# Bluesky Posts Scraper (`foxk1996/bluesky-posts-scraper`) Actor

Export posts from any Bluesky accounts: text, engagement counts, embeds, dates. Open AT Protocol, no login, no proxies. JSON/CSV/Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/foxk1996/bluesky-posts-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Kronos Fox](https://apify.com/foxk1996) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$4.00 / 1,000 post scrapeds

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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Bluesky Posts Scraper

Export **posts from any Bluesky account**: full text, like/repost/reply/quote counts,
timestamps, links and image embeds, language tags — clean JSON/CSV/Excel in seconds.
Built on the open AT Protocol: **no login, no cookies, no proxies**.

### What you get per post

- Post text, direct URL, creation date, language
- Likes, reposts, replies, quotes (engagement snapshot at run time)
- Embed summary: external links, images, quoted posts
- Repost/reply flags, hashtags, author handle + DID

### Popular uses

- **Content research** — what's working for creators in your niche
- **Brand monitoring** — archive what an account posts, on a schedule
- **Engagement analytics** — build dashboards from periodic exports
- **Datasets for ML/RAG** — tidy, structured social text with metadata

### How to use

1. Add handles (`bsky.app`, `some-creator.bsky.social`)
2. Set max posts per handle; toggle reposts/replies
3. Run and export the dataset (JSON/CSV/Excel or API). Schedule it for time-series data.

Agent-friendly: compact output, fast runs, predictable pricing per post.

### Pricing

Small fee per post exported (see pricing tab) — a 1,000-post export typically costs
a few dollars at most. Free runs are capped at 50 posts.

### FAQ

**Do I need a Bluesky account or API key?** No — the public app-view API is used.

**Can I search all of Bluesky by keyword?** Keyword search requires authentication on
the AT Protocol, so this actor focuses on account timelines, which are public. Follow the
developer for a search actor release.

**How many posts can I export?** Whole account histories — pagination is handled for you.

**Is the data fresh?** Yes, fetched live at run time.

# Actor input Schema

## `handles` (type: `array`):

Bluesky accounts whose posts to export.

## `maxPostsPerHandle` (type: `integer`):

Cap on posts exported per account.

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

Also export posts the account reposted from others.

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

Also export the account's replies (not just top-level posts).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "handles": [
    "bsky.app"
  ],
  "maxPostsPerHandle": 100,
  "includeReposts": false,
  "includeReplies": false
}
```

# 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 = {
    "handles": [
        "bsky.app"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("foxk1996/bluesky-posts-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 = { "handles": ["bsky.app"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("foxk1996/bluesky-posts-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "handles": [
    "bsky.app"
  ]
}' |
apify call foxk1996/bluesky-posts-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=foxk1996/bluesky-posts-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/SpNb3m3TxY95KymKM/builds/tRc9SJWokRAgvj78X/openapi.json