vimeo/vimeo-php-lib — explained in plain English
Analysis updated 2026-08-08 · repo last pushed 2015-06-22
Build a custom video dashboard that lists videos from a Vimeo account.
Create a media management tool that uploads new video files to Vimeo through code.
Set up a content pipeline that automatically uploads processed videos to Vimeo.
| vimeo/vimeo-php-lib | lesterchan/wp-pagenavi | shipfastlabs/parsel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 177 | 138 | 132 |
| Language | PHP | PHP | PHP |
| Last pushed | 2015-06-22 | 2024-12-19 | — |
| Maintenance | Dormant | Stale | — |
| Setup difficulty | moderate | easy | moderate |
| Complexity | 2/5 | 1/5 | 2/5 |
| Audience | developer | developer | developer |
Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.
Requires Vimeo API credentials (consumer key and secret) and PHP 5.6 is incompatible, also the library itself is deprecated and unsupported.
This was Vimeo's official PHP library for interacting with their Advanced API, letting developers programmatically access and manage video data on Vimeo. It allowed you to do things like fetch a list of uploaded videos for a specific user or upload new video files directly through code, rather than manually using the Vimeo website. At a high level, you would set up the library by providing it with authentication credentials, a consumer key and secret. Once authenticated, you could make calls to Vimeo's API to retrieve data. The project included example files demonstrating how to get an access token for querying private content and how to handle file uploads, giving developers a starting point for integrating Vimeo functionality into their own PHP applications. This tool would have been used by developers building applications that needed to interact with Vimeo video data, for example, a custom video dashboard, a media management tool, or a content pipeline that automatically uploads videos to a Vimeo account. The README doesn't go into much detail beyond the basics, but the included examples suggest it was designed to be a straightforward wrapper that handled the complexities of API authentication and requests. The most important thing to know is that this library is deprecated. Vimeo has retired both the Advanced API and this library entirely, directing users to a newer API and a replacement PHP library instead. The README also notes that PHP 5.6 is incompatible with this older library. Anyone considering using it should look at the replacement project instead, as this one is no longer maintained or supported.
Vimeo's official PHP library for the Vimeo Advanced API, letting developers upload videos and fetch video data through code. It is deprecated and no longer maintained.
Mainly PHP. The stack also includes PHP, Vimeo Advanced API.
Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2015-06-22).
The explanation does not mention the license, so what you are allowed to do with this code is unknown.
Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.
Mainly developer.
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