VKontakte Public API

Main article: Application Programming Interface (API)

The VKontakte API is an interface that allows you to receive information from the vk.com database using http requests to a special server. The API simplifies code creation by providing a set of ready-made classes, functions, or structures for working with existing data. Public methods allow you to create interesting and interactive applications using VKontakte technologies. And the built-in monetization tools will help developers get revenue from the first days of launch.

2022

Opening the Video Call Management API

Developers of web services, mobile applications VK Mini Apps and will be able to automate the creation of online meetings VK Calls in and their management through public. This was API Vkontakte announced by VKontakte on July 8, 2022.

Updated available methods will help: create links to calls in advance, share them with users, start and end conferences on a schedule and automatically turn on the recording of the conversation. The invitation received when creating the call will allow you to join it - VK in the Calls application or the web version of the platform. All the necessary documentation can already be found on the VKontakte platform for developers.

The API will allow you to effectively use the capabilities of the VK Calls platform to conduct unlimited video conferencing with an unlimited number of participants. Calls can be launched from both personal pages and on behalf of the community. Users can connect to the conference via the link and without a VKontakte profile - anonymously or using VK ID, a single account for all company products.

The updated methods can be used in conjunction with others available in the public VKontakte API to expand the capabilities of products. For example, start recording a call, after completion, convert the broadcast into a video and embed the finished video on the product website. Video calling methods will expand the library of ready-made VKontakte tools, which can be accessed by any service developers to develop their own projects in integration with the mechanics of the social network. Call APIs can be useful for educational projects, web conferences, online events, media and any other areas where communication with users is in demand.

VKontakte's mission is to connect people, services and companies, creating simple and convenient communication tools. We have vast experience in video communication technologies and a large set of our own solutions that we are ready to share with the developers of other IT services. Our tools will suit teams with any experience. If you want to use a simple, ready-made solution, that is, a public API that will help automate tasks using the VK Calls platform. For greater customization, there is, with the SDK help of which you can embed calls into your product for seamless integration and use infrastructure social networks, said Alexander Tobol, STO VKontakte and VK Calls.

Open third-party access to live streaming through the API

On April 11, 2022, VKontakte announced that the social network provided access to technologies for organizing live broadcasts to all third-party developers - they had the opportunity for bilateral integration of VKontakte streaming. The public translation API (Application Programming Interface) is now available for embedding on sites, mini-apps and standalone applications.

Third-party developers have the ability to automate the creation and management of live broadcasts on the VK Video platform. The API functionality corresponds to the basic capabilities of the translation interface. Using the API, you can get a link and transfer an RTMP stream to the broadcast, for example, collected in specialized studio software, set the name, description and set up privacy, and during the broadcast use interactive mechanics of interaction with the audience and track the audience's response. Methods for obtaining an RTMP address for streaming video and completing the broadcast are already available on the developer platform.

Using the API for video streaming will help businesses diversify their presence in, and social networks the creators content will give additional opportunities - it will simplify integration with video capture services and automate the process of working with content as much as possible, which is especially important for often publishing authors and communities.

The public API will help a wide range of third-party developers use the capabilities of VKontakte in their applications and create solutions for developing projects in integration with the mechanics of the social network. Service developers have received a tool for working with video content - in addition to downloading video through the API, tracking events in communities and many other features available on the VK platform for developers.

"The public API provides a large set of ready-made classes, functions and structures for working with video and allows you to automate the placement of content on the platform: upload videos, create and edit playlists on a user's or community page, edit video data, add comments and collect statistics. The Vkontakte team plans to expand the capabilities of the API, relying on user feedback and the most frequent use cases, " Alexander Tobol, Technical Director of VKontakte and VK Video

VKontakte enables third-party developers to use the interface of their own products to create individual services. The social network is developing VK Mini Apps - a platform for embedded cross-platform applications on VKontakte. They are based on standard web technologies HTML, JavaScript, CSS and are available to all developers.