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Overview

The "Get Users" operation of the "Users" resource in this node interacts with the VKontakte (VK) social network API to retrieve user information. It allows fetching a list of users based on specified criteria such as user IDs or search queries, and supports pagination through count and offset parameters.

This node is beneficial when you want to automate workflows involving VK user data, such as gathering user profiles for marketing analysis, monitoring followers, or integrating VK user info into other systems.

Practical examples:

• Retrieve details of specific VK users by their IDs.
• Search for users matching certain keywords or criteria.
• Fetch followers or subscriptions of a particular user.

Properties

These properties control the volume and pagination of the user data retrieved.

Output

The output is a JSON object containing the response from the VK API corresponding to the requested user data. The structure depends on the specific sub-operation used (e.g., getUsers, searchUsers, getFollowers, getSubscriptions), but generally includes arrays or objects representing user profiles and related metadata.

No binary data output is produced by this operation.

Dependencies

• Requires an API authentication token credential configured in n8n to access the VKontakte API.
• The node uses the VK API base URL https://api.vk.com/method.
• Proper permissions/scopes must be granted to the API token to access user-related endpoints.

Troubleshooting

• Common issues:

  • Invalid or expired API token leading to authentication errors.
  • Insufficient permissions for the API token to access user data.
  • Exceeding VK API rate limits causing request failures.
  • Incorrect user ID or query parameters resulting in empty or error responses.

• Error messages:

  • "Unknown operation: getUsers": This indicates a misconfiguration of the operation parameter; ensure "Get Users" is selected.
  • API errors returned from VK will be included in the node output if "Continue On Fail" is enabled; otherwise, they will stop execution.

• Resolutions:

  • Verify and refresh the API authentication token.
  • Check that the token has required scopes for user data access.
  • Adjust count and offset parameters to avoid large requests.
  • Validate input parameters like user IDs and queries.

Links and References

• VKontakte API Documentation - Users
• VKontakte API Documentation - Users Search
• VKontakte API Documentation - Followers
• VKontakte API Documentation - Subscriptions