# Bluesky Scraper: Search Posts, Profiles and Feeds (`tali-works/bluesky-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Bluesky posts by keyword or hashtag (latest/top, date range, language) and any profile's posts plus follower stats. Likes, reposts, replies, quotes, links, images. No login, no proxies. $0.80 per 1,000 results.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/tali-works/bluesky-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Trevor Staubach](https://apify.com/tali-works) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per event

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: Search Posts, Hashtags, Profiles & Feeds

Collect **Bluesky posts by keyword, phrase or #hashtag** (latest or top, with date range and language filters) and **any profile's posts plus follower stats**, all in one clean dataset. Every post includes text, timestamps, author, **likes, reposts, replies, quotes, bookmarks**, hashtags, links, mentions, images, video, quoted post and reply info. **$0.80 per 1,000 results.** No Bluesky account, API key or proxies needed.

### Why this scraper

- **Lower price.** $0.80 per 1,000 results, with no extra start fee beyond $0.00005.
- **Search and profiles in one run.** Mix keyword searches and handles freely.
- **Full Bluesky search syntax:** `from:handle`, `"exact phrase"`, `#tag`, `domain:example.com`, `lang:` and more, plus date range and language inputs.
- **Engagement filter.** `minLikes` drops low-signal posts *before* they are saved, so you don't pay for them.
- **Fast:** 100 posts per request against the official public Bluesky API. A typical 1,000-post run finishes in seconds.

### Use cases

Brand and keyword monitoring, social listening, influencer research, competitor tracking, academic and sentiment datasets, archiving accounts.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `searchQueries` | Keywords, phrases, #hashtags or search operators. |
| `profiles` | Handles, `bsky.app/profile/...` URLs or DIDs. |
| `maxPostsPerQuery` | Cap per query and per profile (default 1,000). |
| `sort` | `latest` or `top` (search). |
| `since` / `until` | Date range. |
| `language` | Search language code, e.g. `en`. |
| `minLikes` | Skip posts with fewer likes. |
| `profileFeed` | `posts`, `posts_and_replies` or `media`. |
| `includeReposts` | Include profile reposts. |
| `includeProfileDetails` | One profile row per profile (default on). |
| `maxTotalItems` | Hard cap for the run. |

```json
{ "searchQueries": ["#buildinpublic", "\"open source\" lang:en"], "profiles": ["bsky.app"], "since": "2026-10-01", "minLikes": 5 }
```

### Output

Post row:

```json
{
  "type": "post", "uri": "at://did:plc:.../app.bsky.feed.post/3mxs7xzxlzv2x",
  "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/cybermaxtools.bsky.social/post/3mxs7xzxlzv2x",
  "text": "How Insidewell counts a cluster buy...", "createdAt": "2026-10-13T23:50:50.557Z", "lang": "en",
  "authorHandle": "cybermaxtools.bsky.social", "authorName": "CyberMax", "authorDid": "did:plc:...",
  "likeCount": 0, "repostCount": 0, "replyCount": 0, "quoteCount": 0, "bookmarkCount": 0,
  "isReply": false, "replyToUri": null, "isRepost": false, "repostedBy": null,
  "hashtags": [], "links": [], "mentions": [], "images": [], "externalUrl": "https://cybermaxtools.com/...",
  "quotedPostUri": null, "videoUrl": null, "labels": [], "query": "apify"
}
```

Profile row (`includeProfileDetails`):

```json
{ "type": "profile", "handle": "bsky.app", "displayName": "Bluesky", "followersCount": 35250158, "followsCount": 19,
  "postsCount": 870, "createdAt": "2023-04-12T04:53:57.057Z", "description": "official Bluesky account...", "verified": false }
```

### Pricing

**$0.80 per 1,000 results** (posts or profile rows), plus $0.00005 per run start. Use `maxTotalItems` to cap spend.

### Notes

- Only public data from the official Bluesky AppView is collected; no login is used.
- `latest` search pages back through time, so you can collect thousands of posts per query. `top` returns Bluesky's top ~100 posts per query.
- Hashtag queries work with date filters too (handled automatically).

### FAQ

**Do I need a Bluesky account?** No.
**Can I monitor a keyword daily?** Yes, schedule the Actor with `since` set to yesterday.
**Export?** JSON, CSV, Excel, or the Apify API.

# Actor input Schema

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

Keywords, phrases, #hashtags or Bluesky search syntax (e.g. from:handle, "exact phrase", domain:example.com).

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

Handles (jay.bsky.team, @name), bsky.app profile URLs or DIDs. Returns the profile's posts, newest first.

## `maxPostsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Cap for each search query and each profile. Default 1,000.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Order of search results.

## `since` (type: `string`):

Only posts created on or after this date (search and profiles).

## `until` (type: `string`):

Only posts created on or before this date.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Search only: 2-letter language code, e.g. en, ja, de.

## `minLikes` (type: `integer`):

Skip posts with fewer likes (not billed).

## `profileFeed` (type: `string`):

Which posts to take from each profile.

## `includeReposts` (type: `boolean`):

Profiles only: include posts the profile reposted (isRepost=true).

## `includeProfileDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Add one profile row (bio, followers, following, post count) for each profile. Billed as one result.

## `maxTotalItems` (type: `integer`):

Hard cap for the whole run, to control cost.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "apify"
  ],
  "maxPostsPerQuery": 50,
  "sort": "latest",
  "profileFeed": "posts",
  "includeReposts": false,
  "includeProfileDetails": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

All results in the default dataset.

# 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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "apify"
    ],
    "maxPostsPerQuery": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("tali-works/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 = {
    "searchQueries": ["apify"],
    "maxPostsPerQuery": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("tali-works/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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "apify"
  ],
  "maxPostsPerQuery": 50
}' |
apify call tali-works/bluesky-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,tali-works/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/hBezkLX1Gp21BDb79/builds/XLr1eKFuYMYr8mRxo/openapi.json