Bluesky Profile Feed Scraper

Extract public Bluesky profile metadata and recent public author-feed posts from handles or DIDs.

At a glance

• Input: Public Bluesky handles such as bsky.app or DIDs such as did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur.
• Output: Profile rows and optional post rows with public text, URLs, timestamps, engagement counts, reply/repost flags, embeds, and labels.
• Best for: Social listening, account monitoring, public post archives, reporting datasets, and AI summarization inputs.
• Pricing unit: A start event per run plus one result event for each saved profile or post row.
• Login required: No. The Actor reads public Bluesky profile and author-feed data.

Ready-to-run examples

• Bluesky Brand Account Monitor: Track a small public brand account feed for reporting.
• Export Public Posts from the Apify Bluesky Account: Export a focused sample from apify.com.
• Save Bluesky Public Profile Counts Without Posts: Set maxPostsPerActor to 0 for profile metrics only.
• Collect Bluesky Posts for Media Monitoring: Save recent public posts for monitoring and summaries.

What can it do?

Bluesky Profile Feed Scraper collects public account details and recent public posts from Bluesky.

Use it when you need a clean dataset of profile fields, post text, engagement counts, timestamps, labels, embeds, and canonical Bluesky URLs.

It accepts handles such as bsky.app and DIDs such as did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur.

No Bluesky login is required for public profiles and public author feeds.

Who is it for?

• Marketing teams: Monitor brand accounts and creator activity.
• Social researchers: Collect public post samples for trend analysis.
• Developer relations teams: Export public updates from ecosystem accounts.
• Journalists: Archive public posts from official organizations.
• Data teams: Feed profile and post records into warehouses, dashboards, or enrichment pipelines.

Why use this actor?

• Handle and DID support: Use readable handles or stable decentralized identifiers.
• Profile and post rows together: Save account metadata and recent author-feed posts in one dataset.
• Pagination support: Collect more than the first page of recent author-feed posts.
• Reply and repost controls: Include or exclude replies and reposts depending on the workflow.
• Public-data workflow: Run without account credentials.
• Lightweight collection: Uses public HTTP API requests rather than a browser.

Output fields

Field	Description
recordType	profile or post
inputActor	Handle or DID from your input
actorDid	Profile DID
actorHandle	Current profile handle
profileDisplayName	Display name when available
profileDescription	Profile bio
profileAvatar	Avatar URL
followersCount	Public follower count
followsCount	Public following count
postsCount	Public post count
uri	AT Protocol post URI
cid	Post content ID
url	Browser URL for profile or post
text	Post text
createdAt	Post creation timestamp
indexedAt	Bluesky indexing timestamp
replyCount	Reply count
repostCount	Repost count
likeCount	Like count
quoteCount	Quote count
bookmarkCount	Bookmark count when returned
authorHandle	Post author handle
authorDid	Post author DID
isReply	Whether the post is a reply
isRepost	Whether the feed item is a repost
replyParentUri	Parent reply URI
replyRootUri	Root thread URI
embed	Embedded media/link object
labels	Public labels returned by Bluesky

Pricing

The actor uses pay-per-event pricing.

A small start event is charged once per run.

Each saved profile or post is charged as one result.

Charge event	When it applies	Price
start	Charged once when a run starts	$0.005 per run
result FREE	Each saved profile or post row	$0.000029973 per row
result BRONZE	Each saved profile or post row	$0.000026063 per row, about $0.026063 per 1,000 rows
result SILVER	Each saved profile or post row	$0.000020329 per row
result GOLD	Each saved profile or post row	$0.000015638 per row
result PLATINUM	Each saved profile or post row	$0.000010425 per row
result DIAMOND	Each saved profile or post row	$0.0000072977 per row

Example input

{
  "actors": ["bsky.app"],
  "maxPostsPerActor": 25,
  "includeReplies": false,
  "includeReposts": false
}

Input configuration

Setting	JSON key	Type	Description
Handles or DIDs	actors	array	Public Bluesky handles or DIDs such as bsky.app, apify.com, or did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur.
Maximum posts per account	maxPostsPerActor	integer	Maximum posts to save for each account after reply/repost filters are applied; use 0 for profile metadata only.
Include replies	includeReplies	boolean	Set to true to save replies in addition to top-level posts.
Include reposts	includeReposts	boolean	Set to true to save reposted feed items.
Delay between feed pages	requestDelayMs	integer	Optional delay in milliseconds between paginated API requests.
Run budget for testing	maxRunSeconds	integer	Optional 35–300 second budget for bounded partial-save testing. The final 30 seconds are reserved for saving progress and cleanup.

