Bluesky Scraper

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Fast, low-cost scraper for Bluesky social network using the AT Protocol public API. Extracts posts, profiles, followers, follows, and search results. HTTP-only — no browser or headless rendering needed.

Why this scraper is cheap

Bluesky's AT Protocol exposes a fully public, unauthenticated API with generous rate limits (~3000 requests per 5 minutes). No proxy is required, no login needed, no anti-bot measures to bypass. This means:

• $0 proxy cost — direct HTTP requests
• 256 MB memory — no browser overhead
• ~1000 results per $0.01 of compute

Supported Actions

getProfiles

Fetch detailed profiles for a list of handles or DIDs.

Input:

{
"action":"getProfiles",
"handles":["jay.bsky.team","bsky.app"]
}

searchPosts

Search for posts matching a query.

Input:

{
"action":"searchPosts",
"searchQuery":"artificial intelligence",
"sort":"top",
"maxResults":500
}

getAuthorFeed

Get posts from specific authors.

Input:

{
"action":"getAuthorFeed",
"handles":["jay.bsky.team"],
"filter":"posts_no_replies",
"maxResults":1000
}

searchActors

Search for users/profiles.

Input:

{
"action":"searchActors",
"searchQuery":"data scientist",
"maxResults":200
}

getFollowers

Get the followers of specified accounts.

Input:

{
"action":"getFollowers",
"handles":["jay.bsky.team"],
"maxResults":5000
}

getFollows

Get accounts that the specified users follow.

Input:

{
"action":"getFollows",
"handles":["jay.bsky.team"],
"maxResults":5000
}

getPostThread

Get a post and its replies (full thread).

Input:

{
"action":"getPostThread",
"postUrls":[
"https://bsky.app/profile/jay.bsky.team/post/3abc123",
"at://did:plc:abc123/app.bsky.feed.post/3xyz789"
]
}

Output Format

Profile output

{
"type":"profile",
"did":"did:plc:...",
"handle":"jay.bsky.team",
"displayName":"Jay",
"description":"Building Bluesky",
"avatar":"https://...",
"followersCount":150000,
"followsCount":500,
"postsCount":3200,
"url":"https://bsky.app/profile/jay.bsky.team"
}

Post output

{
"type":"post",
"uri":"at://did:plc:.../app.bsky.feed.post/...",
"authorHandle":"jay.bsky.team",
"authorDisplayName":"Jay",
"text":"Hello world!",
"createdAt":"2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
"likeCount":42,
"repostCount":5,
"replyCount":3,
"quoteCount":1,
"images":[],
"hasMedia":false,
"url":"https://bsky.app/profile/jay.bsky.team/post/3abc123"
}

Input Configuration

Rate Limits

The AT Protocol public API allows ~3000 requests per 5 minutes. The scraper automatically:

• Adds a 50ms baseline delay between requests
• Handles 429 (Too Many Requests) with exponential backoff
• Retries on server errors (5xx)

Cost Estimation

No proxy cost. No browser cost. Just HTTP requests to a public API.

Pay-per-event pricing

This actor uses Apify pay-per-event pricing with a small Actor start charge and per-result events. Current event prices: