# Find Recent Animation Shorts on Vimeo

**Use case:** 

Find recent short animation films on Vimeo for festival programmers, educators, and production teams. Results include video titles, upload dates, durations, view counts, like counts, and uploader details. Change searchQueries to explore a different animation topic.

## Input

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "channelSlugs": [
    "staffpicks"
  ],
  "usernames": [],
  "videoUrls": [],
  "searchQueries": [
    "independent animation short film"
  ],
  "categorySlugs": [],
  "tagSlugs": [],
  "showcaseUrls": [],
  "maxItems": 20,
  "sort": "newest",
  "filterCategory": "animation",
  "filterDuration": "short",
  "filterResolution": "any",
  "filterPrice": "any",
  "filterLicense": "any",
  "filterUploaded": "this-year",
  "filterStaffPicked": false,
  "filterHdr": "any",
  "filterVimeo360": "any",
  "filterLive": false,
  "includeCreatorProfile": false,
  "includeChannelProfile": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "recordType": {
    "label": "Record type"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title"
  },
  "name": {
    "label": "Name"
  },
  "displayName": {
    "label": "Display name"
  },
  "uploaderName": {
    "label": "Uploader name"
  },
  "publishedAt": {
    "label": "Published at"
  },
  "duration": {
    "label": "Duration"
  },
  "viewCount": {
    "label": "View count"
  },
  "likeCount": {
    "label": "Like count"
  },
  "commentCount": {
    "label": "Comment count"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Url"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Vimeo Channel, Creator & Video Metadata Extractor Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Find Recent Animation Shorts on Vimeo". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/XUHOO0wG5vt8edMvO) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Find Recent Animation Shorts on Vimeo" task

The Vimeo Channel, Creator & Video Metadata Extractor Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like mode, channel slugs or urls, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Find Recent Animation Shorts on Vimeo" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as record type, title, name, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Find Recent Animation Shorts on Vimeo" task via API](https://apify.com/xyrelith-data/vimeo-channel-creator-and-video-metadata-extractor.md).

## FAQ

### How do I find Vimeo short film animation videos uploaded this year?

The Vimeo animation search task searches for independent animation short films and filters for animation, videos under 3 minutes, and uploads from this year. Results are sorted newest first.

### What data does a Vimeo short film search include?

The Vimeo animation search task returns video titles, upload dates, durations, view counts, like counts, and uploader details, where Vimeo makes them available.

### How do I change the animation topic or search terms?

Enter different keywords in the Vimeo animation search task’s search box to explore another animation topic. You can also adjust the category, duration, upload period, sort order, and result limit.

### How many Vimeo animation videos can one run return?

The Vimeo animation search task is set to return up to 20 results per query. Its limit can be changed up to 10,000, though Vimeo caps keyword search results at 10,000.

### How much does it cost to find short animation videos on Vimeo?

For 20 results, the Vimeo animation search task’s result charge is at most $0.02 on the Free plan; the Actor start event and Apify compute usage are additional charges.

### Can I export Vimeo animation search results to CSV or Excel?

Results from the Vimeo animation search task land in a dataset that can be downloaded as CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, RSS, or an HTML table, or read through the Apify API.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Vimeo Channel, Creator & Video Metadata Extractor](https://apify.com/xyrelith-data/vimeo-channel-creator-and-video-metadata-extractor.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/xyrelith-data/vimeo-channel-creator-and-video-metadata-extractor.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/xyrelith-data/vimeo-channel-creator-and-video-metadata-extractor.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).