Vimeo Integration

Sara Anthony
Sara Anthony
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Vimeo is a video-sharing platform that includes features such as live-streaming and customization.
This integration syncs video assets between Bynder and Vimeo, allowing easy content pushing and maintaining a single system of record. Users can publish videos from Bynder directly to Vimeo, eliminating the need to download and re-upload to Vimeo manually. As new versions of videos are uploaded in Bynder, the new versions are added to Vimeo. However, changes made in Vimeo do not affect the corresponding asset in Bynder.

Note

This integration is part of the Bynder Integration Hub.

This feature/solution requires your Customer Success Contact to enable, but then individual permissions can be done by the Bynder Admin.

Who can set up and manage integrations?

Users with the following rights can set up integrations: 

Important Information

Before setting up the integration, please ensure the following is set up:

  • Make sure you set up your metaproperties in Bynder ahead of time to allow for this integration to sync.
  • The sync will terminate if the related metaproperties are deleted from your settings. You can restore the connection by editing the integration.

How to Set up Integration

  1. Navigate to Settings > Advanced settings > Portal settings.
  2. Click Browse Integrations in the left sidebar, then Configure in the Vimeo section.
  3. Enter a Name for this configuration and click Save.
  4. Review the information, then click Next. screenshot_2024-01-18_at_11.14.04___am_480.png
  5. If you've already configured a Bynder connection, it will be selected. If not, select New Authentication to add your Bynder credentials:
    • Your authentication name: Enter a name for the authentication.
    • Domain: Enter your unique domain by copying the URL of your Bynder portal (including https://).screenshot_2024-01-18_at_11.14.16___am_480.png
    • Note: To connect multiple Vimeo accounts, you must configure a new Vimeo workflow for each account you want to set up. 
  6. Click Create.
  7. Click Next.
  8. Log into your Vimeo account.
  9. Metaproperties: The following Metaproperties will automatically be created during sync. These metaproperties will trigger the sync.
    • Send to Vimeo: Yes/No (which is the primary trigger)
    • Send to Vimeo Status
    • Vimeo URL 
  10. Select the metaproperty options from the dropdown fields. You can mark a metaproperty as required or optional. A video will not sync until all required fields have values. For example, if you select Content Rating as a required metaproperty control in Bynder, then the content rating of the asset in Vimeo will be written to the Bynder metaproperty. screenshot_2024-01-18_at_11.14.41___am_480.png
  11. The trigger metaproperties will send video assets to Vimeo from Bynder and visa versa. 
  12. Click Finish.screenshot_2024-01-18_at_11.14.48___am_480.png
    • Note: The sync will not work if you do not set up the required metaproperties in the DAM taxonomy.

Metaproperty Information

The following Metaproperties will automatically be created during sync. 

  • Send to Vimeo: Yes/No (which is the primary trigger)
  • Send to Vimeo Status
  • Vimeo URL

How to Use Integration

After the configuration, video assets in Bynder will sync to Vimeo based on the metaproperty triggers set during integration. Once the configuration is complete, the application will create the configured metaproperties and their options, making them dependent on the primary trigger (Send to Vimeo). This means they cannot be filled until a user selects Send to Vimeo: Yes.

Once selected, the other Metaproperties will show and have the correct options for those fields. The interval will run every 5 minutes to check and see if any new assets in Bynder need to be sent to Vimeo. The Vimeo to Bynder sync (if enabled) will sync daily. If you delete an asset in Bynder, it will remain in Vimeo and vice versa.

Send a Video to Vimeo from Bynder

  1. Navigate to your Asset Bank
  2. Select the video you would like to send.
  3. Scroll down to the metaproperty created to sync videos to Vimeo.
  4. Select the  Send to Vimeo metaproperty and fill out any other dependent metaproperty fields related to sync enabled during setup.
  5. Click Save.

How to Edit Integration

You can edit the configuration to turn off the integration, update your settings, sync (or no longer sync) assets, or edit your Vimeo credentials.

  1. Navigate to Settings > Advanced settings > Portal settings.
  2. Click Active Integrations on the left sidebar, then edit in the connection section you want to update.
  3. Make your changes, then click Save.

FAQ

What happens if I delete a synced video in Bynder or delete a video in Vimeo?
If you delete a video from Bynder, it will remain on Vimeo. Deleting a video in Vimeo will not affect the video asset in Bynder.

What types of files can be transferred over from Bynder to Vimeo?
Only supported video files will sync from Bynder to Vimeo.

Are there size limitations for assets?
No, there are no size limitations for assets. However, it's important to note that the original video file is inaccessible from Vimeo. Bynder will sync the highest-quality video available, but this will always be the post-processed version provided by Vimeo, not the original file.

How many videos can I sync from Vimeo to Bynder and Bynder to Vimeo?
This limit depends on your Vimeo account type. Please check your Vimeo account to see if you have upload restrictions. A corresponding error code will be written to the Vimeo Status Metaproperty if an upload fails due to limits.

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