Returns updates from the current user’s groups.

This method requires the following permissions: newsfeed.

Parameters

filters
string

Which types of updates to return, comma-separated string:

  • post — new wall posts
  • board — new discussion board topics
  • photo — new photos added to albums

By default, updates of all types are returned.

start_from
string

An opaque string required for pagination, returned as next_from by the previous call of this method. Don’t pass this parameter when loading the news feed for the first time or refreshing it.

count
integer (1..100)

How many updates to return.

By default 25.

Result

An object:

items
array of objects

The updates themselves.

type
enum
  • post – A new wall post was created.
  • board – New discussion board topics were created in the group.
  • photo – New photos were added to the group’s photo albums.
id
integer (positive)

Identifier of this update.

group_id
integer (positive)

Which group this update is about.

post
wall post

When type is post, a wall post object.

photos
object

When type is photo, information about those photos.

count
integer (positive)

How many photos were added in total.

items
array of photos

Up to 10 photo objects.

list_id
string

An identifier to retrieve the complete list of photos that were added, using photos.getFeedEntry.

topics
array of board topics

When type is board, an array of topic objects.

profiles
array of users

User objects relevant to these updates.

groups
array of groups

Group objects relevant to these updates.

next_from
string

The value to pass as start_from in a subsequent call to this method to load the next page of the news feed.

If this field is absent, no more updates are available.

Errors

Global errors may occur when calling this method.