vk.community

beta Advanced

VK community/group: name, description, members, verification.

GET /v1/vk/community

What you get#

One Vk record in Onekey's unified shape, in data. If the record does not exist you get a 404 not_found and are not charged.

What it costs#

Advanced · 5 credits for a fresh fetch, charged only when it succeeds.
Free when served from cache (0.2 credit for a cached response over 100 KB).
Free if the request is invalid (never charged) or the source fails or reports not found (refunded).

Parameters#

Name	Type	Required	Default	What it is	Constraints
`group`	string	yes	(required)	VK community id or screen name	max 40 chars; must match `[A-Za-z0-9_.]{1,40}`; trimmed

Request#

curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/vk/community?group=apiclub" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Try it

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Recorded response#

A real Vk response, recorded and returned in Onekey's shape. Fields the platform does not provide are null.

json

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "entity": {
      "id": "id0154",
      "name": "example entity.name 0",
      "slug": "example entity.slug 0",
      "description": "example entity.description 0",
      "stats": {
        "members": 100
      }
    },
    "media": {
      "thumbnailUrl": "https://example.com/entity/imageurl/0"
    }
  },
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "vk",
    "endpoint": "community",
    "cached": false,
    "stale": false,
    "age_s": 0,
    "fetched_at": "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00",
    "credits_charged": 5,
    "request_id": "7f3a9c2e5b1d4c8fa2e6d0b9c4f18e37"
  },
  "error": null
}

Field mapping#

How this endpoint's source fields become Onekey's unified schema. Fields the source lacks come back as null.

Source path	Onekey field	Transform
`response.groups.0.id`	`entity.id`	`toString`
`response.groups.0.name`	`entity.name`	-
`response.groups.0.screen_name`	`entity.slug`	-
`response.groups.0.description`	`entity.description`	-
`response.groups.0.members_count`	`entity.stats.members`	`toNumber`
`response.groups.0.photo_200`	`media.thumbnailUrl`	`safeUrl`

Caching and freshness#

Fresh for about 30 minutes. Repeat calls in that window are served from cache and are free.
Between 30 minutes and 6 hours the cached copy is still served instantly and marked stale: true while Onekey refreshes it in the background.
If the source is down when a refresh is needed, the last copy can be served for up to 1 day more (marked stale).
A "not found" is remembered for 5 minutes and is free.
The cache is shared across all customers, which is what keeps repeat calls cheap.

What can go wrong#

Status	Code	What to do
401	`unauthorized`	Check the `x-api-key` header.
402	`insufficient_credits`	Add credits; your balance must cover the price.
404	`not_found`	That record does not exist. Free; do not retry.
422	`invalid_params`	Fix the parameters using the table above. Free.
429	`rate_limited`	Wait `Retry-After` seconds, then retry.
502	`upstream_error`	The source failed. Refunded; retry with backoff.

See Errors for the full list and retry guidance.

Status: beta (not yet verified against the live source).