# Bluesky Scraper — Posts, Profiles, Followers & Search (`s0rgcl/bluesky-scraper`) Actor The most complete Bluesky scraper. Search posts, extract profiles, track followers, analyze engagement — all in one Actor. 8 modes, pagination up to 10K results, rate limiting built-in. No auth required. MCP server for AI agents. Pay per use: $1/1,000 results. - **URL**: https://apify.com/s0rgcl/bluesky-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [s0rgCL](https://apify.com/s0rgcl) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 9 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.00 / 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 a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use 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 — All-in-One Posts, Profiles, Followers & Search The most complete Bluesky scraper on Apify. Search posts, extract profiles, track followers, analyze engagement — all in one Actor. No authentication required for public data. MCP server included for AI agents. ### 🚀 Why This Scraper? Stop using 5 different scrapers for Bluesky. This single Actor replaces them all: | Feature | This Actor | Others | |---------|-----------|--------| | Search posts by keyword | ✅ | ✅ (separate actor) | | Search users | ✅ | ✅ (separate actor) | | Get user profiles | ✅ | ❌ | | Get user posts/feed | ✅ | ✅ (separate actor) | | Get followers | ✅ | ✅ (separate actor, $17.99/mo) | | Get following | ✅ | ❌ | | Get post threads | ✅ | ❌ | | Get post engagement (likes, reposts, quotes) | ✅ | ❌ | | Profile analytics | ✅ | ❌ | | MCP server for AI agents | ✅ | ❌ (or $49/mo) | | **Price** | **$1/1,000 results** | **$17.99-$49/mo fixed** | ### 💰 Pricing **Pay only for what you use.** No monthly fees, no subscriptions. - **$1.00 per 1,000 results** — the cheapest Bluesky scraper on Apify - 100 results = $0.10 - 10,000 results = $10.00 - Free to try with Apify's free tier ### 📋 Features #### 8 Scraping Modes 1. **Search Posts** — Find posts by keyword, hashtag, or phrase with date/language filters 2. **Search Users** — Find Bluesky users by name or keyword 3. **Get Profile** — Extract complete profile data including bio, stats, and avatar 4. **Get User Posts** — Extract a user's recent posts with engagement metrics 5. **Get Followers** — Get the list of followers for any public account 6. **Get Following** — Get the list of accounts a user follows 7. **Get Post Thread** — Extract full conversation threads with all replies 8. **Get Post Engagement** — Get the users who liked, reposted, or quoted a post #### Key Capabilities - No authentication required — all public data, no API keys needed - Automatic pagination — get up to 10,000 results per run - Rate limiting built-in — respects Bluesky API limits automatically - Clean, consistent output — every result has the same structure - Batch support — process multiple handles or post URIs in one run - MCP server — connect directly to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI ### 📖 Input Examples #### Search Posts ```json { "mode": "search-posts", "query": "artificial intelligence", "sort": "top", "limit": 500, "language": "en", "since": "2025-01-01", "until": "2025-12-31" } ```` #### Get User Profile ```json { "mode": "get-profile", "handles": ["jay.bsky.team", "pfrazee.com"] } ``` #### Get User Posts ```json { "mode": "get-user-posts", "handles": ["jay.bsky.team"], "limit": 200, "includeReplies": false } ``` #### Get Followers ```json { "mode": "get-followers", "handles": ["jay.bsky.team"], "limit": 1000 } ``` #### Get Following ```json { "mode": "get-following", "handles": ["jay.bsky.team"], "limit": 500 } ``` #### Search Users ```json { "mode": "search-users", "query": "machine learning researcher", "limit": 100 } ``` #### Get Post Thread ```json { "mode": "get-post-thread", "postUris": ["at://did:plc:ragtjsm2j2vknwkz3zp4oxrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2s5xxv2ze2c"], "threadDepth": 20 } ``` #### Get Post Engagement ```json { "mode": "get-post-engagement", "postUris": ["at://did:plc:ragtjsm2j2vknwkz3zp4oxrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2s5xxv2ze2c"], "limit": 500 } ``` ### 📊 Output Examples #### Post Output ```json { "uri": "at://did:plc:ragtjsm2j2vknwkz3zp4oxrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2s5xxv2ze2c", "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/jay.bsky.team/post/3l2s5xxv2ze2c", "author": { "handle": "jay.bsky.team", "displayName": "Jay Graber", "did": "did:plc:ragtjsm2j2vknwkz3zp4oxrd", "avatar": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/...", "followersCount": 350000, "followsCount": 1200, "postsCount": 5400 }, "text": "Excited to announce new features for Bluesky...", "createdAt": "2025-06-15T10:30:00.000Z", "likes": 4200, "reposts": 890, "replies": 