Bluesky Scraper — All-in-One Posts, Profiles, Followers & Search

The most complete Bluesky scraper on Apify. Search posts, extract profiles, track followers, analyze engagement — all in one Actor. No authentication required for public data. MCP server included for AI agents.

🚀 Why This Scraper?

Stop using 5 different scrapers for Bluesky. This single Actor replaces them all:

Feature	This Actor	Others
Search posts by keyword	✅	✅ (separate actor)
Search users	✅	✅ (separate actor)
Get user profiles	✅	❌
Get user posts/feed	✅	✅ (separate actor)
Get followers	✅	✅ (separate actor, $17.99/mo)
Get following	✅	❌
Get post threads	✅	❌
Get post engagement (likes, reposts, quotes)	✅	❌
Profile analytics	✅	❌
MCP server for AI agents	✅	❌ (or $49/mo)
Price	$1/1,000 results	$17.99-$49/mo fixed

💰 Pricing

Pay only for what you use. No monthly fees, no subscriptions.

• $1.00 per 1,000 results — the cheapest Bluesky scraper on Apify
• 100 results = $0.10
• 10,000 results = $10.00
• Free to try with Apify's free tier

📋 Features

8 Scraping Modes

1. Search Posts — Find posts by keyword, hashtag, or phrase with date/language filters
2. Search Users — Find Bluesky users by name or keyword
3. Get Profile — Extract complete profile data including bio, stats, and avatar
4. Get User Posts — Extract a user's recent posts with engagement metrics
5. Get Followers — Get the list of followers for any public account
6. Get Following — Get the list of accounts a user follows
7. Get Post Thread — Extract full conversation threads with all replies
8. Get Post Engagement — Get the users who liked, reposted, or quoted a post

Key Capabilities

• No authentication required — all public data, no API keys needed
• Automatic pagination — get up to 10,000 results per run
• Rate limiting built-in — respects Bluesky API limits automatically
• Clean, consistent output — every result has the same structure
• Batch support — process multiple handles or post URIs in one run
• MCP server — connect directly to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI

📖 Input Examples

Search Posts

{
  "mode": "search-posts",
  "query": "artificial intelligence",
  "sort": "top",
  "limit": 500,
  "language": "en",
  "since": "2025-01-01",
  "until": "2025-12-31"
}

Get User Profile

{
  "mode": "get-profile",
  "handles": ["jay.bsky.team", "pfrazee.com"]
}

Get User Posts

{
  "mode": "get-user-posts",
  "handles": ["jay.bsky.team"],
  "limit": 200,
  "includeReplies": false
}

Get Followers

{
  "mode": "get-followers",
  "handles": ["jay.bsky.team"],
  "limit": 1000
}

Get Following

{
  "mode": "get-following",
  "handles": ["jay.bsky.team"],
  "limit": 500
}

Search Users

{
  "mode": "search-users",
  "query": "machine learning researcher",
  "limit": 100
}

Get Post Thread

{
  "mode": "get-post-thread",
  "postUris": ["at://did:plc:ragtjsm2j2vknwkz3zp4oxrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2s5xxv2ze2c"],
  "threadDepth": 20
}

Get Post Engagement

{
  "mode": "get-post-engagement",
  "postUris": ["at://did:plc:ragtjsm2j2vknwkz3zp4oxrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2s5xxv2ze2c"],
  "limit": 500
}

📊 Output Examples

Post Output

{
  "uri": "at://did:plc:ragtjsm2j2vknwkz3zp4oxrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2s5xxv2ze2c",
  "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/jay.bsky.team/post/3l2s5xxv2ze2c",
  "author": {
    "handle": "jay.bsky.team",
    "displayName": "Jay Graber",
    "did": "did:plc:ragtjsm2j2vknwkz3zp4oxrd",
    "avatar": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/...",
    "followersCount": 350000,
    "followsCount": 1200,
    "postsCount": 5400
  },
  "text": "Excited to announce new features for Bluesky...",
  "createdAt": "2025-06-15T10:30:00.000Z",
  "likes": 4200,
  "reposts": 890,
  "replies": 312,
  "quotes": 45,
  "tags": ["bluesky", "atprotocol"],
  "language": "en",
  "hasImages": true,
  "hasVideo": false,
  "images": [
    {
      "url": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/...",
      "alt": "Screenshot of new feature"
    }
  ],
  "embed": null,
  "isReply": false,
  "isRepost": false
}

Profile Output

{
  "did": "did:plc:ragtjsm2j2vknwkz3zp4oxrd",
  "handle": "jay.bsky.team",
  "displayName": "Jay Graber",
  "description": "CEO @bluesky. Building decentralized social media.",
  "avatar": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/...",
  "banner": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/banner/...",
  "followersCount": 350000,
  "followsCount": 1200,
  "postsCount": 5400,
  "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/jay.bsky.team",
  "createdAt": "2023-04-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "indexedAt": "2025-06-15T10:30:00.000Z",
  "labels": []
}

Follower Output

{
  "did": "did:plc:xyz123",
  "handle": "user.bsky.social",
  "displayName": "User Name",
  "avatar": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/...",
  "followersCount": 1234,
  "followsCount": 567,
  "postsCount": 890,
  "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/user.bsky.social",
  "description": "Tech enthusiast and developer"
}

🤖 MCP Server Setup

This Actor includes a built-in MCP (Model Context Protocol) server, allowing AI agents like Claude and Cursor to interact with Bluesky data directly.

For Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bluesky": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://bluesky-scraper.apify.actor/mcp"
    }
  }
}

For Cursor

Add to your MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bluesky": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://bluesky-scraper.apify.actor/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available MCP Tools

Tool	Description
search_posts	Search Bluesky posts by keyword
get_profile	Get a user's profile data
get_user_posts	Get recent posts from a user
get_followers	Get a user's followers
get_following	Get who a user follows
get_post_thread	Get a full post thread
get_post_engagement	Get likes, reposts, quotes
search_users	Search for users
analyze_profile	Full profile analysis with metrics

🎯 Use Cases

• Social Listening — Monitor brand mentions, hashtags, and trending topics on Bluesky
• Competitor Analysis — Track competitor accounts, their engagement, and content strategy
• Lead Generation — Find potential customers by searching for relevant keywords and profiles
• Market Research — Analyze sentiment and trends in specific industries or topics
• Influencer Discovery — Find influential users by follower count and engagement rates
• Content Research — Discover top-performing content in your niche
• Trend Tracking — Monitor emerging trends on the decentralized social web
• Academic Research — Study social dynamics on the AT Protocol ecosystem
• Journalism — Monitor news, public figures, and breaking stories on Bluesky

⚙️ Technical Details

• Uses the public Bluesky API (AT Protocol) — no authentication required for public data
• Built-in rate limiting (token bucket algorithm) to respect API limits
• Automatic retries with exponential backoff for transient errors
• Cursor-based pagination for complete data extraction
• Clean TypeScript codebase with strict type checking

📝 Notes

• This scraper only accesses publicly available data on Bluesky
• No authentication credentials are needed or stored
• Rate limits are respected automatically — the scraper throttles requests to avoid hitting API limits
• Handles can be in the format user.bsky.social or custom domains like user.com
• Post URIs use the AT Protocol format: at://did:plc:xxx/app.bsky.feed.post/xxx

🔗 Resources

• Bluesky — The social network
• AT Protocol Documentation — The underlying protocol
• Bluesky API Reference — API documentation
• Apify Platform — The platform powering this scraper