Vimeo Video Downloader & Scraper

🎬 Get Vimeo video data, download links, and captions in one run

This Vimeo scraper is for marketers, researchers, editors, and developers who need facts about public Vimeo videos. Give it video links, video IDs, channels, showcases, groups, or web pages that embed Vimeo videos. You get one clean row per video with the title, creator, counts, thumbnails, direct download links for each quality, and existing captions. No Vimeo login or API key is needed.

• Save the details of a list of Vimeo video links into one spreadsheet.
• Get every video in a public Vimeo channel, showcase, or group.
• Find all Vimeo videos embedded on a website and get their details.
• Get direct MP4 download links for each video quality.
• Read video transcripts as plain text, timed segments, SRT, or VTT.

📦 What data you get from each Vimeo video

• Video basics: video ID, link, title, description, tags, length, and upload, release, and change dates.
• Counts: views, likes, and comments.
• Creator: name, profile link, bio, location, verified status, account tier, profile pictures, websites, skills, and follower, following, and video totals.
• Media: thumbnails in many sizes, plus every video file Vimeo makes public with its quality, size in pixels and bytes, frame rate, and a direct download link.
• Captions: the list of caption languages, and one chosen caption track as plain text, timed segments, and SRT and VTT files.
• Other details: privacy setting, license, language, content ratings, audio flag, and player embed link and HTML.

🚀 How to run the Vimeo scraper

1. Open the Actor and pick how to find videos in Find videos from.
2. Choose Vimeo URLs or IDs and paste video links, video IDs, or channel, showcase, or group links. Or choose Page URLs and paste links to pages that embed Vimeo videos.
3. Set Maximum videos, or leave it blank to get all videos.
4. Optional: pick a Download quality and a Caption language.
5. Click Start. Each video shows up in the dataset as soon as it is saved.
6. Export the results as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML, or read them with the Apify API.

⚙️ Input

Input fields

Field	Type	What it does
discoveryMethod	string	Required. How to find videos: vimeoInputs (Vimeo URLs or IDs) or pageUrls (Page URLs). The form starts on vimeoInputs. Only the section you pick is used.
vimeoInputs	array of strings	Used with vimeoInputs. One public Vimeo video URL, numeric video ID, or channel, showcase, or group URL per entry. A collection link gets all of its videos. The form starts with https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks.
pageUrls	array of objects	Used with pageUrls. Links to public web pages, each as { "url": "..." }. The Actor opens each page and gets the Vimeo videos it links to or embeds.
maxItems	integer	Stop after this many video rows, in total for the whole run. Leave it blank or use 0 to get all videos. The form starts with 5.
downloadQuality	string	Which video file is listed first in renditions. Use highest, medium, or lowest, or an exact quality label such as 1080p or 540p. Default: highest. All available files are still listed.
captionLanguage	string	Which caption track to read. Use auto to pick an available track, or an exact code such as en or en-x-autogen. Default: auto.

Notes on the fields:

• The 5 in Maximum videos and the Staff Picks link are form prefills. If you call the Actor with the API and leave them out, there is no limit and no default list.
• A quality label must match a renditions[].quality value of that video. Run once with highest to see the labels. If a video does not have the label, its row has no renditions.
• A caption code must match a value in captionLanguages of that video. Run once with auto to see the codes. A language name or a short code may not match a track.
• The Actor reads only captions that already exist. It does not make new captions or translations.

Example input

{
  "maxItems": 5,
  "discoveryMethod": "vimeoInputs",
  "vimeoInputs": [
    "https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks"
  ],
  "downloadQuality": "highest",
  "captionLanguage": "auto"
}

