VK API

Look up any public VK community and get its members, status, contacts and address as JSON, with no VK token.

The API.SH VK API returns structured JSON for public VK communities: groups, public pages and events. Give a community id, screen name or link and get its name, type, description, status, member count, verified flag, open or closed state, age limit, website, creation date, main address, public contacts, photo and cover. Personal profiles are not supported.

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VK community

GET https://api.api.sh/vk/v1/community

{ "success": true }

1 credit · $1 per 1,000 calls

What you can build with the VK API

Community size and growth tracking

Call a community on a schedule and record its member count over time to see which groups and public pages are growing.

/community

Brand and competitor monitoring

Check the description, status, website and verified flag of a brand's VK page and of its competitors' pages.

/community

Lead lists from business pages

Collect the public contacts, website and main address that business and government communities publish on VK.

/community

Influencer and audience vetting

Compare members, age limit and open or closed state across communities before you partner or advertise.

/community

Enrichment for CRMs and AI agents

Resolve a VK link or screen name found in your data into a clean community record.

/community

VK data you get

Field names from real responses. Numbers come parsed, URLs absolute, dates in ISO 8601.

VK API endpoints and prices

Every VK endpoint costs 1 credit per call: credits are $1 per 1,000 on a monthly plan, $2 pay-as-you-go. Pricing

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VK community

/vk/v1/community

$1 · $2 PAYG

1 credit

Call the VK API

VK community: GET https://api.api.sh/vk/v1/community

curl "https://api.api.sh/vk/v1/community?id=vk" \
  -H "x-api-key: $APISH_KEY"

import os, requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.api.sh/vk/v1/community",
    params={"id": "vk"},
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["APISH_KEY"]},
    timeout=120,
)
res.raise_for_status()
data = res.json()

const url = new URL("https://api.api.sh/vk/v1/community");
url.searchParams.set("id", "vk");

const res = await fetch(url, { headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.APISH_KEY } });
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status} ${await res.text()}`);
const data = await res.json();

# Google Sheets (API.SH add-on)
=APISH("/vk/v1/community", "id", "vk")

# Zapier, Make, n8n (verified node): pick the API.SH app,
# choose "VK" and "VK community".

# AI agents (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor): add the
# API.SH MCP server https://api.sh/mcp

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Send the requestJSON back in one call. Add output=csv or output=ndjson for files.

Why API.SH for VK data

Public data only: no VK login, cookies or account needed
One key and one response shape for VK and 481 other platforms
Built and maintained by API.SH, not third-party publishers
Pay per call; errors on our side cost nothing
Live status for every endpoint

API.SH vs the official VK API

VK has an official API with hundreds of methods, documented on the VK for Developers portal. It needs an access token from VK ID or OAuth and an app, and every request carries a version parameter. API.SH needs none of that: it returns public community data by id or link in one JSON shape.

Compared with maintaining your own VK scraper or paying for an Apify or Bright Data actor, API.SH gives you a single key, a fixed price per call and a response shape that matches every other site on the platform.

VK API questions

What VK data can I get?+

One endpoint, /vk/v1/community, for a public VK community (group, public page or event): id, screen name, name, type, description, status, member count, verified flag, open or closed, age limit, website, creation date, business and government flags, main address, public contacts, photo, cover and content sections. Personal profiles are not supported.

How much does the VK API cost?+

Every VK endpoint costs 1 credit per call. On a monthly plan 1,000 credits cost $1 (Starter is $50/month for 50,000 credits). Pay-as-you-go is $2 per 1,000 credits, with top-ups from $15 that never expire.

Is there a free trial?+

Yes. Every account gets 1,000 free credits every month. That is 1,000 calls to /vk/v1/community at 1 credit each.

Is there an official VK API?+

Yes. VK publishes an API for developers that requires an access token from VK ID or OAuth. API.SH is separate and unofficial: it reads public community pages and needs no VK app or token.

Do I need a VK account or login?+

No. API.SH reads public VK community pages only. No endpoint uses a login, cookies or anyone's account.

How do I get started?+

1. Sign up at api.sh. 2. Copy your API key. 3. Call /vk/v1/community with the id (for example vk) or the url of a community. Request examples and every parameter are in the docs at https://api.sh/docs. You can also use the JS or Python SDK, Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, n8n or the MCP server at https://api.sh/mcp.

Can I use the VK API from Python?+

Yes. API.SH is a plain HTTPS API that returns JSON, so any HTTP client works, such as requests in Python or fetch in JavaScript. There are also JS and Python SDKs, and the same key works in Google Sheets, Zapier, Make and n8n.

Can I get VK user profiles or posts?+

Not with this API. The community endpoint covers public groups, public pages and events, and personal profiles are not supported.