# Vimeo User Videos Scraper (`automation-lab/vimeo-user-videos-scraper`) Actor

🎬 Scrape public Vimeo profile videos with titles, URLs, thumbnails, upload dates, durations, dimensions, tags, stats, and owner metadata.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/automation-lab/vimeo-user-videos-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Stas Persiianenko](https://apify.com/automation-lab) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per event

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Vimeo User Videos Scraper

### What does Vimeo User Videos Scraper do?

- Vimeo User Videos Scraper extracts public videos from Vimeo profile pages.
- It uses the public Vimeo JSON endpoint, so it is fast, lightweight, and does not need a browser.
- Give it profile URLs or usernames and it saves structured video records to an Apify dataset.

### Who is it for?

- 🎬 Video marketers tracking brand channels and creator portfolios.
- 📊 Researchers building public video metadata datasets.
- 🧑‍💻 Developers who need Vimeo profile video feeds without writing pagination code.
- 🏢 Agencies monitoring client or competitor Vimeo uploads.

### Why use this Vimeo scraper?

- It runs HTTP-only, which keeps runtime and compute cost low.
- It returns clean fields instead of raw HTML.
- It supports multiple profiles in one run and stops at your max video limit.

### How much does it cost to scrape Vimeo profile videos?

- This actor uses pay-per-event pricing.
- There is a small start charge plus a per-video charge for each dataset item.
- Small prefilled runs are intentionally cheap so you can test output before scaling.

### Input options

- Use `profileUrls` for full Vimeo URLs such as `https://vimeo.com/staff`.
- Use `usernames` for handles such as `staff`.
- Use `maxItems` to cap total output across all profiles.
- Use `startPage` only when resuming from a known Vimeo API page.

### Output data

- Each result is one public Vimeo video.
- The dataset contains video metadata, thumbnail URLs, dimensions, optional engagement stats, owner metadata, and provenance fields.
- Some stats may be null when Vimeo does not expose them for a video.

### Output fields table

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `videoId` | Vimeo numeric video ID |
| `title` | Video title |
| `videoUrl` | Public Vimeo video URL |
| `uploadDate` | Upload timestamp from Vimeo |
| `durationSeconds` | Video duration in seconds |
| `thumbnailLarge` | Large thumbnail image URL |
| `ownerName` | Vimeo profile display name |
| `ownerUsername` | Username requested by the actor |

### How to scrape Vimeo user videos

1. Open the actor on Apify.
2. Add one or more Vimeo profile URLs or usernames.
3. Set `maxItems` to the number of videos you need.
4. Click Start and download the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, or via API.

### Example input

```json
{
  "profileUrls": [{ "url": "https://vimeo.com/staff" }],
  "usernames": ["staff"],
  "maxItems": 20,
  "startPage": 1
}
````

### Example output

```json
{
  "videoId": 1146062919,
  "title": "Behind the scenes of Vimeo's Short Film Grant Program",
  "videoUrl": "https://vimeo.com/1146062919",
  "ownerUsername": "staff"
}
```

### Tips for best results

- ✅ Use public profile URLs, not private team dashboards.
- ✅ Keep first runs small while validating a new profile.
- ✅ Combine related usernames in one run when you want one unified dataset.
- ✅ Increase `maxItems` for larger profile archives.

### Integrations

- Send dataset results to Google Sheets for editorial calendars.
- Use webhooks to trigger notifications when a monitored profile has new uploads.
- Pull results with the Apify API into BI tools, dashboards, or enrichment pipelines.
- Export CSV files for manual review by marketing teams.

### API usage with Node.js

```js
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('automation-lab/vimeo-user-videos-scraper').call({
  usernames: ['staff'],
  maxItems: 20,
});
console.log(run.defaultDatasetId);
```

### API usage with Python

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("<APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("automation-lab/vimeo-user-videos-scraper").call({
    "usernames": ["staff"],
    "maxItems": 20,
})
print(run["defaultDatasetId"])
```

### API usage with cURL

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/automation-lab~vimeo-user-videos-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"usernames":["staff"],"maxItems":20}'
```

### MCP usage

- Use this actor from Claude Code, Claude Desktop, or other MCP clients through Apify MCP.
- MCP URL: `https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automation-lab/vimeo-user-videos-scraper`
- Claude Code setup:

```bash
claude mcp add apify-vimeo --transport http "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automation-lab/vimeo-user-videos-scraper"
```

