Bluesky Scraper — Posts, Profiles, Followers, Threads, Search

Extract structured data from Bluesky via the official AT Protocol API. No browser, no cookies — fast HTTP calls, clean JSON out. Built for scheduled monitoring jobs and agent workflows (MCP-ready).

What it does

Mode	Input	Output	Login needed
posts	handles	Posts from each user's feed (optionally replies/reposts)	No
profiles	handles	Profile details incl. follower/post counts	No
followers	handles	Accounts following each user	No
following	handles	Accounts each user follows	No
thread	post URLs	Every post in the reply thread	No
search	keyword queries	Matching posts (full search syntax)	Yes — app password

Search requires an authenticated session (a Bluesky API rule, not ours). Create a dedicated app password — never your main password. It is stored encrypted and used only to open the session. All other modes run without any login.

Example input

{
    "mode": "posts",
    "handles": ["bsky.app", "atproto.com"],
    "maxItems": 200,
    "includeReplies": false,
    "includeReposts": false
}

Example output item

{
    "type": "post",
    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3kabc123",
    "authorHandle": "bsky.app",
    "authorDisplayName": "Bluesky",
    "text": "Introducing a new feature...",
    "createdAt": "2026-07-01T12:34:56.000Z",
    "replyCount": 12,
    "repostCount": 34,
    "likeCount": 567,
    "quoteCount": 8,
    "isReply": false,
    "embedType": "app.bsky.embed.images",
    "imageCount": 2,
    "langs": ["en"],
    "labels": []
}

Common uses

• Monitor brand or keyword mentions on a schedule (pair search mode with an Apify Schedule)
• Track competitor or creator accounts: new posts, engagement, follower growth
• Pull full conversation threads for research or moderation datasets
• Feed Bluesky data to LLM agents via the Apify MCP server

Pricing

Pay per event: you are charged per post and per profile actually delivered — failed lookups cost nothing. Set maxItems to cap spend per run.

Fair use

Reads public data through Bluesky's official public API endpoints, with backoff that respects rate limits. Respect people's privacy and applicable laws when using the output. This actor is not affiliated with Bluesky PBC.

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Telemetry

Each run records one anonymous telemetry event to the developer's own storage: a salted hash of the caller account ID (never the raw ID), the run origin (e.g. web console vs API), and a timestamp. No inputs, results, or personal data are collected - this only measures adoption (distinct and returning users).