# 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 post API: best providers in 2026](https://datacircle.dev/best-bluesky-post-api): [Bluesky](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-post-apis/bluesky/free), free, $0 per 1,000 posts, Overall score 76.1, tested on 3 November 2026. Our #2 and #3 providers: [Crawlora](https://datacircle.dev/best-bluesky-post-api#crawlora) (72.2), [CarryFeed](https://datacircle.dev/best-bluesky-post-api#carryfeed) (72.0). [ScrapeMole's pay-as-you-go plan](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-post-apis/scrapemole/pay-as-you-go) costs the least: $0.40 a month for 10,000 posts.
- [Bluesky profile API: best providers in 2026](https://datacircle.dev/best-bluesky-profile-api): [Bluesky](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-profile-apis/bluesky/free), free, $0 per 1,000 profiles, Overall score 90.0, tested on 3 November 2026. Our #2 and #3 providers: [ScrapeAtlas](https://datacircle.dev/best-bluesky-profile-api#scrapeatlas) (90.0), [Scrappa](https://datacircle.dev/best-bluesky-profile-api#scrappa) (86.4). [Zapi's Rp129,000 (about $7) monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-profile-apis/zapi/rp129000-monthly) 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](https://datacircle.dev/best-bluesky-post-api#bluesky): #1 of 13 providers, Overall score 76.1, $0.00 per 1,000 posts.
- [Bluesky profile API](https://datacircle.dev/best-bluesky-profile-api#bluesky): #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](https://datacircle.dev/best-bluesky-post-api#carryfeed): #3 of 13 providers, Overall score 72.0, $0.00 per 1,000 posts.
- [Bluesky profile API](https://datacircle.dev/best-bluesky-profile-api#carryfeed): #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](https://datacircle.dev/best-bluesky-profile-api#scrapeatlas): #2 of 12 providers, Overall score 90.0, $0.076 per 1,000 profiles.
- [Bluesky post API](https://datacircle.dev/best-bluesky-post-api#scrapeatlas): #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](https://datacircle.dev/best-bluesky-post-api#crawlora): #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](https://datacircle.dev/best-bluesky-profile-api#scrappa): #3 of 12 providers, Overall score 86.4, $0.28 per 1,000 profiles.

## Top Bluesky post API providers by score

1. [Bluesky, free](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-post-apis/bluesky/free) ([alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-alternatives)): Overall score 76.1, Accuracy score 65, no median answer time in our benchmark, $0.00 per 1,000 posts
2. [Crawlora, $79 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-post-apis/crawlora/79-monthly) ([alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/crawlora-alternatives)): Overall score 72.2, Accuracy score 61, median answer time 2.3 s, $0.004 per 1,000 posts
3. [CarryFeed, free](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-post-apis/carryfeed/free) ([alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/carryfeed-alternatives)): Overall score 72.0, Accuracy score 48, median answer time 0.21 s, $0.00 per 1,000 posts
4. [ScrapeAtlas, $249 pack](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-post-apis/scrapeatlas/249-pack) ([alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/scrapeatlas-alternatives)): Overall score 68.1, Accuracy score 75, median answer time 0.77 s, $0.013 per 1,000 posts
5. [Zapi, Rp129,000 (about $7) monthly](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-post-apis/zapi/rp129000-monthly) ([alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/zapi-alternatives)): Overall score 59.7, Accuracy score 62, median answer time 0.76 s, $0.0018 per 1,000 posts
6. [ScrapingIsNotACrime, $199 pack](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-post-apis/scrapingisnotacrime/199-pack) ([alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/scrapingisnotacrime-alternatives)): Overall score 55.3, Accuracy score 46, median answer time 1.8 s, $0.017 per 1,000 posts
7. [API Direct, pay as you go, Pay per request](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-post-apis/api-direct/pay-as-you-go-pay-per-request-get-v1-bluesky-user-posts-bluesky-user-posts) ([alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/api-direct-alternatives)): Overall score 55.2, Accuracy score 71, median answer time 0.33 s, $0.06 per 1,000 posts
8. [Upscrape, $499 pack](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-post-apis/upscrape/499-pack) ([alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/upscrape-alternatives)): Overall score 51.1, Accuracy score 55, median answer time 2.4 s, $0.037 per 1,000 posts
9. [FetchGoblin, top-up from $5](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-post-apis/fetchgoblin/top-up-from-5) ([alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/fetchgoblin-alternatives)): Overall score 45.0, Accuracy score 73, median answer time 2.2 s
10. [ScrapeCreators, $47 pack](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-post-apis/scrapecreators/47-pack) ([alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/scrapecreators-alternatives)): Overall score 44.4, Accuracy score 73, median answer time 1.4 s

