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Vimeo Make integrationAutomate Vimeo with Make.

Tired of sorting new Vimeo uploads by hand? The Vimeo Make integration gives you 6 modules: 1 trigger that spots new videos and 5 actions that upload, rename, file or remove them. This page walks you through the connection and a first working scenario.

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What you can automate

What can the Vimeo Make integration do for you?

The Vimeo Make integration links your Vimeo account to Make, a no-code tool where you build a scenario (the automation itself, a chain of steps) out of modules (one brick each: a trigger or an action). Here Make can notice a new video on a profile you watch, then upload, update, file or delete videos for you.

Albums that fill themselves. A training team publishes a lesson, Watch videos picks it up, and Add a video to an album drops it into the right course album. Nobody has to remember that step anymore.

Cleaner titles and descriptions. A marketing team that stores copy in another tool can push the final name and description with Update a video, so what viewers read on Vimeo matches the source.

Uploads started by another app. Upload a video sends a video into the connected account, which is handy when files are produced elsewhere and should end up on Vimeo without anyone opening the uploader.

Keep the scope in mind: there are 6 modules, no search module and no Make an API Call module, so anything outside watching, uploading, updating, filing and deleting needs another route. The Make review covers how the editor feels day to day, and Make pricing explains how operations are counted. If you also weigh n8n, read n8n vs Make before you choose.

Connect

How do you connect your Vimeo account to Make?

  1. 01

    Open the connection window

    Add any Vimeo module to your scenario, then click Create a connection. A connection is your Vimeo account linked to Make once, then reused by every Vimeo module you add later.

  2. 02

    Give it a clear name

    Naming is optional, but a label such as "Vimeo, brand channel" saves guesswork if you ever link a second account. Make keeps each connection separate, so the name is how you tell them apart.

  3. 03

    Authorize and save

    Authorize Make on the Vimeo page that opens, or paste the key Vimeo gives you if that is what the window asks for. Use the account that owns the videos, then click Save. The module can now read and change that account.

First scenario

Build your first scenario: file every new video in an album

GoalWhen a new video appears on a Vimeo profile you watch, Make adds it to the album you picked.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    Go to the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the big + to place the first module. That empty canvas is where the whole flow will live.

  2. 02

    Add Watch videos

    Search for Vimeo, pick Watch videos and click Create a connection to link your account. This trigger is the step that starts each run.

  3. 03

    Fill in the trigger

    Complete the fields the module shows. Once the connection exists, Make lists what it can read in your account, so you pick from a menu instead of typing IDs.

  4. 04

    Add the album step

    Click the + on the right, choose Add a video to an album, and map the video coming out of the trigger. Then select the album that should receive it.

  5. 05

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once. Make runs the scenario a single time and shows the bundles each module received (a bundle is one item passed along, here one video). Check the album in Vimeo.

  6. 06

    Schedule and switch on

    Open the clock on the first module. New scenarios check every 15 minutes by default, and that is also the shortest gap on the Free plan. Save, then turn the scenario on.

Triggers

What starts a Vimeo scenario?

1 module starts a scenario when something happens in Vimeo. A scheduled trigger is checked by Make on the scenario's schedule; an instant one is called by Vimeo as soon as it happens.

Vimeo1Watch videos

Watch videos

Scheduled trigger

In Make“Triggers when a new video is added to a profile being watched.”

Watch videos keeps an eye on a Vimeo profile and hands each newly added video to the rest of your scenario as a bundle, so the next modules can file it, rename it or pass it to another app.

How it fires
scheduled, which means Make checks Vimeo on the scenario's schedule rather than hearing about the video the moment it lands. By default that check happens every 15 minutes.
When to use it
any flow that should react to a fresh upload, like filing lessons into a course album.
Watch out
expect a short delay between the upload and the run, set by the schedule you choose.
Modules

What can Make do in Vimeo?

Vimeo gives you 5 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

Vimeo1

Add a video to an album

Action

In Make“Adds an uploaded video to a user's album.”

