# Bluesky Profile Scraper (`blueskyscraper/bluesky-profile-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Bluesky profiles without a login: followers, following and posts count, bio, e-mails and links found in the bio, blue check, avatar, creation date and the latest post — for any list of handles or profile URLs. The accounts' posts in the same run.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/blueskyscraper/bluesky-profile-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 $1.40 / 1,000 profiles

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 Profile Scraper** turns a list of Bluesky handles into profile rows without a login: **followers, following and posts count**, display name, bio, the **e-mails, phone numbers and links written in the bio**, the blue check, avatar and banner, account creation date and the **latest post** — so you see at a glance who is real, active and reachable. The same Actor also exports each account's posts. **$0.002 per profile, no start fee, error rows free.**

### 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 Profile Scraper?

A **Bluesky profile API alternative** for influencer and creator research, lead lists, competitor tracking and account verification. Paste handles, @handles, profile URLs or DIDs; profiles are read 25 at a time, so thousands of accounts take minutes. No account, app password or cookies needed.

| Mode | You give | You get |
|---|---|---|
| **Profiles** | handles or profile URLs | one profile row per account |
| **Posts** | handles or profile URLs | the account's posts, optionally with its profile row |

### What data do you get?

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `handle`, `did`, `displayName`, `profileUrl` | bsky.app · did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur · Bluesky |
| `followersCount`, `followsCount`, `postsCount` | 35070566 · 15 · 864 |
| `description` | official Bluesky account… |
| `emails`, `phones`, `links` | \["support@bsky.app"] · \[] · \[] |
| `verified`, `isTrustedVerifier`, `isLabeler` | false · true · false |
| `listsCount`, `feedsCount`, `starterPacksCount`, `acceptsDMs` | 18 · 7 · 15 · none |
| `avatar`, `banner`, `pinnedPostUrl`, `createdAt` | image links, pinned post, 2023-04-12 |
| `latestPostAt`, `latestPostUrl`, `latestPostText` | when and what the account last posted |

An account that does not exist or asked not to be shown to logged-out visitors comes back as a free `error` row with the reason.

### How much does it cost?

| Row | Price |
|---|---|
| **Profile** | **$0.002** |
| **Post** (Posts mode) | $0.001 |

No start fee, no proxy charge, and the latest post costs nothing extra.

### ⬇️ Input

```json
{
    "mode": "profile",
    "handles": ["bsky.app", "@nytimes.com", "https://bsky.app/profile/theonion.com"]
}
```

### ⬆️ Output

```json
{
    "type": "profile",
    "handle": "bsky.app",
    "displayName": "Bluesky",
    "followersCount": 35070566,
    "followsCount": 15,
    "postsCount": 864,
    "description": "official Bluesky account (check username👆)\n\nBugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app",
    "emails": ["support@bsky.app"],
    "verified": false,
    "isTrustedVerifier": true,
    "createdAt": "2023-04-12T04:53:57.057Z",
    "profileUrl": "https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app"
}
```

### Use cases

- **Influencer and creator research** — follower counts and activity for a shortlist of accounts.
- **Lead generation** — the e-mails and websites people put in their bios, ready for a CRM.
- **Competitor tracking** — schedule the run and watch follower and post counts change over time.

### ❓ FAQ

#### Is it legal to scrape Bluesky profiles?

It reads only what a Bluesky profile page shows anyone without a login. E-mails and names are personal data under laws like the GDPR — make sure you have a lawful reason to process them.

#### Where do I get the followers of an account?

Use [Bluesky Followers Scraper](https://apify.com/blueskyscraper/bluesky-followers-scraper) — it exports followers and following, with full profiles if you need the counts.

### You might also like

| Actor | What it does |
|---|---|
| [Bluesky Scraper](https://apify.com/blueskyscraper/bluesky-scraper) | All twelve modes in one Actor |
| [Bluesky Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/blueskyscraper/bluesky-posts-scraper) | Keyword and hashtag search, account posts, feeds |
| [Bluesky Followers Scraper](https://apify.com/blueskyscraper/bluesky-followers-scraper) | Followers, following, likers, reposters, starter pack members |
| [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).

## `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).

## `postedAfter` (type: `string`):

<code>YYYY-MM-DD</code>. Older posts are dropped; Posts and Search stop paging once they reach them.

## `postedBefore` (type: `string`):

<code>YYYY-MM-DD</code>. With <i>Only posts after</i> this gives a date window.

## `languages` (type: `array`):

Keep only posts written in these languages, ISO codes: <code>en</code>, <code>de</code>, <code>ja</code>, <code>pt</code>. Bluesky apps tag the language of almost every post. Empty = all.

## `filterKeywords` (type: `array`):

Any mode: a post is kept when its text, hashtags or link title contain any of these words. Empty = keep everything.

## `minLikes` (type: `integer`):

Drop posts with fewer likes.

## `minReposts` (type: `integer`):

Drop posts with fewer reposts.

## `minReplies` (type: `integer`):

Drop posts with fewer replies.

## `authorFeedFilter` (type: `string`):

Posts mode: the same tabs a profile shows.

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

Posts mode: keep posts the account reposted (marked <code>isRepost</code>, with <code>repostedAt</code>).

## `includeProfile` (type: `boolean`):

Posts mode: also save one profile row per account — followers, bio, links, emails.

## `includeLatestPost` (type: `boolean`):

Profiles mode: fill <code>latestPostAt</code>, <code>latestPostUrl</code> and <code>latestPostText</code> — shows at a glance whether the account is active. One extra request per profile, no extra charge.

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

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

## `monitoringStoreName` (type: `string`):

Give the run a name (e.g. <code>brand-watch</code>) and every later run with the same name returns <b>only posts it has not delivered before</b> — schedule it hourly and get a clean feed of new posts, nothing billed twice. Empty = normal run.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "profile",
  "handles": [
    "bsky.app",
    "nytimes.com",
    "theonion.com"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerInput": 50,
  "minLikes": 0,
  "minReposts": 0,
  "minReplies": 0,
  "authorFeedFilter": "posts_and_author_threads",
  "includeReposts": true,
  "includeProfile": false,
  "includeLatestPost": true,
  "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",
        "nytimes.com",
        "theonion.com"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("blueskyscraper/bluesky-profile-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",
        "nytimes.com",
        "theonion.com",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("blueskyscraper/bluesky-profile-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",
    "nytimes.com",
    "theonion.com"
  ]
}' |
apify call blueskyscraper/bluesky-profile-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,blueskyscraper/bluesky-profile-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/wsKc8c18lcE8nkc8j/builds/3kjJ7Bmg2gR5FYiVH/openapi.json