# Bluesky Scraper (`dami_studio/bluesky-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes Bluesky posts via the public AT Protocol API: search by keyword or pull a handle's posts plus full profile (followers, bio, counts). Returns structured JSON with post URLs, text, engagement counts, and languages. Main use: social listening an

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dami\_studio/bluesky-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Dami's Studio](https://apify.com/dami_studio) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Integrations, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$2.00 / 1,000 post returneds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

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````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Bluesky Scraper

Scrape [Bluesky](https://bsky.app) through its **public AT Protocol XRPC API** — no login, no API key, no anti-bot. Two modes:

- **Search** — pass a `searchQuery` keyword and get matching public posts.
- **Authors** — pass `authorHandles` (e.g. `bsky.app`) and get each author's **profile** (followers, bio, post count) plus their recent posts.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `searchQuery` | string | Keyword(s) to search posts for. Use this **or** `authorHandles`. |
| `authorHandles` | array of strings | Handles to scrape (the leading `@` is optional). For each, returns the profile + recent posts. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max posts per query / per author (default `100`). Follows the API cursor until reached. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Optional. The Bluesky public API has no anti-bot and needs no proxy, so this is off by default. Only enable it if you hit IP rate limits. |

Provide at least one of `searchQuery` or `authorHandles`.

### Output

Each **post** row:

```json
{
  "ok": true,
  "type": "post",
  "uri": "at://did:plc:.../app.bsky.feed.post/3kxyz...",
  "postUrl": "https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3kxyz...",
  "authorHandle": "bsky.app",
  "authorName": "Bluesky",
  "authorDid": "did:plc:...",
  "text": "…",
  "createdAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "likeCount": 0,
  "repostCount": 0,
  "replyCount": 0,
  "quoteCount": 0,
  "langs": ["en"]
}
````

In author mode a **profile** row (`type: "profile"`) is also emitted per handle, with `did`, `handle`, `displayName`, `description`, `followersCount`, `followsCount`, `postsCount`, `avatar`, `banner`, `createdAt`, and `profileUrl`.

Posts are deduplicated by `uri`. The `rkey` used in `postUrl` is the last path segment of the post `uri`.

**Nullable fields.** Some fields can be `null` when the API omits them: on posts, `postUrl`, `authorHandle`, `authorName`, `authorDid`, and `createdAt` (counts default to `0`, `text` to `""`, `langs` to `[]`); on profiles, `handle`, `displayName`, `description`, `avatar`, `banner`, `createdAt`, and `profileUrl` (counts default to `0`).

### Diagnostics

If the run fails or returns nothing, a single `ok:false` row is pushed with an `errorCode` (`BAD_INPUT`, `NO_RESULTS`, `RATE_LIMITED`, `SERVER_ERROR`, `NETWORK`, …) and a human-readable `error` message. Diagnostic rows are never charged.

**Troubleshooting.** If you get a `BAD_INPUT` row, set `searchQuery` to a keyword **or** add at least one handle to `authorHandles`. A `NO_RESULTS` row means the API answered but had nothing for that query/author — Bluesky's public index is smaller and sparser than Twitter/X, so broad keywords may return few posts. If you see `RATE_LIMITED` from many parallel runs, enable the optional proxy or lower the volume.

### Billing

Charged per unique post returned (`post` event). Profile rows and diagnostic rows are not charged.

### API

Built on the public host `https://api.bsky.app`:

- `app.bsky.feed.searchPosts`
- `app.bsky.feed.getAuthorFeed`
- `app.bsky.actor.getProfile`

All are public, cursor-paginated GET/JSON endpoints. We hit `api.bsky.app` directly rather than the documented `public.api.bsky.app` alias: the alias is fronted by BunnyCDN, which intermittently returns 403 for `searchPosts` in some regions, whereas `api.bsky.app` is the same public AppView served directly and is more reliable.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Keyword(s) to search Bluesky posts for (e.g. "artificial intelligence"). Leave empty if you instead want to scrape specific authors via Author handles.

## `authorHandles` (type: `array`):

Bluesky handles to scrape (e.g. bsky.app, jay.bsky.team). For each handle the actor returns the author's profile plus their recent posts. The leading @ is optional. Leave empty if using a Search query instead.

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

Maximum number of posts to return per search query or per author handle. Pagination follows the API cursor until this limit is reached.

## `notionConnector` (type: `string`):

Optional. Write each post as a page into your Notion when the run finishes. Authorize a Notion connector once in Settings → API & Integrations → MCP connectors, then pick it here. Leave empty to skip (default) — results are always saved to the dataset regardless.

## `notionParentId` (type: `string`):

Optional. The Notion data source ID of the database to write into (only used if a Notion connector is set). Leave empty to create the pages privately in your workspace instead.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional. The public Bluesky API needs no proxy and has no anti-bot, so leave this off by default. Only enable a proxy if you hit IP rate limits from your region.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "artificial intelligence",
  "authorHandles": [
    "bsky.app"
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Scraped rows are stored in the default dataset (one row per result). Blocked/empty/error runs return a single uncharged diagnostic row instead.

# 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 = {
    "searchQuery": "artificial intelligence",
    "authorHandles": [
        "bsky.app"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dami_studio/bluesky-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 = {
    "searchQuery": "artificial intelligence",
    "authorHandles": ["bsky.app"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dami_studio/bluesky-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchQuery": "artificial intelligence",
  "authorHandles": [
    "bsky.app"
  ]
}' |
apify call dami_studio/bluesky-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=dami_studio/bluesky-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "D5gcX59js7uHObKIs"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/dami_studio~bluesky-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
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                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
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                "parameters": [
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                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/dami_studio~bluesky-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-dami_studio-bluesky-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
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                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
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                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/dami_studio~bluesky-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-dami_studio-bluesky-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
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                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "searchQuery": {
                        "title": "Search query",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Keyword(s) to search Bluesky posts for (e.g. \"artificial intelligence\"). Leave empty if you instead want to scrape specific authors via Author handles."
                    },
                    "authorHandles": {
                        "title": "Author handles",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Bluesky handles to scrape (e.g. bsky.app, jay.bsky.team). For each handle the actor returns the author's profile plus their recent posts. The leading @ is optional. Leave empty if using a Search query instead.",
                        "default": [],
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max items per query/author",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 1000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of posts to return per search query or per author handle. Pagination follows the API cursor until this limit is reached.",
                        "default": 100
                    },
                    "notionConnector": {
                        "title": "Notion connector (optional)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Optional. Write each post as a page into your Notion when the run finishes. Authorize a Notion connector once in Settings → API & Integrations → MCP connectors, then pick it here. Leave empty to skip (default) — results are always saved to the dataset regardless."
                    },
                    "notionParentId": {
                        "title": "Notion target data source ID",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Optional. The Notion data source ID of the database to write into (only used if a Notion connector is set). Leave empty to create the pages privately in your workspace instead."
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Optional. The public Bluesky API needs no proxy and has no anti-bot, so leave this off by default. Only enable a proxy if you hit IP rate limits from your region.",
                        "default": {
                            "useApifyProxy": false
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```