Bluesky Post Detail Scraper

Extract a single Bluesky post together with its full conversation — author, text, media, counters, the parent chain, and the nested reply tree — in one clean structured JSON record.

Why use this actor

• No account / no login required — paste a public bsky.app URL and run.
• No API key needed — get the same data the Bluesky web app shows, in JSON.
• Whole conversation in one call — parent chain plus the nested reply tree are returned together, no manual stitching.
• Flexible input — accepts https://bsky.app/profile/<handle>/post/<rkey> URLs, at://... identifiers, or <handle>/<rkey> shorthand; handles are resolved to stable IDs for you.
• Configurable depth — control how deep the reply tree goes and how many parents above the post you want to capture.
• Stable JSON output suitable for pipelines, spreadsheets, and databases — every row carries _input, _source, _scrapedAt envelope fields so you can join results back to your input list.

How it works

1. You provide a list of Bluesky posts (URL, AT URI, or <handle>/<rkey>).
2. The actor fetches the post and walks the conversation up (parents) and down (replies) to the depth you set.
3. Each post in the thread arrives with author info, full text, media references, and engagement counters.
4. Results stream into your dataset, ready to download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

You do not need to manage scrapers, browsers, or rotating IPs — all handled internally.

Input

{
  "posts": [
    "https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3mlvllqtnmk2g",
    "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlr7prm6g22c"
  ],
  "depth": 10,
  "parentHeight": 80,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["DATACENTER"]
  }
}

Field	Type	Description
posts	array	List of Bluesky posts. Each entry can be a bsky.app URL, an at://... URI, or a <handle>/<rkey> shorthand. Handles are auto-resolved.
depth	integer	How many levels deep to follow the reply tree (0–1000). Default 10.
parentHeight	integer	How many parent posts above the target to include (0–1000). Default 80.
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify Proxy settings. Datacenter proxy works for most cases.

Output

Input: at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvllqtnmk2g

{
  "_input": "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvllqtnmk2g",
  "_uri": "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvllqtnmk2g",
  "_source": "S1-xrpc",
  "_scrapedAt": "2026-05-18T10:35:57.147239+00:00",
  "thread": {
    "$type": "app.bsky.feed.defs#threadViewPost",
    "post": {
      "uri": "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvllqtnmk2g",
      "cid": "bafyreidkkomfz72otqfbyj4y2zjetrn456hko6pxzj3yhozyoxfx3s6eyy",
      "author": {
        "did": "did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur",
        "handle": "bsky.app",
        "displayName": "Bluesky",
        "avatar": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/bafkreihwihm6kpd6zuwhhlro75p5qks5qtrcu55jp3gddbfjsieiv7wuka",
        "createdAt": "2023-04-12T04:53:57.057Z",
        "verification": {
          "verifications": [],
          "verifiedStatus": "none",
          "trustedVerifierStatus": "valid"
        },
        "labels": []
      },
      "record": {
        "$type": "app.bsky.feed.post",
        "createdAt": "2026-05-15T14:54:22.994Z",
        "langs": ["en"],
        "text": "THE INTERNET FOR $600: This social media app now boasts at least 200 \"Jeopardy!\" contestants and champions (including one host).",
        "embed": {
          "$type": "app.bsky.embed.record",
          "record": {
            "cid": "bafyreida3vtrwyjlngev73bmkjmxzi2ccstksiuvirkjhf55larupdvkaa",
            "uri": "at://did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kzwdmzvnf223"
          }
        }
      },
      "replyCount": 71,
      "repostCount": 141,
      "likeCount": 1920,
      "quoteCount": 28,
      "bookmarkCount": 39,
      "indexedAt": "2026-05-15T14:54:23.265Z",
      "labels": []
    },
    "replies": [
      {
        "$type": "app.bsky.feed.defs#threadViewPost",
        "post": {
          "uri": "at://did:plc:.../app.bsky.feed.post/...",
          "author": {
            "handle": "solidstalemate.bsky.social",
            "displayName": "Solid Stalemate",
            "did": "did:plc:..."
          },
          "record": {
            "text": "What is \"MySpace\"?",
            "createdAt": "2026-05-15T18:38:09.987Z",
            "langs": ["en"]
          },
          "replyCount": 0,
          "repostCount": 0,
          "likeCount": 1,
          "quoteCount": 0,
          "indexedAt": "2026-05-15T18:38:10.568Z"
        }
      },
      {
        "$type": "app.bsky.feed.defs#threadViewPost",
        "post": {
          "author": { "handle": "halfpintptbo.bsky.social" },
          "record": {
            "text": "We r an app of intelligent people unlike that other place full of idiot magats. Congrats to all!!",
            "createdAt": "2026-05-17T16:09:24.812Z"
          },
          "likeCount": 1,
          "replyCount": 0,
          "indexedAt": "2026-05-17T16:09:25.168Z"
        }
      },
      "... 66 more"
    ]
  },
  "threadgate": {
    "uri": "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.threadgate/3mlvllqtnmk2g",
    "cid": "bafyreibv64kb2qju5y7khjnvg4d2x2kwdgpdvhted2yhcgh3cxa5lzc7ty",
    "record": {
      "$type": "app.bsky.feed.threadgate",
      "createdAt": "2026-05-15T15:48:09.490Z",
      "hiddenReplies": [
        "at://did:plc:3r2ydi2f75r2hct527i637l5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvlot3nzc2i",
        "... 4 more"
      ],
      "post": "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvllqtnmk2g"
    },
    "lists": []
  }
}

