Bluesky Posts, Profiles, Feeds & Threads Scraper: MCP config, n8n workflow and API

{
  "mode": "profile",
  "searchQuery": "bluesky",
  "searchSort": "latest",
  "authorFeedFilter": "posts_with_replies",
  "includePins": false,
  "includeParents": false,
  "threadDepth": 6,
  "maxRepliesPerPost": 100,
  "actor": "bsky.app",
  "feedPreset": "whats-hot",
  "discoveryType": "trendingTopics",
  "excludeReplies": false,
  "excludeReposts": false,
  "mediaOnly": false,
  "excludeLabeled": false,
  "respectNoUnauthenticated": true,
  "verifiedOnly": false,
  "includeListMetadata": false,
  "includeStarterPackMembers": true,
  "hydrateAuthors": false,
  "maxItems": 3
}

---
name: bluesky-posts-profiles-feeds-and-threads-scraper
description: "Bluesky posts, accounts, lists, starter packs, feed generators, trending topics and tag suggestions from the public read API. Runs the Apify Actor nimbryxo-studio/bluesky-posts-profiles-feeds-and-threads-scraper. Use when the user needs Bluesky data with fields such as recordType, url, createdAt, authorHandle, displayName, text and an Apify token is available."
compatibility: "Needs network access, curl, and an APIFY_TOKEN environment variable. Runs are billed to the token owner's Apify account."
metadata:
  actor: "nimbryxo-studio/bluesky-posts-profiles-feeds-and-threads-scraper"
  store-url: "https://apify.com/nimbryxo-studio/bluesky-posts-profiles-feeds-and-threads-scraper"
---

# Bluesky Posts, Profiles, Feeds & Threads Scraper

Use this skill to fetch Bluesky data with the Apify Actor `nimbryxo-studio/bluesky-posts-profiles-feeds-and-threads-scraper` and work with the returned rows.

## Before running

1. Check that `APIFY_TOKEN` is set in the environment. Never print it or write it to a file.
2. Build `input.json` from the user's request using the fields below. Keep limits small for a first run.
3. Confirm the search terms or URLs with the user if the request is ambiguous.

## Input fields

| Field | Type | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `mode` | string, required | What to fetch. |
| `searchQuery` | string | Keyword, hashtag, phrase, or Lucene-style query. Used by search, actorSearch, starterPackSearch, and feedGeneratorsDiscovery. |
| `searchSort` | one of `top`, `latest` | Search ranking. `latest` returns newest first; `top` returns engagement-ranked posts. Both use time-window pagination to collect beyond one page. |
| `searchTags` | array | Only posts with these hashtags (without `#`). Multiple tags are AND-matched. (mode=search) |
| `language` | string | ISO 639-1 language filter for post search and post records. Empty means no filter. |
| `authorFeedFilter` | one of `posts_with_replies`, `posts_no_replies`, `posts_with_media`, `posts_and_author_threads` | Which posts to include in the author feed. (mode=profile) |
| `includePins` | boolean | Include the pinned post at the top of the author feed. (mode=profile) |
| `includeParents` | boolean | Include ancestor posts above the requested post. (mode=postThread) |
| `threadDepth` | integer | How many reply levels and ancestor levels to walk. Depths beyond about 10 reply levels are reached by walking reply branches across requests. 0 returns only the requested post. (mode=postThread) |
| `maxRepliesPerPost` | integer | Maximum direct replies followed under each post while walking a thread. Larger values reach more branches but cost more requests. (mode=postThread) |
| `actor` | string | Bluesky handle or DID. Used by profile, follows, followers, lists, actorLikes, actorFeeds, relationships, and discoveryType=suggestedFollows. |
| `actors` | array | Handles, DIDs, or profile URLs for batch lookup. Used by profiles and by relationships as the accounts to check against `actor`. |
| `postUris` | array | AT URIs of posts to hydrate. Used by getPosts and as a fallback for single-post modes. |
| `postUrls` | array | bsky.app post, profile, list, feed, or starter-pack URLs. Used by urlFetch, getPosts, and as a fallback for single-post modes. |

Example `input.json` (the Actor's published prefill):

```json
{
  "mode": "profile",
  "searchQuery": "bluesky",
  "searchSort": "latest",
  "authorFeedFilter": "posts_with_replies",
  "includePins": false,
  "includeParents": false,
  "threadDepth": 6,
  "maxRepliesPerPost": 100,
  "actor": "bsky.app",
  "feedPreset": "whats-hot",
  "discoveryType": "trendingTopics",
  "excludeReplies": false,
  "excludeReposts": false,
  "mediaOnly": false,
  "excludeLabeled": false,
  "respectNoUnauthenticated": true,
  "verifiedOnly": false,
  "includeListMetadata": false,
  "includeStarterPackMembers": true,
  "hydrateAuthors": false,
  "maxItems": 3
}
```

## Run

```bash
curl -sS -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/nimbryxo-studio~bluesky-posts-profiles-feeds-and-threads-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @input.json > results.json
```

The call waits for the run to finish and returns the dataset items as a JSON array. If the run needs more than 300 seconds the API answers with HTTP 408; then start the run with `POST /v2/acts/nimbryxo-studio~bluesky-posts-profiles-feeds-and-threads-scraper/runs`, poll `GET /v2/actor-runs/{runId}` until `SUCCEEDED`, and read `GET /v2/datasets/{defaultDatasetId}/items`.

## Output

Each item is one record. Published fields include: `recordType`, `url`, `createdAt`, `authorHandle`, `displayName`, `text`, `likeCount`, `repostCount`.

Summarise what was found, cite the record URLs when present, and say how many items came back. Do not invent values for empty fields.