Vimeo MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for interacting with the Vimeo API. This server allows you to manage videos, transcripts, and retrieve video statistics through a standardized interface.

Features

• List Videos: Search and filter videos in your Vimeo account
• Get Video Details: Retrieve comprehensive metadata and statistics for specific videos
• Update Videos: Modify video titles, descriptions, tags, and privacy settings
• Manage Transcripts: Download and upload video transcripts/captions in multiple formats
• Video Statistics: Access play counts and other video metrics

Installation

npm install @mcp/vimeo

Or install from source:

git clone <repository-url>
cd vimeo-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Configuration

Authentication

The Vimeo MCP server supports two authentication methods:

1. Personal Access Token (Recommended)

Create a personal access token in your Vimeo Developer Settings with the following scopes:

• private - Access private videos
• edit - Edit video metadata
• upload - Upload transcripts
• stats - View video statistics

Set the environment variable:

export VIMEO_ACCESS_TOKEN="your_access_token_here"

2. OAuth2 Authentication

For OAuth2 authentication, you'll need:

export VIMEO_CLIENT_ID="your_client_id"
export VIMEO_CLIENT_SECRET="your_client_secret"

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vimeo": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/vimeo-mcp/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "VIMEO_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_access_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

vimeo_list_videos

List videos from your Vimeo account with optional filtering.

Parameters:

• page (number, optional): Page number (default: 1)
• per_page (number, optional): Results per page, max 100 (default: 25)
• query (string, optional): Search query
• sort (string, optional): Sort order - "date", "alphabetical", "plays", "likes", "duration"
• direction (string, optional): Sort direction - "asc" or "desc"

Example:

List my most played videos

vimeo_get_video_details

Get detailed information about a specific video.

Parameters:

• video_id (string, required): The ID of the video

Example:

Get details for video 123456789

vimeo_update_video

Update video metadata.

Parameters:

• video_id (string, required): The ID of the video to update
• title (string, optional): New video title
• description (string, optional): New video description
• tags (array, optional): Array of tag strings
• privacy (string, optional): Privacy setting - "anybody", "nobody", "password", "disable"

Example:

Update video 123456789 with title "My New Title" and tags ["tutorial", "coding"]

vimeo_download_transcript

Download video transcript or captions.

Parameters:

• video_id (string, required): The ID of the video
• language (string, optional): Language code (default: "en")
• format (string, optional): Format - "webvtt" or "srt" (default: "webvtt")

Example:

Download English transcript for video 123456789 in SRT format

vimeo_upload_transcript

Upload a new transcript or captions for a video.

Parameters:

• video_id (string, required): The ID of the video
• content (string, required): The transcript content
• language (string, optional): Language code (default: "en")
• format (string, optional): Format - "webvtt" or "srt" (default: "webvtt")

Example:

Upload this transcript for video 123456789:
WEBVTT

00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.000
Hello, welcome to my video.

00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:10.000
Today we'll be learning about MCP servers.

vimeo_get_video_stats

Get statistics for a video.

Parameters:

• video_id (string, required): The ID of the video

Example:

Get stats for video 123456789

Error Handling

The server implements comprehensive error handling:

• Rate Limiting: Automatically detects rate limit errors and provides retry information
• API Errors: Detailed error messages for failed API calls
• Network Errors: Graceful handling of connection issues
• Validation Errors: Clear messages for invalid parameters

Rate Limiting

Vimeo's API has rate limits. The server handles these automatically by:

• Detecting 429 (Too Many Requests) responses
• Extracting retry-after headers
• Providing clear feedback about when to retry

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

# Run in development mode
npm run dev

# Watch for changes
npm run watch

License

MIT

Support

For issues and feature requests, please visit the GitHub repository.

For Vimeo API documentation, see: https://developer.vimeo.com/api/reference