Bluesky Scraper: Posts, Search, Profiles & Followers

What does Bluesky Scraper do?

Bluesky scraper for posts by keyword or hashtag, any user's feed, profiles, followers and follows via the official public AT Protocol (bsky) API. No browser, no cookies; optional app password fallback if Bluesky requires login for search. Export likes, reposts, replies and author data.

Popular searches this actor answers: Bluesky scraper, Bluesky API, bsky posts, Bluesky followers export, AT Protocol, social listening.

Try it free: the input is prefilled, so just click Start and you get real results in seconds for a fraction of a cent.

What data does it return?

Real rows from a test run with the example input (truncated):

type	authorHandle	text	likeCount	createdAt
post	unadhi.bsky.social	Build log, 22 Oct: yesterday we shipped 16 free guides on un…	0	2026-10-22T05:14:08.438561Z
post	practical-ai-lab.bsky.social	Your price vs a competitor's price—on the FIRST run. PAL com…	0	2026-10-22T00:16:07.084077114Z
post	ranovam.bsky.social	Greenhouse Jobs Scraper Scrape any company's Greenhouse job…	1	2026-10-21T18:00:32.190448Z
post	samuel.fm	🔜	530	2026-10-21T18:44:55.442Z
post	pleasebegneiss.bsky.social	bluesky introduced me to a life without: 1) ads 2) catturd	2486	2026-10-20T06:43:51.951Z

Full JSON for one row:

[
  {
    "type": "post",
    "source": "search:apify",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:xsjr57pfyudt6vkuna4eab2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mygvrm2wo727",
    "cid": "bafyreiaiuvzyy6o5dv6vzz4giql3irxpijb5yjl7pmo3khptjohecwa3ly",
    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/unadhi.bsky.social/post/3mygvrm2wo727",
    "text": "Build log, 22 Oct: yesterday we shipped 16 free guides on unadhi.com (CA firm GST and TDS sheets, GDPR sheets for EU AI tool users, store data sheets) and 4 com…",
    "createdAt": "2026-10-22T05:14:08.438561Z",
    "indexedAt": "2026-10-22T05:14:12.041Z",
    "langs": [
      "en"
    ],
    "authorHandle": "unadhi.bsky.social",
    "authorDid": "did:plc:xsjr57pfyudt6vkuna4eab2d",
    "authorDisplayName": "Unadhi",
    "likeCount": 0,
    "repostCount": 0,
    "replyCount": 0,
    "quoteCount": 0,
    "isReply": false,
    "replyParentUri": null,
    "hashtags": [],
    "links": [],
    "embedUrl": "https://unadhi.com/suite/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bip",
    "imageUrls": [],
    "labels": []
  }
]

Download results as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML, call it via the Apify API, or connect it to Zapier, Make, n8n, Google Sheets and AI agents (Apify MCP server).

Use cases

• Social listening and brand monitoring on Bluesky
• Hashtag and trend research
• Influencer discovery and follower export
• Datasets for NLP and sentiment analysis
• Archive your own posts

How to use Bluesky Scraper

1. Open the actor and keep the prefilled example, or replace it with your own input.
2. Click Start and wait for the run to finish.
3. Export the dataset or fetch it via API.

Input

Field	Description
searchQueries	Post search queries, one per line. Supports Bluesky search syntax: keywords, #hashtag, "exact phrase", from:handle.bsky.social.
sort	Search order: latest = newest first, top = most engaged first.
lang	Optional language filter for search, ISO code such as en, de, ja.
authorFeeds	Handles whose own posts to export, e.g. bsky.app or @user.bsky.social.
includeReplies	Include the user's replies when exporting author feeds.
profiles	Handles or DIDs to fetch full profile rows for (bio, follower and post counts).
followersOf	Handles whose followers to export (one profile row per follower).
followsOf	Handles whose followed accounts to export.
userSearch	Keywords to search Bluesky users by name or bio, e.g. data journalist.
maxItems	Maximum items per query or handle (each post/profile is one billed row). Example: 100.
onlyNewSince	Only return posts created on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD).
handle	Optional. Your Bluesky handle, only used with an app password if Bluesky refuses public search.
appPassword	Optional. Create at bsky.app > Settings > Privacy and security > App passwords. Never your main password. Used only as a fallback when a public request is refused.

Example input:

{
  "searchQueries": [
    "#buildinpublic"
  ],
  "maxItems": 20
}

Login / app password

Everything works without login through Bluesky's public AppView API. Bluesky has at times restricted unauthenticated post search. If a request is refused (401/403), the actor retries with your handle + app password (never your main password) if you supplied them; otherwise it writes a free error row explaining what to add. Respect deletions: re-run to refresh rather than keeping deleted posts.

Pricing

Pay per event: $0.0005 per post or profile. 1,000 posts = $0.50. Apify platform usage is included. Charged events: post (per post) and profile (per profile/follower row). Error rows are free. Set a max charge per run to cap cost; the actor stops cleanly when the limit is reached.

Example job	Approx. cost
20 posts	$0.01
1,000 posts	$0.50
10,000 followers	$5.00

FAQ

Do I need a Bluesky account?

Usually no. Everything uses public endpoints; an app password is only a fallback if Bluesky restricts unauthenticated search.

Is this allowed?

It uses Bluesky's official public API. Respect users' deletions by refreshing data rather than keeping deleted posts.

Can I monitor a hashtag daily?

Yes, schedule it with onlyNewSince.

Is it legal to use this data?

The actor only reads public, official endpoints. You are responsible for using the data in line with the source's terms and applicable laws (e.g. GDPR for personal data).

API example

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrape-smith~bluesky-posts-profiles/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"searchQueries": ["#buildinpublic"], "maxItems": 20}'

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