This action places a video that already sits in your account into one of your albums, so collections stay organized without you dragging items around in Vimeo.

When to use it
right after Watch videos, when every new lesson or webinar recording belongs to a known album.
Watch out
it only works on videos that are already uploaded, so put it after the upload step, never before.
Vimeo2

Delete a video

Action

In Make“Permanently removes a video from the currently logged-on user account.”

Delete a video wipes a video from the connected account for good. It is the cleanup step for footage that should no longer exist anywhere on your Vimeo space.

When to use it
when a record in another tool is marked as retired and the matching video must go too.
Watch out
there is no undo, so test with Run once on a throwaway video first. If you only want it out of a collection, use Remove a video from an album instead.
Vimeo3

Remove a video from an album

Action

In Make“Removes an uploaded video from a user's album (the video itself is not deleted).”

Pulling a video out of an album without touching the file itself is what this module does: the video stays in your account, only the album loses it.

When to use it
a course gets reworked and an old lesson should leave its album while staying available elsewhere.
Watch out
pick the album carefully, because this module never deletes the video itself. For a permanent removal, Delete a video is the one.
Vimeo4

Update a video

Action

In Make“Updates a video name or description.”

With Update a video you rewrite the name or the description of an existing video, so the text viewers see always matches what your team approved elsewhere.

When to use it
when a title or summary changes in the tool where your content is planned and Vimeo should follow.
Watch out
the module covers the name and description only. Anything else about the video has to be changed in Vimeo directly.
Vimeo5

Upload a video

Action

In Make“Uploads a video to the currently logged-on user account.”

You get a new video in the connected Vimeo account without opening the uploader: the module sends the file there from inside your scenario.

When to use it
when the video is produced or stored in another app and should be published on Vimeo as the next step of the flow.
Watch out
the Free plan caps files at 5 MB, so check the file limit of your plan against the size of your videos before you rely on this module.
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FAQ

Vimeo and Make: common questions

01Is the Vimeo Make integration free?
Yes, Vimeo is a standard app, so its modules are available on the Make Free plan. That plan comes with limits worth knowing: 2 active scenarios, at least 15 minutes between scheduled runs, 5 minutes of run time at most, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise) drop the interval to 1 minute, remove the cap on active scenarios and allow 40 minutes of run time. Usage is counted in operations, one per module per bundle.
02What do you need to connect Vimeo to Make?
A Vimeo account is the only real requirement, and the documentation lists nothing more. You add a Vimeo module, click Create a connection, optionally name it, then authorize Make on the Vimeo page (or paste the key Vimeo gives you) and click Save. Sign in with the account that owns the videos you want to automate, because every upload, update or deletion happens on that account. Once saved, the connection is reused by every Vimeo module you add, so you only do this once per account.
03Does the Vimeo Make integration react in real time?
No. Its only trigger, Watch videos, is scheduled: Make checks Vimeo at the interval set on the scenario instead of receiving a push the moment a video is added. A new scenario checks every 15 minutes by default, which is also the minimum on the Free plan. Paid plans can go down to 1 minute. Pick the interval that matches how quickly the next step should follow a new upload, keeping in mind that each module run on each bundle counts as one operation.
04What if the Vimeo module you need is missing?
It depends on the task. The integration has 6 modules: Watch videos plus five actions to upload, update, delete, add to an album or remove from an album. There is no Make an API Call module for Vimeo, so you cannot reach other parts of Vimeo from Make with a custom request. If your need falls outside those modules, the fix sits in another tool or in a different design of the flow. The Hack'celeration team can look at your case with you through the contact form below.
05Should you use Make or n8n for Vimeo?
It depends on what you already run. On Make, Vimeo gives you 6 modules, works on the Free plan, and the editor lets you test each step with Run once before switching anything on. If your team already builds in n8n, check whether a Vimeo node covers the same actions there before moving anything. There is no universal winner. Compare the modules you actually need, the tool your team knows, and how each one counts usage, then decide on that basis rather than on habit.
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