🧾 Output

Output fields

Field	Type	What it does
videoId	string	Vimeo video ID.
url	string	Link to the Vimeo video page.
title	string	Video title.
description	string	Video description.
tags	array of strings	Tags on the video.
durationSeconds	number	Video length in seconds.
uploadedAt	string	Upload date given by Vimeo.
releasedAt	string	Release time given by Vimeo.
modifiedAt	string	Last change time given by Vimeo.
privacy	string	Privacy setting, such as anybody or unlisted.
viewCount	integer	View count.
likeCount	integer	Like count.
commentCount	integer	Comment count.
license	string	License code published by Vimeo.
language	string	Video language code. This is separate from caption languages.
contentRatings	array of strings	Content rating labels.
hasAudio	boolean	Whether Vimeo says the video has audio.
owner.name	string	Creator name.
owner.url	string	Link to the creator on Vimeo.
owner.biography	string	Creator bio.
owner.shortBiography	string	Short creator bio.
owner.location	string	Creator location.
owner.createdAt	string	When the creator profile was made.
owner.isVerified	boolean	Whether Vimeo marks the creator as verified.
owner.accountTier	string	Creator account tier.
owner.pictures[].url	string	Link to a profile picture.
owner.pictures[].width	integer	Picture width in pixels.
owner.pictures[].height	integer	Picture height in pixels.
owner.websites[].name	string	Name of a website on the creator profile.
owner.websites[].url	string	Link to that website.
owner.skills	array of strings	Skills listed by the creator.
owner.availableForHire	boolean	Whether the creator says they are available for hire.
owner.canWorkRemotely	boolean	Whether the creator says they can work remotely.
owner.followerCount	integer	Creator follower total.
owner.followingCount	integer	How many accounts the creator follows.
owner.videoCount	integer	Creator video total.
thumbnails[].url	string	Link to a preview image.
thumbnails[].width	integer	Image width in pixels.
thumbnails[].height	integer	Image height in pixels.
renditions[].downloadUrl	string	Direct link to download this video file.
renditions[].quality	string	Quality label, such as 1080p.
renditions[].width	integer	Video width in pixels.
renditions[].height	integer	Video height in pixels.
renditions[].format	string	File format, such as mp4.
renditions[].sizeBytes	integer	File size in bytes.
renditions[].frameRate	number	Frames per second.
renditions[].createdAt	string	When Vimeo made this file.
renditions[].expiresAt	string	When this download link stops working, if Vimeo gives that date.
captionLanguages	array of strings	All caption language codes on the video, including tracks that were not read.
captions[].language	string	Language code of the caption track that was read.
captions[].name	string	Track name given by Vimeo.
captions[].origin	string	Whether the captions were added by the uploader or generated.
captions[].transcript	string	Plain text of the captions.
captions[].segments[].startSeconds	number	Start time of a caption line.
captions[].segments[].endSeconds	number	End time of a caption line.
captions[].segments[].text	string	Text of a caption line.
captions[].srtDownloadUrl	string	Link to the captions as an SRT file.
captions[].vttDownloadUrl	string	Link to the captions as a VTT file.
embed.url	string	Player embed link.
embed.html	string	Player embed HTML.

A field is left out of the row when Vimeo has no value for it. The first file in renditions is the one that matches your Download quality.

