# Track new brand mentions on Bluesky

**Use case:** 

Finds Bluesky posts that match your brand keywords and hashtag. Each scheduled run returns only mentions you haven't seen yet, plus a short summary of top posts and whether volume spiked — so you can alert Slack or email without reading every post. The demo searches for ChatGPT; replace that with your brand before you schedule it.

## Input

```json
{
  "handles": [],
  "searchQueries": [
    "chatgpt"
  ],
  "hashtags": [
    "chatgpt"
  ],
  "postUrls": [],
  "authorFilter": "",
  "domainFilter": "",
  "mentionsFilter": "",
  "since": "",
  "until": "",
  "sort": "latest",
  "language": "",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "maxTotalResults": 5000,
  "profileEnrichmentConcurrency": 8,
  "requestPacingMs": 75,
  "includeReplies": false,
  "includeThreadReplies": true,
  "includeProfiles": false,
  "enrichAuthorProfiles": false,
  "onlyNewPosts": true,
  "topPostsLimit": 5,
  "spikeThreshold": 1.5,
  "blueskyHandle": ""
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "url": {
    "label": "Post",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "authorHandle": {
    "label": "Author",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "authorDisplayName": {
    "label": "Display name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "likeCount": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "repostCount": {
    "label": "Reposts",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "replyCount": {
    "label": "Replies",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "quoteCount": {
    "label": "Quotes",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "engagementTotal": {
    "label": "Engagement",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "createdAt": {
    "label": "Created",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "hashtags": {
    "label": "Hashtags",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "sourceType": {
    "label": "Source",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "sourceQuery": {
    "label": "Query",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Bluesky Scraper — Brand Mentions, Keywords & Alerts Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Track new brand mentions on Bluesky". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/SXwFInMC2RvzNLDLB) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Track new brand mentions on Bluesky" task

The Bluesky Scraper — Brand Mentions, Keywords & Alerts Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like handles to monitor, keyword search queries, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Track new brand mentions on Bluesky" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as post, text, author, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Track new brand mentions on Bluesky" task via API](https://apify.com/vamsi-krishna/bluesky-brand-monitor.md).

## FAQ

### What do I get from this task?

This task returns Bluesky posts with text, author, and engagement, plus a summary of top posts and whether mention volume spiked.

### How do I track my own brand instead of ChatGPT?

Duplicate the task and change the keyword and hashtag from chatgpt to your brand name before you schedule it.

### Can I run this every day?

Yes—schedule it in Apify. With only-new mode, later runs usually return fewer posts and cost less.

### Do I need a Bluesky account?

No Bluesky login is required for keyword and hashtag search. An optional app password helps only if public search is blocked.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Bluesky Scraper — Brand Mentions, Keywords & Alerts](https://apify.com/vamsi-krishna/bluesky-brand-monitor.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/vamsi-krishna/bluesky-brand-monitor.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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 full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/vamsi-krishna/bluesky-brand-monitor.md

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`).