Vimeo

Vimeo is a video hosting, creation, and streaming platform for creators, businesses, and enterprises that provides ad-free video hosting, live streaming, video editing, analytics, and OTT distribution. The Vimeo REST API enables programmatic upload, management, embedding, and analytics of videos, albums, channels, groups, and users using Bearer token (OAuth 2.0) authentication.

Vimeo publishes 5 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Webhooks, Albums API, Channels API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Video, Streaming, Video Hosting, Live Streaming, and Media.

The Vimeo catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Vimeo’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, signup flow, pricing, engineering blog, and 9 more developer resources.

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38.4/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 49/100 agent ready Front door AI 4/6 moderate Heartbeat 98/100 alive saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0 · Show this score on your site →

1 published contract 1 MCP Servers

Video Streaming Video Hosting Live Streaming Media OTT

What this lets a business do 2

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

Media, Creator & Social

AE-170

AlbumsChannels

GET /channels GET /channels/{channel_id} GET /channels/{channel_id}/videos POST /users/{user_id}/albums

Media Asset Management

BC-3710

Videos

POST /me/videos

Kin Score

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scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0

Composite quality — 38.4/100 · thin

Contract Quality 10.0 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 6.8 / 15

Access Clarity 3.6 / 15

Operational Transparency 1.3 / 10

Contract Governance 1.2 / 9

Discoverability 5.1 / 8

Regulatory Posture 4.1 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 49/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 6 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 6 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 5 / 5

Registration Without a Human 6 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 5 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented)
Stable Error Semantics +8 pts — OpenAPI $refs a shared error schema across 4xx/5xx responses (verified), else common[].type includes ErrorCatalog / ErrorCodes / DeclineCodes
A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0
Rate-Limit Signaling +7 pts — OpenAPI responses document X-RateLimit-* / RateLimit headers (verified), else a rate_limits artifact or RateLimits link (documented)
Request/Response Examples +7 pts — share of operations carrying request/response examples; else an Examples / Code Samples link
Agent Skills +5 pts — skills artifact present, graded by who authored it

4 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Access Clarity scores 23.7 — up to +15.3 composite points
Contract Quality scores 53.2 — up to +11.7 composite points
Operational Transparency scores 13.2 — up to +11.3 composite points

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Markets this provider is in provisional

The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.

Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Streaming Video and Media Delivery	regulated	27.8	-	-
Obsidian Community Plugins (third-party APIs the Obsidian plugin ecosystem integrates)	regulated	27.8	-	-
TX-RAMP Certified Cloud Products (Texas DIR)	regulated	27.8	-	-
APIs.guru OpenAPI Directory (API definition directory)	regulated	27.8	-	-
Smartsheet Marketplace (connectors and partner-built solutions on Smartsheet)	regulated	27.8	-	-

Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.

Standards implemented 6

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

measured — observed by APIs.io (verified)

OAuth 2.0 Protected Resource Metadata

measured — observed by APIs.io (verified)

Dynamic Client Registration

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

AsyncAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

OAuth 2.0

measured — observed by APIs.io (declared)

APIs 5

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Vimeo Webhooks

AsyncAPI 2.6 specification for Vimeo's documented webhook surface, covering the Vimeo OTT customer and subscription lifecycle topics (customer.created, customer.product.renewed,...

Vimeo Albums API

The Albums API from Vimeo — 2 operation(s) for albums.

Vimeo Channels API

The Channels API from Vimeo — 3 operation(s) for channels.

Vimeo Users API

The Users API from Vimeo — 2 operation(s) for users.

Vimeo Videos API

The Videos API from Vimeo — 3 operation(s) for videos.

Open Collections 6

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Vimeo Albums API

OPEN COLLECTION

Vimeo Webhooks API

OPEN COLLECTION

Vimeo Albums Channels API

OPEN COLLECTION

Vimeo Albums Users API

OPEN COLLECTION

Vimeo Albums Videos API

OPEN COLLECTION

Vimeo API

OPEN COLLECTION

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

Vimeo MCP Server

Remote MCP server at mcp.vimeo.com over HTTP.

MCP SERVER

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Vimeo API Rules

39 rules · 37 errors 1 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Vimeo Authentication

http/oauth2 · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Vimeo Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Vimeo Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone · security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Vimeo Scopes