Example video row

{
  "videoId": "1237176348",
  "url": "https://vimeo.com/1237176348",
  "title": "Pipes",
  "owner": {
    "name": "Kilian Feusi",
    "url": "https://vimeo.com/user127325284",
    "createdAt": "2020-11-17T14:34:58+00:00",
    "isVerified": true,
    "accountTier": "starter",
    "pictures": [
      {
        "url": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/114924150_30x30?subrect=11%2C649%2C1064%2C1702&r=cover&sig=966a799e571718c558cb0bbdabe5db557043f9477b4e6482e5fef5ebabd49bf2&v=1&region=us",
        "width": 30,
        "height": 30
      },
      {
        "url": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/114924150_72x72?subrect=11%2C649%2C1064%2C1702&r=cover&sig=966a799e571718c558cb0bbdabe5db557043f9477b4e6482e5fef5ebabd49bf2&v=1&region=us",
        "width": 72,
        "height": 72
      },
      {
        "url": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/114924150_75x75?subrect=11%2C649%2C1064%2C1702&r=cover&sig=966a799e571718c558cb0bbdabe5db557043f9477b4e6482e5fef5ebabd49bf2&v=1&region=us",
        "width": 75,
        "height": 75
      },
      {
        "url": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/114924150_100x100?subrect=11%2C649%2C1064%2C1702&r=cover&sig=966a799e571718c558cb0bbdabe5db557043f9477b4e6482e5fef5ebabd49bf2&v=1&region=us",
        "width": 100,
        "height": 100
      },
      {
        "url": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/114924150_144x144?subrect=11%2C649%2C1064%2C1702&r=cover&sig=966a799e571718c558cb0bbdabe5db557043f9477b4e6482e5fef5ebabd49bf2&v=1&region=us",
        "width": 144,
        "height": 144
      },
      {
        "url": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/114924150_216x216?subrect=11%2C649%2C1064%2C1702&r=cover&sig=966a799e571718c558cb0bbdabe5db557043f9477b4e6482e5fef5ebabd49bf2&v=1&region=us",
        "width": 216,
        "height": 216
      },
      {
        "url": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/114924150_288x288?subrect=11%2C649%2C1064%2C1702&r=cover&sig=966a799e571718c558cb0bbdabe5db557043f9477b4e6482e5fef5ebabd49bf2&v=1&region=us",
        "width": 288,
        "height": 288
      },
      {
        "url": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/114924150_300x300?subrect=11%2C649%2C1064%2C1702&r=cover&sig=966a799e571718c558cb0bbdabe5db557043f9477b4e6482e5fef5ebabd49bf2&v=1&region=us",
        "width": 300,
        "height": 300
      },
      {
        "url": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/114924150_360x360?subrect=11%2C649%2C1064%2C1702&r=cover&sig=966a799e571718c558cb0bbdabe5db557043f9477b4e6482e5fef5ebabd49bf2&v=1&region=us",
        "width": 360,
        "height": 360
      }
    ],
    "websites": [],
    "skills": [],
    "availableForHire": false,
    "canWorkRemotely": false,
    "followerCount": 36,
    "followingCount": 0,
    "videoCount": 3
  },
  "contentRatings": [
    "language"
  ],
  "hasAudio": true,
  "releasedAt": "2026-10-19T08:15:05+00:00",
  "modifiedAt": "2026-10-30T02:52:20+00:00",
  "embed": {
    "url": "https://player.vimeo.com/video/1237176348?context=Vimeo%5CController%5CApi%5CResources%5CChannel%5CVideosController.&h=ca22258f23&s=83ccc0249bc6967df3036f5f7af906956996f42a_1793430786",
    "html": "<iframe src=\"https://player.vimeo.com/video/1237176348?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" title=\"Pipes\"></iframe>"
  },
  "durationSeconds": 242,
  "description": "Bob the plumber is hired to fix a broken pipe and lands to his surprise in a gay fetish club.\n\nDirection: Kilian Feusi, Jessica Meier, Sujanth Ravichandran\nProduction: Hochschule Luzern – Design Film Kunst, BA Animation\nAdditional 2D Animation: Julia Krummenacher, Ezeani Lelani, Gastl Olivia, Böhme Sarai, Kristlbauer Sven, Tamara Milosevic\nAdditional Compositing: Marco Jörger\nMusic: Esteban Marena, Emanuel Meshvinski, ZHdK film music department - André Bellmont\nCast: Tom von Arx, Dave Striegel\nSound Design: Noah Lüthi,  Markley Cahn von Seelen\nSound Mix: Jeroen Visser\nMentoring: Jochen Ehmann\nDistribution: SND Films\n\nFor more information about the production of this short film and previous screenings and awards visit this page.",
  "tags": [],
  "thumbnails": [
    {
      "url": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/2216929615-37651044bfb21ed4573e9349bb0f3b466c516a6220617caa17e51aaaf8c93785-d_100x75?&r=pad&region=us",
      "width": 100,
      "height": 75
    },
    {
      "url": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/2216929615-37651044bfb21ed4573e9349bb0f3b466c516a6220617caa17e51aaaf8c93785-d_200x150?&r=pad&region=us",
      "width": 200,
      "height": 150
    },
    {
