# Know when people mention your brand on Bluesky

**Use case:** 

Search Bluesky for your brand, get posts plus a summary that flags when mention volume spikes and lists top posts — so you know when people are talking about you without living in the app. The demo searches for Apple; replace that with your brand.

## Input

```json
{
  "handles": [],
  "searchQueries": [
    "apple"
  ],
  "hashtags": [
    "apple"
  ],
  "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": false,
  "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 "Know when people mention your brand on Bluesky". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/1yWJspMeQYLHgrAnC) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Know when people mention your brand 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 "Know when people mention your brand 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 "Know when people mention your brand 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 about your brand plus a summary that highlights top posts and whether mention volume spiked.

### How do I use my brand instead of Apple?

Duplicate the task and change the keyword and hashtag from apple to your brand name, then run or schedule it.

### How is this different from Track new brand mentions?

This task shows a current snapshot with spike signals. The Track new task is for scheduled runs that only return posts you have not seen before.

### 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`).