Vimeo API Gem

This gem implements a full-featured Ruby interface for the Vimeo API v2.

For a more in depth look at the API check out Vimeo's Simple API Documentation or Vimeo's Advanced API Documentation. I would also recommend checking out the API Forums if things aren't working as they should.

I have been experiencing trouble with intermittent 303 errors (Invalid Signature). As far as I can tell, this is a server-side issue.

Install

First, install Gemcutter, then:

sudo gem install vimeo

If you're using Rails, add the following to your environment.rb file:

config.gem "vimeo"

How to Use

There are two modules:

Vimeo::Simple
Vimeo::Advanced

Simple API

Let's look at the Simple API first.

The wrapper for the Simple API consists of several classes. To use the Simple API, just call one of the class methods. For example:

 = Vimeo::Simple::User.info("matthooks")
# =>
# {
#   "id":"888046",
#   "display_name":"Matt Hooks",
#   "created_on":"2008-10-30 14:17:32",
#   "is_staff":"0",
#   "is_plus":"0",
#   "location":"Chicago, IL",
#   "url":"http:\/\/blackholeinthemidwest.com\/",
#   "bio":"",
#   "profile_url":"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/matthooks",
#   "videos_url":"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/matthooks\/videos",
#   "total_videos_uploaded":2,
#   "total_videos_appears_in":0,
#   "total_videos_liked":2,
#   "total_contacts":3,
#   "total_albums":0,
#   "total_channels":1,
#   "portrait_small":"http:\/\/images.vimeo.com\/11\/42\/16\/114216178\/114216178_30.jpg",
#   "portrait_medium":"http:\/\/images.vimeo.com\/11\/42\/16\/114216178\/114216178_75.jpg",
#   "portrait_large":"http:\/\/images.vimeo.com\/11\/42\/16\/114216178\/114216178_100.jpg",
#   "portrait_huge":"http:\/\/images.vimeo.com\/11\/42\/16\/114216178\/114216178_300.jpg"
# }

Thanks to HTTParty, the data is parsed and ready to use.

["location"]
# => "Chicago, IL"

Overview of the Simple API

Vimeo::Simple::Activity

Vimeo::Simple::Activity.user_did("username")
Vimeo::Simple::Activity.happened_to_user("username")
Vimeo::Simple::Activity.contacts_did("username")
Vimeo::Simple::Activity.happened_to_contacts("username")
Vimeo::Simple::Activity.everyone_did("username")

Vimeo::Simple::Album

Vimeo::Simple::Album.videos("album_id")
Vimeo::Simple::Album.info("album_id")

Vimeo::Simple::Channel

Vimeo::Simple::Channel.videos("channelname")
Vimeo::Simple::Channel.info("channelname")

Vimeo::Simple::Group

Vimeo::Simple::Group.videos("groupname")
Vimeo::Simple::Group.users("groupname")
Vimeo::Simple::Group.info("groupname")

Vimeo::Simple::User

Vimeo::Simple::User.info("username")
Vimeo::Simple::User.videos("username")
Vimeo::Simple::User.likes("username")
Vimeo::Simple::User.appears_in("username")
Vimeo::Simple::User.all_videos("username")
Vimeo::Simple::User.subscriptions("username")
Vimeo::Simple::User.albums("username")
Vimeo::Simple::User.channels("username")
Vimeo::Simple::User.groups("username")
Vimeo::Simple::User.contacts_videos("username")
Vimeo::Simple::User.contacts_like("username")

Vimeo::Simple::Video

Vimeo::Simple::Video.info("video_id")

Advanced API

To use the Advanced API, first you must authenticate your user using OAuth.

