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Vimeo API and MCP server

Vimeo's public API leaves out the Engagement analytics, and the official connector needs a Pro plan and cannot delete anything. Sign in to Vimeo once in your own Cloud Browser, and your AI agent does the work there for you. The same tools work over MCP for agents and as a REST API for scripts.

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Vimeo's own API, a GitHub MCP server and Cotlet compared
What you need Vimeo's APIGitHub MCP serverCotlet
Engagement analytics No Partly Yes, 13 tools
Acts as you, signed in 24/7 No No Yes, Cloud Browser
Fixed for you when Vimeo changes N/A No Yes, tested every 6h
Runs with your laptop off N/A No Yes, hosted

Checked Oct 17, 2026. Sources: Vimeo Help: How to connect your Vimeo account to Claude (MCP server) · Vimeo developers: Working with Authentication · Vimeo developers: Working with Text Track Uploads · Vimeo Help: About engagement analytics

Your own Cloud Browser, on 24/7. Sign in once. We keep it connected.

  1. 01Sign in to Vimeo in your own Cloud Browser

  2. 02Connect it for your agents

  3. 03Cotlet keeps it signed in and working

How do I connect Vimeo to Claude, ChatGPT or my code?

AI agents connect over MCP, scripts call the REST API. Both reach the same 13 tools with one API key.

For AI agents: MCP

Add Cotlet to your agent once. Vimeo and every other app you connect show up as its tools.

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • OpenClaw
  • Hermes
  • GrokBot
  • Cursor
  • n8n
  • Any MCP client
  1. 1

    Add Cotlet to your agent

    Claude Code
    claude mcp add --transport http cotlet \
  https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"
    Cursor
    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "cotlet": {
      "url": "https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${COTLET_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
    Codex
    # ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.cotlet]
url = "https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1"
bearer_token_env_var = "COTLET_API_KEY"

    Paste the snippet for your client. The same server and key serve every app you connect, so you do this once.

For scripts: REST API

Every tool is an endpoint under /api/v1/vimeo with its own method and path, such as POST /api/v1/vimeo/folders/{folder_id}/videos-to-folder/move, with the same API key. Our open-source repo has ready scripts to start from.

REST API docs

What can the Vimeo API and MCP server do?

13 tools on your own Vimeo account. Agents call them as operations of the MCP tools vimeo_read and vimeo_write; scripts call each one at its own REST endpoint, with the same inputs and answers.

API reference
Vimeo tools in Cotlet's MCP server and REST API
Tool What it does Access
search_videos Search your library by title, tag or folder and return video details. read
get_video Read one video: settings, privacy, embed rule, tags and caption tracks. read
list_folders List folders and subfolders with their IDs. read
list_showcases List your showcases with privacy and video count. read
get_video_analytics Read the Engagement table for a date range. read
list_comments List viewer comments on a video, newest first. read
update_video Change title, description or tags of one video. write
move_videos_to_folder Move up to 50 videos into one folder. write
set_video_privacy Change who can watch a video and where it can be embedded. writeasks first
upload_captions Add a caption or subtitle track to a video from WebVTT or SRT text. writeasks first
create_showcase Create an empty showcase with a title, description and privacy. write
add_videos_to_showcase Add videos to a showcase. write
delete_comment Delete a viewer comment on your video, with its replies. writeasks first

Scroll the table for all 13 tools.

Ask in plain words. Your agent does the rest.

All Vimeo use cases

Is it safe to connect Vimeo?

You sign in yourself in your own Cloud Browser, we never save your password, and anything that reaches your readers waits for your OK. The browser profile is encrypted in the EU. Independent scanners grade cotlet.dev A+.

Security overview

How much do the Vimeo API and MCP server cost?

One price for both: a tool call costs the same over MCP or REST. Free 7-day trial with 2,000 credits, no card needed. Then one-time credit packs, no subscription, valid 12 months. Most calls use 25 credits, and your Cloud Browser uses 50 credits a day while Vimeo is enabled for agents, so 20 calls a day come to 550 credits.

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Cotlet credit packs: price, credits and calls at 25 credits each
Credits Price, one time Calls at 25 credits Per 1,000 credits
5,000 $29 200 $5.80
15,000 $79 600 $5.27
32,000 $149 1,280 $4.66
60,000 $249 2,400 $4.15

Only successful calls use credits; failed calls and timeouts cost nothing. At a balance of 0 calls pause, never a surprise charge. Authenticate with the Authorization: Bearer header.

Questions

Does Vimeo have an API?

Vimeo has a full REST API with OAuth 2.0 and an official remote MCP server in public beta that covers only part of it (checked 17 Oct 2026). The MCP server needs a Pro plan or above. Vimeo lists search, analytics, showcases, comments and transcripts for it, and says Claude cannot delete videos through the connector.

How do I get access?

Sign up free, open Vimeo under Integrations in the console and press Request access. Your free trial starts with your account, no card needed.

Is the MCP server different from the API?

No, only the way in. Cotlet builds each integration as a REST API and puts an MCP server on top, so both have the same 13 tools, the same inputs and answers, one API key and one price. AI agents such as Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use MCP; scripts, cron jobs and HTTP steps in n8n, Make or Zapier use the REST API.

What is the Cloud Browser?

Your own Chrome that Cotlet runs for you in the EU, around the clock. You open it from the console, sign in to Vimeo yourself and press Enable for agents. Your agent's calls go through it, from its IP with its cookies, so Vimeo sees the browser you signed in with. Password saving is off and the profile is stored encrypted with AES-256-GCM.

Can my agent act without asking me?

Not on anything that reaches other people: set_video_privacy, upload_captions, delete_comment wait for your OK by default. You can switch that off per tool for scheduled runs.

Do I need a Pro plan to use Cotlet with Vimeo?

No. Cotlet works through your own Vimeo login, so it has no plan gate of its own. Vimeo itself limits some features by plan: the official MCP server needs a Pro plan or above, and the per-video analytics panel needs a paid plan (Vimeo Help).

Will my agent delete or publish anything without asking?

Only if you switch confirmation off. By default every privacy change, caption upload and comment deletion waits for your OK. Vimeo blocks deletes in its own MCP connector, but a deleted comment in Cotlet is gone, so keep confirmation on for delete_comment (Vimeo Help: How to use comments).

Should I use a Vimeo MCP server from GitHub instead?

Pick one if you want the code on your own computer and do not mind the upkeep: you install it, sign it in and fix it when Vimeo changes. Pick Cotlet if you want it hosted and kept working for you.

Can I use it in n8n, Make or Zapier?

Yes. Add https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 in n8n's MCP Client node, or call the REST endpoints from an HTTP step in Make or Zapier.

Who runs Cotlet?

Cotlet is run by Take Group, a Polish software company working since 2019. Take Group runs about 3,200 websites on its own systems and has its own DevOps team for infrastructure security. We built and used integrations like this inside the company for years before opening them as Cotlet.

Is Cotlet affiliated with Vimeo?

No. Cotlet is independent and not affiliated with Vimeo.

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