diff --git a/api/src/processing/create-filename.js b/api/src/processing/create-filename.js
index cc985d511..911b5603e 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/create-filename.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/create-filename.js
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ export default (f, style, isAudioOnly, isAudioMuted) => {
     let classicTags = [...infoBase];
     let basicTags = [];
 
-    const title = `${sanitizeString(f.title)} - ${sanitizeString(f.author)}`;
+    let title = sanitizeString(f.title);
+
+    if (f.author) {
+        title += ` - ${sanitizeString(f.author)}`;
+    }
 
     if (f.resolution) {
         classicTags.push(f.resolution);
diff --git a/api/src/processing/match-action.js b/api/src/processing/match-action.js
index 262b3acf8..8d2c1e381 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/match-action.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/match-action.js
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export default function({ r, host, audioFormat, isAudioOnly, isAudioMuted, disab
         case "audio":
             if (audioIgnore.includes(host) || (host === "reddit" && r.typeId === "redirect")) {
                 return createResponse("error", {
-                    code: "error.api.fetch.empty"
+                    code: "error.api.service.audio_not_supported"
                 })
             }
 
diff --git a/api/src/processing/match.js b/api/src/processing/match.js
index fe587f09d..57f04b362 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/match.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/match.js
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ export default async function({ host, patternMatch, params }) {
 
             case "vk":
                 r = await vk({
-                    userId: patternMatch.userId,
+                    ownerId: patternMatch.ownerId,
                     videoId: patternMatch.videoId,
+                    accessKey: patternMatch.accessKey,
                     quality: params.videoQuality
                 });
                 break;
diff --git a/api/src/processing/service-config.js b/api/src/processing/service-config.js
index 0744474c1..81afaf39f 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/service-config.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/service-config.js
@@ -154,9 +154,14 @@ export const services = {
     },
     vk: {
         patterns: [
-            "video:userId_:videoId",
-            "clip:userId_:videoId",
-            "clips:duplicate?z=clip:userId_:videoId"
+            "video:ownerId_:videoId",
+            "clip:ownerId_:videoId",
+            "clips:duplicate?z=clip:ownerId_:videoId",
+            "videos:duplicate?z=video:ownerId_:videoId",
+            "video:ownerId_:videoId_:accessKey",
+            "clip:ownerId_:videoId_:accessKey",
+            "clips:duplicate?z=clip:ownerId_:videoId_:accessKey",
+            "videos:duplicate?z=video:ownerId_:videoId_:accessKey"
         ],
         subdomains: ["m"],
         altDomains: ["vkvideo.ru", "vk.ru"],
diff --git a/api/src/processing/service-patterns.js b/api/src/processing/service-patterns.js
index 0c3d63d4b..e8c466399 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/service-patterns.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/service-patterns.js
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ export const testers = {
         && (!pattern.password || pattern.password.length < 16),
 
     "vk": pattern =>
-        pattern.userId?.length <= 10 && pattern.videoId?.length <= 10,
+        (pattern.ownerId?.length <= 10 && pattern.videoId?.length <= 10) ||
+        (pattern.ownerId?.length <= 10 && pattern.videoId?.length <= 10 && pattern.videoId?.accessKey <= 18),
 
     "youtube": pattern =>
         pattern.id?.length <= 11,
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/vk.js b/api/src/processing/services/vk.js
index 6f5f2ea2f..33224d695 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/vk.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/vk.js
@@ -1,62 +1,140 @@
-import { genericUserAgent, env } from "../../config.js";
+import { env } from "../../config.js";
 
-const resolutions = ["2160", "1440", "1080", "720", "480", "360", "240"];
+const resolutions = ["2160", "1440", "1080", "720", "480", "360", "240", "144"];
 
-export default async function(o) {
-    let html, url, quality = o.quality === "max" ? 2160 : o.quality;
+const oauthUrl = "https://oauth.vk.com/oauth/get_anonym_token";
+const apiUrl = "https://api.vk.com/method";
 
-    html = await fetch(`https://vk.com/video${o.userId}_${o.videoId}`, {
+const clientId = "51552953";
+const clientSecret = "qgr0yWwXCrsxA1jnRtRX";
+
+// used in stream/shared.js for accessing media files
+export const vkClientAgent = "com.vk.vkvideo.prod/822 (iPhone, iOS 16.7.7, iPhone10,4, Scale/2.0) SAK/1.119";
+
+const cachedToken = {
+    token: "",
+    expiry: 0,
+    device_id: "",
+};
+
+const getToken = async () => {
+    if (cachedToken.expiry - 10 > Math.floor(new Date().getTime() / 1000)) {
+        return cachedToken.token;
+    }
+
+    const randomDeviceId = crypto.randomUUID().toUpperCase();
+
+    const anonymOauth = new URL(oauthUrl);
+    anonymOauth.searchParams.set("client_id", clientId);
+    anonymOauth.searchParams.set("client_secret", clientSecret);
+    anonymOauth.searchParams.set("device_id", randomDeviceId);
+
+    const oauthResponse = await fetch(anonymOauth.toString(), {
         headers: {
-            "user-agent": genericUserAgent
+            "user-agent": vkClientAgent,
         }
+    }).then(r => {
+        if (r.status === 200) {
+            return r.json();
+        }
+    });
+
+    if (!oauthResponse) return;
+
+    if (oauthResponse?.token && oauthResponse?.expired_at && typeof oauthResponse?.expired_at === "number") {
+        cachedToken.token = oauthResponse.token;
+        cachedToken.expiry = oauthResponse.expired_at;
+        cachedToken.device_id = randomDeviceId;
+    }
+
+    if (!cachedToken.token) return;
+
+    return cachedToken.token;
+}
+
+const getVideo = async (ownerId, videoId, accessKey) => {
+    const video = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/video.get`, {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: {
+            "content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=utf-8",
+            "user-agent": vkClientAgent,
+        },
+        body: new URLSearchParams({
+            anonymous_token: cachedToken.token,
+            device_id: cachedToken.device_id,
+            lang: "en",
+            v: "5.244",
+            videos: `${ownerId}_${videoId}${accessKey ? `_${accessKey}` : ''}`
+        }).toString()
     })
-    .then(r => r.arrayBuffer())
-    .catch(() => {});
+    .then(r => {
+        if (r.status === 200) {
+            return r.json();
+        }
+    });
 