      "url": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/2216929615-37651044bfb21ed4573e9349bb0f3b466c516a6220617caa17e51aaaf8c93785-d_295x166?&r=pad&region=us",
      "width": 295,
      "height": 166
    },
    {
      "url": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/2216929615-37651044bfb21ed4573e9349bb0f3b466c516a6220617caa17e51aaaf8c93785-d_640x360?&r=pad&region=us",
      "width": 640,
      "height": 360
    },
    {
      "url": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/2216929615-37651044bfb21ed4573e9349bb0f3b466c516a6220617caa17e51aaaf8c93785-d_960x540?&r=pad&region=us",
      "width": 960,
      "height": 540
    },
    {
      "url": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/2216929615-37651044bfb21ed4573e9349bb0f3b466c516a6220617caa17e51aaaf8c93785-d_1280x720?&r=pad&region=us",
      "width": 1280,
      "height": 720
    },
    {
      "url": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/2216929615-37651044bfb21ed4573e9349bb0f3b466c516a6220617caa17e51aaaf8c93785-d_1920x1080?&r=pad&region=us",
      "width": 1920,
      "height": 1080
    }
  ],
  "uploadedAt": "2026-10-19T08:15:05+00:00",
  "privacy": "anybody",
  "viewCount": 24878,
  "likeCount": 56,
  "commentCount": 3,
  "captionLanguages": [
    "de-x-autogen"
  ],
  "captions": [
    {
      "language": "de-x-autogen",
      "name": "Deutsch (automatisch generiert)",
      "origin": "generated",
      "transcript": "Hold!",
      "segments": [
        {
          "startSeconds": 45.18,
          "endSeconds": 45.48,
          "text": "Hold!"
        }
      ],
      "vttDownloadUrl": "https://captions.vimeo.com/captions/333129797.vtt?expires=1793333586&sig=d5bfc80d9770415aa5328be11057cb837fed77a1",
      "srtDownloadUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/aRE3QFpkrO9DBbSVD/records/captions-1237176348-de-x-autogen.srt?signature=rL48uo61L6QTxHTbHsNQ"
    }
  ],
  "renditions": [
    {
      "downloadUrl": "https://player.vimeo.com/progressive_redirect/download/1237176348/container/79074d98-55c5-417c-a78f-7fbb70a7ce2c/b7cbe870-75045d8c/pipes%20%281080p%29.mp4?expires=1793416462&loc=external&signature=b483d72cd32a8e01be48ff55b797523fc2cd6957a687d31da20b8370a20f6c26",
      "quality": "1080p",
      "width": 1920,
      "height": 1080,
      "format": "mp4",
      "sizeBytes": 93371763,
      "frameRate": 24,
      "createdAt": "2026-10-19T08:29:59+00:00",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-31T03:14:22+00:00"
    },
    {
      "downloadUrl": "https://player.vimeo.com/progressive_redirect/download/1237176348/container/79074d98-55c5-417c-a78f-7fbb70a7ce2c/2794ebec-75045d8c/pipes%20%28720p%29.mp4?expires=1793416462&loc=external&signature=1781044d6c340bc4135f1d7d7cc0cbe26700bf24f9d3dbf9d44906817c0d5b74",
      "quality": "720p",
      "width": 1280,
      "height": 720,
      "format": "mp4",
      "sizeBytes": 53959728,
      "frameRate": 24,
      "createdAt": "2026-10-19T08:16:50+00:00",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-31T03:14:22+00:00"
    },
    {
      "downloadUrl": "https://player.vimeo.com/progressive_redirect/download/1237176348/container/79074d98-55c5-417c-a78f-7fbb70a7ce2c/c13e46d8-75045d8c/pipes%20%28540p%29.mp4?expires=1793416462&loc=external&signature=b2b6adfaa9702873463b582a2c620b841ea75e1dfa46d5b56e1df57c029d2530",
      "quality": "540p",
      "width": 960,
      "height": 540,
      "format": "mp4",
      "sizeBytes": 32438103,
      "frameRate": 24,
      "createdAt": "2026-10-19T08:16:49+00:00",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-31T03:14:22+00:00"
    },
    {
      "downloadUrl": "https://player.vimeo.com/progressive_redirect/download/1237176348/container/79074d98-55c5-417c-a78f-7fbb70a7ce2c/ad2538ea-75045d8c/pipes%20%28360p%29.mp4?expires=1793416462&loc=external&signature=2852a29680c4069b874d6af1aa3e20ad5e2401fb3a529f3e370de012886bee1b",
      "quality": "360p",
      "width": 640,
      "height": 360,
      "format": "mp4",
      "sizeBytes": 20482564,
      "frameRate": 24,
      "createdAt": "2026-10-19T08:16:47+00:00",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-31T03:14:22+00:00"
    },
    {
      "downloadUrl": "https://player.vimeo.com/progressive_redirect/download/1237176348/container/79074d98-55c5-417c-a78f-7fbb70a7ce2c/b9a5e691-75045d8c/pipes%20%28240p%29.mp4?expires=1793416462&loc=external&signature=08e042c9b7dd7ee43429d8df39c02e0398e774543e08ef3aa9afeed298475c7d",
      "quality": "240p",
      "width": 426,
      "height": 240,
      "format": "mp4",
      "sizeBytes": 12916922,
      "frameRate": 24,
      "createdAt": "2026-10-19T08:16:45+00:00",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-31T03:14:22+00:00"
    }
  ]
}

