The Datashake Bluesky component allows you to search and scrape Bluesky content using keyword searches, content scraping, and content source scraping. It handles the interaction, polling, and result download; and ingresses the returned data into your pipeline.

The complete Datashake documentation about their endpoint can be found in their site here.

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API Key

To use this component, you will need a Datashake API key. If you don't have one, please reach out to [email protected] and our team will assist you in obtaining the necessary credentials.

How To Use?

The component is powered by the Jobs System, when interacting with the component you have the option to define your jobs queries.

Search Type

Search Type	Description
Keyword Search	Search for posts containing specific keywords using boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT)
Content (Single Post)	Scrape a specific Bluesky post with its comments
Content Source (Profile/Account)	Scrape multiple posts from a profile

Filters

Filter Name	Description
search_type	The type of search to perform
query	Get posts based on a search query. Supports boolean operators: AND, OR, NOT, parenthesis and double quotes
url	URL of a post or content source (profile)
mode	Archive mode searches only the internal archive (faster). On Demand mode performs a real-time search (may take longer). Note: Keyword search is always in archive mode
max_content	Maximum number of posts/videos to scrape from a profile/account/channel. Default: 100
max_comments_per_content	Maximum number of comments to retrieve for each scraped post. Default: 200
query_from	Filter dates from/since - Example '2024-05-01T00:00:00Z'
query_to	Filter dates to - Example '2024-08-01T00:00:00Z'

Examples

Keyword Search

Search for Bluesky posts with the keyword "gpt4" between 12/01/2025 and 12/19/2025.

You also have the option to use the API. You can use the Code button to extract this example:

curl --location 'https://api.platform.datastreamer.io/api/pipelines/{PIPELINE_ID}/components/{COMPONENT_ID}/jobs?ready=true' \
      --header 'apikey: <your-api-key>' \
      --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
      --data \
        '{
          "job_name": "e50fa843-04da-4753-a80c-58d60927c4e3",
          "component_name": "datashake-bluesky-ingress",
          "data_source": "datashake_socialmedia_bluesky",
          "query": {
            "search_type": "keyword",
            "query": "gpt4"
          },
          "job_type": "oneTime",
          "query_from": "2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z",
          "query_to": "2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z"
        }'

Content (Single Post)

Scrape a specific Bluesky post with its comments.

curl --location 'https://api.platform.datastreamer.io/api/pipelines/{PIPELINE_ID}/components/{COMPONENT_ID}/jobs?ready=true' \
      --header 'apikey: <your-api-key>' \
      --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
      --data \
        '{
          "job_name": "e50fa843-04da-4753-a80c-58d60927c4e3",
          "component_name": "datashake-bluesky-ingress",
          "data_source": "datashake_socialmedia_bluesky",
          "query": {
            "search_type": "content",
            "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/example/post/123456789",
            "mode": "on_demand",
            "max_comments_per_content": 200
          },
          "job_type": "oneTime"
        }'

Content Source (Profile/Account)

Scrape multiple posts from a Bluesky profile.

curl --location 'https://api.platform.datastreamer.io/api/pipelines/{PIPELINE_ID}/components/{COMPONENT_ID}/jobs?ready=true' \
      --header 'apikey: <your-api-key>' \
      --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
      --data \
        '{
          "job_name": "e50fa843-04da-4753-a80c-58d60927c4e3",
          "component_name": "datashake-bluesky-ingress",
          "data_source": "datashake_socialmedia_bluesky",
          "query": {
            "search_type": "content_source",
            "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/example",
            "mode": "on_demand",
            "max_content": 100,
            "max_comments_per_content": 50
          },
          "job_type": "oneTime"
        }'