How To Enable And Use The Vimeo Integration

Summary

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. 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.

Who?

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

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Once this integration is enabled users with the Portal Settings permission can manage this integration. For more details on configuration, please refer to Integrations Configuration: Recommended Permissions and Best Practices.

Why?

Once the Vimeo integration is configured, 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.

How?

Configuring The Vimeo 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.
  6. Click Create.
  7. Click Next.
  8. Log in to 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. 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: 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.

Sending A Video To Vimeo From Bynder

  1. Navigate to your Asset Bank.
  2. Select the video you would like to send.
  3. Select the Send to Vimeo metaproperty and fill out any other dependent metaproperty fields.
  4. Click Save.

Editing The Vimeo 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.

FAQs

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?
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.

Why is the integration no longer working after I removed a metaproperty?

The sync will terminate if the related metaproperties are deleted from your settings. You can restore the connection by editing the integration.

Related Articles

Vimeo Website

Understanding Preview Supported File Types

How To Create Metaproperties

Integrations Configuration: Recommended Permissions and Best Practices

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