# Bluesky Scraper — Search Posts & Profiles (`puskin/bluesky-scraper`) Actor

Scrape public Bluesky posts and profiles via the AT Protocol public API. Search by keyword, fetch profiles by handle, and retrieve author feeds — no authentication required.

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

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 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?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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".

## 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.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **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`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **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 Scraper

Scrape public data from Bluesky Social via the AT Protocol public API — **no authentication required**.

### Features

- **Search Actors** — Find Bluesky accounts by keyword
- **Get Profile** — Fetch profile details (followers, follows, posts count, description, avatar)
- **Get Author Feed** — Retrieve paginated posts from a specific author
- **Get Post Thread** — Fetch a single post and its replies by AT URI

### Input

| Field    | Type   | Default         | Description                                           |
|----------|--------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| mode     | select | `getAuthorFeed` | `searchActors`, `getProfile`, `getAuthorFeed`, `getPostThread` |
| query    | string | —               | Keyword for actor search                              |
| actor    | string | —               | Handle (@user.bsky.social) or DID                    |
| postUri  | string | —               | AT Protocol URI for getPostThread mode                |
| limit    | int    | 50              | Max results (1–100)                                   |

### Output

Each result is pushed as a JSON record to the Apify dataset.

**searchActors** — did, handle, displayName, description, avatar, createdAt, followersCount, followsCount, postsCount

**getProfile** — did, handle, displayName, description, avatar, banner, followersCount, followsCount, postsCount, createdAt

**getAuthorFeed** — uri, cid, author\_handle, author\_did, author\_display\_name, text, created\_at, like\_count, reply\_count, repost\_count, reply\_ref

**getPostThread** — uri, cid, author fields, text, created\_at, like\_count, reply\_count, repost\_count, reply\_count\_nested

### Use Cases

- Brand monitoring on Bluesky
- Research accounts and their posting patterns
- Build datasets from Bluesky content
- Track engagement on specific posts

### Automation & Integration

- **Schedule daily runs** via Apify's built-in scheduler — set it and forget it
- **Connect to Make.com, Zapier, or n8n** via Apify integrations
- **Export to Google Sheets, Slack, or any webhook** from the Apify dataset
- **Build AI training datasets** by connecting your dataset to any LLM pipeline

### Technical

- Built with Python + httpx
- Uses the public Bluesky API at `public.api.bsky.app`
- Only GET endpoints — no authentication needed
- Rate-limited per Bluesky's public API limits

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to scrape from Bluesky

## `query` (type: `string`):

Keyword to search actors by (used in searchActors mode)

## `actor` (type: `string`):

Bluesky handle (e.g. @atproto.com) or DID — used for getProfile and getAuthorFeed modes

## `postUri` (type: `string`):

AT Protocol URI of the post (e.g. at://did:plc:xxxx/app.bsky.feed.post/yyyy) — used in getPostThread mode

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of results to return (1–100)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "getAuthorFeed",
  "query": "bluesky",
  "actor": "@atproto.com",
  "postUri": "at://did:plc:ewvi7nxzyoun6zhxrhs64oiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7ryin5nk2q",
  "limit": 50
}
```

# 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 = {
    "mode": "getAuthorFeed",
    "query": "",
    "actor": "",
    "postUri": "",
    "limit": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("puskin/bluesky-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 = {
    "mode": "getAuthorFeed",
    "query": "",
    "actor": "",
    "postUri": "",
    "limit": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("puskin/bluesky-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 '{
  "mode": "getAuthorFeed",
  "query": "",
  "actor": "",
  "postUri": "",
  "limit": 50
}' |
apify call puskin/bluesky-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fHdpnwrWQCQhjEB2N/builds/P9SIPObTg834W7rZW/openapi.json