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I am a Vimeo Plus member trying to use the API to accomplish the "simple" task of listing all of the videos in my account. However, I am finding your API to be quite hostile in regards to "private" videos.
Searches on this forum have resulted in me running across multiple posts that basically say "if you're dealing with private videos, use the Advanced API." However, the Advanced API is quite a different animal than the simple API, and requires jumping through more hoops than should be necessary for such a simple task.
Take my use case for example: As a Vimeo Plus member I would like to store my videos on Vimeo, but restrict their access to being viewed and embedded in my website only. The embed part works using the Vimeo Plus "Where can this video appear" option (thank you!). However, writing a script to list all my videos (remember, they are private) seems to be about as complicated as writing an autonomos Facebook Connect app (which I have also done--you're not dealing with a rookie coder here).
Is this really necessary? Why can't you allow another hash to be sent with a Simple API call that recognizes you as a valid requestor of a list of private videos? Please tell me there's an easier way than having to write a full-blown "Advanced API application!"
Thank you.
We're thinking of issuing an access token for the owner of an API app when they create it, to make it a little easier for someone with a similar use case as you.
We'll keep your suggestions in mind for the future of the Simple API, though.
Thanks for the reply.
Why not allow the "Where can this video appear" domains to have simple API access to private video information? I could use your simple api or the ohembed api from my "approved" domain and get the information I needed easily for private videos.
Thanks again. Any idea on the timing of this? Unfortunately we are looking at needing to implement a video solution in the pretty immediate future (isn't that always how these things are?).
Wonderful! That would make my week!
+1 from me for the proposed solution.
I have also run into the same issue as Vy.
This would make my week as well.
Cheers
Will you be updating us on this thread or will we need to monitor the API pages?