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.
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"
Or for bundler:
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:
user_info = 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_appears_ined":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.
user_info["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
Note: if you are trying to get your access tokens manually, then the above block of code will be a little different:
params[:oauth_token]
is the same asrequest_token.token
params[:oauth_verifier]
is the code you see on Vimeo after you visitbase.authorize_url
and allow access to your account.
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_all("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.set_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.login
Vimeo::Advanced::Upload
upload = Vimeo::Advanced::Upload.new("consumer_key", "consumer_secret", :token => user.token, :secret => user.secret)
# Other than get_quota, none of these methods should be called directly. The 'upload' method uses these internally.
upload.check_ticket("ticket_id")
upload.complete("ticket_id", "filename")
upload.get_ticket
upload.get_quota
upload.verify_chunks("ticket_id")
# all-in-one solution, supports File, String (a file path), #read
video_id = upload.upload("movie.mp4")
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_collections("video_id")
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")
video_embed.set_privacy("video_id", "privacy", { :approved_domains => ["example.com"].to_json })
Uploads
Uploads are working! In order to upload a file, create your upload object, like so:
upload = Vimeo::Advanced::Upload.new("consumer_key", "consumer_secret", :token => user.token, :secret => user.secret)
Then call the upload method:
upload.upload("/path/to/file") # You can also pass a File object or any IO.
The upload method will automatically get an upload ticket, perform the multipart POST, verify the file chunks and then complete the upload.
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.