6 scopes · authorizationCode/clientCredentials

6 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Vimeo Agentic Access

17 operations · 7 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

Signup

Signup

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

OAuthScopes

OAuthScopes

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap

CapabilityMap

Source (apis.yml)

aid: vimeo
name: Vimeo
description: Vimeo is a video hosting, creation, and streaming platform for creators, businesses, and enterprises that provides
  ad-free video hosting, live streaming, video editing, analytics, and OTT distribution. The Vimeo REST API enables programmatic
  upload, management, embedding, and analytics of videos, albums, channels, groups, and users using Bearer token (OAuth 2.0)
  authentication.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/vimeo.png
tags:
- Video
- Streaming
- Video Hosting
- Live Streaming
- Media
- OTT
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vimeo/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-30'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: vimeo:webhooks
  name: Vimeo Webhooks
  description: 'AsyncAPI 2.6 specification for Vimeo''s documented webhook surface, covering the Vimeo OTT customer and subscription
    lifecycle topics (customer.created, customer.product.renewed, customer.tvod.created, and related events) delivered via
    HTTPS POST to a subscriber URL. Vimeo''s standard API webhooks (App Webhooks) are configured per API app from the developer
    dashboard. Note: Vimeo''s official documentation states the standard API does not currently emit a webhook on transcode
    completion; transcode status must be polled.'
  humanURL: https://help.vimeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/12427268063761-Supported-webhook-topics-and-what-they-indicate-on-Vimeo-OTT
  baseURL: https://api.vimeo.com
  tags:
  - Webhook
  - Event
  - OTT
  - Subscription
  - AsyncAPI
  tags_raw:
  - Webhooks
  - Events
  - OTT
  - Subscriptions
  - AsyncAPI
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.vimeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/12427268063761-Supported-webhook-topics-and-what-they-indicate-on-Vimeo-OTT
  - type: Payload Reference
    url: https://help.vimeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/12427295198609-Properties-of-a-webhook-payload-on-Vimeo-OTT
  - type: Setup Guide
    url: https://help.vimeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/12427285998225-Create-a-Vimeo-OTT-webhook
  - type: App Webhook Reference
    url: https://developer.vimeo.com/api/reference/response/api-app-webhook
  - type: Transcode Status Note
    url: https://help.vimeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/12427776744593-Get-video-transcode-status-from-the-API
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vimeo/refs/heads/main/openapi/vimeo-asyncapi.yml
- aid: vimeo:vimeo-albums-api
  name: Vimeo Albums API
  description: The Albums API from Vimeo — 2 operation(s) for albums.
  humanURL: https://developer.vimeo.com/api/reference
  baseURL: https://api.vimeo.com
  tags:
  - Albums
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vimeo-albums-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vimeo.com/api/reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.vimeo.com/api/guides/start
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.vimeo.com/api/authentication
  - type: OpenAPI Source
    url: https://github.com/vimeo/openapi
- aid: vimeo:vimeo-channels-api
  name: Vimeo Channels API
  description: The Channels API from Vimeo — 3 operation(s) for channels.
  humanURL: https://developer.vimeo.com/api/reference
  baseURL: https://api.vimeo.com
  tags:
  - Channels
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vimeo-channels-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vimeo.com/api/reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.vimeo.com/api/guides/start
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.vimeo.com/api/authentication
  - type: OpenAPI Source
    url: https://github.com/vimeo/openapi
- aid: vimeo:vimeo-users-api
  name: Vimeo Users API
  description: The Users API from Vimeo — 2 operation(s) for users.
  humanURL: https://developer.vimeo.com/api/reference
  baseURL: https://api.vimeo.com
  tags:
  - User
  tags_raw:
  - Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vimeo-users-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vimeo.com/api/reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.vimeo.com/api/guides/start
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.vimeo.com/api/authentication
  - type: OpenAPI Source
    url: https://github.com/vimeo/openapi
- aid: vimeo:vimeo-videos-api
  name: Vimeo Videos API
  description: The Videos API from Vimeo — 3 operation(s) for videos.
  humanURL: https://developer.vimeo.com/api/reference
  baseURL: https://api.vimeo.com
  tags:
  - Video
  tags_raw:
  - Videos
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/vimeo-videos-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.vimeo.com/api/reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.vimeo.com/api/guides/start
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.vimeo.com/api/authentication
  - type: OpenAPI Source
    url: https://github.com/vimeo/openapi
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/vimeo-capability-edges.yml
  name: Vimeo Business Capability Map
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/vimeo-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/vimeo-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/vimeo-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/vimeo-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/vimeo-scopes.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vimeo
- type: Website
  url: https://vimeo.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.vimeo.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.vimeo.com/
- type: Signup
  url: https://vimeo.com/join
- type: Pricing
  url: https://vimeo.com/upgrade
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/vimeo
- url: https://vimeo.com/blog/feed
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Vimeo API — frequently asked questions

Does Vimeo have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 5 APIs from Vimeo, including Vimeo Webhooks, Vimeo Albums API and Vimeo Channels API, and 2 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Vimeo API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 4 OpenAPI specifications for Vimeo, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Vimeo API?

Vimeo documents its authentication (http/oauth2 · 2 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Vimeo Authentication.

Does Vimeo have an MCP server?

Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for Vimeo: Remote MCP server at mcp.vimeo.com over HTTP.

Is the Vimeo API ready for AI agents?

Vimeo has a Kin Score of 38.4 out of 100 (thin) and an Agent Readiness score of 48.8 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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