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A Vimeo account with API access is required.

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Generate a Personal Access Token

Personal access tokens provide a simple way to authenticate without the full OAuth flow.

1

Access Vimeo Developer Portal

Go to the Vimeo Developer Portal and sign in with your Vimeo account.

2

Create a New App

Click Create an App and fill in the required details.

  • App name: Choose a unique name for your app.
  • App description: Provide a brief description of your app’s functionality.
  • Check the box to agree to the Vimeo API Terms of Service.
  • Click on Create App to move forward.
3

Generate Personal Access Token

Enables actions: Add Comment Reply, Add To Watch Later, Add To Watch Later By User ID, Add Video Comment, Add Video Credit, Add Video Tag, Add Video To Channel, Add Video To Folder, Add Video To Folder By User ID, Add Video To Showcase, Add Video To Showcase By User ID, Create Channel, Create Folder, Create Folder By User ID, Create Showcase, Create Showcase By User ID, Delete Channel, Delete Folder, Delete Folder By User ID, Delete Showcase, Delete Showcase By User ID, Delete Text Track, Delete Video, Delete Video Comment, Edit Text Track, Edit User, Edit User By ID, Edit Video Comment, Follow User, Get Authenticated User, Get Channel, Get Creative Commons Licenses, Get Folder, Get Folder By User ID, Get Languages, Get Showcase, Get Showcase By User ID, Get Text Track, Get User, Get Video, Get Video Comment, Like Video, Like Video By User ID, List Categories, List Channel Videos, List Channels, List Comment Replies, List Content Ratings, List Embed Presets, List Folder Videos, List Folder Videos By User ID, List Folders, List Folders By User ID, List Groups, List Liked Videos, List Portfolios, List Related Videos, List Showcase Videos, List Showcase Videos By User ID, List Showcases, List Showcases By User ID, List Text Tracks, List Text Tracks By Album ID, List Text Tracks By Channel ID, List Text Tracks By Version ID, List User Followers, List User Following, List User Liked Videos By ID, List User Videos By ID, List Video Comments, List Video Credits, List Video Tags, List Video Thumbnails, List Videos, List Watch History, List Watch Later, List Watch Later By User ID, Remove From Watch Later, Remove From Watch Later By User ID, Remove Video From Folder, Remove Video From Folder By User ID, Remove Video From Showcase, Remove Video From Showcase By User ID, Remove Video Tag, Search Users, Search Videos, Unfollow User, Unlike Video, Unlike Video By User ID, Update Channel, Update Folder, Update Folder By User ID, Update Showcase, Update Showcase By User ID, Update Video

Under your app settings, scroll down to the Authentication section and choose Authenticated (you) option to select scopes.

  • Select the necessary scopes, public scope is required.
  • NOTE: upload scope is not available in sandbox environment, so we exclude it from the default scopes list. Users can still add it manually if needed.
  • Click the Generate button (just below scopes) to create your personal access token.
  • Copy the generated token and use it as the Personal Access Token credential in StackOne.

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Linking the Account from the Hub

1

Navigate to the Hub

Use one of the three Linking Account Methods to access the Hub.
2

Fill out the fields

Fill out the following fields using details from your provider:
  • Personal Access Token
3

Connect

  • Click Connect
  • If applicable, the provider will redirect you to a sign-in or authorization page. Complete the provider’s authorization flow.
  • Once authorization is successful, you will see a confirmation popup

If the account linking is successful, you will see the newly linked account in your Accounts page.