` #### Export a creator's audience ```json { "mode": "followers", "handles": ["bsky.app"], "maxItems": 1000 } ``` #### Analyze who engaged with a post ```json { "mode": "likers", "postUri": "at://did:plc:.../app.bsky.feed.post/...", "maxItems": 1000 } ``` ### Pricing Pay-per-event: **$0.001 per saved item**. A 1,000-item export costs **$1.00**. ### FAQ **Do I need credentials?** Only for `search` and `hashtag`. Create an app password in Bluesky settings and pass it as `appPassword`. Public profile/feed/thread/interaction modes do not require credentials. **How do I find a feed URI?** Open a feed in Bluesky, copy its AT URI from developer tooling or API output, and pass it as `feedUri`. Feed URIs look like `at://did:plc:.../app.bsky.feed.generator/...`. ### Legal & Compliance This Actor uses the open AT Protocol APIs and only reads public Bluesky data. For authenticated search, use an app password rather than your main password. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to scrape. ## `query` (type: `string`): Search text for search mode, or hashtag text for hashtag mode. Hashtag mode automatically prefixes #. ## `handles` (type: `array`): Bluesky handles for profile, posts, followers, following and actorLikes modes. ## `postUri` (type: `string`): AT URI for thread, likers or reposters mode, e.g. at://did:plc:.../app.bsky.feed.post/... ## `feedUri` (type: `string`): AT URI for a custom feed, e.g. at://did:plc:.../app.bsky.feed.generator/... ## `dateFrom` (type: `string`): Earliest post date for authenticated search/hashtag modes (YYYY-MM-DD). ## `language` (type: `string`): Optional BCP-47 language filter for search, e.g. en. ## `depth` (type: `integer`): Reply depth for thread mode. ## `identifier` (type: `string`): Required for search and hashtag modes. Use your handle or email. ## `appPassword` (type: `string`): Required for search and hashtag modes. Generate an app password in Bluesky settings; do not use your main password. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of posts or profiles to extract and save. Each saved item is charged as one event. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "posts", "query": "openai", "handles": [ "bsky.app" ], "depth": 6, "maxItems": 100 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `overview` (type: `string`): No description # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "query": "openai", "handles": [ "bsky.app" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("autofacts/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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "query": "openai", "handles": ["bsky.app"], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("autofacts/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 '{ "query": "openai", "handles": [ "bsky.app" ] }' | apify call autofacts/bluesky-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=autofacts/bluesky-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Bluesky Scraper: Posts, Profiles, Feeds & Interactions", "description": "Scrape Bluesky posts, profiles, followers, feeds, threads, likes, reposts and authenticated search/hashtag results.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "Amu8K29aKKQF1F4PF" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/autofacts~bluesky-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-autofacts-bluesky-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/autofacts~bluesky-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-autofacts-bluesky-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/autofacts~bluesky-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-autofacts-bluesky-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "search", "profile", "posts", "followers", "following", "feed", "thread", "likers", "reposters", "actorLikes", "hashtag" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to scrape.", "default": "posts" }, "query": { "title": "Query or hashtag", "type": "string", "description": "Search text for search mode, or hashtag text for hashtag mode. Hashtag mode automatically prefixes #." }, "handles": { "title": "Handles", "type": "array", "description": "Bluesky handles for profile, posts, followers, following and actorLikes modes.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "postUri": { "title": "Post URI", "type": "string", "description": "AT URI for thread, likers or reposters mode, e.g. at://did:plc:.../app.bsky.feed.post/..." }, "feedUri": { "title": "Feed URI", "type": "string", "description": "AT URI for a custom feed, e.g. at://did:plc:.../app.bsky.feed.generator/..." }, "dateFrom": { "title": "Date from", "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$", "type": "string", "description": "Earliest post date for authenticated search/hashtag modes (YYYY-MM-DD)." }, "language": { "title": "Language", "type": "string", "description": "Optional BCP-47 language filter for search, e.g. en." }, "depth": { "title": "Thread depth", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 10, "type": "integer", "description": "Reply depth for thread mode.", "default": 6 }, "identifier": { "title": "Bluesky identifier", "type": "string", "description": "Required for search and hashtag modes. Use your handle or email." }, "appPassword": { "title": "Bluesky app password", "type": "string", "description": "Required for search and hashtag modes. Generate an app password in Bluesky settings; do not use your main password." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of posts or profiles to extract and save. Each saved item is charged as one event.", "default": 100 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```