# Bluesky Scraper - Profiles, Posts, Threads & Followers (`justfeel/bluesky-scraper`) Actor Scrape Bluesky via the official public AT Protocol API: profiles with follower counts, author posts with engagement, full comment threads, and follower/following graphs. Clean JSON, no login, no browser, no proxies. - **URL**: https://apify.com/justfeel/bluesky-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Yusuf](https://apify.com/justfeel) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.50 / 1,000 results 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? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Bluesky Scraper — Profiles, Posts, Threads & Followers Scrape **Bluesky** public data as clean, structured JSON — built directly on the official **AT Protocol AppView API**, the same one the Bluesky app uses. No login, no browser, no proxies. ### Four modes in one actor | Mode | Input | What you get | |---|---|---| | **Profiles** | `handles` | Followers, following, post counts, bio, avatar | | **Author posts** | `handles` | Each handle's recent posts with engagement counts | | **Full threads** | `postUrls` | Every reply in a post's thread, with depth | | **Follower graph** | `handles` + `graph` | Follower / following profile lists | ### What you get per post ```json { "type": "post", "uri": "at://did:plc:abc123/app.bsky.feed.post/3kabc", "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3kabc", "text": "Introducing a new way to...", "created_at": "2026-07-18T16:40:12.000Z", "language": "en", "like_count": 4211, "repost_count": 380, "reply_count": 129, "quote_count": 44, "author_handle": "bsky.app", "author_display_name": "Bluesky", "author_did": "did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur", "image_urls": [], "indexed_at": "2026-07-18T16:40:13.402Z" } ```` Profile records carry `followers_count`, `follows_count`, `posts_count`, bio and avatar. Thread records add `thread_depth` so you can rebuild the conversation tree. ### Why this scraper - ✅ **Official API, not HTML scraping** — the AT Protocol AppView is public by design; this never breaks on a UI redesign - ✅ **Four modes in one run** — profiles + posts + threads + graph without chaining multiple actors - ✅ **Full pagination** — cursors are followed until your cap, not stuck at the first page - ✅ **Fast & cheap** — no browser, no proxies, no login ### Use cases - **Influencer & competitor analysis**: profile stats plus follower graphs for any handle - **Brand monitoring**: track what specific accounts post as Bluesky's user base grows - **Journalism & research**: pull full conversation threads with engagement numbers - **AI & NLP pipelines**: clean post text with engagement metadata for training or analysis ### Input example ```json { "handles": ["bsky.app", "jay.bsky.team"], "includeProfiles": true, "includeAuthorPosts": true, "maxPostsPerHandle": 200, "graph": "followers", "maxGraphPerHandle": 500, "postUrls": ["https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3kabc123"] } ``` ### FAQ **Is this legal?** The actor reads Bluesky's public AT Protocol API — the same data anyone sees logged out. No login, no private data. **What's a handle?** The username in a profile URL: `bsky.app/profile/name.bsky.social` → `name.bsky.social`. The `@` is optional. **Post URL formats?** Both `https://bsky.app/profile//post/` and raw `at://` URIs work. **Why no keyword search?** Bluesky's search endpoint is WAF-restricted to browser sessions and fails from any server, proxy or not — a "search" feature here would silently return nothing. This actor only ships modes that reliably work. # Actor input Schema ## `handles` (type: `array`): Bluesky handles (e.g. bsky.app or name.bsky.social, with or without @). Find it in the profile URL: bsky.app/profile/. ## `includeProfiles` (type: `boolean`): Push a profile record (followers, posts count, bio) for each handle. ## `includeAuthorPosts` (type: `boolean`): Scrape recent posts from each handle's feed with like/repost/reply counts. ## `maxPostsPerHandle` (type: `integer`): Cap on posts collected per author feed. ## `graph` (type: `string`): Optionally scrape each handle's followers and/or accounts they follow (as profile records). ## `maxGraphPerHandle` (type: `integer`): Cap on followers/following records per handle. ## `postUrls` (type: `array`): bsky.app post URLs (or at:// URIs). The full reply thread is scraped for each, with thread depth. ## Actor input object example ```json { "handles": [ "bsky.app" ], "includeProfiles": true, "includeAuthorPosts": true, "maxPostsPerHandle": 100, "graph": "none", "maxGraphPerHandle": 200, "postUrls": [] } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "handles": [ "bsky.app" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("justfeel/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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "handles": ["bsky.app"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("justfeel/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 '{ "handles": [ "bsky.app" ] }' | apify call justfeel/bluesky-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=justfeel/bluesky-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Bluesky Scraper - Profiles, Posts, Threads & Followers", "description": "Scrape Bluesky via the official public AT Protocol API: profiles with follower counts, author posts with engagement, full comment threads, and follower/following graphs. Clean JSON, no login, no browser, no proxies.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "vnec0iIxlfVdBOu2x" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/justfeel~bluesky-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-justfeel-bluesky-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/justfeel~bluesky-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-justfeel-bluesky-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/justfeel~bluesky-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-justfeel-bluesky-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "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": { "handles": { "title": "Profile handles", "type": "array", "description": "Bluesky handles (e.g. bsky.app or name.bsky.social, with or without @). Find it in the profile URL: bsky.app/profile/.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "includeProfiles": { "title": "Include profile records", "type": "boolean", "description": "Push a profile record (followers, posts count, bio) for each handle.", "default": true }, "includeAuthorPosts": { "title": "Include each handle's posts", "type": "boolean", "description": "Scrape recent posts from each handle's feed with like/repost/reply counts.", "default": true }, "maxPostsPerHandle": { "title": "Max posts per handle", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Cap on posts collected per author feed.", "default": 100 }, "graph": { "title": "Follower graph", "enum": [ "none", "followers", "following", "both" ], "type": "string", "description": "Optionally scrape each handle's followers and/or accounts they follow (as profile records).", "default": "none" }, "maxGraphPerHandle": { "title": "Max graph records per handle", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 50000, "type": "integer", "description": "Cap on followers/following records per handle.", "default": 200 }, "postUrls": { "title": "Post URLs (full threads)", "type": "array", "description": "bsky.app post URLs (or at:// URIs). The full reply thread is scraped for each, with thread depth.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```