# Bluesky Scraper: Posts, Search & Profiles (`jmrsquared_tech/bluesky-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Bluesky posts by keyword, hashtag or profile, with likes, reposts, replies, links, images and profile stats. No login needed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jmrsquared_tech/bluesky-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Tech IT](https://apify.com/jmrsquared_tech) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$1.20 / 1,000 post or profiles

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Bluesky Scraper: Posts, Search & Profiles

Scrape Bluesky posts by keyword, hashtag or profile. Each post comes with its text, author, likes, reposts, replies, quotes, hashtags, links, images and timestamps. Profiles come with follower, following and post counts. No Bluesky account or login needed.

### What you can scrape

- **Search results**: every post matching a keyword, phrase or `#hashtag`, newest first, with no cap on how far back you go. Bluesky search syntax such as `from:handle` works too.
- **Profile posts**: everything a profile posted, with or without replies, or only posts with media.
- **Profile details**: display name, bio, avatar, followers, following, post count and join date.

### Quick start

1. Add a search query such as `artificial intelligence` or a profile such as `bsky.app`.
2. Set how many posts you want per query or profile.
3. Click **Start**. Download the results as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or read them through the API.

### Input

| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Search queries | Keywords, phrases or hashtags to search for |
| Profiles | Handles, DIDs or `bsky.app/profile/...` URLs |
| Max posts per query or profile | Stops each source at this many posts |
| Search sort order | Latest first (no cap) or Top posts (first 100 per query) |
| Posted on or after / before | Date window |
| Language | Two-letter code for search, e.g. `en` |
| Profile posts to include | Posts only, posts and replies, or posts with media |
| Include profile details | Adds one profile record per profile |

### Output example

```json
{
  "type": "post",
  "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/example.bsky.social/post/3kxyz",
  "text": "Shipping our new model today #ai",
  "createdAt": "2026-10-19T14:15:36.101Z",
  "authorHandle": "example.bsky.social",
  "authorDisplayName": "Example",
  "likeCount": 42,
  "repostCount": 7,
  "replyCount": 3,
  "quoteCount": 1,
  "hashtags": ["ai"],
  "links": ["https://example.com/launch"],
  "images": [],
  "isReply": false,
  "source": "search",
  "sourceValue": "artificial intelligence"
}
```

### Pricing

You pay per result saved. Set a maximum cost per run in the run options and the scraper stops cleanly when it reaches it.

### Use cases

- Brand and keyword monitoring on Bluesky
- Collecting posts for research, sentiment analysis or AI training sets
- Tracking competitors, journalists or communities as they move from X to Bluesky
- Exporting your own profile's posts

### Notes

Data comes from Bluesky's public AppView, the same source the Bluesky app uses for logged-out visitors. Only public posts and profiles are returned.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Words, phrases or hashtags to search Bluesky posts for. Supports Bluesky search syntax such as from:handle or #hashtag.

## `profiles` (type: `array`):

Handles (e.g. bsky.app), DIDs or profile URLs. Scrapes each profile's own posts and its details.

## `maxPostsPerSource` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many posts for each search query and each profile.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Latest first pages back through time with no cap. Top posts returns Bluesky's most popular matches, up to 100 per query.

## `since` (type: `string`):

ISO date, e.g. 2026-01-01. Leave empty for no limit.

## `until` (type: `string`):

ISO date, e.g. 2026-02-01. Leave empty for no limit.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Two-letter language code such as en, pt or ja.

## `profileFeed` (type: `string`):

Which of each profile's own posts to include.

## `includeProfileDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Add one record per profile with follower, following and post counts.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "artificial intelligence"
  ],
  "maxPostsPerSource": 50,
  "sort": "latest",
  "profileFeed": "posts",
  "includeProfileDetails": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

One record per post (type=post) and per profile (type=profile).

# 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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "artificial intelligence"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jmrsquared_tech/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 = { "searchQueries": ["artificial intelligence"] }

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

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "artificial intelligence"
  ]
}' |
apify call jmrsquared_tech/bluesky-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jmrsquared_tech/bluesky-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/K4bpg4o9va27oBKOL/builds/TbKM8SYbc99PzhncI/openapi.json