Best Bluesky API in 2026: pricing compared
Bluesky is first for Bluesky posts and Bluesky profiles in the Datacircle benchmark. Our #1 Bluesky APIs are free. We score 15 Bluesky API providers. 10 of them offer both Bluesky post and profile APIs. Below, each kind of Bluesky data has a line. Each line names the provider we score highest and what that provider's plan costs.
Bluesky API comparison and alternatives: the best provider for each kind of data
| Bluesky data | Our #1 provider | Price of our #1 provider | Overall score | Tested on | Our #2 and #3 providers | Cheapest plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky post API | Bluesky | free, $0 per 1,000 posts | 76.1 | 3 November 2026 | Crawlora (72.2), CarryFeed (72.0) | ScrapeMole's pay-as-you-go plan costs the least: $0.40 a month for 10,000 posts. |
| Bluesky profile API | Bluesky | free, $0 per 1,000 profiles | 90.0 | 3 November 2026 | ScrapeAtlas (90.0), Scrappa (86.4) | Zapi's Rp129,000 (about $7) monthly plan is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 profiles in our ranking: $0.036. |
Top Bluesky API providers compared: their rank on each of our 2 rankings
Each provider below is in the top 3 of at least one of our 2 Bluesky API rankings.
Bluesky: ranked on 2 of our 2 Bluesky API rankings
- Bluesky post API: #1 of 13 providers, Overall score 76.1, $0.00 per 1,000 posts.
- Bluesky profile API: #1 of 12 providers, Overall score 90.0, $0.00 per 1,000 profiles.
CarryFeed: ranked on 2 of our 2 Bluesky API rankings
- Bluesky post API: #3 of 13 providers, Overall score 72.0, $0.00 per 1,000 posts.
- Bluesky profile API: #5 of 12 providers, Overall score 75.7, $0.00 per 1,000 profiles.
ScrapeAtlas: ranked on 2 of our 2 Bluesky API rankings
- Bluesky profile API: #2 of 12 providers, Overall score 90.0, $0.076 per 1,000 profiles.
- Bluesky post API: #4 of 13 providers, Overall score 68.1, $0.013 per 1,000 posts.
Crawlora: ranked on 1 of our 2 Bluesky API rankings
- Bluesky post API: #2 of 13 providers, Overall score 72.2, $0.004 per 1,000 posts.
Scrappa: ranked on 1 of our 2 Bluesky API rankings
- Bluesky profile API: #3 of 12 providers, Overall score 86.4, $0.28 per 1,000 profiles.
Top Bluesky post API providers by score
| Rank | Provider and plan | Overall score | Accuracy score | Median answer time | $ per 1,000 posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bluesky, free (alternatives) · docs.bsky.app | 76.1 | 65 | Not timed | $0.00 |
| 2 | Crawlora, $79 monthly (alternatives) · crawlora.net | 72.2 | 61 | 2.3 s | $0.004 |
| 3 | CarryFeed, free (alternatives) · api.carryfeed.com | 72.0 | 48 | 0.21 s | $0.00 |
| 4 | ScrapeAtlas, $249 pack (alternatives) · scrapeatlas.com | 68.1 | 75 | 0.77 s | $0.013 |
| 5 | Zapi, Rp129,000 (about $7) monthly (alternatives) · zapi.ink | 59.7 | 62 | 0.76 s | $0.0018 |
| 6 | ScrapingIsNotACrime, $199 pack (alternatives) · scrapingisnotacrime.com | 55.3 | 46 | 1.8 s | $0.017 |
| 7 | API Direct, pay as you go, Pay per request (alternatives) · apidirect.io | 55.2 | 71 | 0.33 s | $0.06 |
| 8 | Upscrape, $499 pack (alternatives) · upscrape.com | 51.1 | 55 | 2.4 s | $0.037 |
| 9 | FetchGoblin, top-up from $5 (alternatives) · fetchgoblin.com | 45.0 | 73 | 2.2 s | Unknown |
| 10 | ScrapeCreators, $47 pack (alternatives) · scrapecreators.com | 44.4 | 73 | 1.4 s | Unknown |
Unknown: the provider's pages give the plan's price. They don't say how many posts come with the plan.
