🦋 Bluesky Scraper — Posts, Profiles & Social Data

Scrape Bluesky (AT Protocol) social network for posts, profiles, followers, and search results. Extract user data, post content, engagement metrics, and social graphs from the fastest-growing decentralized social platform.

Uses Bluesky's public API — no authentication or API keys required.

🚀 What does this Actor do?

Bluesky is growing fast as an open alternative to Twitter/X. This Actor lets you extract structured data from it in multiple ways:

• Profile scraping — Pass one or more Bluesky handles (e.g., jay.bsky.team) and get their posts, follower counts, and profile metadata
• Search — Search posts by keyword or phrase and get structured results with author info, timestamps, and content
• Social graph — Optionally extract followers and following lists for any profile, up to 2,000 connections per user
• Bulk processing — Scrape multiple profiles in a single run with configurable post limits

All data is returned as clean JSON, ready for analysis, archiving, or feeding into your data pipeline.

💡 Use Cases

• Social listening — Monitor Bluesky for brand mentions, industry keywords, or trending topics as the platform grows
• Audience research — Extract follower/following graphs from relevant profiles to map communities and identify influencers
• Content archiving — Back up your own or others' Bluesky posts for record-keeping, compliance, or historical analysis

📊 Output Example

{
  "handle": "jay.bsky.team",
  "displayName": "Jay Graber",
  "description": "CEO of Bluesky",
  "followersCount": 245893,
  "followsCount": 1247,
  "postsCount": 3421,
  "posts": [
    {
      "uri": "at://did:plc:abc.../app.bsky.feed.post/xyz",
      "text": "Excited to announce our latest feature...",
      "createdAt": "2025-03-15T14:30:00.000Z",
      "likeCount": 842,
      "repostCount": 156,
      "replyCount": 73
    }
  ]
}

⚙️ Input Tips

Parameter	Tip
handles	Enter handles without @ — e.g., jay.bsky.team or pfrazee.com (Bluesky supports custom domains)
searchQuery	Use specific keywords for better results. Bluesky search supports phrases and basic operators
maxPosts	Default is 50 — increase to 500 for deep profile analysis, decrease for quick overviews
maxSearchResults	Up to 500 search results per run. Start with 100 and adjust based on your needs
includeFollowers / includeFollowing	Enable for social graph mapping. Note: increases run time and API calls significantly
maxFollowers	Cap at 2,000 per profile. For large accounts, consider multiple targeted runs

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