Bluesky Scraper — Posts, Profiles, Followers & Feeds

Extract posts, profiles, threads, followers, following lists, and custom feeds from Bluesky at scale. Uses the public AT Protocol — no API key or login needed.

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What Can You Scrape?

Data Type	Description
Posts	Search by keyword, hashtag, mention, author, domain, or date range
Profiles	Full user profiles with follower/following counts and bio
Followers	Complete follower list for any handle
Following	Complete following list for any handle
Threads	Full post threads with nested replies
Custom Feeds	Algorithmic and user-created feeds

Features

• Advanced search filters — date range, language, author, domain, hashtags, mentions
• Sort by latest or top relevance
• Up to 50,000 items per run
• Full engagement metrics — likes, reposts, replies, quotes
• No authentication — uses the public AT Protocol API
• Respectful rate limiting — built-in delays and retries

Input Parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
searchQuery	string	—	Keyword to search, e.g. "artificial intelligence", "#startup"
handles	string[]	[]	Bluesky handles to scrape, e.g. ["jay.bsky.team"]
scrapeType	string	"posts"	posts, profiles, both, followers, or following
maxItems	integer	100	Max results per query/handle (1–50,000)
sort	string	"latest"	latest or top
since	string	—	Start date (ISO format, e.g. "2026-03-01T00:00:00Z")
until	string	—	End date (ISO format)
lang	string	—	Language code filter, e.g. "en", "fr"
tag	string[]	[]	Hashtag filters
mentions	string	—	Filter posts mentioning this handle
author	string	—	Filter posts by author handle
domain	string	—	Filter posts linking to this domain
threadUris	string[]	[]	AT Protocol URIs of threads to scrape
feedUris	string[]	[]	Custom feed URIs to scrape
threadDepth	integer	6	Max depth when scraping threads

Example Inputs

Search posts by keyword

{
  "searchQuery": "artificial intelligence",
  "scrapeType": "posts",
  "maxItems": 200,
  "sort": "top",
  "lang": "en"
}

Scrape a user's posts and profile

{
  "handles": ["jay.bsky.team"],
  "scrapeType": "both",
  "maxItems": 100
}

Get followers of an account

{
  "handles": ["bsky.app"],
  "scrapeType": "followers",
  "maxItems": 5000
}

Search posts from a date range with hashtags

{
  "searchQuery": "startup",
  "tag": ["buildinpublic", "indiehacker"],
  "since": "2026-03-01T00:00:00Z",
  "until": "2026-03-27T00:00:00Z",
  "maxItems": 500
}

Output Format

Post

{
  "text": "Just shipped our new feature and the response has been incredible...",
  "authorHandle": "alice.bsky.social",
  "authorDisplayName": "Alice",
  "createdAt": "2026-03-25T10:30:00.000Z",
  "likeCount": 45,
  "repostCount": 12,
  "replyCount": 8,
  "quoteCount": 3,
  "hashtags": ["buildinpublic", "startup"],
  "language": "en",
  "uri": "at://did:plc:abc.../app.bsky.feed.post/xyz..."
}

Profile

{
  "handle": "alice.bsky.social",
  "displayName": "Alice",
  "description": "Building things on the open web",
  "followersCount": 5200,
  "followsCount": 340,
  "postsCount": 1820,
  "avatar": "https://...",
  "indexedAt": "2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z"
}

Code Examples

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("cryptosignals/bluesky-scraper").call(run_input={
    "searchQuery": "AI tools",
    "scrapeType": "posts",
    "maxItems": 100,
    "sort": "top",
    "lang": "en",
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"@{item['authorHandle']}: {item['text'][:80]}... ({item['likeCount']} likes)")

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('cryptosignals/bluesky-scraper').call({
    searchQuery: 'AI tools',
    scrapeType: 'posts',
    maxItems: 100,
    sort: 'top',
    lang: 'en',
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach(item => {
    console.log(`@${item.authorHandle}: ${item.text.slice(0, 80)}... (${item.likeCount} likes)`);
});

cURL

# Start the run
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/cryptosignals~bluesky-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchQuery": "AI", "scrapeType": "posts", "maxItems": 50}'

# Get results (replace DATASET_ID)
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/DATASET_ID/items?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&format=json"

Use Cases

• Social listening — monitor brand mentions and sentiment on Bluesky in real-time
• Audience research — analyze follower demographics and growth for any account
• Content strategy — find trending topics and high-engagement post patterns
• Lead generation — discover people discussing topics relevant to your business
• Academic research — collect public social media data at scale for analysis
• Competitor monitoring — track what competitors post and how their audience reacts
• Influencer discovery — find accounts with high engagement in specific niches

FAQ

Do I need a Bluesky account? No. The scraper uses the public AT Protocol API. No login or API key required.

How many results can I get? Up to 50,000 per run. For larger datasets, run multiple searches with different parameters.

Can I get private/blocked content? No. Only publicly available data is scraped.

How fresh is the data? Real-time. Each run fetches live data from the AT Protocol API.

What export formats are supported? JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML. Connect via API, webhooks, Zapier, Make, or Google Sheets.

Integrations

• REST API — trigger runs and fetch results programmatically
• Webhooks — get notified when scraping completes
• Zapier / Make — connect to 5,000+ apps
• Google Sheets — export directly to spreadsheets
• Slack / Email — set up alerts for new posts matching your keywords

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