# Bluesky Followers Scraper (`blueskyscraper/bluesky-followers-scraper`) Actor

Export Bluesky followers and following of any account, everyone who liked or reposted a post, members of lists and starter packs, and accounts found by keyword — handle, name, bio, e-mails and links from the bio. Optional full profiles with follower counts. No login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/blueskyscraper/bluesky-followers-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [BlueskyScraper](https://apify.com/blueskyscraper) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation, Agents
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.35 / 1,000 accounts

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

**Bluesky Followers Scraper** exports people from Bluesky without a login: **the followers of any account**, **who an account follows**, **everyone who liked or reposted a post**, the **members of a list or starter pack**, and **accounts found by keyword**. Each row has handle, display name, bio, the **e-mails and links written in the bio**, blue check, avatar and account creation date — or the full profile with follower counts when you switch it on. **$0.5 per 1,000 accounts, no start fee.**

### Tested head-to-head — 28 September 2026

![Bluesky scrapers tested head-to-head: this Actor returns search results in 2.8 s, 300 of 300 posts, 43 fields per post, follower counts included, $1 per 1,000 posts and $0.50 per 1,000 followers](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/tZJ3TnhQJ1jqUQVXq/records/bluesky-tested-2026-09-28.png)

The same requests went to this Actor and to the six most-used Bluesky scrapers on the Apify Store: 20 latest posts for `coffee`, 20 posts of @nytimes.com, 20 followers of @nytimes.com, and a 300-post deep search.

| | This Actor | The six others |
|---|---|---|
| Keyword search, 20 posts | **2.8 s** | 3.3–28.9 s |
| 300 posts asked for one keyword | **300** | 50–300 (three tested) |
| Fields in a post row | **43** | 18–32 |
| Followers export with each person's follower count | **yes, at no extra cost** | 2 of 3 tested |
| Price per 1,000 followers | **$0.50** | $1.25–3.00 |
| Price per 1,000 posts | **$1.00** | $1.00–3.00 |
| Start fee per run | **none** | 3 of 6 charge $0.004–0.005 |

### What is Bluesky Followers Scraper?

A **Bluesky followers export** for audience research, lead generation, outreach and community analysis. Paste handles for followers and following, post URLs for likers and reposters, list or starter pack links for members. No account, app password or cookies needed.

| Mode | You give | You get |
|---|---|---|
| **Followers** | handles | everyone who follows the account |
| **Following** | handles | everyone the account follows |
| **Likers** | post URLs | who liked the post, with the time of the like |
| **Reposters** | post URLs | who reposted the post |
| **List or starter pack** | list or starter pack URL in *Bluesky URLs* | its members |
| **Account search** | keywords | people and brands matching a keyword |

### What data do you get?

`handle`, `did`, `displayName`, `description`, `emails`, `links`, `verified`, `avatar`, `profileUrl`, `createdAt`, `followersCount`, `followsCount`, `postsCount`, `relation` (follower, following, liked, reposted, list member, search match), `relatedTo` (the account, post, list or keyword), `actionAt` (when the like was given).

Every row also carries the person's `followersCount`, `followsCount` and `postsCount` at no extra charge — other exporters either leave them out or bill a profile price for them. Switch on **Full profiles** for the rest of the profile (phones, banner, pinned post, lists and feeds counts), billed as a profile row.

### How much does it cost?

| Row | Price |
|---|---|
| **Account** | **$0.0005** — $0.5 per 1,000 |
| **Profile** (Full profiles on) | $0.002 |

No start fee, no proxy charge, error rows free. **Maximum rows per run** is a hard ceiling on the bill.

### ⬇️ Input

```json
{
    "mode": "followers",
    "handles": ["bsky.app"],
    "maxResultsPerInput": 5000
}
```

Everyone who liked a launch post, with follower counts:

```json
{
    "mode": "likers",
    "postUrls": ["https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3l6oveex3ii2l"],
    "includeProfileDetails": true
}
```

### ⬆️ Output

```json
{
    "type": "account",
    "handle": "barmas.bsky.social",
    "displayName": "Barry M",
    "description": "Maker of Kertelreiter cider & perry. Planter of orchards…",
    "emails": [],
    "links": [],
    "verified": false,
    "profileUrl": "https://bsky.app/profile/barmas.bsky.social",
    "relation": "list member",
    "relatedTo": "https://bsky.app/starter-pack/bsky.app/3mv3qhvnmkd2l"
}
```

### Use cases

- **Lead generation** — the audience of a competitor or the members of a niche starter pack, with bio e-mails and websites.
- **Community research** — who engages with a post, who follows whom.
- **Influencer discovery** — account search by keyword with follower counts.

