Bluesky Scraper — AT Protocol API, No Login Required

The most complete Bluesky scraper on Apify. Uses the official AT Protocol API — fully open, no authentication needed for profiles, no rate limits on public data.

Why Bluesky?

Bluesky is the fastest-growing social network — from 10M to 41M users in one year (+302%). Built on the open AT Protocol, it's the only major platform where all public data is accessible via a free, open API.

Why this scraper?

• ✅ Official AT Protocol — not HTML scraping, uses public.api.bsky.app
• ✅ No login for profiles — scrape any public profile without credentials
• ✅ Full post data — text, likes, reposts, replies, quotes, hashtags, mentions
• ✅ Profile analytics — followers, following, post count, bio, avatar
• ✅ Pagination — automatic cursor-based pagination for 1000+ posts
• ✅ Search support — search posts by keyword (requires Bluesky App Password)
• ✅ Cloud-tested ✅ — verified on Apify Cloud

Output Data — Profiles

{
  "_type": "PROFILE",
  "did": "did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur",
  "handle": "bsky.app",
  "displayName": "Bluesky",
  "description": "official Bluesky account",
  "followersCount": 32420172,
  "followsCount": 4,
  "postsCount": 725,
  "avatar": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/...",
  "createdAt": "2023-04-12T04:53:57.057Z"
}

Output Data — Posts

{
  "_type": "POST",
  "author": {"handle": "toni.bsky.team", "displayName": "Toni Schneider"},
  "text": "Week 1 observations...",
  "likeCount": 843,
  "repostCount": 77,
  "replyCount": 77,
  "quoteCount": 59,
  "hasImages": false,
  "hashtags": ["#bluesky"],
  "languages": ["en"],
  "isReply": false,
  "createdAt": "2026-03-14T01:56:08.229Z"
}

Use Cases

• Brand monitoring — track mentions of your brand on Bluesky
• Sentiment analysis — analyze public opinion on trending topics
• Influencer research — find and analyze Bluesky influencers by follower count
• AI training data — build NLP datasets from Bluesky conversations
• Competitive intelligence — monitor competitor activity on the platform
• Content research — discover trending topics and hashtags
• Academic research — study decentralized social networks
• Migration analysis — track Twitter/X users moving to Bluesky

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
handles	Array	[]	Bluesky handles to scrape (e.g., bsky.app, jay.bsky.team)
searchQueries	Array	[]	Search posts by keyword (requires credentials)
maxPostsPerSource	Number	100	Max posts per handle or search
blueskyHandle	String	—	Your Bluesky handle (for search only)
blueskyPassword	String	—	Your App Password from Settings (for search only)

How It Works

1. Profile scraping (no auth): Uses com.atproto.identity.resolveHandle → app.bsky.actor.getProfile → app.bsky.feed.getAuthorFeed
2. Post search (needs auth): Uses app.bsky.feed.searchPosts with authenticated session

Cost

• Free tier available
• ~$0.20 per 100 posts/profiles

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Part of 30+ data tools by knotless_cadence on Apify. See also: Reddit Scraper Pro, YouTube Comments Scraper

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