Bluesky Comments Scraper

Bluesky Comments Scraper collects the whole conversation under a Bluesky post without a login: the post and every reply, replies to replies at any depth, each with its threadDepth and parentUri so the tree can be rebuilt, plus the posts that quote it. Every row has text, author, date, likes, reposts, replies, images, video, links and hashtags. $1 per 1,000 comments, no start fee, error rows free.

Tested head-to-head — 9 October 2026

The same requests went to this Actor and to the six most-used Bluesky scrapers on the Apify Store (A–F by monthly users): 20 latest posts for coffee, 20 posts and 20 followers of @nytimes.com, 20 replies of one thread and 5 profiles. Prices are per 1,000 rows at the free tier, worked out from what each 20-row run was billed, start fee included.

	This Actor	The six others
Keyword search, 20 posts	2.8 s	2.7–15.4 s
Fields in a post row	46, author follower counts included	13–31
Followers export with each person's follower count	yes, at no extra cost	2 of the 4 tested
Price per 1,000 posts	$1.00	$1.25–3.00
Price per 1,000 followers	$0.50	$1.25–3.00
Price per 1,000 profiles	$1.50	$1.49–4.00
Fields in a profile row	29	10–17
Start fee per run	none	4 of 6 charge $0.00005–0.005
Replies under every search result	yes, one option	1 of 6
Comment tree of one post, 20 replies	20 + the post, 2.9 s	1 of 6 (5.9 s); one more failed
Failed runs, last 30 days	0	0–5.7%

What is Bluesky Comments Scraper?

A tool for reading reactions: product launches, announcements, news posts, creator posts. Bluesky sends large threads trimmed; this Actor opens every reply that has replies of its own, branch by branch, so you get far more of the conversation than a single request returns. Paste post URLs; no account, app password or cookies needed.

Mode	You give	You get
Comments	post URLs	the post, then every reply, most liked, newest or oldest first
Quotes	post URLs	posts that quote the post

What data do you get?

url, text, createdAt, handle, displayName, did, likeCount, repostCount, replyCount, quoteCount, threadDepth (0 = the post, 1 = direct reply, 2 = reply to a reply…), parentUri, replyToHandle, rootUrl, mediaType, images[], video, externalLink, hashtags, mentions, links, language, labels, authorFollowersCount, authorFollowsCount, authorPostsCount (free, on by default), sentiment and sentimentScore (free option Add sentiment to posts), sourceInput. Reply depth keeps only the first levels of the tree (1 = direct replies only).

How much does it cost?

Row	Price
Comment or post	$0.001 — $1 per 1,000

No start fee, no proxy charge, and a post that is deleted or unavailable is a free error row.

⬇️ Input

{
    "mode": "thread",
    "postUrls": ["https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3l6oveex3ii2l"],
    "replySort": "likes",
    "maxResultsPerInput": 1000
}

⬆️ Output

{
    "type": "post",
    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3l6ovfftinx2m",
    "text": "• Anyone can create and subscribe to feeds. There are 50k+ feeds here, like posts from mutuals, news, or cat photos!…",
    "handle": "bsky.app",
    "createdAt": "2024-10-17T07:07:26.071Z",
    "likeCount": 3254,
    "threadDepth": 1,
    "parentUri": "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.post/3l6oveex3ii2l",
    "replyToHandle": "bsky.app",
    "source": "reply"
}

Use cases

• Launch and campaign feedback — every reaction to your announcement, sorted by likes.
• Sentiment analysis — the full reply tree as clean text with language tags.
• Community management — who replies, what they ask, which questions get the most likes.

❓ FAQ

Is it legal to scrape Bluesky comments?

It reads only public replies Bluesky shows anyone without a login, and skips authors who asked not to be shown to logged-out visitors. Replies can contain personal data protected by laws like the GDPR — have a lawful reason to process it.

Why do I get fewer replies than the counter shows?

The counter includes replies that were deleted, hidden by the author, or written by accounts that are blocked or hidden from logged-out visitors. Everything that is publicly readable is collected.

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