### ❓ FAQ

#### Is it legal to export Bluesky followers?

Follower lists, likes and lists are public on Bluesky and shown to anyone without a login; accounts that asked not to be shown to logged-out visitors are skipped. Names and e-mails are personal data under laws like the GDPR — have a lawful reason to process them.

#### Do I get follower counts for each person?

Yes. Every account row has `followersCount`, `followsCount` and `postsCount`, included in the account price.

### You might also like

| Actor | What it does |
|---|---|
| [Bluesky Scraper](https://apify.com/blueskyscraper/bluesky-scraper) | All twelve modes in one Actor |
| [Bluesky Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/blueskyscraper/bluesky-profile-scraper) | Profiles with follower counts, bio e-mails and links |
| [Bluesky Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/blueskyscraper/bluesky-posts-scraper) | Keyword and hashtag search, account posts, feeds |
| [Bluesky Comments Scraper](https://apify.com/blueskyscraper/bluesky-comments-scraper) | Every reply under a post, plus quote posts |

# Actor input Schema

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

<b>Posts</b> — an account's own posts. <b>Search</b> — public posts for a keyword, hashtag or phrase. <b>Profiles</b> — followers count, bio, links, emails. <b>Followers / Following</b> — an account's audience. <b>Comments</b> — a post and every reply under it. <b>Quotes / Likers / Reposters</b> — who reacted to a post. <b>Account search</b> — people and brands by keyword. <b>Custom feed</b> and <b>List or starter pack</b> — paste the URL into <i>Bluesky URLs</i>.

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

For Posts, Profiles, Followers and Following. Handle, @handle, profile URL or DID: <code>bsky.app</code>, <code>@nytimes.com</code>, <code>https://bsky.app/profile/jay.bsky.team</code>, <code>alice</code> (read as alice.bsky.social).

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

For Search and Account search. <code>coffee</code>, <code>#bookstodon</code>, <code>"climate policy"</code> (exact phrase). Bluesky search operators work too: <code>from:nytimes.com</code>, <code>lang:de</code>, <code>domain:github.com</code>.

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

For Comments, Quotes, Likers and Reposters: <code>https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3l6oveex3ii2l</code>. An <code>at://</code> URI works too.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Any bsky.app link, routed automatically: profiles, posts, <b>custom feeds</b> (<code>…/profile/\<handle>/feed/\<name></code>), <b>lists</b> (<code>…/lists/\<id></code>), <b>starter packs</b> (<code>bsky.app/starter-pack/…</code>), search and hashtag pages.

## `maxResultsPerInput` (type: `integer`):

Cap for each input, not for the whole run. Search pages back in time for Latest; Top returns up to 100 posts per keyword (all Bluesky shows a visitor who is not logged in).

## `includeProfileDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Followers, Following, Likers, Reposters, Account search, Lists: every person already comes with followers, following and posts counts. On opens the full profile row instead — phones, banner, pinned post, lists and feeds counts, latest post fields — billed at the profile price.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many rows in the whole run — a hard ceiling on cost.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "followers",
  "handles": [
    "bsky.app"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerInput": 100,
  "includeProfileDetails": false,
  "maxItems": 10000
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `rows` (type: `string`):

One row per post, profile or account; error rows explain inputs that could not be read.

# 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 = {
    "handles": [
        "bsky.app"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("blueskyscraper/bluesky-followers-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 = { "handles": ["bsky.app"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("blueskyscraper/bluesky-followers-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 '{
  "handles": [
    "bsky.app"
  ]
}' |
apify call blueskyscraper/bluesky-followers-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,blueskyscraper/bluesky-followers-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/Zq2ICASII6uLVDj68/builds/h9v6bT3qLGAAVXqhd/openapi.json