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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 APIs 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.

Vimeo’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, signup flow, pricing, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

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34.2/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0
AccessSelf serve
5 APIs
VideoStreamingVideo HostingLive StreamingMediaOTT

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scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0
Composite quality — 34.2/100 · thin
Contract Quality 15.1 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 6.7 / 20
Access Clarity 4.7 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.3 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
MCP Server 0 / 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
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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 7

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

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

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GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Vimeo GraphQL API

Vimeo is a professional video hosting platform. The API covers video upload and management, albums, showcases, channels, user management, analytics, OTT platform configuration, ...

GRAPHQL

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

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
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
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
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  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
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/vimeo-graphql.md
- 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
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/vimeo-graphql.md
- 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
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/vimeo-graphql.md
- 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:
  - 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
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/vimeo-graphql.md
common:
- 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

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