Authentication Example using Rails

First, instantiate the Base class:

base = Vimeo::Advanced::Base.new("consumer_key", "consumer_secret")

Get a request token, and save the token secret in the session hash.

request_token = base.get_request_token
session[:oauth_secret] = request_token.secret

Then, send your user to the authorization URL:

redirect_to base.authorize_url

Once the user has allowed your application to access their account, they will be redirected to the callback URL you set up for your application. You will be given two parameters oauth_token and oauth_verifier. Re-instantiate your Base class, then get an access token.

base = Vimeo::Advanced::Base.new("consumer_key", "consumer_secret")
access_token = base.get_access_token(params[:oauth_token], session[:oauth_secret], params[:oauth_verifier])
# You'll want to hold on to the user's access token and secret. I'll save it to the database.
user.token = access_token.token
user.secret = access_token.secret
user.save

Now you've got everything you need to use the Advanced API. Let's get a user's videos:

video = Vimeo::Advanced::Video.new("consumer_key", "consumer_secret", :token => user.token, :secret => user.secret)
video.get_videos("matthooks")

# => {"videos"=> { ... }, "stat"=>"ok", "generated_in"=>"0.5753"}

Piece of cake.

Some methods have optional variables. Pass these as a hash at the end of a call.

video.get_all("matthooks", :page => "2", :per_page => "50")

Overview of the Advanced API

Vimeo::Advanced::Album

album = Vimeo::Advanced::Album.new("consumer_key", "consumer_secret", :token => user.token, :secret => user.secret)

album.add_video("album_id", "video_id")
album.create("title", "video_id", { :description => "description", "videos" => "123,124,125" })
album.delete("album_id")
album.get_all("user_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25", :sort => "newest" })
album.get_videos("album_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25", :full_response => "0", :password => nil })
album.remove_video("album_id", "video_id")
album.set_description("album_id", "description")
album.get_password("album_id", "password")
album.get_title("album_id", "title")

Vimeo::Advanced::Base

base = Vimeo::Advanced::Base.new("consumer_key", "consumer_secret", :token => user.token, :secret => user.secret)

base.check_access_token

Vimeo::Advanced::Channel

channel = Vimeo::Advanced::Channel.new("consumer_key", "consumer_secret", :token => user.token, :secret => user.secret)

channel.add_video("channel_id", "video_id")
channel.get_all({ :page => "1", :per_page => "25", :sort => "newest", :user_id => "user_id" })
channel.get_info(channel_id)
channel.get_moderators(channel_id, { :page => "1", :per_page => "25" })
channel.get_subscribers(channel_id, { :page => "1", :per_page => "25" })
channel.get_videos(channel_id, { :page => "1", :per_page => "25", :full_response => "0" })
channel.remove_video("channel_id", "video_id")
channel.subscribe("channel_id")
channel.unsubscribe("channel_id")

Vimeo::Advanced::Contact

contact = Vimeo::Advanced::Contact.new("consumer_key", "consumer_secret", :token => user.token, :secret => user.secret)

contact.get_all(user_id, { :page => "1", :per_page => "25", :sort => "newest" })
contact.get_mutual(user_id, { :page => "1", :per_page => "25" })
contact.get_online({ :page => "1", :per_page => "25" })
contact.get_who_added(user_id, { :page => "1", :per_page => "25", :sort => "newest" })

Vimeo::Advanced::Group

group = Vimeo::Advanced::Group.new("consumer_key", "consumer_secret", :token => user.token, :secret => user.secret)

group.add_video("group_id", "video_id")
group.get_all({ :page => "1", :per_page => "25", :sort => "newest", :user_id => "user_id" })
group.get_files("group_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25" })
group.get_info("group_id")
group.get_members("group_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25", :sort => "newest" })
group.get_moderators("group_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25" })
group.get_video_comments("group_id", "video_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25" })
group.get_videos("group_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25", :full_response => "0", :sort => "newest" })
group.join("group_id")
group.leave("group_id")

Vimeo::Advanced::GroupEvents

group_events = Vimeo::Advanced::GroupEvents.new("consumer_key", "consumer_secret", :token => user.token, :secret => user.secret)

group_events.get_month("group_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25", :month => nil, :year => nil })
group_events.get_past("group_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25" })
group_events.get_year("group_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25" })

