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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:

💰 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

{
"mode":"search-posts",
"query":"artificial intelligence",
"sort":"top",
"limit":500,
"language":"en",
"since":"2025-01-01",
"until":"2025-12-31"
}

Get User Profile

{
"mode":"get-profile",
"handles":["jay.bsky.team","pfrazee.com"]
}

Get User Posts

{
"mode":"get-user-posts",
"handles":["jay.bsky.team"],
"limit":200,
"includeReplies":false
}

Get Followers

{
"mode":"get-followers",
"handles":["jay.bsky.team"],
"limit":1000
}

Get Following

{
"mode":"get-following",
"handles":["jay.bsky.team"],
"limit":500
}

Search Users

{
"mode":"search-users",
"query":"machine learning researcher",
"limit":100
}

Get Post Thread

{
"mode":"get-post-thread",
"postUris":["at://did:plc:ragtjsm2j2vknwkz3zp4oxrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2s5xxv2ze2c"],
"threadDepth":20
}

Get Post Engagement

{
"mode":"get-post-engagement",
"postUris":["at://did:plc:ragtjsm2j2vknwkz3zp4oxrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2s5xxv2ze2c"],
"limit":500
}

📊 Output Examples

Post Output

{
"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

{
"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

{
"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:

{
"mcpServers":{
"bluesky":{
"type":"url",
"url":"https://bluesky-scraper.apify.actor/mcp"
}
}
}

For Cursor

Add to your MCP settings:

{
"mcpServers":{
"bluesky":{
"type":"url",
"url":"https://bluesky-scraper.apify.actor/mcp"
}
}
}

Available MCP Tools

🎯 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 — The social network
• AT Protocol Documentation — The underlying protocol
• Bluesky API Reference — API documentation
• Apify Platform — The platform powering this scraper