如何通过API获取Vimeo私密视频的直接下载链接？

You don’t need to scrape the website—Vimeo’s API absolutely supports fetching these download links, you just weren’t requesting the right data in your initial call. Here’s how to fix it:

1. Verify Your API Token Permissions #

First, make sure the access token you’re using has the video_files scope enabled. This is a required permission to retrieve video file URLs. You can check your token’s scopes in the API Playground, or generate a new token that includes this permission if needed.

2. Request the Correct Fields or Endpoint #

The default response from GET https://api.vimeo.com/videos/[number] doesn’t include download links by default. You have two reliable options:

• Option 1: Add the download field to your existing request
  Modify your API call to include a fields parameter that explicitly requests download-related data. For example:

  GET https://api.vimeo.com/videos/[number]?fields=uri,name,link,download.files
  

  This will add a download object to the response, containing the list of available download files for the video.
• Option 2: Use the dedicated video files endpoint
  Directly call GET https://api.vimeo.com/videos/[number]/files. This endpoint returns all available download formats for the video, as long as your account has permission to access them.

3. Why the Privacy Setting Shows download: false #

The privacy.download: false value you see is the public-facing permission setting—it restricts unauthenticated users from downloading the video. Since you’re accessing the video with an authorized account that has download rights, the API will return the links regardless of this global privacy flag.

If you still don’t see download links after trying these steps, double-check that your API token is linked to the same account you use to access the video in the web interface, and confirm the token has the necessary video_files scope.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Ole Albers