Introduction to the Course

Get an overview of the course and its prerequisites.

We'll cover the following

Overview

In November 2004, Vimeo started as a side project by two web developers to tag and share short videos. The name Vimeo originated from one of the founders when he combined words ‘video’ and ‘me’. Its business model is based on SaaS (Software as a Service). Vimeo provides tools to host, share, and create videos with a focus on delivering high-definition content to a range of devices. It also offers tools that let us create content, edit videos, broadcast, and more.

Vimeo vs. YouTube

Let's see a brief comparison between Vimeo and YouTube in the table below:

Vimeo

YouTube

Vimeo has a community of mature individuals who provide productive and useful feedback.

YouTube has a large community of mixed users compared to Vimeo, and their feedback isn’t always useful.

Vimeo offers free and paid tiers.

YouTube offers a free version with ads and an ad-free paid version.

Vimeo offers to protect your video via a password.

YouTube doesn’t have a password protection option.

Prerequisites

In this course, we'll explore different endpoints of the Vimeo API. We'll make calls to the endpoints using HTTP requests in the Python programming language. Therefore, below are the requirements to take this course:

  1. A basic understanding of APIs
  2. A basic understanding of HTTP requests
  3. Fundamentals of Python programming language

Intended audience

This API course could be for the following people:

  • A student with a basic knowledge of HTTP requests who wants to learn about APIs.
  • Developers who want to explore and integrate the Vimeo API.
  • A professional who has ample experience working with other APIs and wants to explore the Vimeo API.