# Bluesky Post Search & Profile Scraper (No Login) (`zhucl1006/bluesky-post-search-scraper`) Actor

Search Bluesky posts by keyword, hashtag, domain, mention or language and scrape any profile's posts via the public Bluesky API - no account, app password or proxy. Text, author, likes, reposts, replies, links, images as JSON for social listening and brand monitoring. $1 per 1,000 posts.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/zhucl1006/bluesky-post-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [leo zhu](https://apify.com/zhucl1006) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 bluesky posts

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 Post Search & Profile Scraper - Keywords, Hashtags, Authors (No Login)

Search **Bluesky** posts by **keyword, hashtag, brand, domain, mention or language**, or scrape the posts of any **profile**, and export clean JSON / CSV / Excel. Uses the **public Bluesky (AT Protocol) API** - no Bluesky account, no app password, no browser, no proxies. 100 posts in under a second.

### Who uses it

- **Brand & reputation monitoring**: schedule daily (`onlyNewerThanDays: 1`) and catch every new post mentioning your product, competitor or domain.
- **Social listening & PR agencies**: add Bluesky (40M+ users, many journalists, scientists and developers) next to X/Twitter, Mastodon and Reddit.
- **Researchers & data journalists**: collect posts on a topic with engagement metrics and languages.
- **Marketers & growth teams**: find people asking for tools ("alternative to ...") and the most-liked posts in a niche.
- **Content & AI pipelines**: send posts to n8n, Make, Zapier or an LLM for summaries and sentiment.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `queries` | Keywords, `"exact phrases"`, `#hashtags`. Bluesky search operators work too. |
| `authors` | Profile handles or DIDs to scrape. |
| `sort` | `latest` (pages back in time - best for monitoring) or `top` (most engaging, max ~100 per query). |
| `maxPostsPerSource` | Per query / profile (default 50). |
| `onlyNewerThanDays` | Date filter. |
| `language`, `fromAuthor`, `mentions`, `domain` | Search filters. `domain` = posts linking to your site. |
| `includeReplies`, `includeReposts` | Fine-tuning. |

```json
{ "queries": ["\"your brand\"", "#yourbrand"], "domain": "", "sort": "latest", "onlyNewerThanDays": 1, "maxPostsPerSource": 1000 }
```

### Output (one row per post)

```json
{
  "sourceType": "search",
  "source": "n8n",
  "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/hamsaitech.bsky.social/post/3mycgo4p7bs23",
  "uri": "at://did:plc:3syscd2mexf7qjfe5iqwdm6u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mycgo4p7bs23",
  "createdAt": "2026-10-20T10:33:09.963Z",
  "text": "AI Agent: AI Book Writing & Publishing System for Writers - n8n Workflow ...",
  "languages": ["en"],
  "authorHandle": "hamsaitech.bsky.social",
  "authorName": "Ismail - HamsAITech",
  "likes": 2, "reposts": 0, "replies": 0, "quotes": 0,
  "hashtags": ["AIAgents", "n8n"],
  "links": ["https://ismailsaleem.gumroad.com/l/..."],
  "linkCardUrl": null,
  "images": [],
  "isReply": false, "isRepost": false
}
```

Posts are deduplicated within a run. A `RUN_SUMMARY` record is saved in the key-value store.

### Pricing (pay per event)

- **$0.001 per post saved** (`bsky-post`) - $1 per 1,000 posts.
- Tiny start fee per run (`apify-actor-start`).
- Failed requests, duplicates and filtered posts are not charged. Set "Maximum cost per run" to cap spend.

### Notes

- Only public posts that Bluesky serves without login. Respect authors' privacy and Bluesky's terms; do not use the data for spam. Not affiliated with Bluesky Social PBC.
- `top` search returns about 100 posts per query (an API limit for anonymous access); use `latest` for more.

### FAQ

**Do I need a Bluesky account or app password?** No.
**Can I monitor a hashtag every hour?** Yes - add a schedule in Apify with `onlyNewerThanDays: 1`.

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Keywords, phrases ("quoted"), #hashtags or brand names. Bluesky search syntax is supported (e.g. from:handle, lang:en).

## `authors` (type: `array`):

Handles (bsky.app, nytimes.com) or DIDs - scrape their posts.

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

Sort (search).

## `maxPostsPerSource` (type: `integer`):

Max posts per query / profile.

## `onlyNewerThanDays` (type: `integer`):

0 = no limit. Use 1 for a daily scheduled monitor.

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

Optional ISO code, e.g. en, ja, pt.

## `fromAuthor` (type: `string`):

Only from author (search).

## `mentions` (type: `string`):

Mentioning handle (search).

## `domain` (type: `string`):

Only posts that link to this domain, e.g. yourcompany.com.

## `includeReplies` (type: `boolean`):

Include replies.

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

Include reposts (profiles).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "apify",
    "web scraping"
  ],
  "sort": "latest",
  "maxPostsPerSource": 50,
  "onlyNewerThanDays": 0,
  "includeReplies": true,
  "includeReposts": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "queries": [
        "apify",
        "web scraping"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("zhucl1006/bluesky-post-search-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 = { "queries": [
        "apify",
        "web scraping",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("zhucl1006/bluesky-post-search-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 '{
  "queries": [
    "apify",
    "web scraping"
  ]
}' |
apify call zhucl1006/bluesky-post-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,zhucl1006/bluesky-post-search-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/ELCMWOeRhcnEZ06LM/builds/czKVsu4hHZifOUJpp/openapi.json