# Bluesky Followers Export — Follower & Following Lists (`prometheusagency/bluesky-followers-export`) Actor

Export the full follower or following list of any Bluesky account, optionally enriched with profile stats (followers, posts, bio). Clean JSON/CSV for audience research, influencer analysis and lead generation. No login needed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/prometheusagency/bluesky-followers-export.md
- **Developed by:** [Prometheus Agency](https://apify.com/prometheusagency) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

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

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Bluesky Followers Export — Follower & Following Lists

Export the **complete follower or following list** of any Bluesky account (44M+ users) as clean
JSON/CSV — optionally enriched with each profile's **follower count, post count and full bio**.
Built on the open AT Protocol API: **no login, no cookies, no proxies**.

### What you get

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `handle` | `user.bsky.social` |
| `displayName` | `Jane Doe` |
| `description` (bio) | `Growth marketer. Coffee first.` |
| `followersCount`\* | `12,480` |
| `postsCount`\* | `1,032` |
| `relation` / `relationTo` | `followers` of `brand.bsky.social` |
| `url` | direct profile link |

\* with **Enrich profiles** enabled.

### Use cases

- **Influencer & audience research** — see who follows your competitors, ranked by reach
- **Lead generation** — export niche communities and filter by bio keywords
- **Overlap analysis** — export followers of several accounts and find shared audiences
- **Growth tracking** — snapshot follower lists over time
- **AI agents / enrichment pipelines** — clean, stable schema built for automation

### How to use (30 seconds)

1. Paste one or more handles (e.g. `bsky.app`)
2. Choose **Followers**, **Following** or **Both**
3. (Optional) enable **Enrich with full profile stats**
4. Run — download JSON/CSV/Excel or pull via API

Pair it with our [Bluesky Scraper](https://apify.com/prometheusagency/bluesky-scraper) for posts
and keyword search, and [Bluesky Brand Monitor](https://apify.com/prometheusagency/bluesky-brand-monitor)
for 24/7 new-mention alerts.

### Why this one

- **Default input just works** — press Run, get real data
- **Charge limit respected** — set a max cost per run and the Actor stops exactly there
- **Stable by design** — open AT Protocol API, not an anti-bot arms race

# Actor input Schema

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

Bluesky handles (with or without @) or DIDs whose followers/following you want to export.

## `direction` (type: `string`):

Followers of the accounts, accounts they follow, or both.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of profiles to export in this run (across all accounts).

## `enrichProfiles` (type: `boolean`):

Adds followers/following/posts counts and full bio to every exported profile (slower: one extra API call per 25 profiles).

## `requestDelayMs` (type: `integer`):

Politeness delay between API requests. Increase if you hit rate limits.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "handles": [
    "bsky.app"
  ],
  "direction": "followers",
  "maxItems": 200,
  "enrichProfiles": false,
  "requestDelayMs": 200
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 = {
    "handles": [
        "bsky.app"
    ],
    "direction": "followers",
    "maxItems": 200
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("prometheusagency/bluesky-followers-export").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"],
    "direction": "followers",
    "maxItems": 200,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("prometheusagency/bluesky-followers-export").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"
  ],
  "direction": "followers",
  "maxItems": 200
}' |
apify call prometheusagency/bluesky-followers-export --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/3oiIznwCKaNFHnsEl/builds/qQG0prDj3UZgx5F8d/openapi.json