Bluesky Scraper

Scrape Bluesky posts, profiles, account search, and custom feeds straight from the free, open AT Protocol — no proxies, no headless browser, no anti-bot games. Four of the five modes need no login at all.

What it does

Mode	What you get	Login needed?
posts	All posts from one or more authors (author feed)	No
profile	Full profile data for one or more handles/DIDs	No
search + accounts	Account/handle search results	No
search + posts	Full-text post search	Yes (free app password)
feed	Posts from any Bluesky feed generator	No

Input

{
  "mode": "posts",
  "handles": ["bsky.app", "news.bsky.team"],
  "maxItems": 100
}

{ "mode": "profile", "handles": ["bsky.app"] }

{ "mode": "search", "searchTarget": "accounts", "query": "journalist", "maxItems": 50 }

{
  "mode": "feed",
  "feedUrl": "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.generator/whats-hot",
  "maxItems": 100
}

For search + posts, add a free Bluesky app password (Settings → App Passwords — never your main password):

{ "mode": "search", "searchTarget": "posts", "query": "apify",
  "identifier": "you.bsky.social", "appPassword": "xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx", "maxItems": 50 }

Fields

• mode (required) — posts | profile | search | feed
• handles[] — for posts and profile
• query — for search
• searchTarget — accounts (no login) or posts (needs app password)
• feedUrl — AT-URI for feed
• maxItems — caps results (and your cost). Default 100.
• identifier / appPassword — only for post search; stored as secrets.

Output

Post row:

{
  "scrapedMode": "posts", "type": "post",
  "uri": "at://did:plc:.../app.bsky.feed.post/3l...",
  "cid": "bafy...",
  "authorHandle": "bsky.app", "authorDid": "did:plc:...", "authorDisplayName": "Bluesky",
  "text": "Hello from Bluesky", "createdAt": "2026-05-30T12:00:00Z",
  "likeCount": 1234, "repostCount": 56, "replyCount": 12, "quoteCount": 3,
  "langs": ["en"], "embedType": "app.bsky.embed.images#view",
  "postUrl": "https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3l..."
}

Profile row:

{
  "scrapedMode": "profile", "type": "profile",
  "did": "did:plc:...", "handle": "bsky.app", "displayName": "Bluesky",
  "description": "...", "followersCount": 1500000, "followsCount": 50, "postsCount": 900,
  "avatar": "https://cdn.bsky.app/...", "createdAt": "2023-04-01T00:00:00Z",
  "profileUrl": "https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app"
}

Pricing

Pay per result — $0.0015 per item. You only pay for rows actually returned; maxItems is a hard cap on cost.

Reliability

• Exponential backoff on rate limits (429) and server errors (5xx).
• Cursor pagination — pulls exactly up to maxItems.
• One malformed record is logged and skipped; the run never crashes on a single bad item.
• Built directly on the official AT Protocol XRPC API.

Data usage & compliance

This actor reads only public data exposed by the Bluesky AppView / AT Protocol public API (public.api.bsky.app), the same data a logged-out visitor sees on bsky.app. Post search uses your own Bluesky session via a revocable app password. Use the output in accordance with Bluesky's Terms of Service and applicable privacy law; do not use it to harass, deanonymize, or spam users.

How to use Bluesky Scraper

1. Open Bluesky Scraper on Apify Store and click Try for free.
2. Fill in the input (the form is prefilled with a working example) and click Start.
3. Watch results appear in the Output tab, then download them as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or read them through the API.
4. Optional: save the input as a task and add a schedule to run it automatically, or connect it to your tools with integrations and webhooks.

Use Bluesky Scraper with AI agents (MCP)

Give Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code or any MCP client this Actor as a tool through the hosted Apify MCP server. The agent sees the input fields with descriptions and example values, runs the Actor, and reads the results.

MCP server URL (this Actor only):

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

Claude Code:

$claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=technicaldost/bluesky-scraper" --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"

Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and other clients (mcp.json or the client's MCP settings):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=technicaldost/bluesky-scraper",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" }
    }
  }
}

Clients that support sign-in (such as Claude.ai connectors) can use the URL without a token and log in to Apify instead. Get your token in Apify Console → Settings → API & Integrations, or generate a ready config for your client at mcp.apify.com. In the agent the tool is named technicaldost--bluesky-scraper; ask it, for example, to "run Bluesky Scraper with {"mode": "posts", "handles": ["bsky.app"], "query": "news", "feedUrl": "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.generator/whats-hot"}".

AI agents without an Apify account can also run and pay for this Actor per request with x402 agentic payments.

Run Bluesky Scraper via API

Run the Actor and get its results in one call (replace YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN):

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/technicaldost~bluesky-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"mode": "posts", "handles": ["bsky.app"], "query": "news", "feedUrl": "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.generator/whats-hot"}'

Python (pip install apify-client):

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("technicaldost/bluesky-scraper").call(run_input={"mode": "posts", "handles": ["bsky.app"], "query": "news", "feedUrl": "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.generator/whats-hot"})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

JavaScript / TypeScript (npm install apify-client):

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('technicaldost/bluesky-scraper').call({"mode": "posts", "handles": ["bsky.app"], "query": "news", "feedUrl": "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.generator/whats-hot"});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Long runs: start them with POST /v2/acts/technicaldost~bluesky-scraper/runs and fetch the dataset when the run finishes, or receive a webhook.

Integrations

Bluesky Scraper works with Make, Zapier, n8n, LangChain, Google Sheets, Slack, GitHub and webhooks. Schedule runs in Apify Console and send new results straight to your apps, spreadsheets or AI pipelines.

FAQ

Can I use Bluesky Scraper with AI agents like Claude or ChatGPT?

Yes. Connect the Apify MCP server with ?tools=technicaldost/bluesky-scraper (see above) and the agent can run the Actor and read its results on its own.

Can I call Bluesky Scraper from my own code?

Yes. Use the REST API, or the official Python and JavaScript clients shown above. Results are available as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML.

How do I run it on a schedule?

Save your input as a task in Apify Console and add a schedule (for example, daily). Use webhooks or integrations to send each run's results onward.

Is it legal to use this Actor?

It works with publicly available data. Make sure your use complies with the source website's terms and with data protection laws such as GDPR, especially for personal data.

Something doesn't work or I need a feature. What should I do?

Open an issue in the Issues tab on this Actor's page with an example input, and we'll look into it.