# Track brand mentions on Bluesky and Mastodon

**Use case:** 

Finds new public posts that mention your brand, product or any keyword on Bluesky and on popular Mastodon servers. With 'only new' on, a scheduled run returns just the posts you haven't seen yet, with author handle, text, likes, language and a link. Export as CSV or JSON. The example watches a common tech keyword over the last 6 hours, capped at 20 posts.

## Input

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "chatgpt"
  ],
  "excludeKeywords": [],
  "ignoreAccents": true,
  "platforms": [
    "bluesky",
    "mastodon"
  ],
  "mastodonInstances": [
    "mastodon.social",
    "fosstodon.org",
    "hachyderm.io"
  ],
  "mastodonHashtags": [],
  "languages": [],
  "lookbackHours": 6,
  "includeReplies": true,
  "minLikes": 0,
  "onlyNew": true,
  "monitorName": "brand-mentions-example",
  "maxResults": 20,
  "csvDelimiter": "comma"
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "postedAt": {
    "label": "Posted",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "platform": {
    "label": "Platform",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "matchedKeywords": {
    "label": "Keywords",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Post",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "authorName": {
    "label": "Author",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "likes": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Link",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Bluesky & Mastodon Keyword Monitor: Mentions & Alerts Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Track brand mentions on Bluesky and Mastodon". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/VP5oEuWU7HqI9w6Bd) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Track brand mentions on Bluesky and Mastodon" task

The Bluesky & Mastodon Keyword Monitor: Mentions & Alerts Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like keywords, exclude keywords, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Track brand mentions on Bluesky and Mastodon" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as posted, platform, keywords, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Track brand mentions on Bluesky and Mastodon" task via API](https://apify.com/prime619/bluesky-mastodon-keyword-monitor.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Bluesky & Mastodon Keyword Monitor: Mentions & Alerts](https://apify.com/prime619/bluesky-mastodon-keyword-monitor.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/prime619/bluesky-mastodon-keyword-monitor.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/prime619/bluesky-mastodon-keyword-monitor.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).