VK Clips Scraper

🎬 Build a public VK Clips dataset

For social media researchers, trend analysts, content teams, and developers, this Actor collects public VK Clips from recommendations, keyword searches, or Clip URLs. It saves structured rows with clip links, titles or captions, publication details, creator context, engagement counts, thumbnails, audio data, and temporary MP4 or HLS links when VK provides them. Use the data to review trends, compare public engagement, or feed a dataset into your workflow. It also gives you VK Clips download links when VK returns temporary source links.

• Search public short videos by topic with VK Clips Search.
• Collect public clip metadata in structured rows with VK Clips Scraper.
• Review temporary source media links from public clips with Download VK Clips.
• Resolve known public Clip URLs to media links and metadata with VK Clips Downloader.
• Review available source links for public clips with VK Clips Download.

📦 Public VK Clip records

Each saved row represents one accepted public VK Clip. The row includes a stable clip ID, canonical URL, available title or caption, publication time, duration, dimensions, owner details, engagement counts, thumbnail data, temporary media links, audio-track data, and the first keyword that found it when keyword discovery is used.

If the same source clip appears again through another keyword or submitted URL, the Actor keeps the first eligible occurrence and ignores later matches. The saved row describes that first match only. Private, deleted, restricted, or otherwise unavailable public content is not collected.

🚀 Find clips your way

Choose one discovery method for each run:

• Recommendations collects current public clips from VK's recommendation feed.
• Keywords searches public clips for one or more terms in one keyword run.
• Clip URLs refreshes current public metadata for submitted public Clip URLs. Unavailable clips are skipped so other submitted URLs can continue.

Set engagement minimums when you want to keep clips above selected public view, like, comment, or repost counts. Set Maximum clips to a positive number when you want a bounded run. Leave it empty to return all available results until the source is exhausted.

⚙️ Input

Input fields

Field	Type	What it does
discoveryMethod	string	Chooses recommendations, keywords, or clipUrls.
keywords	array of strings	Enter one or more words or phrases for public VK Clip search. Use a separate run for a different search setup.
clipUrls	array of objects	Enter one or more public VK Clip URLs. Each object contains a url value. The Actor refreshes current public metadata for each URL.
clipUrls[].url	URL string	Public VK Clip URL to refresh.
maxItems	integer, optional	Sets the maximum number of accepted clips saved by the run. Leave it empty to return all available results until the source is exhausted.
filters	object, optional	Holds the minimum public engagement counts to apply. Leave a filter field empty to skip that filter.
filters.minViews	integer, optional	Keeps clips with at least this many public views.
filters.minLikes	integer, optional	Keeps clips with at least this many public likes.
filters.minComments	integer, optional	Keeps clips with at least this many public comments.
filters.minReposts	integer, optional	Keeps clips with at least this many public reposts.

keywords is used with discoveryMethod set to keywords. clipUrls is used with discoveryMethod set to clipUrls. The selected method determines which method-specific field is shown.

Example input

This is the smallest public input from a successful current-beta run:

{
  "discoveryMethod": "recommendations",
  "maxItems": 100
}

🧾 Output

Run output

Field	Type	What it does
datasetItems	string	Opens saved public VK Clips in the default dataset.

Dataset rows

Each dataset row uses one shape. Optional fields appear when VK provides them. The required top-level fields are clipId, clipUrl, and owner.

Field	Type	What it does
clipId	string	Stable identifier of the public VK Clip.
clipUrl	URL string	Canonical public URL of the VK Clip.
title	string, optional	Public title of the clip when VK provides one.
description	string, optional	Public description or caption of the clip when VK provides one.
publishedAt	ISO date-time string, optional	Date and time when the clip was published, when VK provides it.
durationSeconds	integer, optional	Length of the clip in seconds when VK provides it.
dimensions	object, optional	Source dimensions of the clip in pixels.
dimensions.width	integer	Source width in pixels.
dimensions.height	integer	Source height in pixels.
owner	object	Public creator or community that owns the clip. It always includes id, type, and name.
owner.id	string	Stable identifier of the public creator or community.
owner.type	string	Owner type: user or community.
owner.name	string	Public name of the creator or community.
owner.handle	string, optional	Public handle when VK provides one.
owner.profileUrl	URL string, optional	Public profile URL when VK provides one.
owner.avatarUrl	URL string, optional	Public avatar image URL when VK provides one.
owner.followersCount	integer, optional	Public follower count of the creator when VK provides it.
owner.membersCount	integer, optional	Public member count of the community when VK provides it.
engagement	object, optional	Public engagement counts for the clip when VK provides them.
engagement.views	integer, optional	Public view count.
engagement.likes	integer, optional	Public like count.
engagement.comments	integer, optional	Public comment count.
engagement.reposts	integer, optional	Public repost count.
thumbnail	object, optional	One public thumbnail or preview image when available. It includes url.
thumbnail.url	URL string	Direct public URL of the clip thumbnail or preview image.
thumbnail.width	integer, optional	Thumbnail width in pixels when VK provides it.
thumbnail.height	integer, optional	Thumbnail height in pixels when VK provides it.
thumbnailVariants	array of objects, optional	Public thumbnail sizes exposed by VK.
thumbnailVariants[].url	URL string	Direct public URL of a thumbnail size.
thumbnailVariants[].width	integer, optional	Width of that thumbnail in pixels.
thumbnailVariants[].height	integer, optional	Height of that thumbnail in pixels.
media	object, optional	Temporary public MP4 and HLS links returned by VK.
media.mp4	array of objects, optional	Temporary public MP4 links in the qualities returned by VK.
media.mp4[].url	URL string	Direct temporary public MP4 URL for a quality.
media.mp4[].quality	string, optional	Quality label returned by VK.
media.hls	array of objects, optional	Temporary public HLS links in the qualities returned by VK.
media.hls[].url	URL string	Direct temporary public HLS URL for a quality.
media.hls[].quality	string, optional	Quality label returned by VK.
audioTrack	object, optional	Associated public audio-track information when VK exposes it.
audioTrack.id	string, optional	Stable identifier of the associated audio track when VK provides it.
audioTrack.title	string, optional	Public title of the associated audio track.
audioTrack.artist	string, optional	Public artist name of the associated audio track.
matchedKeyword	string, optional	The keyword that first produced this clip during keyword discovery.

