Bluesky Scraper — Profiles, Posts, Followers & Search

Bluesky Scraper extracts public data from Bluesky using the official AT Protocol public API. Give it a list of handles and it returns profiles, posts, follower lists, and following lists — no authentication or API key required.

Works with any public Bluesky account. Data is delivered as clean, structured JSON ready for analysis, export to CSV/Excel, or integration with other tools via the Apify API.

Why use Bluesky Scraper?

• No auth or API key — Bluesky's AT Protocol public API is open for unauthenticated access
• Full engagement data — follower counts, post counts, reply/repost/like metrics
• Batch mode — scrape hundreds of handles in one run, paginated automatically
• Search mode — find accounts by keyword without knowing specific handles
• Scheduling — run weekly to track follower growth and post activity over time
• Use cases: influencer research, competitor analysis, audience building, academic research, social media monitoring

How to use Bluesky Scraper

1. Open the Input tab and enter Bluesky handles (e.g. bsky.app, jay.bsky.team)
2. Choose what to include: posts, followers, following
3. Set limits (max posts per profile, max followers) to control cost
4. Click Start — results appear in the Output tab as JSON, CSV, or Excel

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
handles	string[]	No	—	Bluesky handles to scrape (@ optional)
scrapeMode	string	No	profile	profile (by handle) or search (by keyword)
searchQuery	string	No	—	Keyword for profile search (used when scrapeMode is search)
includePosts	boolean	No	false	Also fetch recent posts for each profile
includeFollowers	boolean	No	false	Also fetch follower list
includeFollowing	boolean	No	false	Also fetch following list
maxPosts	integer	No	50	Max posts per profile
maxFollowers	integer	No	100	Max followers per profile
maxFollowing	integer	No	100	Max following per profile
maxSearchResults	integer	No	100	Max profiles returned in search mode

Example input

{
  "handles": ["bsky.app", "jay.bsky.team"],
  "includePosts": true,
  "maxPosts": 25
}

Output

Each item pushed to the dataset is a profile object (with optional nested posts, followers, following arrays).

Profile example

{
  "profile": {
    "did": "did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur",
    "handle": "bsky.app",
    "displayName": "Bluesky",
    "description": "Official Bluesky account",
    "avatar": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/...",
    "followersCount": 33764197,
    "followsCount": 7,
    "postsCount": 780,
    "createdAt": "2023-04-12T04:53:57.057Z",
    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app"
  }
}

Post example (when includePosts: true)

{
  "uri": "at://did:plc:z72i7.../app.bsky.feed.post/3lc...",
  "text": "Introducing Bluesky's new moderation tools...",
  "createdAt": "2026-01-15T14:30:00.000Z",
  "likeCount": 1842,
  "replyCount": 93,
  "repostCount": 342,
  "quoteCount": 55,
  "langs": ["en"],
  "hasImages": false,
  "hasLink": true,
  "isRepost": false
}

You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

Output data fields

Field	Type	Description
profile.handle	string	Bluesky handle (e.g. jay.bsky.team)
profile.did	string	Decentralized identifier (stable unique ID)
profile.displayName	string	Display name
profile.description	string	Bio / profile description
profile.followersCount	number	Follower count
profile.followsCount	number	Following count
profile.postsCount	number	Total post count
profile.createdAt	string	Account creation date (ISO 8601)
profile.url	string	Direct profile URL
posts[].text	string	Post text content
posts[].likeCount	number	Like count
posts[].replyCount	number	Reply count
posts[].repostCount	number	Repost count
posts[].createdAt	string	Post timestamp (ISO 8601)

Cost / performance

Bluesky uses an open public API — no proxy required. Typical performance:

• 100 profiles: ~15 seconds, under $0.01 in platform credits
• 1,000 posts (10 accounts × 100 posts): ~30 seconds, ~$0.01
• 5,000 followers: ~45 seconds, ~$0.02

Costs are very low because no browser or proxy is needed. Bluesky's API allows ~100 req/min without rate limiting.

Tips

• Use @handle or bare handle — both work
• Use scrapeMode: search to discover accounts by topic without knowing handles
• Set maxPosts: 0 is not supported — use a large number like 1000 for "all posts"
• Combine with scheduling to track follower growth week-over-week

FAQ

Is this legal? This Actor uses Bluesky's official public AT Protocol API, which is designed for open access. No authentication is bypassed. Always comply with applicable data protection laws (GDPR, CCPA, etc.) when processing personal data.

Does it work without a Bluesky account? Yes. The public API requires no login or API key.

How fresh is the data? Data is live from the Bluesky API at run time. There is no caching.

Found a bug or want a feature? Use the Issues tab to report it. Custom scraping solutions for specific Bluesky data needs are available on request.