Bluesky Scraper – Posts, Profiles, Search & Monitoring

Scrape Bluesky (the AT Protocol social network) without writing code. Extract posts, profiles, search results, author feeds, followers/following, and full threads as clean structured JSON, CSV, or Excel — and monitor keywords or accounts so each run returns only what's new.

Built directly on the open AT Protocol API. No authentication required for most data; add a Bluesky app password to unlock deep search pagination.

What can this Bluesky Scraper do?

Mode	What you get	Key input
Search posts ¹	Full-text post search by keyword, phrase, or #hashtag	searchQueries
Profiles	Full profile details (bio, counts, avatar, banner, labels)	handles
Author feed	Every post (and optionally replies/reposts) by an account	handles
Followers / Following	The social graph of any account	handles + socialEdge
Thread	A post plus its complete, depth-limited reply tree	postUrls
Monitor ⭐	Incremental tracking — only items newer than the last run	searchQueries or handles

⭐ Monitor mode is what makes this scraper different: schedule it (e.g. hourly) to track brand mentions, competitors, or accounts and get only the new posts each time — perfect for alerts, dashboards, and reputation tracking.

¹ Post search requires authentication (see below). All other modes work with no credentials.

Rich, analysis-ready output

Every post is flattened with engagement counts, media URLs, external link cards, hashtags, mentions, language, quoted-post references, moderation labels, and reply/repost context:

{
  "type": "post",
  "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/alice.bsky.social/post/3lk...",
  "text": "Trying out the new Bluesky scraper!",
  "createdAt": "2026-06-17T10:00:00.000Z",
  "lang": "en",
  "author": { "handle": "alice.bsky.social", "displayName": "Alice", "did": "did:plc:..." },
  "likeCount": 42, "repostCount": 7, "replyCount": 3, "quoteCount": 1,
  "tags": ["bluesky"],
  "media": [{ "type": "image", "url": "https://...", "alt": "screenshot" }],
  "externalLink": null,
  "quotedPost": null,
  "labels": []
}

Quick start

1. Choose a Mode.
2. Fill in the fields that mode uses (e.g. searchQueries for Search).
3. Click Start. Results stream into the dataset.

Run with the defaults to instantly scrape recent posts from @bsky.app — no credentials needed.

Authentication

Profiles, author feeds, followers/following, and threads all work without credentials. However, Bluesky blocks post search for unauthenticated clients, so the Search and Monitor (source = search) modes require an app password:

1. On bsky.app, go to Settings → Privacy and Security → App Passwords and create one.
2. Set blueskyIdentifier (your handle or email) and blueskyAppPassword.

Never use your main account password — always an app password. Authentication also raises your rate budget for the no-auth modes.

Proxy & rate limits

The public API allows ~3000 requests / 5 min per IP, and the Actor automatically retries with backoff on HTTP 429/5xx. Proxy is off by default — small runs don't need it. For large runs, enable Apify Proxy in the input to rotate IPs and spread the per-IP rate limit.

Notes

• Only public data is collected. Respect Bluesky's terms and applicable laws.
• This Actor is independent and not affiliated with Bluesky or the AT Protocol team.