How can you share a private video? Since the beginning of our unicorn-ruled universe, we’ve done our best to give video creators as much control over their videos as possible — especially when it comes to privacy. In addition to public and private settings, we’ve provided creators with advanced options like setting a password, only giving specific people access to their video, and hiding their video from vimeo.com while still being able to embed it on other sites. Today, we’ve added yet another option, one specifically requested by our community: the ability to share a video you've uploaded through an unlisted link.
How it works:
1. if you are a Plus user or have a higher-tier paid subscription, go to your video settings and select “Only people with the link or embed code can access.” Or, select this option when you’re uploading.
2. Once you save your changes, you’ll be given a private URL or embed code to copy and send to people you choose.
3. Only people with this link (and people those people share it with) will be able to see your video page. It will be hidden from other groups, channels, search results, and other places on vimeo.com, and people won’t be able to find it through third-party search engines either.
Upload to get a private video link on Vimeo →
How can you upload a video for online private viewing?
To allow for your video content to only be seen by your intended audience, Vimeo offers several robust privacy settings to achieve this, from Unlisted to Password-Only.
Unlisted link sharing, like our other advanced privacy settings, is only available to certain Vimeo users based on plan. But as always, Basic members can still opt to give specific people access to their videos, add a password to protect them, or upgrade to use all of our powerful advanced video privacy options.
Learn more about video privacy on Vimeo →
How do you send large videos from your phone privately?
If you want to share large private videos from your phone, consider using cloud storage options such as Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive. Just remember to set the sharing permissions to "only people with access" or select specific individuals.
Video platforms like Vimeo typically include features like password protection, unlisted links, and link expiration for enhanced privacy. You can compress and download your video, or you can simply send a private link to the large video wherever it's hosted.
