# Bluesky Starter Packs Scraper: Members, Posts & Profiles (`barefoot_grade/bluesky-starter-packs-scraper`) Actor

Export Bluesky starter packs and members, public author posts, post threads and profiles. Find accounts by keyword.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/barefoot_grade/bluesky-starter-packs-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Philip Kirkbride](https://apify.com/barefoot_grade) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.50 / 1,000 results

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Bluesky Starter Packs Scraper: Members, Posts & Profiles

Export public Bluesky starter packs and their member accounts, author posts, post threads and profiles. Find accounts by keyword with account search.

Keyword post search is not offered because Bluesky requires login for it. This Actor needs no login or app password. It reads current public content only: no DMs, deleted-post recovery or follower/following list exports.

### Usage

Run with `{}` to collect the Bluesky team's Apple Experts starter pack and up to 20 member profiles. No other modes run by default.

```json
{"mode":"starter-packs","starterPackUrls":["https://bsky.app/starter-pack/bsky.app/3mv3qhvnmkd2l"],"maxResults":21}
```

Use `creatorHandles` to discover packs by creator. Use `handles` with `author-posts` or `profiles`, `postUrls` with `post-threads`, and `query` with `actor-search`. Modes run separately. Handles can also be DIDs. Pack and post links also accept at-uris.

For author posts, `since` is inclusive and `until` exclusive; use ISO timestamps with timezone, such as `2026-10-01T00:00:00Z`. `includeReplies` and `includeReposts` default to true. Time filters apply to the post's creation date, including reposted posts. Threads include the selected post and available replies to depth six; missing or blocked replies are omitted.

### Results

Every row has `type`, `uri` and `url`. Types are `starterPack`, `starterPackMember`, `profile` and `post`.

- Packs: name, description, creator, creation date, member count, list URI and joined counts when available.
- Members and profiles: handle, DID, display name, description, avatar URL, creation date and available aggregate counts. Member rows also carry `starterPackUri`.
- Posts: text, author, `repostedBy` for reposts, dates, languages, reply/repost/like/quote counts, hashtags, mentions, reply references and embeds (links, image URLs and alt text; no image downloads).

### Output example

```json
{"type":"starterPack","uri":"at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3mv3qhvnmkd2l","url":"https://bsky.app/starter-pack/did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/3mv3qhvnmkd2l","name":"Apple Experts","membersIncluded":false}
```

`maxResults` caps total delivered rows across all targets (default 21, maximum 10,000). Each pack metadata row and each member row counts toward that cap. Members are separate rows, so `membersIncluded` on the metadata is always false. A capped run does not promise complete membership; `memberCount` is the source's total when supplied. Duplicate posts are delivered once, and the same account in two packs is delivered once per pack. Optional source fields can be null.

### Limits and failures

Requests follow available pages until the row cap or shared run deadline. Public visibility and service limits can change. Results are saved as they arrive. A partial run with rows succeeds and names failed targets in its status. With no rows, unavailable targets fail clearly; a confirmed empty result succeeds. Long rate-limit waits can end a run early. Use smaller inputs for frequent monitoring.

### Billing

Delivered dataset rows are the result units. Start charges, where configured in the Store, apply per GB of memory, rounded up: the default 512 MB run is one start unit. See the Store pricing panel for current charges.

# Actor input Schema

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

Choose the type of public Bluesky data to collect.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Total rows across all targets, including pack metadata and member rows.

## `starterPackUrls` (type: `array`):

Starter pack URLs or at-uris. Leave starter pack URLs and creators empty to use the example pack.

## `creatorHandles` (type: `array`):

Starter pack creator handles. Leave starter pack URLs and creators empty to use the example pack.

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

Handles, @handles, DIDs, or full bsky.app/profile URLs for profiles or author posts.

## `postUrls` (type: `array`):

Full bsky.app post URLs or post at-uris for thread mode.

## `includeMembers` (type: `boolean`):

Include pack members.

## `includeReplies` (type: `boolean`):

Include author replies.

## `includeReposts` (type: `boolean`):

Include author reposts.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Keyword for finding public accounts in actor-search mode.

## `since` (type: `string`):

Posts since (inclusive ISO date). Dates must include a UTC offset or Z.

## `until` (type: `string`):

Posts before (exclusive ISO date). Dates must include a UTC offset or Z.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "starter-packs",
  "maxResults": 21,
  "starterPackUrls": [
    "https://bsky.app/starter-pack/bsky.app/3mv3qhvnmkd2l"
  ],
  "includeMembers": true,
  "includeReplies": true,
  "includeReposts": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "maxResults": 21,
    "starterPackUrls": [
        "https://bsky.app/starter-pack/bsky.app/3mv3qhvnmkd2l"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("barefoot_grade/bluesky-starter-packs-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 = {
    "maxResults": 21,
    "starterPackUrls": ["https://bsky.app/starter-pack/bsky.app/3mv3qhvnmkd2l"],
}

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

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "maxResults": 21,
  "starterPackUrls": [
    "https://bsky.app/starter-pack/bsky.app/3mv3qhvnmkd2l"
  ]
}' |
apify call barefoot_grade/bluesky-starter-packs-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,barefoot_grade/bluesky-starter-packs-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/I7F6ObJg2szTaGVJo/builds/eYPiDyfFGyxHaDf1v/openapi.json