We offer a variety of ways to control who can access your videos and how they can do so.
This article explains the access properties of each setting so that you can properly configure your video's access settings according to your requirements. You may be looking for how to change your video’s privacy settings.
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Privacy settings overview
Vimeo offers the following privacy options for your videos:
- Public (Available with all plans): Anyone can watch the video, and the page will be discoverable in search engines. Additionally, the video will be visible on your account profile.
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Unlisted (Available with Plus, Starter, and higher plans): Unlisted videos will not appear in public search results (such as Google), but they can be accessed and shared by anyone who has the video's unique URL. These videos can also be embedded anywhere online. Viewers do not need a Vimeo account to watch an unlisted video.
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⚠️Note: When you change your video's privacy settings to Unlisted, an extra set of numbers - what we call the privacy hash - will be added at the end of your video's URL, and must be included for embeds and sharing to work.
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- Password (Available with all plans except Free): Set a password for the video. Anyone who enters that password can watch the video. Viewers do not need a Vimeo account to watch a password-protected video.
- Hide from Vimeo (Available with all plans except Free): The video can be embedded and viewed on other sites but does not have a video page on Vimeo. Your video cannot appear in channels and groups but can still be added to showcases and portfolios. Viewers do not need a Vimeo account to watch a video hidden from Vimeo.
- Private (Available with all plans): The video will be visible only to you and specific team members you add, and no one else. (Adding team members to your account is not supported with Free, Basic, or Plus plans.) The option to make videos Public will be unavailable.
Compare privacy settings
The table below provides a full breakdown of where your video is viewable for each privacy setting:
|
Feature |
Public |
Unlisted |
Password |
Hide From Vimeo |
Private |
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Shareable video page on vimeo.com |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Appears in search |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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Requires a password for viewers to access |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Appears as a recommended video on public video pages |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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Appears in the “More videos” end screen |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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Embeddable on other websites |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Appears on your profile |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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Appears in followers’ feeds |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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Appears in public Showcases |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes (if Showcase is embedded) |
No |
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Appears in password-protected Showcases |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Appears in Showcases set to ‘Hide from Vimeo’ |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
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Appears in channels |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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Appears in public groups |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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Appears in members-only groups |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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Appears in public portfolios |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Appears in password-protected portfolios |
Yes (with portfolio password) |
Yes (with portfolio password) |
Yes (with portfolio password) |
Yes (with portfolio password) |
Yes (with portfolio password) |
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Appears on Review Page |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (with video password) |
Yes |
Yes |
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Appears on File Transfer page |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (with video password) |
Yes |
Yes |