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Vimeo API

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Get an API specification

Get an API specification

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4?openapi=true

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4/?openapi=true"

import requests
params = {
    "openapi": "true"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4/",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4/');
url.searchParams.set('openapi', 'true');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4/")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("openapi", "true")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4/")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "openapi" => "true"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4/?" . http_build_query([
    "openapi" => "true"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Get all categories

This method gets all existing categories.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4/categories?page=1&sort=last_video_featured_time&per_page=10&direction=asc

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4/categories?page=1&sort=last_video_featured_time&per_page=10&direction=asc"

import requests
params = {
    "page": "1",
    "sort": "last_video_featured_time",
    "per_page": "10",
    "direction": "asc"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4/categories",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4/categories');
url.searchParams.set('page', '1');
url.searchParams.set('sort', 'last_video_featured_time');
url.searchParams.set('per_page', '10');
url.searchParams.set('direction', 'asc');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4/categories")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("page", "1")
	q.Set("sort", "last_video_featured_time")
	q.Set("per_page", "10")
	q.Set("direction", "asc")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4/categories")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "page" => "1",
  "sort" => "last_video_featured_time",
  "per_page" => "10",
  "direction" => "asc"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4/categories?" . http_build_query([
    "page" => "1",
    "sort" => "last_video_featured_time",
    "per_page" => "10",
    "direction" => "asc"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Get all channels

Get all channels

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4/channels?page=1&sort=alphabetical&query=Stop motion&filter=featured&per_page=10&direction=asc

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4/channels?page=1&sort=alphabetical&query=Stop%20motion&filter=featured&per_page=10&direction=asc"

import requests
params = {
    "page": "1",
    "sort": "alphabetical",
    "query": "Stop motion",
    "filter": "featured",
    "per_page": "10",
    "direction": "asc"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4/channels",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4/channels');
url.searchParams.set('page', '1');
url.searchParams.set('sort', 'alphabetical');
url.searchParams.set('query', 'Stop motion');
url.searchParams.set('filter', 'featured');
url.searchParams.set('per_page', '10');
url.searchParams.set('direction', 'asc');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4/channels")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("page", "1")
	q.Set("sort", "alphabetical")
	q.Set("query", "Stop motion")
	q.Set("filter", "featured")
	q.Set("per_page", "10")
	q.Set("direction", "asc")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4/channels")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "page" => "1",
  "sort" => "alphabetical",
  "query" => "Stop motion",
  "filter" => "featured",
  "per_page" => "10",
  "direction" => "asc"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vimeo.com/3.4/channels?" . http_build_query([
    "page" => "1",
    "sort" => "alphabetical",
    "query" => "Stop motion",
    "filter" => "featured",
    "per_page" => "10",
    "direction" => "asc"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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See official documentation for authentication and setup.

What can you build with Vimeo?

Vimeo is a Media API. Developers commonly use media APIs for:

storing and delivering images, video, and audio
building digital asset management and media libraries
transcoding and optimising media for the web
adding video streaming and playback to your app
automating content tagging and metadata extraction

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Vimeo is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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