How to Download a Vimeo Private Video? 6 easy steps!

You are looking for upload a Vimeo private video in 2023?

Downloading a Vimeo private video seems complicated at first because it is impossible to download it directly.

There is no no direct download option.

For a public Vimeo video, it's easy: just click on the "Download" button and choose the desired quality.

For a private Vimeo video, it is more complicated but possible!

Just add a few steps to your process.

In this guide, you will learn how to upload a Vimeo private video in .mp4 format in X simple steps.

By the end of this guide, you will know how to upload a Vimeo private video and apply this technique to any other Vimeo private video.

This guide was updated in January 2023.

How to upload a Vimeo private video in 2023?

Here are the 10 steps to upload a Vimeo private video in 2023:

1. Go to the page where the video is located
2. Right click
3. "Inspect the page
4. Go to the "Network" tab
5. Search for a 9-digit number
6. Right click
7. "Open in a new tab".
8. Find and copy the link to the .mp4 video.
9. Open the copied .mp4 link in a new tab
10. Right click and "Save video as...".

Now you have your private video in .mp4 format on your computer!

Let's go through the detailed step-by-step guide to uploading a Vimeo private video:

 1. Go to the video page and Inspect the page

Go to the page hosting the Vimeo private video > Right Click > Inspect page

The first step is to go to the web page that hosts the Vimeo private video.

Open your web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Brave...) and go to the web page.

Right click anywhere on the page, then click on 'Inspect'..

A new "Inspector" window opens.

The Inspect feature allows you to access all the resources of the web page (elements, HTML code, CSS, network...).

You will need it in the next step.

2. Go to the Sources tab and look for a 9-digit number

On the navigation bar of the inspector, click on Sources and look for a 9-digit number

Second step, click on the "Sources" tab in the top bar of the Inspector (the third tab from the left).

A "Page" column appears to the left of the Inspector.

A lot of information appears: folders, fonts, player...

You will be interested in player.vimeo.com to the next step.

3. Open the folder player.vimeo.com > video > "9 digit file name".

Find a 9-digit folder and double-click to open it. 

This is the most important and complex stage of the operation.

In this column "Page", search and open the 9-digit file (here 277280439).

These 9 numbers correspond to the id of your Vimeo private video.

Open (double click) all subfolders : player.vimeo.com > video .

A simple 9-digit file is the last document to appear (here 277280439).

Right click on the 9-digit file and " Open the file in a new tab" .

Then go to step 4.

4. Open the file in a new tab and view the source code of the page

Right click on the page hosting the video only and "View page source code".

After opening the video in a new Chrome tab, go to this new tab.

The url is of type : https://player.vimeo.com/video/123456789 (your 9-digit code at the end)

The Vimeo private video is alone on the page.

Right click and then "View page source code".

You can now see the source code of the page and the Vimeo private video.

You move on to the penultimate step 5.

5. Find the .mp4 url of the video and open it in a new tab

Search for .MP4 urls and open them in a new Chrome tab

Now you have access to the source code of the page and the private video.

Search (CTRL + F on your computer keyboard) in the source code the following text: mp4

This allows you to easily find all the urls of the video in MP4 format.

MP4 is the video format used by Vimeo.

You notice that you have several MP4 urls. Each url corresponds to a different image quality.

The attribute "width" located in each url allows you to choose the quality of the downloaded video

Example: 1280 is higher quality than 960. 960 is higher than 640.

Choose the desired quality and select the entire MP4 url next to it.

In this example, the MP4 url looks like this:

https://vod-progressive.akamaized.net/exp=1637770475~acl=%2A%2F1036719103.mp4%2A~hmac=b6c1ec90efab5dfc157944d8f2caca17248fa7e4d6be73de00c2f2ceab268d16/vimeo-prod-skyfire-std-us/01/456/11/277280439/1036719103.mp4

Select the URL then right click and click on "Access" + your MP4 url.

The hardest part is done! Your Vimeo private video is opened in a new Chrome tab.

Sixth and last step: uploading your video.

6. Save the video: right click and Save video as...

Right click > Save video as...

Last step and the easiest!

Go directly to the Chrome tab where your video is located.

The url looks like this: https://vod-progressive.akamaized.net/………….

And your video can be played directly in your Chrome browser.

To upload your private Vimeo video, right click on the video and then "Save video as...".

All you have to do is choose the location and name of your video on your computer.

Click on "Save.

Congratulations, it's over! You have uploaded your Vimeo private video and can now watch and store it on your computer.

Conclusion

Save videos private on Vimeo is complicated because the Download" button is not available as on the videos public.

Thanks to this article and this guide in 6 simple stepsNow you know how to download a Vimeo private video in .MP4 format (valid in 2023).

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Other questions asked about downloading Vimeo video in 2023:

Can I upload a Vimeo video in 2023?

Yes, it is possible.

If the video is publicsimply by click on the "Download" button below the video.

If the video is privateIt is not possible to download it directly because the "Download" button is disabled.

But with the method detailed below, you can still upload a private Vimeo video!

Does the owner of the Vimeo private video see me uploading his video in 2023?

No.

It is impossible for the owner of the Vimeo private video to see who is downloading their video or even who is watching it.

There is no technical way to do this.

How to access the "Sources" tab in the Inspector (Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari...) in 2023?

Here is how to access the "Sources" tab in the Inspector of your internet browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge...) in 5 steps:

1. Go to the web page you want to inspect
2. Right-click and select 'Inspect' from the Menu (at the bottom)
3.  Your browser's Inspector opens in a new window
4.  In the tabs (top), you find Elements, Console, Sources, Network...
5. Click on the "Sources" tab

Well done, you've managed to open the "Sources" tab in your browser!

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