diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index daaedeb..9d848f8 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ from cisticola.transformer import (
     TelegramTelethonTransformer,
     GettrTransformer, 
     RumbleTransformer, 
-    BitchuteTransformer)
+    BitchuteTransformer,
+    VkontakteTransformer)
 
 from sync_with_gsheet import sync_channels
 
@@ -55,9 +56,10 @@ def get_transformer_controller():
     controller = ETLController()
     controller.connect_to_db(engine)
 
-    transformers = [TelegramTelethonTransformer(), 
-        BitchuteTransformer(), 
-        GettrTransformer(), 
+    transformers = [VkontakteTransformer(),
+        TelegramTelethonTransformer(),
+        GettrTransformer(),
+        BitchuteTransformer(),
         RumbleTransformer()]
 
     controller.register_transformers(transformers)
diff --git a/cisticola/transformer/__init__.py b/cisticola/transformer/__init__.py
index 37df764..48f96bd 100644
--- a/cisticola/transformer/__init__.py
+++ b/cisticola/transformer/__init__.py
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ from .bitchute import BitchuteTransformer
 from .telegram_telethon import TelegramTelethonTransformer
 from .rumble import RumbleTransformer
 from .gettr import GettrTransformer
+from .vkontakte import VkontakteTransformer
diff --git a/cisticola/transformer/telegram_telethon.py b/cisticola/transformer/telegram_telethon.py
index eb48d06..b5326e2 100644
--- a/cisticola/transformer/telegram_telethon.py
+++ b/cisticola/transformer/telegram_telethon.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class TelegramTelethonTransformer(Transformer):
 
         reply_to = None
         if raw['reply_to']:
-            reply_to_id = raw['reply_to']['reply_to_msg_id']
+            reply_to_id = str(raw['reply_to']['reply_to_msg_id'])
             post = session.query(Post).filter_by(channel=data.channel, platform_id=reply_to_id).first()
             if post is None:
                 reply_to = -1
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class TelegramTelethonTransformer(Transformer):
 
         channel = session.query(Channel).filter_by(id=int(data.channel)).first()
 
-        if channel is not None:
+        if channel is not None and channel.url:
             url = channel.url.strip('/') + f"/{raw['id']}"
             author_username = channel.screenname
         else:
diff --git a/cisticola/transformer/vkontakte.py b/cisticola/transformer/vkontakte.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2351972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cisticola/transformer/vkontakte.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import json
+from loguru import logger
+from typing import Generator, Union, Callable
+import dateutil.parser
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from sqlalchemy import func
+
+from cisticola.transformer.base import Transformer 
+from cisticola.base import RawChannelInfo, ChannelInfo, ScraperResult, Post, Image, Video, Media, Channel
+
+class VkontakteTransformer(Transformer):
+    """A Vkontakte specific ScraperResult, with a method ETL/transforming"""
+
+    __version__ = "VkontakteTransformer 0.0.1"
+
+    def can_handle(self, data: ScraperResult) -> bool:
+        scraper = data.scraper.split(' ')
+        if scraper[0] == "VkontakteScraper":
+            return True
+
+        return False        
+
+    def transform_info(self, data: RawChannelInfo, insert: Callable, session) -> Generator[Union[Post, Channel, Media], None, None]:
+        raw = json.loads(data.raw_data)
+
+        transformed = ChannelInfo(
+            raw_channel_info_id=data.id,
+            channel=data.channel,
+            platform_id=raw['username'],
+            platform=data.platform,
+            scraper=data.scraper,
+            transformer=self.__version__,
+            screenname=raw['username'],
+            name=raw['name'],
+            description=raw.get('description'),
+            description_url=raw.get('websites'),
+            description_location=None,
+            followers=int(raw['followers']) if raw['followers'] else None,
+            following=-1,
+            verified=raw['verified'],
+            date_archived=data.date_archived,
+            date_created=None,
+            date_transformed=datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        )
+
+        transformed = insert(transformed)
+
+
+    def transform(self, data: ScraperResult, insert: Callable, session) -> Generator[Union[Post, Channel, Media], None, None]:
+        raw = json.loads(data.raw_data)           
+
+        transformed = Post(
+            raw_id=data.id,
+            platform_id=data.platform_id,
+            scraper=data.scraper,
+            transformer=self.__version__,
+            platform=data.platform,
+            channel=data.channel,
+            date=data.date,
+            date_archived=data.date_archived,
+            date_transformed=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
+            url=raw['url'],
+            content=raw['content'] if raw['content'] else '',
+            author_id = None,
+            author_username=None,
+            outlinks =list(filter(None, raw["outlinks"])) if raw['outlinks'] else [],
+            )
+
+        insert(transformed)
+
+        # media = self.process_media(raw, transformed.id, data)
+        # for m in media:
+        #     insert(m)
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diff --git a/tests/transformer/vkontakte.py b/tests/transformer/vkontakte.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea26b62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/transformer/vkontakte.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
+import json
+
+import pytest
+
+from cisticola.base import Channel
+from cisticola.scraper import VkontakteScraper
+from cisticola.transformer import VkontakteTransformer
+from cisticola.base import Post, Media
+
+@pytest.mark.media
+def test_scrape_etl_vkontakte(engine, controller, etl_controller, channel_kwargs):
+    controller.reset_db()
+    
+    channels = [Channel(**channel_kwargs['vkontakte'])]
+    controller.register_scraper(scraper = VkontakteScraper())
+    controller.scrape_channels(channels = channels, archive_media = True)
+    controller.scrape_all_channel_info()
+
+    etl_controller.register_transformer(VkontakteTransformer())
+    etl_controller.transform_all_untransformed()
+    etl_controller.transform_all_untransformed_info()
+
+    sessionfactory = sessionmaker()
+    sessionfactory.configure(bind=engine)
+    session = sessionfactory()
+
+    posts = session.query(Post).all()
+    media = session.query(Media).all()
+
+    assert len(posts) == 23
+    # assert len(media) == 0
+
+    assert 'Nigerian gender studies' in posts[-1].content
+    # assert json.loads(media[0].exif)['Composite:ImageSize'] == "826 728"
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