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wuliwong
wuliwong

Reputation: 4368

Vimeo API invalid token when making request

I am trying to make a request to the Vimeo api v3 using this request URL:

https://api.vimeo.com/videos?query=elvis&client_id=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX&token=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

The token I am sending is copy and pasted from the web interface. I generated it there. I'm trying it from the browser and receiving this response:

{
"error": "A valid user token must be passed."
}

I know the simple answer is that I copied the token incorrectly but I have tried this multiple times with different tokens and receive the same response. I believe there is something wrong with the way I am making the request.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1279

Answers (1)

Eugenio Pace
Eugenio Pace

Reputation: 14212

Vimeo auth requires you to add an Authorization header with the value Bearer {YOUR TOKEN} as @AbM and @peeskillet mentioned above.

It's ok to generate the token on the dashboard (as you did) for testing, but you will have to implement the OAuth2 flows for a real app.

(You can also easily test their API using this: https://developer.vimeo.com/api/playground/)

Some services allow you to pass access_tokens on a query string (looks like Vimeo supports it, but it is not recommended),. They are often called access_token, but it is generally not recommended.

Upvotes: 2

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