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

Bluesky Data Toolkit (4 Tools)

Dominate Bluesky data extraction with our complete AT Protocol suite:

Tool	What It Does
Bluesky Scraper (this tool)	Profiles + posts + search
Bluesky Feed Monitor	Engagement trends over time
Bluesky Hashtag Tracker	Trending topics by hashtag
Bluesky Profile Batch	Bulk profile data extraction

All use the AT Protocol API. No scraping, no anti-bot issues, no login for public data.

Step-by-Step Tutorial

1. Open on Apify

Go to Bluesky Scraper → "Try for free."

2. Enter Handles

{
  "handles": ["bsky.app", "jay.bsky.team"],
  "maxPostsPerSource": 50
}

3. Results

JSON with profile data + posts including text, likes, reposts, replies, timestamps.

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

Related Products

• Bluesky Feed Monitor — engagement analytics
• Bluesky Hashtag Tracker — trending topics
• Bluesky Profile Batch — batch profile lookup

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