The correct Vimeo video URL is a distribution URL and it starts with https://player.vimeo.com…this URL links directly to the video file. You must have a Vimeo Pro, Standard, or higher account in order to access your distribution URLs, and there are 2 ways to get it: 1. Connect your Vimeo account with access token, this […]

Vimeo is a great online video platform (OVP) used by many businesses and individuals as video storage for their OTT apps. In this post, I will explain how we use Vimeo to store our video content and connect via API to publish to the Roku Direct Publisher channel. To have Vimeo API access, you will […]

If you have a Vimeo Pro account or higher, you can connect your Vimeo account and import all the video’s metadata to your OTTfeed account, including thumbnail URLs. This will eliminate the need for finding your thumbnail URLs manually for each video. To learn more, checkout our Connect Vimeo Pro Account to OTTfeed post. In case you […]

To get your “Video URL” from Vimeo, you need to find the Vimeo video distribution link (not the link to the video page). The video distribution link starts with “player.vimeo.com” and it’s a long link (see example below). https://player.vimeo.com/external/651939148.m3u8?s=cd22fd5f719e58fea891ad6ac90774dd34141e20 Here are the steps to take: Log into your Vimeo account and click on the “Videos” […]

Vimeo is a popular online video platform (OVP) used by businesses and creators as a content delivery network (CDN) and video storage solution for OTT apps like Roku and Fire TV. Previously, you could connect Vimeo directly to your Roku channel by using a JSON feed from Vimeo’s showcase TV apps. However, this option is […]

In order to have Vimeo API access, you will need to get a Vimeo Pro/Standard account or higher. Once you have a Vimeo Pro/Standard account, do the following: Go to https://developer.vimeo.com/ and click on the new app and log in. Enter app name & app description, select “No” to “Will people besides you be…,” agree […]

Quick step-by-step instructions to manage your video content for Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Web application using Vimeo for hosting videos: Note: if you use Bunny CDN for video storage, refer to our OTTfeed Quickstart Guide (OTTfeed + Bunny CDN). For storage options other than Vimeo or BunnyCDN, follow the steps in our OTTfeed Quickstart […]