# Bluesky User Search

Searches public actors by handle or display name. Returns bare profile views, so verification details are not included; call the profile endpoint for those.

- **Documentation:** [https://scrappa.co/docs/bluesky-api/bluesky_search_users](https://scrappa.co/docs/bluesky-api/bluesky_search_users)
- **API group:** Bluesky API
- **Endpoint:** `GET https://scrappa.co/api/bluesky/search-users`

## Authentication

Send your Scrappa API key in the `X-API-KEY` request header. Paid endpoints also support accountless x402 payments when called without an API key.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `q` | string | Yes | Search term |
| `limit` | integer | No | Results per page, 1-100. |
| `cursor` | string | No | Opaque pagination cursor. |

## Example request

```bash
#!/bin/bash

curl -X GET \
    -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
    "https://scrappa.co/api/bluesky/search-users?q=nasa&limit=10"
```

## Example response

```json
{
    "success": true,
    "actors": [
        {
            "did": "did:plc:x",
            "handle": "nasa.bsky.social"
        }
    ]
}
```

## More Scrappa resources

- [API documentation](https://scrappa.co/docs)
- [Full LLM-readable API reference](https://scrappa.co/llms-full.txt)
- [OpenAPI specification](https://scrappa.co/docs/api.json)
- [Pricing](https://scrappa.co/pricing)