Bluesky Scraper — Posts, Profiles, Followers & Keyword User Search

Scrape Bluesky posts, profiles, followers and following as structured data. Feed it handles, DIDs or profile URLs — or discover users by keyword — pick a data type, and export engagement counts, post text, media, link cards and profile stats to clean JSON, CSV, Excel or XML. No account and no API key — fast and reliable.

What does Bluesky Scraper do?

Bluesky Scraper is a crawler that extracts public data from the Bluesky social network. Give it one or more accounts (or a keyword to discover accounts) and choose whether to collect posts, profile info, followers or following. It returns tidy records with full engagement metrics, media, link previews and timeline context, ready to export or pull through the API.

What data can you scrape from Bluesky?

Data point	Description
Post text & URI	Post body, at:// URI and public link
Author	Handle, display name and DID
Timestamp & language	When posted and detected languages
Engagement	Likes, reposts, replies, quotes, bookmarks
Timeline context	Reply and repost flags
Media	Post images and embed type
Link cards	External URL, title and description

What you get

Each post is one clean JSON record:

{
  "type": "post",
  "uri": "at://did:plc:abc123/app.bsky.feed.post/3kxyz",
  "handle": "nytimes.com",
  "displayName": "The New York Times",
  "authorDid": "did:plc:abc123",
  "text": "Breaking: ...",
  "createdAt": "2026-07-20T14:03:00.000Z",
  "langs": ["en"],
  "likeCount": 812,
  "repostCount": 145,
  "replyCount": 63,
  "quoteCount": 21,
  "bookmarkCount": 9,
  "isReply": false,
  "isRepost": false,
  "embedType": "app.bsky.embed.images#view",
  "images": ["https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/..."],
  "externalUrl": null,
  "externalTitle": null,
  "externalDescription": null,
  "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/nytimes.com/post/3kxyz"
}

Output schema

Field	Type	Description
type	string	Record type, e.g. post, profile, follower.
uri	string	The at:// URI identifying the post.
handle	string	Author's Bluesky handle.
displayName	string	Author's display name.
authorDid	string	Author's decentralized identifier (DID).
text	string	Full text of the post.
createdAt	string (ISO date)	Timestamp when the post was created.
langs	array	Detected language codes for the post.
likeCount	integer	Number of likes.
repostCount	integer	Number of reposts.
replyCount	integer	Number of replies.
quoteCount	integer	Number of quote posts.
bookmarkCount	integer	Number of bookmarks.
isReply	boolean	True if the post is a reply.
isRepost	boolean	True if the record is a repost.
embedType	string	Type of embedded media on the post.
images	array	URLs of images attached to the post.
externalUrl	string	URL from an embedded link card, if any.
externalTitle	string	Title from an embedded link card.
externalDescription	string	Description from an embedded link card.
url	string (URL)	Direct link to the post on bsky.app.

Use cases

• Track engagement on a brand or competitor's Bluesky posts over time.
• Build follower/following graphs for network and influencer analysis.
• Discover accounts in a topic niche via keyword search, then pull their feeds.
• Monitor news outlets and public figures for social listening dashboards.
• Assemble datasets for research on discourse, sentiment and trends.
• Enrich CRM and outreach lists with public profile signals.

How to scrape Bluesky data

1. Add Bluesky Scraper to your Apify account and open the input.
2. Enter one or more actors (handles, DIDs or profile URLs), or add searchTerms to discover accounts by keyword.
3. Choose the dataType: posts, profile, followers or following.
4. Set maxItemsPerActor (and maxSearchActors) to control volume, then click Run.
5. Export the results as JSON, CSV, Excel or XML, or pull them through the Apify API.

Input

{
  "actors": ["jay.bsky.team", "https://bsky.app/profile/nytimes.com"],
  "searchTerms": ["climate news"],
  "dataType": "posts",
  "maxItemsPerActor": 100,
  "maxSearchActors": 25
}

Field	Description
actors	Handles, DIDs, or profile URLs to scrape.
searchTerms	Keywords; matching users are found and scraped too.
dataType	posts, profile, followers, or following.
maxItemsPerActor	Max posts/followers/following per user (up to 20000).
maxSearchActors	How many users to take from each search term.

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FAQ

How many posts or followers can I scrape? Up to 20,000 items per account — set maxItemsPerActor to control volume.

Do I need a Bluesky account or API key? No. There's no setup and no login — just add accounts or keywords and run.

Can I discover accounts I don't know yet? Yes. Add searchTerms and the scraper finds matching accounts and scrapes them alongside your list.

What export formats are supported? JSON, CSV, Excel and XML, plus programmatic access via the Apify API.

How fresh is the data? Every run reads live public data, so results reflect the current state of each account.

Can Bluesky Scraper connect to my other tools? The Bluesky Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform. It works with Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub, Google Drive and many more, plus the Apify API, JavaScript/Python clients and MCP. Or use webhooks to trigger an action whenever a run finishes.

Is scraping Bluesky legal? The scraper reads only public, unauthenticated data. You are responsible for complying with Bluesky's terms and applicable laws.

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Notes

Original clean-room implementation. Returns only public data; you are responsible for compliance with Bluesky's terms. Not affiliated with Bluesky.