This feature requires a paid plan on Vimeo.
Password is a video privacy setting available to all plans except Free. To compare all available privacy settings, see Overview of video privacy settings. Viewers do not need a Vimeo account to watch a password-protected video, only the password.
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How to set a password for a video
If you would like to require a password for users to view your video, follow these steps:
- First, select the video from your Library to access the video settings page.
- Select the privacy option from your Share button
Note: The privacy will be Unlisted by default. - Click on Link privacy>Password
- Enter a password for your video and then press the enter or return key to save it. You may also click somewhere else on the page to save the password.
- Be sure to share the password only with those who you wish to have access to view the video. After entering the password, your viewers will see the page shown in this article.
How to remove a password from a video
To remove a password requirement from your video, select a different privacy setting on the video settings page. Once a new setting has been selected, the password will be deleted.