Bluesky Profile Scraper

What is Bluesky Profile Scraper?

Bluesky Profile Scraper automates the extraction of profile data from Bluesky. Just add one or more Bluesky handles to get all the publicly available profile data you need.

Why scrape Bluesky profiles?

Bluesky profile data can give you valuable information about popular users anywhere in the world, help you predict trends, track brand awareness, learn how to improve your Bluesky performance, or keep an eye on competing influencers.

How to scrape Bluesky profiles

Bluesky Profile Scraper is designed to be fast and easy to use so there aren't too many parameters or settings. Just follow the steps below:

1. Create a free Apify account.
2. Open Bluesky Profile Scraper.
3. Add one or more Bluesky handles to scrape.
4. Click "Save & Start" and wait for the datasets to be extracted.
5. Download your data in JSON, XML, CSV, Excel, or HTML.

Input example

The input for Bluesky Profile Scraper should be a Bluesky user handle or DID. You can add one or multiple user handles.

Here’s a sample of scraping the official Bluesky profile.

In JSON it looks like this:

{
  "identifiers": [
    "bsky.app"
  ],
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}

Output example

The results will be wrapped into a dataset which you can always find in the Storage tab. Here's an excerpt from the data you'd get:

Here is the same data but in JSON. You can download the dataset extracted by Bluesky Profile Scraper in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

{
  "did": "did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur",
  "name": "Bluesky",
  "handle": "bsky.app",
  "description": "official Bluesky account (check username👆)\n\nBugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app",
  "followerCount": 27565998,
  "followCount": 3,
  "postCount": 549,
  "avatarUrl": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/bafkreihagr2cmvl2jt4mgx3sppwe2it3fwolkrbtjrhcnwjk4jdijhsoze@jpeg",
  "bannerUrl": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/banner/plain/did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/bafkreichzyovokfzmymz36p5jibbjrhsur6n7hjnzxrpbt5jaydp2szvna@jpeg",
  "createdAt": "2023-04-12T04:53:57.057Z"
}

Your feedback

We’re always working on improving our Actors' performance. If you have any technical feedback for Bluesky Profile Scraper or simply found a bug, please create an issue on the Actor’s Issues tab in Apify Console.

FAQ

How can I use Bluesky Profile Scraper with the Apify API?

The Apify API gives you programmatic access to the Apify platform. The API is organized around RESTful HTTP endpoints that enable you to manage, schedule, and run Apify actors. The API also lets you access any datasets, monitor actor performance, fetch results, create and update versions, and more.

To access the API using Node.js, use the apify-client NPM package. To access the API using Python, use the apify-client PyPI package.

Check out the Apify API reference docs for full details or click on the Bluesky Profile Scraper API tab for code examples.

Is it legal to scrape profiles with Bluesky Profile Scraper?

Our scrapers are ethical and do not extract any private user data, such as email addresses, gender, or location. They only extract what the user has chosen to share publicly. We therefore believe that our scrapers, when used for ethical purposes by Apify users, are safe. However, you should be aware that your results could contain personal data. Personal data is protected by the GDPR in the European Union and by other regulations around the world. You should not scrape personal data unless you have a legitimate reason to do so. If you're unsure whether your reason is legitimate, consult your lawyers. You can also read our blog posts on the legality of web scraping and ethical scraping.

How much does it cost to use Bluesky Profile Scraper?

Bluesky Profile Scraper uses the Pay-per-result pricing model, so your costs can be easily calculated: it will cost you $2.5 to scrape 1,000 results, so $0.0025 per item. Apify provides you with $5 free usage credits every month on the Apify Free plan, so you can get 2,000 results from Bluesky Profile Scraper for free.

But if you need to extract data regularly, you should get an Apify subscription. We recommend our $39/month Starter plan — that one could get you over 15,600 results from Bluesky Profile Scraper every month.