312, "quotes": 45, "tags": ["bluesky", "atprotocol"], "language": "en", "hasImages": true, "hasVideo": false, "images": [ { "url": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/...", "alt": "Screenshot of new feature" } ], "embed": null, "isReply": false, "isRepost": false } ``` #### Profile Output ```json { "did": "did:plc:ragtjsm2j2vknwkz3zp4oxrd", "handle": "jay.bsky.team", "displayName": "Jay Graber", "description": "CEO @bluesky. Building decentralized social media.", "avatar": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/...", "banner": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/banner/...", "followersCount": 350000, "followsCount": 1200, "postsCount": 5400, "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/jay.bsky.team", "createdAt": "2023-04-01T00:00:00.000Z", "indexedAt": "2025-06-15T10:30:00.000Z", "labels": [] } ``` #### Follower Output ```json { "did": "did:plc:xyz123", "handle": "user.bsky.social", "displayName": "User Name", "avatar": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/...", "followersCount": 1234, "followsCount": 567, "postsCount": 890, "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/user.bsky.social", "description": "Tech enthusiast and developer" } ``` ### 🤖 MCP Server Setup This Actor includes a built-in MCP (Model Context Protocol) server, allowing AI agents like Claude and Cursor to interact with Bluesky data directly. #### For Claude Desktop Add to your `claude_desktop_config.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "bluesky": { "type": "url", "url": "https://bluesky-scraper.apify.actor/mcp" } } } ``` #### For Cursor Add to your MCP settings: ```json { "mcpServers": { "bluesky": { "type": "url", "url": "https://bluesky-scraper.apify.actor/mcp" } } } ``` #### Available MCP Tools | Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | `search_posts` | Search Bluesky posts by keyword | | `get_profile` | Get a user's profile data | | `get_user_posts` | Get recent posts from a user | | `get_followers` | Get a user's followers | | `get_following` | Get who a user follows | | `get_post_thread` | Get a full post thread | | `get_post_engagement` | Get likes, reposts, quotes | | `search_users` | Search for users | | `analyze_profile` | Full profile analysis with metrics | ### 🎯 Use Cases - **Social Listening** — Monitor brand mentions, hashtags, and trending topics on Bluesky - **Competitor Analysis** — Track competitor accounts, their engagement, and content strategy - **Lead Generation** — Find potential customers by searching for relevant keywords and profiles - **Market Research** — Analyze sentiment and trends in specific industries or topics - **Influencer Discovery** — Find influential users by follower count and engagement rates - **Content Research** — Discover top-performing content in your niche - **Trend Tracking** — Monitor emerging trends on the decentralized social web - **Academic Research** — Study social dynamics on the AT Protocol ecosystem - **Journalism** — Monitor news, public figures, and breaking stories on Bluesky ### ⚙️ Technical Details - Uses the public Bluesky API (AT Protocol) — no authentication required for public data - Built-in rate limiting (token bucket algorithm) to respect API limits - Automatic retries with exponential backoff for transient errors - Cursor-based pagination for complete data extraction - Clean TypeScript codebase with strict type checking ### 📝 Notes - This scraper only accesses **publicly available data** on Bluesky - No authentication credentials are needed or stored - Rate limits are respected automatically — the scraper throttles requests to avoid hitting API limits - Handles can be in the format `user.bsky.social` or custom domains like `user.com` - Post URIs use the AT Protocol format: `at://did:plc:xxx/app.bsky.feed.post/xxx` ### 🔗 Resources - [Bluesky](https://bsky.app) — The social network - [AT Protocol Documentation](https://atproto.com/docs) — The underlying protocol - [Bluesky API Reference](https://docs.bsky.app/docs/category/http-reference) — API documentation - [Apify Platform](https://apify.com) — The platform powering this scraper # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What type of data to scrape from Bluesky. ## `query` (type: `string`): Search keyword, phrase, or hashtag. Required for search-posts and search-users modes. Supports Bluesky search syntax. ## `sort` (type: `string`): How to sort search results. Only applies to search-posts mode. ## `language` (type: `string`): Filter results by language code (e.g., 'en', 'es', 'pt', 'ja'). Only applies to search-posts mode. ## `since` (type: `string`): Only return results after this date. Format: YYYY-MM-DD. Only applies to search-posts mode. ## `until` (type: `string`): Only return results before this