# Bluesky Profile Scraper (`foxk1996/bluesky-profile-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Bluesky profiles (followers, posts count, bio) and optional follower lists via the open AT Protocol. Fast, no login, no proxies.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/foxk1996/bluesky-profile-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

Pay per event

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

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Bluesky Profile Scraper

Scrape **Bluesky profiles** in seconds: follower counts, bios, post counts, labels, and
optional **follower lists** — straight from the open AT Protocol. No login, no cookies,
no proxies, no rate-limit headaches. Paste handles, get clean JSON/CSV/Excel.

### What data does it extract?

Each profile record includes:

- Handle, DID, display name, bio/description
- Followers, following, and posts counts
- Account creation date, avatar and banner URLs
- Moderation labels, labeler status, lists / feed generators / starter packs counts
- Pinned post URI and direct profile URL

Turn on **Include followers** to also export each account's followers (handle, display
name, bio, join date) up to your chosen cap.

### Why scrape Bluesky profiles?

- **Audience research** — size up creators and communities before partnering
- **Lead lists** — build contact lists for outreach in your niche
- **Analytics** — track follower growth across accounts over time (schedule this actor!)
- **Academic / data science** — the AT Protocol is open; this actor gives it to you in
  tidy rows without writing code

### How to use

1. Enter one or more handles (`bsky.app`) or DIDs
2. Optionally enable follower export and set a cap
3. Run — results land in the dataset, exportable as JSON, CSV, or Excel, or via API

Works great on a schedule for growth tracking, and as a tool for AI agents (compact JSON
output, fast runs).

### Pricing

Pay only for what you get: a small per-profile and per-follower fee (see the pricing tab).
A typical 1,000-follower export costs well under a dollar. Free runs are capped at 25 items.

### FAQ

**Do I need a Bluesky account?** No. The actor uses Bluesky's public app-view API.

**Is this legal?** The AT Protocol is an open, public protocol; this actor only reads
public data and respects rate limits. You are responsible for complying with data
protection laws (e.g., GDPR) for how you use exported personal data.

**Can it search posts or hashtags?** That's a separate actor — see *Bluesky Posts
Scraper* by the same developer.

**How fresh is the data?** Live — every run queries the API at run time.

# Actor input Schema

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

Bluesky handles (e.g. bsky.app) or DIDs to scrape. One profile record each.

## `includeFollowers` (type: `boolean`):

Also scrape each profile's follower list (charged per follower).

## `maxFollowersPerHandle` (type: `integer`):

Cap on followers fetched per profile when Include followers is on.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "handles": [
    "bsky.app"
  ],
  "includeFollowers": false,
  "maxFollowersPerHandle": 100
}
```

# 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-profile-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-profile-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-profile-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/iAg6eG2IGUvVscRnf/builds/k5CldxSydf5NL2MgD/openapi.json