How to find out the ID of a closed Vkontakte profile?
The method is selected for cases where the identifier is replaced with a nickname in the URL, and the user profile is private.
First go to the landing page and launch the developer tools with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+J or by pressing
F12
:
1. In the top developer toolbar, click on the arrow on the left. After that, click on the button “Send a gift” .
The button tag will be highlighted in the developer tools. The tag , which has an event handler with an identifier.
2. Click on the arrow and click on the block “Mutual friend” . The click handler will have an ID as the second parameter.
These are not the only mentions of the user ID on the closed page, but we have listed some of the more obvious ones.