date. Format: YYYY-MM-DD. Only applies to search-posts mode. ## `handles` (type: `array`): List of Bluesky handles or DIDs. Required for get-profile, get-user-posts, get-followers, and get-following modes. Handles look like 'user.bsky.social' or custom domains like 'user.com'. ## `postUris` (type: `array`): List of Bluesky post AT URIs. Required for get-post-thread and get-post-engagement modes. Format: at://did:plc:xxx/app.bsky.feed.post/xxx ## `limit` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of results to return. Higher limits take longer and cost more. ## `includeReplies` (type: `boolean`): Include reply posts when scraping user feeds. Only applies to get-user-posts mode. ## `threadDepth` (type: `integer`): Maximum depth of replies to fetch in threads. Only applies to get-post-thread mode. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "get-profile", "query": "artificial intelligence", "sort": "top", "language": "en", "since": "2025-01-01", "until": "2025-12-31", "handles": [ "jay.bsky.team", "pfrazee.com" ], "postUris": [ "at://did:plc:ragtjsm2j2vknwkz3zp4oxrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2s5xxv2ze2c" ], "limit": 100, "includeReplies": true, "threadDepth": 10 } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("s0rgcl/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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("s0rgcl/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 '{}' | apify call s0rgcl/bluesky-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=s0rgcl/bluesky-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Bluesky Scraper — Posts, Profiles, Followers & Search", "description": "The most complete Bluesky scraper. Search posts, extract profiles, track followers, analyze engagement — all in one Actor. 8 modes, pagination up to 10K results, rate limiting built-in. No auth required. MCP server for AI agents. Pay per use: $1/1,000 results.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "Uv4NalHsSJ2k60Ntm" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/s0rgcl~bluesky-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-s0rgcl-bluesky-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/s0rgcl~bluesky-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-s0rgcl-bluesky-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/s0rgcl~bluesky-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-s0rgcl-bluesky-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "search-posts", "search-users", "get-profile", "get-user-posts", "get-followers", "get-following", "get-post-thread", "get-post-engagement" ], "type": "string", "description": "What type of data to scrape from Bluesky.", "default": "get-profile" }, "query": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Search keyword, phrase, or hashtag. Required for search-posts and search-users modes. Supports Bluesky search syntax." }, "sort": { "title": "Sort Order", "enum": [ "top", "latest" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to sort search results. Only applies to search-posts mode.", "default": "top" }, "language": { "title": "Language Filter", "type": "string", "description": "Filter results by language code (e.g., 'en', 'es', 'pt', 'ja'). Only applies to search-posts mode." }, "since": { "title": "Since Date", "type": "string", "description": "Only return results after this date. Format: YYYY-MM-DD. Only applies to search-posts mode." }, "until": { "title": "Until Date", "type": "string", "description": "Only return results before this date. Format: YYYY-MM-DD. Only applies to search-posts mode." }, "handles": { "title": "Bluesky Handles", "type": "array", "description": "List of Bluesky handles or DIDs. Required for get-profile, get-user-posts, get-followers, and get-following modes. Handles look like 'user.bsky.social' or custom domains like 'user.com'.", "items": { "type": "string" }, "default": [ "bsky.app" ] }, "postUris": { "title": "Post URIs", "type": "array", "description": "List of Bluesky post AT URIs. Required for get-post-thread and get-post-engagement modes. Format: at://did:plc:xxx/app.bsky.feed.post/xxx", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "limit": { "title": "Maximum Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of results to return. Higher limits take longer and cost more.", "default": 100 }, "includeReplies": { "title": "Include Replies", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include reply posts when scraping user feeds. Only applies to get-user-posts mode.", "default": true }, "threadDepth": { "title": "Thread Depth", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum depth of replies to fetch in threads. Only applies to get-post-thread mode.", "default": 10 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```