Envelope fields

Field	Type	Description
_input	string	The post identifier exactly as you supplied it. Use this to join results back to your input list.
_uri	string	The canonical at:// URI of the post (with the handle resolved to a stable DID).
_source	string	Internal tag for the path used to fetch the record. S1-xrpc means the primary path was used; values starting with S2- indicate a fallback was used.
_scrapedAt	string	ISO-8601 UTC timestamp when the record was scraped.
_error	string	Present only on failure. One of not_found, resolve_failed, invalid_request.
_errorDetail	string	Present only on failure. Human-readable detail explaining the error.

thread — the post and its conversation

Field	Type	Description
thread.post	object	The target post itself (see fields below).
thread.parent	object	Present if parentHeight > 0 and the post is a reply. Same shape as thread, recurses upward.
thread.replies	array	Nested reply tree. Each entry has the same shape as thread (post + optional replies). Empty if the post has no replies or depth = 0.
thread.$type	string	Bluesky's record type. app.bsky.feed.defs#threadViewPost for a regular post, #notFoundPost or #blockedPost for hidden replies.

thread.post — the post record

Field	Type	Description
uri	string	The post's at:// URI. Stable across handle changes.
cid	string	Content-addressed ID of this revision of the record.
author	object	Author profile: did, handle, displayName, avatar, createdAt, verification, labels.
record.text	string	The post body text (plain UTF-8, may contain emojis).
record.createdAt	string	ISO-8601 timestamp the author published the post.
record.langs	array	Language tags the author declared (e.g. ["en"]).
record.embed	object	Attached media — quoted post, images, video, or external link card. $type indicates which.
record.reply	object	Present if the post is itself a reply. Contains parent.uri and root.uri.
record.facets	array	Inline mentions, hashtags, and links with byte offsets.
embed	object	The same embed, fully resolved (the quoted post is expanded, image URLs are populated).
replyCount	integer	Direct reply count.
repostCount	integer	Number of reposts.
likeCount	integer	Number of likes.
quoteCount	integer	Number of quote posts.
bookmarkCount	integer	Number of bookmarks.
indexedAt	string	ISO-8601 timestamp the post was indexed by the AppView.
labels	array	Moderation labels applied to the post.
threadgate	object	Author's reply restrictions, if any.

threadgate — author's reply policy (top level)

Field	Type	Description
record.allow	array	Who is allowed to reply (e.g. mentioned users, followers). Absent = anyone.
record.hiddenReplies	array	URIs of replies the author chose to hide from the default view.
lists	array	Lists referenced by the threadgate (for list-scoped reply permissions).

Error envelope

Posts that don't exist, are deleted, or fail to resolve return a structured error instead of crashing the run:

{
  "_input": "https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/does-not-exist",
  "_uri": "at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.post/does-not-exist",
  "_source": "S1-xrpc",
  "_scrapedAt": "2026-05-18T10:36:02.487122+00:00",
  "_error": "not_found",
  "_errorDetail": "NotFound app.bsky.feed.getPostThread {'uri': 'at://...'}"
}

Filter on _error to triage failed rows.

Pricing

This actor is billed per result: $1.50 per 1,000 results. Each successfully scraped post (with its full thread) counts as one result. Errors (not_found, resolve_failed) are not billed.

Other Sosmed Actors

Platform	Actor	Best for
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Bluesky	Bluesky Search Scraper	Keyword search across Bluesky posts
Threads	Threads Post Detail Scraper	Single Threads post + reply tree
Twitter / X	X Post Detail Scraper	Single tweet + conversation context
Mastodon	Mastodon Status Detail Scraper	Single Mastodon status + replies
Reddit	Reddit Post Detail Scraper	Reddit post + nested comments
Instagram	Instagram Post Detail Scraper	Single Instagram post + comments

Browse the full catalog at apify.com/xtracto.

Notes

• Counters (likeCount, repostCount, replyCount, quoteCount, bookmarkCount) are eventually-consistent and may lag the live network by a few minutes.
• Default depth is 10 levels of replies and parentHeight is 80 — generous for most analytics needs but lower them for performance on very large threads.
• Replies from blocked or labeled accounts may surface as $type: app.bsky.feed.defs#blockedPost or #notFoundPost entries inside thread.replies — keep this in mind when counting visible replies.
• Deleted or never-existed posts return {"_error": "not_found", "_input": "..."} so downstream pipelines can branch on missing data.
• The at:// URI in _uri is the most reliable identifier — handles can change but the DID inside the URI does not.
• For very large threads (>5,000 replies) you may hit practical depth limits; for those, paginate replies via the Bluesky Account Posts Scraper against the original author.