💳 Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing. You pay for one Video event each time a video row is saved to your dataset. The price is $0.00045 per video, which is $0.45 for 1,000 videos.

There is no charge for a video that could not be read, a page with no Vimeo videos, or a collection with no videos. Usual Apify platform usage for the run is billed by Apify as normal. If you set a maximum cost for the run, the Actor stops when it reaches that limit.

🔌 Integrations

You can connect this Actor to other tools with the Apify platform. Send results to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, Slack, or your own app with webhooks and the Apify API. You can also run it on a schedule to check channels or showcases for new videos.

❓ FAQ

Can I scrape private or password-protected Vimeo videos?

No. The Actor reads public videos only. Unlisted videos work when you give the full link with its hash, such as https://vimeo.com/123456789/abcdef1234. It does not log in to Vimeo.

Why does a video have no download links?

Some owners turn off downloads for their videos. Then the video row is still saved, but renditions is empty. This also happens when your exact Download quality label is not one of that video's qualities.

How long do the download links work?

Vimeo download links stop working after some time. When Vimeo gives the date, it is in renditions[].expiresAt. Download the files soon after the run, or run the Actor again to get fresh links.

Does the Actor save the video files for me?

No. It gives you a direct download link for each file. You can open the link or pass it to your own download tool.

Can I get captions in a language the video does not have?

No. The Actor reads only caption tracks that already exist on Vimeo. It does not make or translate captions. Check captionLanguages to see which codes each video has.

Are auto-generated captions included?

Yes, when Vimeo has them. captions[].origin tells you if the captions were added by the uploader or generated. Generated tracks often have codes such as en-x-autogen.

Which Vimeo videos are found on a web page?

The Actor opens the page and reads Vimeo video links and embedded Vimeo players. It also checks frames on the page. It can miss players that only show up after a click or a scroll, and links that are only inside page scripts.

What happens if the same video shows up twice?

Each video is saved only once per run, even if it appears in more than one input.

Do I need a Vimeo API key?

No. You do not need a Vimeo account, login, or API key.

How is this different from the official Vimeo API?

The Vimeo API needs an app and a token, and you have to handle paging yourself. This Actor takes plain links or IDs, reads whole channels, showcases, and groups, and saves the results in an Apify dataset that you can export or send to other tools.

📝 Changelog

v0.0 (30-10-2026)

• Initial release.

🆘 Support

For issues, questions, or feature requests, file a ticket and I'll fix or implement it in less than 24h 🫡

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Made with ❤️ by Maxime Dupré