Bluesky User Search Scraper

What is the Bluesky User Search Scraper?

The Bluesky User Search Scraper is a web scraping tool that allows you to search for Bluesky users and extract their public profile data. Given a search query, it returns matching profiles enriched with follower counts, post counts, and more.

🔎 Using the Actor as a Bluesky Profile Matcher

Do you have a list of users in your database and want to match them with their Bluesky profiles? Simply enter the name of the user from your database, and the scraper will return matching Bluesky profiles.

🔦 Using the actor as a Bluesky Profile Finder

Find public Bluesky profiles by entering a search query. The scraper will return matching profile data in JSON, XML or CSV format.

💎 Using the actor as a Bluesky Profile Enricher

The Bluesky User Search Scraper can be used to enrich your existing user database with Bluesky profiles. You can connect your backend to the actor via API and automatically enrich your user database with Bluesky profiles including follower counts and engagement metrics.

What data can the Bluesky User Search Scraper extract?

The Bluesky User Search Scraper can extract the following data from Bluesky user search results:

• ID (DID)
• Display Name
• Username (handle)
• Bio / Description
• Profile Image URL
• Banner Image URL
• Followers Count
• Following Count
• Posts Count
• Indexed At (account creation/index date)
• Associated content counts (lists, feed generators, labeler status)
• Profile URL
• Search Query

What use cases does the Bluesky User Search Scraper support?

• 👍 Profile Matching — enrich your existing user database with Bluesky profiles. Useful for matching users across different platforms.
• 📈 Market Research — obtain public data about users in a given niche. Useful for market research and competitor analysis.
• 📊 Lead Generation — understand your target audience by extracting follower counts and engagement metrics.
• 🔍 Influencer Discovery — find relevant creators in a niche by searching keywords and sorting by follower count.

How to use the Bluesky User Search Scraper?

1. Create a free Apify account
2. Open Bluesky User Search Scraper
3. Enter a search query
4. Click Start and wait for the results
5. Download the results in JSON, XML or CSV format or connect the actor to your backend via API

📥 Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
query	string	Yes	Search query string to find matching users
maxItems	number	No	Maximum number of profiles to return (default 5)
proxyConfiguration	object	No	Proxy configuration from Apify

📤 Output

The results are stored in the default dataset associated with the actor. Each item represents a Bluesky user profile:

{
  "id": "did:plc:iojrdmvzewew5detpq3pu7gd",
  "avatar": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:iojrdmvzewew5detpq3pu7gd/bafkreiaqnm7vomeqqzrcvaesp35umuo62xqwmd57oowmzju6stxtn5v7uq@jpeg?f=.jpeg",
  "banner": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/banner/plain/did:plc:iojrdmvzewew5detpq3pu7gd/bafkreihdwdcefgh4dqkjv67uisntlsg4zm7w7re3ozmxbflzioua7si4oo@jpeg",
  "displayName": "Adrian Bradley",
  "username": "adrianbradley.bsky.social",
  "description": "Broadcast Journalist, podcast producer and audiophile.",
  "followersCount": 1240,
  "followsCount": 890,
  "postsCount": 432,
  "indexedAt": "2023-06-15T10:22:34.000Z",
  "associated": {
    "lists": 2,
    "feedGenerators": 0,
    "isLabeler": false
  },
  "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/adrianbradley.bsky.social",
  "searchQuery": "adrian bradley"
}

Why use the Bluesky User Search Scraper?

• ⚡️ Fast — The scraper uses the official Bluesky public API and fetches detailed profile data in batches, making it fast and efficient.

• 🤙 Easy to use — No coding knowledge required. Enter a search query and the scraper does the rest.

• ☑️ Well-Maintained — Maintained by the Lexis Solutions team, ensuring it is always up-to-date and working properly.

FAQ

• Is Scraping Bluesky Profiles Legal?

  The scraper only accesses public data via the official Bluesky public API. This data is publicly available and can be accessed by anyone. However, we recommend that you review Bluesky's Terms of Service before using the scraper.

• How much does it cost?

  The cost for using the Bluesky User Search Scraper is shown on the top of this page. You can also check the Apify Store page for more information.

Related Scrapers by Lexis Solutions

• Facebook User Search Scraper

• Bluesky Posts Scraper

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