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About video privacy settings

This feature is available for all Vimeo accounts, but specific options may vary based on your plan.

We offer several ways to control who can view your videos. This article explains what each video privacy setting means and compares how each privacy setting impacts various features.

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Overview of privacy settings

We offer the following privacy options for your videos:

  • Public (Available with all plans)
    • Anyone can watch the video.
    • The page will be discoverable in search engines.
    • The video will be visible on your account profile.
  • Unlisted (Available with paid plans)
    • Videos will not appear in public search results (such as Google).
    • Videos can be accessed and shared by anyone who has the video's unique URL.
    • Videos can be embedded anywhere online.
    • Viewers do not need a Vimeo account to watch.
      • Note: When you change your video's privacy settings to Unlisted, an additional set of numbers (what we call the privacy hash) will be added to your video's URL. It must be included for embeds and sharing to work.
  • Password (Available with paid plans)
    • Set a password for the video.
    • Anyone who enters that password can watch the video.
  • Hide from Vimeo (Available with paid plans)
    • The video can be embedded on other websites.
    • The video will not be viewable on Vimeo.com.
    • This setting is helpful for portfolio sites or for businesses that host videos on their own domains.
  • Anyone at [Company] (Vimeo Enterprise only)
    • Anyone who is a member of your organisation and has the link can watch your video after logging in. Viewers don't need to be individually invited — they only need to authenticate with their company account (via SSO or email and password).
    • Videos with this setting do not appear in search results or in your teammates' Shared with Me folder until they open the link for the first time
    • This setting applies to videos and live events, but not to showcases or other content types.
  • Private (Available with all plans)
    • The video is viewable only by you and your team members on your account.
    • Other people will not be able to see the video, even if it is embedded on another website.

Comparing privacy settings

The table below displays your video’s visibility and sharability for each privacy setting:

Feature Public Unlisted Password Hide From Vimeo Private
Shareable video page on vimeo.com ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌
Appears in search ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Requires a password for viewers to access ❌ ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌
Appears as a recommended video on public video pages ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Appears in the “More videos” end screen ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌

Embeddable on other websites


 

 ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌

(Team members granted permissions will be able to view embedded private videos)
Appears on your profile ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Appears in followers’ feeds ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Appears in public Showcases ✅ ❌ ❌

✅ 

(If the Showcase is embedded)

 ❌
Appears in password-protected Showcases ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Appears in Showcases set to ‘Hide from Vimeo’ ✅ ❌ ❌ ✅ ❌
Appears in channels ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌ ✅
Appears in public groups ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌ ✅
Appears in members-only groups ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌ ✅
Appears in public portfolios ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Appears in password-protected portfolios ✅ (with portfolio password) ✅ (with portfolio password) ✅ (with portfolio password) ✅ (with portfolio password) ✅ (with portfolio password)
Appears in review links ✅ ✅ ✅ (with video  password) ✅ ✅

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