VK Groups Scraper

What does VK Groups Scraper do?

VK Groups Scraper is an Apify actor that extracts data from one or multiple public VK groups. The actor provides the following information:

• Post text
• Date
• Likes, shares and views count
• Media
• Post URL

You can download the data in JSON, CSV, and Excel formats and use it in apps, spreadsheets, and reports.

Why scrape VK?

VK has over 500 million registered users and is a great source of data for businesses and organizations. Here are some of the ways you could use that data:

• Find out what your competitors are doing
• Monitor trends and changes in public opinion

For more inspiration on how scraping VK could help your business or organization, check out our industry pages.

How to scrape VK

It's easy to scrape VK with VK Groups Scraper. Just follow these steps:

1. Click on "Try for free."
2. Enter the URLs of the public groups you want to scrape.
3. Choose the format you want to download the data in (JSON, CSV, or Excel).
4. Click on "Run."
5. When the actor has finished, preview or download your data from the Dataset tab.

How much will it cost to scrape VK?

Apify gives you $5 free usage credits every month on the Apify Free plan. You can get up to 1,000 results per month from VK Groups Scraper for free!

But if you need to get more data regularly from VK, you should grab an Apify subscription. We recommend our $49/month Starter plan - you can get up to 10,000 results every month with the $49 monthly plan!

Or get 100,000 results for $499 with the Scale plan - wow!

Results

Here is a sample of the data that the actor produces:

1{
2    "media": [
3      "https://sun6-22.userapi.com/impg/ZyhsTbI0PtrGRFBB9-pXiq_Ts8fZ0gbuufy0YQ/1iZoCZxO3pY.jpg?size=604x372&quality=95&sign=909e39d7099c7cd41877420f3e9fb96f&c_uniq_tag=F8Gy0rRm7wZM_uJtGtayxDT2RkabdglBpda60PVRkRE&type=album",
4      "https://sun6-21.userapi.com/impg/haVm1zFIyiNvVSsKr71PQiwhJVl3VSHUuiAYoQ/Lmze8iHpuJk.jpg?size=604x373&quality=95&sign=0504b95df2e7f40bed05e59b18c72fb5&c_uniq_tag=SxiMWlF37ldDRJJlHFUZLY0FggXoh9U9baGWIbnWRKY&type=album",
5      "https://sun6-21.userapi.com/impg/u3LQEp1-5tGBgc-3wfSg9vR6TjsE-omP1saYyg/Z2F2PIhyb4I.jpg?size=130x79&quality=95&sign=c2d1460eee8170fdcaf3751558d6b14e&c_uniq_tag=CNZavLUkf_Uwnx-d_q1GdQMhaMBP1yyek0IoBLtsir8&type=album",
6    ],
7    "description": "Работаем!  – Взорвите пост активом, что бы наши моделлеры получили очередной заряд значимой мотивации",
8    "url": "https://vk.com/wall-201571192_2798",
9    "likesCount": 936,
10    "sharesCount": 76,
11    "viewsCount": "17K",
12    "date": "21 Feb at 8:59 pm",
13    "videoViewsCount": null,
14    "userName": "NEW YORK TIMES",
15    "userImg": "https://sun6-23.userapi.com/s/v1/ig2/uW1c_6mXGMzCr11SeRuHxlz3LC4O0dSy5k0YCX0-I7Gzji_ULTDH9DtTmXpq073aUWTsHV_kCIdpzvF81zCqp2EJ.jpg?size=100x100&quality=95&crop=74,0,1056,1056&ava=1",
16    "postId": "-201571192_2798"
17  }

Tips for scraping VK

• Make sure you're only scraping public groups, as scraping private groups is against VK's terms of service.
• Use proxy to avoid getting blocked by VK.

Is it legal to scrape VK?

Note that personal data is protected by GDPR in the European Union and by other regulations around the world. You should not scrape personal data unless you have a legitimate reason to do so. If you're unsure whether your reason is legitimate, consult your lawyers. We also recommend that you read our blog post: is web scraping legal?.

Contact

Please feel free to browse through the diverse array of web scrapers available on my Apify profile. If a custom solution or extra options are what you're seeking, don't hesitate to get in touch with me directly at contact@mscraper.com.