Example dataset row

This is a shortened genuine row from the successful current-beta recommendation run. The thumbnailVariants and media arrays are shown as "..." to keep the example short. All other shown values are from that public dataset row.

{
  "clipId": "-230258621_456239058",
  "clipUrl": "https://vk.com/clip-230258621_456239058",
  "owner": {
    "id": "-230258621",
    "type": "community",
    "name": "Dasha Shulgina",
    "handle": "shulginadashuk",
    "profileUrl": "https://vk.com/shulginadashuk",
    "avatarUrl": "https://sun1-94.userapi.com/s/v1/ig2/szOKSZI2Q-XbHqT0SNWrXtzRoe_jU9ZAapYarzNZhK-c3D2suRZV4eVgpwV1bPzrWkhy6Rtxhdy4yu0BIKpQxsCA.jpg?quality=95&crop=49,110,768,768&as=32x32,48x48,72x72,108x108,160x160,240x240,360x360,480x480,540x540,640x640,720x720&ava=1&u=eEDo7cdelW-p3nOaPNTj0vcN8Q1jYb3zpWaWxZaau_Y&cs=100x100"
  },
  "title": "Clip by @shulginadashuk",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T19:41:33.000Z",
  "durationSeconds": 59,
  "dimensions": {
    "width": 480,
    "height": 852
  },
  "engagement": {
    "views": 689794,
    "likes": 15610,
    "comments": 71,
    "reposts": 197
  },
  "thumbnail": {
    "url": "https://sun9-68.userapi.com/impg/h7z71GXjT1uf2FqRw4FIOBtbk0My_SQ5dK8zrA/YfM3THXc-Tc.jpg?size=130x96&quality=95&keep_aspect_ratio=1&background=000000&sign=ddc5a22711efa81c76f44c4ab40502fc&c_uniq_tag=JMZjmg6Ir4gFdoRUh1OIyhQCHTOPy1NNLl89IrJSeYE&type=video_thumb",
    "width": 130,
    "height": 96
  },
  "thumbnailVariants": "...",
  "media": {
    "mp4": "...",
    "hls": "..."
  },
  "audioTrack": {
    "id": "456239042",
    "title": "Original sound"
  }
}

💳 Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing. You are charged for each accepted public VK Clip saved to the default dataset. See the Pricing tab for the current tier price. The event is based on saved clips, not a fixed run size.

🔌 Integrations

Open the saved dataset in Apify or read its rows through the Apify API. Use the structured fields and source links in your own review or data workflow. The MP4 and HLS links remain temporary links supplied by VK when available.

❓ FAQ

Can I collect private or deleted VK Clips?

No. The Actor collects public VK Clips that the source makes available without bypassing access controls. Private, deleted, restricted, and login-only content is outside its scope.

What happens when a Clip matches more than one keyword or URL?

The first eligible occurrence is saved. Later matches for the same source clip are ignored, and the saved row describes the first match only. In keyword mode, matchedKeyword shows the keyword that first produced it.

Can one run use recommendations, keywords, and Clip URLs together?

No. Choose one discovery method for a run. Use separate runs for different discovery setups.

Do the media links host the videos permanently?

No. The Actor does not permanently host or mirror video files. It keeps temporary public MP4 and HLS links when VK exposes them.

What happens when I leave Maximum clips empty?

The run returns all available results until the source is exhausted, subject to the selected discovery method and filters.

How do engagement filters work?

Set a minimum for any combination of views, likes, comments, and reposts. A clip must meet each minimum you set to be accepted.

📝 Changelog

v0.0 (18-09-2026)

• Initial release.

🆘 Support

For issues, questions, or feature requests, file a ticket and I'll fix or implement it in less than 24h 🫡

🔗 Related Actors

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Made with ❤️ by Maxime Dupré