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Matt Rowell
Matt Rowell

Reputation: 35

Vimeo API returns inconsistent CDN URL

We're using the Vimeo API for a client to play 3 different 360 videos through Android and iOS apps - in some cases we had to make some exceptions in our app to work around special characters in the URL that were causing problems with our player - so we have some code to tidy up the final video URL.

This worked fine, at first, but now it seems as if the Vimeo API is returning different URLs for 2 out of 3 of our videos. Videos from fpdl.vimeocdn.com work fine. They all used this domain when we first created the app. But two of our videos changed to gcs-vimeo.akamaized.net and have a different syntax.

Is this something we can't control? Will the CDN targets change often? Will all 3 of our videos eventually change to the new URL? Before we go back and adjust code again - I need to evaluate if we should just use a different player instead, if this will happen frequently.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1428

Answers (1)

Tommy Penner
Tommy Penner

Reputation: 3018

Vimeo uses different CDNs to host video files, and those CDNs should not matter to the viewer/enduser.

When getting the direct video file links (either using the API or from the video's Settings page), those links are HTTP 302 redirect links to the actual video file resource. The location of that resource changes every few hours, so always make sure you use the redirect URL provided, and make sure the player being used supports redirects.

Upvotes: 1

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