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VK.com

The VK.com modules allow you to watch, list and retrieve the wall posts, photos, and videos in your VK.com account.

Getting Started with VK.com

Prerequisites

  • A VK.com account

In order to use VK.com with Ibexa Connect, it is necessary to have a VK.com account. If you do not have one, you can create a VK.com account at vk.com.

Connecting VK.com to Ibexa Connect

1. Go to Ibexa Connect and open the VK.com module's Create a connection dialog.

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2. In the Connection name field, enter a name for the connection and click Continue.

3. Enter your VK.com login credentials and confirm the access by clicking Allow.

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The connection has been established.

Wall Posts

Watch Wall Posts

Triggers when a new post is created.

Required Permissions: wall

Filter

Select the option to watch the wall posts based on the specified filter:

  • All

  • Posts by the wall owner

  • Posts by someone else

  • Postponed

  • Suggested posts on a community wall

Owner ID

Enter the User ID or Community ID who wall posts you want to watch.

Domain

Enter the user or community short address whose wall posts you want to watch.

Limit

Set the maximum number of wall posts Ibexa Connect should return during one scenario execution cycle.

List Wall Posts

Returns wall posts.

Required Permissions: wall

Filter Select the option to filter the posts based on the specified query.
Owner ID Select the Owner ID to list the posts based on the specified owner. By default, the current user ID wall posts are listed.
Domain Enter the user or community short address whose wall posts you want to list.
Limit Set the maximum number of wall posts Ibexa Connect should return during one scenario execution cycle.

Get a Wall Post

Returns details about a post.

Required Permissions: wall

Post ID

Add the Post ID whose details you want to retrieve:

User or Community ID

Enter the user or Community ID whose post details you want to retrieve.Post ID

Select the Post ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Photos

Watch Photos

Triggers when a new photo is created.

Required Permissions: photos

Owner ID Enter the Owner ID of the photo which you want to watch.
Album ID Enter the Album ID whose photos you want to watch.
Limit Set the maximum number of photos Ibexa Connect should return during one scenario execution cycle.

List Photos

Returns photos.

Required Permissions: photos

Album Select the album whose photos you want to list.
Photo ID(s) Add the Photo ID(s) you want to list.
Owner ID Enter the Owner ID of the photo which you want to list.
Limit Set the maximum number of photos Ibexa Connect should return during one scenario execution cycle.

Videos

Watch Videos

Triggers when a new video is created.

Required Permissions: video

Video ID(s)

Add the video IDS you want to list:

Owner ID

Enter the Owner ID of the video you want to watch.

Media ID

Enter the Media ID of the video you want to watch.

Owner ID

Enter the Owner ID of the video which you want to watch.

Album ID

Enter the Album ID whose videos you want to watch.

Limit

Set the maximum number of videos Ibexa Connect should return during one scenario execution cycle.

List Videos

Returns videos.

Required Permissions: video

Video ID(s)

Add the video IDS you want to list:

Owner ID

Enter the Owner ID of the video.

Media ID

Enter the Media ID of the video.

Owner ID

Enter the Owner ID of the video which you want to list.

Album ID

Enter the Album ID whose videos you want to list.

Limit

Set the maximum number of videos Ibexa Connect should return during one scenario execution cycle.

Other

Get My Info

Returns detail about an authenticated user.

Required Permissions: offline

Make an API Call

Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.

URL

Enter a path relative to https://api.vk.com/. For example: /method/users.get

For the list of available endpoints, refer to the VK API Documentation.

Method

Select the HTTP method you want to use:

GET to retrieve information for an entry.

POST to create a new entry.

PUT to update/replace an existing entry.

PATCH to make a partial entry update.

DELETE to delete an entry.

Headers

Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you.

Query String

Enter the request query string.

Body

Enter the body content for your API call.

Example of Use - List Photos

The following API call returns all the photos from your VK.com account:

URL:

/method/photos.getAll

Method:

GET

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Matches of the search can be found in the module's Output under Bundle > Body > response > items. In our example, 5 photos were returned:

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