# Bluesky Scraper (`rsiddiq95/bluesky-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Bluesky profiles, posts and reply threads with likes, reposts and replies. Keyword search with your own Bluesky app password.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rsiddiq95/bluesky-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Rafiullah Siddiq](https://apify.com/rsiddiq95) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Marketing, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 post or replies

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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 examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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`).

# README

## Bluesky Scraper

Collect data from Bluesky: **profiles** (followers, following, post count, bio), their **latest posts**, and full **reply threads**, with likes, reposts, replies, quotes, hashtags, links and images. Keyword search is available with your own Bluesky app password.

Profiles and posts use Bluesky's open public API, so no login is needed for them.

### What can this Bluesky scraper do?

- 👤 **Profiles.** Followers, following, total posts, bio and avatar for any handle.
- 📝 **Posts.** A profile's latest posts with full engagement numbers, optionally including their replies to others.
- 🧵 **Reply threads.** Every reply under a post, with nesting depth, to analyze conversations.
- 🔎 **Search (optional).** Search all of Bluesky by keyword or hashtag. Bluesky requires a signed-in account for search, so add your handle and an app password.

### How to scrape Bluesky

1. Add **profiles** (handles like `bsky.app` or profile URLs) and/or **post URLs**.
2. Set **Max posts per profile** and **Max replies per post**.
3. For search: add **search queries**, your **Bluesky handle** and an **app password** (Bluesky → Settings → Privacy and security → App passwords).
4. Click **Start** and download the results.

### Input example

```json
{
    "profiles": ["bsky.app", "https://bsky.app/profile/jay.bsky.team"],
    "maxPostsPerProfile": 100,
    "postUrls": ["https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3myi2ihquwk26"],
    "maxRepliesPerPost": 200
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
    "resultType": "post",
    "query": "bsky.app",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.post/3myi2ihquwk26",
    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3myi2ihquwk26",
    "authorHandle": "bsky.app",
    "authorName": "Bluesky",
    "text": "v1.136 is live! \n\nIntroducing: Profile links\n\nWe want independent writers, artists, developers, and creators to be able to build and fund sustainable projects on Bluesky...",
    "createdAt": "2026-10-22T16:11:13.754Z",
    "likeCount": 5827,
    "repostCount": 1588,
    "replyCount": 313,
    "quoteCount": 740,
    "languages": ["en"],
    "hashtags": [],
    "links": [],
    "imageUrls": [],
    "isRepost": false
}
```

Profile rows (`resultType: "profile"`) include `handle`, `displayName`, `description`, `followersCount`, `followsCount`, `postsCount` and `profileUrl`. Reply rows (`resultType: "reply"`) add `threadDepth`.

### Use it from AI agents (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor)

AI assistants can run this Actor as a tool through [Apify's MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp). Add this server URL to any MCP client:

```
https://mcp.apify.com?tools=rsiddiq95/bluesky-scraper
```

Then just ask, for example: *"Get the 50 most recent Bluesky posts from bsky.app and summarise what they talk about."* Agent runs cost the same per result as runs from the console.

### How much does it cost?

Pay per profile and per post or reply collected. See the **Pricing** tab. Lookups that fail are free.

### Limitations

- Search needs your own Bluesky login (an app password, never your main password). It is stored encrypted and only used to search.
- Profile feeds include reposts by default; they're marked with `isRepost: true`.

### FAQ

**Is this allowed?**
Bluesky's data is public by design and its API is open. Use it responsibly and respect people's privacy.

**Something isn't working.**
Open an issue on the **Issues** tab with your input.

# Actor input Schema

## `profiles` (type: `array`):

Bluesky handles (like bsky.app or @jay.bsky.team) or profile URLs. Returns each profile and its latest posts.

## `maxPostsPerProfile` (type: `integer`):

How many of the latest posts to collect from each profile. 0 returns only the profile.

## `includeReplies` (type: `boolean`):

Also collect replies the profile wrote to other people, not just its own posts.

## `postUrls` (type: `array`):

Bluesky post URLs. Returns the post and its reply thread.

## `maxRepliesPerPost` (type: `integer`):

How many replies to collect from each post's thread.

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Keywords or hashtags to search all of Bluesky. Bluesky requires a signed-in account for search, so add your handle and an app password below.

## `maxPostsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

How many posts to collect for each search query.

## `searchSort` (type: `string`):

Latest posts or top posts.

## `blueskyHandle` (type: `string`):

Only needed for search, for example yourname.bsky.social.

## `blueskyAppPassword` (type: `string`):

Only needed for search. Create one in Bluesky under Settings → Privacy and security → App passwords. Never use your main password. Stored encrypted.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "profiles": [
    "bsky.app"
  ],
  "maxPostsPerProfile": 20,
  "includeReplies": false,
  "postUrls": [],
  "maxRepliesPerPost": 100,
  "searchQueries": [],
  "maxPostsPerSearch": 100,
  "searchSort": "latest",
  "blueskyHandle": ""
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "profiles": [
        "bsky.app"
    ],
    "maxPostsPerProfile": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rsiddiq95/bluesky-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "profiles": ["bsky.app"],
    "maxPostsPerProfile": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rsiddiq95/bluesky-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "profiles": [
    "bsky.app"
  ],
  "maxPostsPerProfile": 20
}' |
apify call rsiddiq95/bluesky-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rsiddiq95/bluesky-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/kGGXgVEMagEIVZaFX/builds/UuM01LtPllRTydPij/openapi.json