Vimeo::Advanced::GroupForums

group_forums = Vimeo::Advanced::GroupForums.new("consumer_key", "consumer_secret", :token => user.token, :secret => user.secret)

group_forums.get_topic_comments("group_id", "topic_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25" })
group_forums.get_topics("group_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25" })

Vimeo::Advanced::Person

person = Vimeo::Advanced::Person.new("consumer_key", "consumer_secret", :token => user.token, :secret => user.secret)

person.add_contact("user_id")
person.add_subscription("user_id", "types") # Types is a comma-delimited string. Valid: "likes", "appears", "uploads"
person.find_by_email("user_id")
person.get_hd_embeds
person.get_info("user_id")
person.get_portrait_urls("user_id")
person.remove_contact("user_id")
person.remove_subscription("user_id", "types") # Types is a comma-delimited string. Valid: "likes", "appears", "uploads"

Vimeo::Advanced::Test

test = Vimeo::Advanced::Test.new("consumer_key", "consumer_secret", :token => user.token, :secret => user.secret)

test.echo
test.null
test.

Vimeo::Advanced::Upload

upload = Vimeo::Advanced::Upload.new("consumer_key", "consumer_secret", :token => user.token, :secret => user.secret)

upload.confirm("ticket_id", "json_manifest")
upload.get_quota
upload.get_ticket
upload.upload("path_to_file", "ticket_id", "end_point")
upload.verify_manifest("ticket_id", "json_manifest")

Vimeo::Advanced::Video

video = Vimeo::Advanced::Video.new("consumer_key", "consumer_secret", :token => user.token, :secret => user.secret)

video.add_cast("video_id", "user_id", { :role => nil })
video.add_photos("video_id", "photo_urls")
video.add_tags("video_id", "tags")
video.clear_tags("video_id")
video.delete("video_id")
video.get_all("user_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25", :full_response => "0", :sort => "newest" })
video.get_appears_in("user_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25", :full_response => "0", :sort => "newest" })
video.get_by_tag("tag", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25", :full_response => "0", :sort => "newest" })
video.get_cast("video_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25" })
video.get_contacts_liked("user_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25", :full_response => "0", :sort => "newest" })
video.get_contacts_uploaded("user_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25", :full_response => "0", :sort => "newest" })
video.get_info("video_id")
video.get_likes("user_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25", :full_response => "0", :sort => "newest" })
video.get_subscriptions("user_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25", :full_response => "0", :sort => "newest" })
video.get_thumbnail_urls("video_id")
video.get_uploaded("user_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25", :full_response => "0", :sort => "newest" })
video.remove_cast("video_id", "user_id")
video.remove_tag("video_id", "tag_id")
video.search("query", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25", :full_response => "0", :sort => "newest", :user_id => nil })
video.set_description("video_id", "description")
video.set_like("video_id", "like")
video.set_privacy("video_id", "privacy", { :users => nil, :password => nil })
video.set_title("video_id", "title")

# comments
video.add_comment("video_id", "comment_text", { :reply_to_comment_id => nil })
video.delete_comment("video_id", "comment_id")
video.edit_comment("video_id", "comment_id", "comment_text")
video.get_comments_list("video_id", { :page => "1", :per_page => "25" })

Vimeo::Advanced::VideoEmbed

video_embed = Vimeo::Advanced::VideoEmbed.new("consumer_key", "consumer_secret", :token => user.token, :secret => user.secret)

video_embed.get_presets({ :page => "1", :per_page => "25" })
video_embed.set_preset("video_id", "preset_id")

Uploads

Uploads are not working since the move to OAuth. They will be fixed shortly.

Todo

  • Fix tests that cannot be stubbed because of OAuth nonce.
  • Better structure. There's too many classes. Is there a way to simplify the Advanced API?
  • Better error handling.
  • More re-factoring.
  • Make tests more robust and faster. If anyone has any ideas let me know.

Contributors

Thanks to

  • HTTParty: Easily one of the best tools I have used since I started using Ruby.
  • Jeweler: Great tool for creating gems for Github.