- Claude Desktop JSON configuration:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify-vimeo": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automation-lab/vimeo-user-videos-scraper"
    }
  }
}
```

- Example prompt: “Scrape the latest public videos from the Vimeo staff profile and summarize the upload dates.”
- Example prompt: “Get 50 Vimeo videos from https://vimeo.com/staff and return titles, URLs, upload dates, and thumbnails.”

### Data freshness

- The actor requests Vimeo at run time.
- Results reflect what the public Vimeo endpoint returns during the run.
- For monitoring workflows, schedule daily or weekly runs and compare datasets.

### Limitations

- Private videos and account-only data are not available.
- Deleted or restricted profiles may return no videos.
- Engagement counters are only returned when Vimeo exposes them in the public endpoint.

### Legality and responsible use

- This actor collects publicly available metadata from Vimeo pages and public JSON responses.
- You are responsible for using the data in line with applicable laws, Vimeo terms, and privacy requirements.
- Avoid collecting or publishing personal data without a lawful basis.

### Troubleshooting

- If a profile returns zero items, confirm it is public and has public videos.
- If you see a 404 warning, the username may be wrong or the profile may not expose a public feed.
- If you need more than 20 videos, raise `maxItems`; pagination is handled automatically.

### FAQ

- **Do I need a Vimeo account?** No. The actor uses public unauthenticated endpoints.
- **Does it download video files?** No. It extracts metadata and public URLs only.
- **Can I scrape multiple profiles?** Yes. Add multiple usernames or profile URLs.
- **Does it use a browser?** No. It is HTTP-only for speed and low cost.

### Related scrapers

- Explore other Automation Lab scrapers at `https://apify.com/automation-lab/`.
- Common companion workflows include YouTube, social profile, and media monitoring scrapers.
- Use this Vimeo actor when your target source is specifically Vimeo profile video metadata.

### Support

- If you find a public Vimeo profile that should work but does not, include the profile URL and run ID when reporting the issue.
- Small reproducible inputs help us diagnose source-side changes quickly.

### Field notes

- `videoId` is included when available from the public Vimeo response.
- `title` is included when available from the public Vimeo response.
- `description` is included when available from the public Vimeo response.
- `videoUrl` is included when available from the public Vimeo response.
- `uploadDate` is included when available from the public Vimeo response.
- `durationSeconds` is included when available from the public Vimeo response.
- `width` is included when available from the public Vimeo response.
- `height` is included when available from the public Vimeo response.
- `tags` is included when available from the public Vimeo response.
- `plays` is included when available from the public Vimeo response.
- `likes` is included when available from the public Vimeo response.
- `comments` is included when available from the public Vimeo response.
- `ownerId` is included when available from the public Vimeo response.
- `ownerName` is included when available from the public Vimeo response.
- `ownerUsername` is included when available from the public Vimeo response.
- `ownerUrl` is included when available from the public Vimeo response.
- `thumbnailSmall` is included when available from the public Vimeo response.
- `thumbnailMedium` is included when available from the public Vimeo response.
- `thumbnailLarge` is included when available from the public Vimeo response.
- `scrapedAt` is included when available from the public Vimeo response.

### Version

- Initial version focuses on public Vimeo user/profile video lists.
- The actor is optimized for public metadata extraction and lightweight scheduled monitoring.
- Pagination now treats Vimeo end-of-feed responses as a signal to continue with the next requested profile.
- Future versions may add optional album or channel modes if Vimeo keeps those feeds public.

# Actor input Schema

## `profileUrls` (type: `array`):

Public Vimeo profile URLs to scrape, such as https://vimeo.com/staff. You can combine URLs with usernames below.

## `usernames` (type: `array`):

Public Vimeo usernames or handles without the vimeo.com domain, for example staff or ondemand.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of video records to save across all profiles.

## `startPage` (type: `integer`):

Vimeo API page number to start from. Keep this as 1 unless resuming a previous run.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "profileUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://vimeo.com/staff"
    }
  ],
  "usernames": [
    "staff"
  ],
  "maxItems": 20,
  "startPage": 1
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "profileUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://vimeo.com/staff"
        }
    ],
    "usernames": [
        "staff"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("automation-lab/vimeo-user-videos-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "profileUrls": [{ "url": "https://vimeo.com/staff" }],
    "usernames": ["staff"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("automation-lab/vimeo-user-videos-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "profileUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://vimeo.com/staff"
    }
  ],
  "usernames": [
    "staff"
  ]
}' |
apify call automation-lab/vimeo-user-videos-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automation-lab/vimeo-user-videos-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Vimeo User Videos Scraper",
        "description": "🎬 Scrape public Vimeo profile videos with titles, URLs, thumbnails, upload dates, durations, dimensions, tags, stats, and owner metadata.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "QpC8cUpiSCgn2SnM1"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/automation-lab~vimeo-user-videos-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-automation-lab-vimeo-user-videos-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/automation-lab~vimeo-user-videos-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-automation-lab-vimeo-user-videos-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/automation-lab~vimeo-user-videos-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-automation-lab-vimeo-user-videos-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "profileUrls": {
                        "title": "Vimeo profile URLs",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Public Vimeo profile URLs to scrape, such as https://vimeo.com/staff. You can combine URLs with usernames below.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "object",
                            "required": [
                                "url"
                            ],
                            "properties": {
                                "url": {
                                    "type": "string",
                                    "title": "URL of a web page",
                                    "format": "uri"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    },
                    "usernames": {
                        "title": "Vimeo usernames",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Public Vimeo usernames or handles without the vimeo.com domain, for example staff or ondemand.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Maximum videos",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 10000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of video records to save across all profiles.",
                        "default": 20
                    },
                    "startPage": {
                        "title": "Start page",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 1000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Vimeo API page number to start from. Keep this as 1 unless resuming a previous run.",
                        "default": 1
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```