-    if (!html) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
+    return video;
+}
+
+export default async function ({ ownerId, videoId, accessKey, quality }) {
+    const token = await getToken();
+    if (!token) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
-    // decode cyrillic from windows-1251 because vk still uses apis from prehistoric times
-    let decoder = new TextDecoder('windows-1251');
-    html = decoder.decode(html);
+    const videoGet = await getVideo(ownerId, videoId, accessKey);
 
-    if (!html.includes(`{"lang":`)) return { error: "fetch.empty" };
+    if (!videoGet || !videoGet.response || videoGet.response.items.length !== 1) {
+        return { error: "fetch.empty" };
+    }
 
-    let js = JSON.parse('{"lang":' + html.split(`{"lang":`)[1].split(']);')[0]);
+    const video = videoGet.response.items[0];
 
-    if (Number(js.mvData.is_active_live) !== 0) {
-        return { error: "content.video.live" };
+    if (video.restriction) {
+        const title = video.restriction.title;
+        if (title.endsWith("country") || title.endsWith("region.")) {
+            return { error: "content.video.region" };
+        }
+        if (title === "Processing video") {
+            return { error: "fetch.empty" };
+        }
+        return { error: "content.video.unavailable" };
+    }
+
+    if (!video.files || !video.duration) {
+        return { error: "fetch.fail" };
     }
 
-    if (js.mvData.duration > env.durationLimit) {
+    if (video.duration > env.durationLimit) {
         return { error: "content.too_long" };
     }
 
-    for (let i in resolutions) {
-        if (js.player.params[0][`url${resolutions[i]}`]) {
-            quality = resolutions[i];
+    const userQuality = quality === "max" ? resolutions[0] : quality;
+    let pickedQuality;
+
+    for (const resolution of resolutions) {
+        if (video.files[`mp4_${resolution}`] && +resolution <= +userQuality) {
+            pickedQuality = resolution;
             break
         }
     }
-    if (Number(quality) > Number(o.quality)) quality = o.quality;
 
-    url = js.player.params[0][`url${quality}`];
+    const url = video.files[`mp4_${pickedQuality}`];
+
+    if (!url) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
-    let fileMetadata = {
-        title: js.player.params[0].md_title.trim(),
-        author: js.player.params[0].md_author.trim(),
+    const fileMetadata = {
+        title: video.title.trim(),
     }
 
-    if (url) return {
+    return {
         urls: url,
+        fileMetadata,
         filenameAttributes: {
             service: "vk",
-            id: `${o.userId}_${o.videoId}`,
+            id: `${ownerId}_${videoId}${accessKey ? `_${accessKey}` : ''}`,
             title: fileMetadata.title,
-            author: fileMetadata.author,
-            resolution: `${quality}p`,
-            qualityLabel: `${quality}p`,
+            resolution: `${pickedQuality}p`,
+            qualityLabel: `${pickedQuality}p`,
             extension: "mp4"
         }
     }
-    return { error: "fetch.empty" }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/stream/shared.js b/api/src/stream/shared.js
index 91e1ac2f7..65af03f0e 100644
--- a/api/src/stream/shared.js
+++ b/api/src/stream/shared.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { genericUserAgent } from "../config.js";
+import { vkClientAgent } from "../processing/services/vk.js";
 
 const defaultHeaders = {
     'user-agent': genericUserAgent
@@ -13,6 +14,9 @@ const serviceHeaders = {
         origin: 'https://www.youtube.com',
         referer: 'https://www.youtube.com',
         DNT: '?1'
+    },
+    vk: {
+        'user-agent': vkClientAgent
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/api/src/util/tests/vk.json b/api/src/util/tests/vk.json
index 1dc3ca953..71720af5a 100644
--- a/api/src/util/tests/vk.json
+++ b/api/src/util/tests/vk.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         }
     },
     {
-        "name": "4k video",
+        "name": "big 4k video",
         "url": "https://vk.com/video-1112285_456248465",
         "params": {
             "videoQuality": "max"
@@ -50,6 +50,17 @@
             "status": "tunnel"
         }
     },
+    {
+        "name": "short 4k video, 480p, vkvideo.ru domain",
+        "url": "https://vkvideo.ru/video-26006257_456245538",
+        "params": {
+            "videoQuality": "480"
+        },
+        "expected": {
+            "code": 200,
+            "status": "tunnel"
+        }
+    },
     {
         "name": "ancient video (fallback to 240p)",
         "url": "https://vk.com/video-1959_28496479",
diff --git a/web/i18n/en/error.json b/web/i18n/en/error.json
index bd5125324..750233380 100644
--- a/web/i18n/en/error.json
+++ b/web/i18n/en/error.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
     "api.service.unsupported": "this service is not supported yet. have you pasted the right link?",
     "api.service.disabled": "this service is generally supported by cobalt, but it's disabled on this processing instance. try a link from another service!",
+    "api.service.audio_not_supported": "this service doesn't support audio extraction. try a link from another service!",
 
     "api.link.invalid": "your link is invalid or this service is not supported yet. have you pasted the right link?",
     "api.link.unsupported": "{{ service }} is supported, but i couldn't recognize your link. have you pasted the right one?",