Top Bluesky profile API providers by score
| Rank | Provider and plan | Overall score | Accuracy score | Median answer time | $ per 1,000 profiles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bluesky, free (alternatives) · docs.bsky.app | 90.0 | 100 | Not timed | $0.00 |
| 2 | ScrapeAtlas, $19 pack, Starter (alternatives) · scrapeatlas.com | 90.0 | 100 | 0.59 s | $0.076 |
| 3 | Scrappa, $50 pack (alternatives) · scrappa.co | 86.4 | 100 | 0.80 s | $0.28 |
| 4 | TrueScrape, $500 pack (alternatives) · truescrape.com | 85.1 | 100 | 0.22 s | $0.80 |
| 5 | CarryFeed, free (alternatives) · api.carryfeed.com | 75.7 | 61 | 0.20 s | $0.00 |
| 6 | ScrapeCreators, $497 pack (alternatives) · scrapecreators.com | 64.9 | 100 | 1.5 s | $0.99 |
| 7 | FetchGoblin, top-up from $5 (alternatives) · fetchgoblin.com | 64.1 | 100 | 1.8 s | $1.49 |
| 8 | API Direct, pay as you go, Pay per request (alternatives) · apidirect.io | 62.6 | 82 | 0.17 s | $3.00 |
| 9 | Zapi, Rp129,000 (about $7) monthly (alternatives) · zapi.ink | 59.0 | 61 | 0.87 s | $0.036 |
| 10 | ScrapingIsNotACrime, $199 pack (alternatives) · scrapingisnotacrime.com | 53.0 | 56 | 1.8 s | $1.66 |
How we tested
We test each kind of Bluesky API separately. We rank each provider only against providers of the same kind.
| API | Providers tested | Inputs sent to each |
|---|---|---|
| Bluesky post API | 13 | 20 accounts |
| Bluesky profile API | 12 | 20 accounts |
Price and Accuracy weigh most in each plan's Overall score.
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Questions about Bluesky APIs
What is a Bluesky API?
We rank APIs for 2 kinds of Bluesky data. A Bluesky post API takes an account's handle and returns the account's posts. A Bluesky profile API takes an account's handle and returns the account's profile.
Our price sheets list 506 Bluesky API plans.
What is the best Bluesky API?
Bluesky is our #1 API for Bluesky posts and profiles.
We rank APIs for 2 kinds of Bluesky data.
How much does the Bluesky API cost?
Bluesky is our top-scored Bluesky post API. Bluesky is free. Bluesky is our top-scored Bluesky profile API. Bluesky is free.
We list 506 Bluesky API plans on our 2 price sheets. We rank 249 of the 506 plans by price.
Is the Bluesky API free?
Yes: Bluesky's own API is free. Other providers offer Bluesky posts and profiles on a free plan too.
For Bluesky posts, Bluesky has the best free plan in our benchmark, at 76.1 out of 100. For Bluesky profiles, Bluesky has the best free plan too, at 90.0 out of 100.
How do I use the Bluesky API?
Bluesky is our #1 Bluesky post API. You send actor to GET https:.
You can also send limit, cursor, filter and includePins. You need no API key. Bluesky's API docs explain each input. Bluesky is our #1 Bluesky profile API. You send actor to GET https:. You need no API key. Bluesky's API docs explain each input.
Does Bluesky have an official API?
Yes: Bluesky has an official API. We list Bluesky's free plan with 504 other Bluesky API plans.
Bluesky's free plan ranks first of 13 in our Bluesky post API benchmark. Bluesky's free plan ranks first of 12 in our Bluesky profile API benchmark.
Can I use Bluesky API data?
Each provider's terms say what you can do with the data.
We rank 15 Bluesky API providers. 14 of the 15 publish API terms. 14 of the 15 set no time limit on keeping the data. 14 of the 15 set conditions on how you use the data. Each plan's page shows what the provider's terms say about keeping and using the data.
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