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Bluesky User Followers

GET /v1/bluesky/user/followers

Get the followers of a Bluesky user, newest first. Returns handle, display name, DID, bio, verification status, profile picture, and join date for each follower.

Cost

$0.003 per page

Free tier

50 requests/month

Parameters

username

Bluesky handle, e.g. bsky.app, with or without leading @, or the account's DID (max 100 characters). Provide either username or url.

url

Bluesky profile URL, e.g. https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app (max 500 characters). Provide either username or url.

pages

Number of pages to fetch, 1-20 (default: 1). Each page returns up to 50 accounts; you are billed per page returned.

Example Request

curl "https://apidirect.io/v1/bluesky/user/followers?username=bsky.app&pages=1"   -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://apidirect.io/v1/bluesky/user/followers",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    params={"username": "bsky.app", "pages": 1}
)
print(response.json())

Example Response

{
  "followers": [
    {
      "username": "useforgekit.bsky.social",
      "full_name": "ForgeKit",
      "user_id": "did:plc:fmtj42jmivqv5ffhhniuflov",
      "biography": "Screenshot & PDF API without Puppeteer. One credit pool for screenshots, PDFs, OG images, QR, link previews. Agent-ready (MCP). https://useforgekit.de…",
      "is_verified": false,
      "profile_pic_url": "https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:fmtj42jmivqv5ffhhniuflov/bafkreiflnuwjcrdi36s3h63xqgrn6gumysxuhl7g4fyg5poc7mqegqhp2u",
      "date_joined": "2026-09-03 00:11:18",
      "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/useforgekit.bsky.social"
    }
  ],
  "username": "bsky.app",
  "pages": 1,
  "count": 50
}

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