Vimeo Scraper
Get direct MP4 download links up to 1080p with file sizes, plus title, duration, and thumbnail for any public Vimeo video
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What Is a Vimeo Scraper?
A Vimeo scraper takes the link to a public Vimeo video and returns direct MP4 download links together with basic video details. It saves you from digging the streams out of the Vimeo player yourself: one request with a video URL gives you files you can download, store, or process.
What Data Can You Extract from Vimeo?
Direct MP4 download links for every available quality, up to 1080p
File size of each version, in bytes
Video title and duration
Thumbnail image URL
The canonical video page URL
Common Use Cases
Archiving your own or your clients' videos
Building video datasets for research and machine learning
Picking the right quality for a download by its file size
Feeding videos into transcription, translation, or editing pipelines
How Vimeo Scraping Works
- Send a POST request with the URL of a public Vimeo video (vimeo.com and player.vimeo.com links both work)
- The scraper resolves the video and its available streams
- You receive JSON with MP4 links per quality and their file sizes, the title, duration, and thumbnail
- Download links are generated on each request, so fetch the files soon after receiving them
Challenges and Limitations
One video per request — channels, showcases, comments, and search are not supported
Available qualities depend on what Vimeo serves for a given video
Private, password-protected, or deleted videos are not available
Legal and Ethical Considerations
Download only publicly available videos, follow Vimeo's Terms of Service, and respect the rights of content owners — make sure you are allowed to store or reuse a video before you do.
FAQ
Is there an official Vimeo API?
Yes, Vimeo offers an API, but it requires an app and an access token, and download links are available only for videos you own or where the owner allows downloads. This API returns MP4 links for any public video by its URL.
Which qualities can I get?
Every quality Vimeo serves for the video is returned in the urls list with quality (e.g. "1080p") and filesize in bytes.
Can I get a whole channel or showcase?
No. The API works with a single video URL per request.
What format is the response in?
Structured JSON: one object per video with the download links and video metadata.
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