Output example

{
  "recordType": "post",
  "inputActor": "bsky.app",
  "actorDid": "did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur",
  "actorHandle": "bsky.app",
  "profileDisplayName": "Bluesky",
  "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/example",
  "text": "Public post text",
  "createdAt": "2026-06-25T19:03:39.125Z",
  "replyCount": 10,
  "repostCount": 20,
  "likeCount": 100,
  "authorHandle": "bsky.app",
  "authorDid": "did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur",
  "isReply": false,
  "isRepost": false
}

How to scrape Bluesky profiles

1. Open the actor.

2. Add one or more handles or DIDs.

3. Choose how many posts to collect per account.

4. Decide whether replies or reposts should be included.

5. Start the run.

6. Export the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS from Apify.

Tips for better results

• Use handles for readability: Use DIDs when you need stable account identifiers.
• Start small: Keep the first test run to one account and a low post limit.
• Clean announcement feed: Use includeReplies: false when you want only account-originated announcements.
• Full feed context: Use includeReposts: true when reposts matter to the analysis.
• Monitor safely: Run on a schedule and deduplicate downstream by uri.

Common workflows

• Official account exports: Export recent posts from public organization accounts.
• Product monitoring: Track public announcements over time.
• Creator watchlists: Build small account lists for social reporting.
• Profile enrichment: Add public Bluesky profile metrics to CRM or research records.
• Research archives: Save public posts for review, summarization, or compliance workflows.

Integrations

Send results to Google Sheets for lightweight reporting.

Use webhooks to notify Slack when a scheduled run finishes.

Load JSON output into BigQuery, Snowflake, or Postgres.

Connect the actor to n8n or Make for social-monitoring workflows.

Use Apify datasets as the source for downstream AI summarization.

API usage

Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('fetch_cat/bluesky-profile-feed-scraper').call({
  actors: ['bsky.app'],
  maxPostsPerActor: 25,
});
console.log(run.defaultDatasetId);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient('YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN')
run = client.actor('fetch_cat/bluesky-profile-feed-scraper').call(run_input={
    'actors': ['bsky.app'],
    'maxPostsPerActor': 25,
})
print(run['defaultDatasetId'])

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fetch_cat~bluesky-profile-feed-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"actors":["bsky.app"],"maxPostsPerActor":25}'

MCP and AI agents

You can use this actor from MCP-compatible tools through the official Apify MCP server.

Claude Code setup:

$claude mcp add apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=fetch_cat/bluesky-profile-feed-scraper"

Claude Desktop JSON example:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=fetch_cat/bluesky-profile-feed-scraper"
    }
  }
}

Example prompts:

• "Run the Bluesky Profile Feed Scraper for bsky.app and summarize the last 20 posts."
• "Collect profile metrics for these Bluesky handles and return a table."
• "Find which recent posts from this account had the highest engagement."

Scheduling

Schedule daily or hourly runs for monitoring public accounts.

Use low limits for frequent runs.

Use a larger limit for initial backfills.

Deduplicate downstream by uri for posts and actorDid for profiles.

Limits

• Public data only: Only public Bluesky data is returned.
• Unavailable accounts are skipped: Private, renamed, deleted, or temporarily unavailable accounts cannot be collected.
• Deleted posts can disappear: Future runs may no longer return posts removed upstream.
• Large lists take longer: Each profile has its own paginated feed.
• Partial success is possible: The Actor skips invalid accounts when at least one valid account is provided.

Legality and responsible use

This actor collects publicly available data.

You are responsible for using the results lawfully and respecting applicable privacy, copyright, platform, and data-protection rules.

Do not use scraped data for spam, harassment, impersonation, or prohibited profiling.

If you store personal data, apply appropriate retention and deletion policies.

Troubleshooting

Why did a handle return no records?

The handle may be invalid, renamed, deleted, or temporarily unavailable.

Try the current handle in a browser or use the account DID.

Why are replies missing?

Replies are excluded by default.

Set includeReplies to true to collect replies.

Why are reposts missing?

Reposts are excluded by default.

Set includeReposts to true to collect repost feed items.

Why is the post count lower than requested?

Filters are applied after reading author-feed pages.

If an account mostly posts replies or reposts and those are excluded, fewer records may be saved.

FAQ

Does this require a Bluesky account?

No. It works with public profile and author-feed data.

Can I scrape multiple accounts?

Yes. Add multiple handles or DIDs to the actors array.

Can I get only profile metadata?

Yes. Set maxPostsPerActor to 0.

Can I monitor accounts over time?

Yes. Schedule the actor and deduplicate posts by uri.

Does it return images and embeds?

It returns the public embed object when Bluesky includes it in the feed response.

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0.1

• Initial version with configurable inputs and structured results.

Support

If a run fails, include the run ID, input, and expected account handles when asking for help.

Small reproducible examples are the fastest way to diagnose invalid handles, missing records, or changed upstream behavior.