Bluesky Scraper

Scrape public Bluesky posts, user profiles, and search results. Extract post text, like/repost/reply counts, author handles, and timestamps into clean structured data — ready for API access, scheduling, and integration with Zapier, Make, Google Sheets, and more on the Apify platform.

What does Bluesky Scraper do?

This Actor lets you pull posts from any Bluesky profile or search for posts by keyword. It works by rendering Bluesky's browser-based UI through Playwright (handling Cloudflare challenges automatically) and fetching the underlying AT Protocol data. You get back a clean dataset with one row per post.

• Scrape any public profile — get their timeline
• Search posts by keyword (requires login credentials)
• Export as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML

Why use Bluesky Scraper?

• Monitor mentions and trends — track what people are posting about your brand, product, or topic
• Research and analysis — collect posts from specific accounts for content analysis
• Backup your data — archive posts from your own or public profiles
• Automate workflows — pipe Bluesky data into your analytics pipeline via Apify API

How to use Bluesky Scraper

1. Create a free Apify account at console.apify.com
2. Open the Bluesky Scraper and click "Try" or "Run"
3. Fill in the input — provide a profile handle (e.g. bsky.app) or a search query
4. Run the Actor — results appear in seconds
5. Export your data — download as JSON, CSV, HTML, or Excel

Running locally

$apify run --input-file=test-input.json

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
profile_handle	string	No*	Bluesky handle to scrape posts from, e.g. bsky.app
search_query	string	No*	Search for posts containing this query
max_results	integer	No	Max posts to return (1–100, default 25)
bsky_handle	string	No	Handle for authenticated requests (required for search)
app_password	string	No	App password for authenticated requests (required for search)

* At least one of profile_handle or search_query is required.

Search authentication

Searching Bluesky requires an authenticated account. To enable search:

1. Go to Settings → Privacy & Security → App Passwords in Bluesky
2. Create a new app password
3. Provide your handle as bsky_handle (e.g. user.bsky.social) and the app password as app_password

Profile scraping does not require authentication.

Output

Each dataset item represents a single post:

{
  "author": "bsky.app",
  "post_url": "https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3abc123xyz",
  "text": "Hello Bluesky! This is a sample post.",
  "repost_count": 42,
  "like_count": 150,
  "reply_count": 12,
  "created_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
}

You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel from the Apify Console.

Data table

Field	Type	Description
author	string	Bluesky handle of the post author
post_url	string	Direct link to the post on bsky.app
text	string	Content of the post
repost_count	integer	Number of reposts
like_count	integer	Number of likes
reply_count	integer	Number of replies
created_at	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the post was created

nCost example: 25 posts = 15 paid × $0.02 = $0.30 per run. First 10 results are free.

Pricing / Cost estimation

The first 10 results per run are free. After that, each additional result costs $0.02 (billed via Apify platform usage). A typical run with 25 results on a public profile costs under $0.30.

Profile scraping completes in a few seconds — well within the Apify free tier for most use cases.

Tips and advanced options

• Max results — lower this to 10 for a free-only run (no usage charges)
• Rate limits — Bluesky's API is generous; you can scrape profiles back-to-back without issues
• Large profiles — set max_results to 100 to get the most recent 100 posts from a profile
• Search — realistic terms work best; common words return more results

FAQ

Q: Do I need a Bluesky account to use this?
A: Only for search. Profile scraping works without any account.

Q: Can I scrape posts from a profile I'm not following?
A: Yes — all public Bluesky profiles are accessible.

Q: Is this legal?
A: This Actor scrapes only public Bluesky data. Always respect Bluesky's Terms of Service and rate limits. You are responsible for how you use the data.

Q: What if I get empty results?
A: For profiles, ensure the handle exists and is spelled correctly (e.g. bsky.app not bskyapp). For search, ensure you've provided valid bsky_handle and app_password.

Support

Report issues or request features on the Issues tab. Need a custom solution? Contact the Apify team.

Disclaimer

This Actor is designed for ethical web scraping. It only extracts publicly available data and does not access private user information. However, you should be aware that your results may contain personal data. Personal data is protected by GDPR in the European Union and by other regulations worldwide. 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 legal counsel.

Technical notes

This Actor uses Playwright (headless Chromium) to establish a browser context that passes Cloudflare challenges, then calls Bluesky's AT Protocol APIs from within the browser to fetch structured post data. No HTML scraping is involved.