## Top Bluesky profile API providers by score

1. [Bluesky, free](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-profile-apis/bluesky/free) ([alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-alternatives)): Overall score 90.0, Accuracy score 100, no median answer time in our benchmark, $0.00 per 1,000 profiles
2. [ScrapeAtlas, $19 pack, Starter](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-profile-apis/scrapeatlas/19-pack-starter-post-v1-bluesky-profiles-batch) ([alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/scrapeatlas-alternatives)): Overall score 90.0, Accuracy score 100, median answer time 0.59 s, $0.076 per 1,000 profiles
3. [Scrappa, $50 pack](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-profile-apis/scrappa/50-pack) ([alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/scrappa-alternatives)): Overall score 86.4, Accuracy score 100, median answer time 0.80 s, $0.28 per 1,000 profiles
4. [TrueScrape, $500 pack](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-profile-apis/truescrape/500-pack) ([alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/truescrape-alternatives)): Overall score 85.1, Accuracy score 100, median answer time 0.22 s, $0.80 per 1,000 profiles
5. [CarryFeed, free](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-profile-apis/carryfeed/free) ([alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/carryfeed-alternatives)): Overall score 75.7, Accuracy score 61, median answer time 0.20 s, $0.00 per 1,000 profiles
6. [ScrapeCreators, $497 pack](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-profile-apis/scrapecreators/497-pack) ([alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/scrapecreators-alternatives)): Overall score 64.9, Accuracy score 100, median answer time 1.5 s, $0.99 per 1,000 profiles
7. [FetchGoblin, top-up from $5](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-profile-apis/fetchgoblin/top-up-from-5) ([alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/fetchgoblin-alternatives)): Overall score 64.1, Accuracy score 100, median answer time 1.8 s, $1.49 per 1,000 profiles
8. [API Direct, pay as you go, Pay per request](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-profile-apis/api-direct/pay-as-you-go-pay-per-request-get-v1-bluesky-user) ([alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/api-direct-alternatives)): Overall score 62.6, Accuracy score 82, median answer time 0.17 s, $3.00 per 1,000 profiles
9. [Zapi, Rp129,000 (about $7) monthly](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-profile-apis/zapi/rp129000-monthly) ([alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/zapi-alternatives)): Overall score 59.0, Accuracy score 61, median answer time 0.87 s, $0.036 per 1,000 profiles
10. [ScrapingIsNotACrime, $199 pack](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-profile-apis/scrapingisnotacrime/199-pack) ([alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/scrapingisnotacrime-alternatives)): Overall score 53.0, Accuracy score 56, median answer time 1.8 s, $1.66 per 1,000 profiles

## How we tested

We test each kind of Bluesky API separately. We rank each provider only against providers of the same kind.

- [Bluesky post API](https://datacircle.dev/best-bluesky-post-api): we sent each of 13 providers the same list of 20 accounts.
- [Bluesky profile API](https://datacircle.dev/best-bluesky-profile-api): we sent each of 12 providers the same list of 20 accounts.

Price and Accuracy weigh most in each plan's Overall score.

[How we score each plan](https://datacircle.dev/faq#how-do-you-score-each-plan)

## 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](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-post-apis/bluesky/free) 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](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-post-apis/bluesky/free) is our top-scored Bluesky post API. Bluesky is free. [Bluesky](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-profile-apis/bluesky/free) 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](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-post-apis/bluesky/free) has the best free plan in our benchmark, at 76.1 out of 100. For Bluesky profiles, [Bluesky](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-profile-apis/bluesky/free) has the best free plan too, at 90.0 out of 100.

### How do I use the Bluesky API?

[Bluesky](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-post-apis/bluesky/free) is our #1 Bluesky post API. You send `actor` to `GET https://public.api.bsky.app/xrpc/app.bsky.feed.getAuthorFeed`.

You can also send `limit`, `cursor`, `filter` and `includePins`. You need no API key. Bluesky's [API docs](https://docs.bsky.app/docs/api/app-bsky-feed-get-author-feed?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=best-bluesky-api) explain each input. [Bluesky](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-profile-apis/bluesky/free) is our #1 Bluesky profile API. You send `actor` to `GET https://public.api.bsky.app/xrpc/app.bsky.actor.getProfile`. You need no API key. Bluesky's [API docs](https://docs.bsky.app/docs/api/app-bsky-actor-get-profile?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=best-bluesky-api) explain each input.

### Does Bluesky have an official API?

Yes: Bluesky has an official API. We list [Bluesky's free plan](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-post-apis/bluesky/free) with 504 other Bluesky API plans.

[Bluesky's free plan](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-post-apis/bluesky/free) ranks first of 13 in our Bluesky post API benchmark. [Bluesky's free plan](https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-profile-apis/bluesky/free) 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.

By Wayne Hamadi, founder of Datacircle. We don't sell any API. No provider has paid us to rank higher on this page. First published November 13, 2026. Last updated: November 13, 2026. The page: https://datacircle.dev/best-bluesky-api. Every plan: https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-post-api-pricing, https://datacircle.dev/bluesky-profile-api-pricing.

You may reuse this ranking under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Credit Datacircle with a link to https://datacircle.dev/best-bluesky-api.