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🚀 Vimeo Profile Scraper – Bulk Data Extraction + Rich Metadata 🌟

Scrape Vimeo profiles at scale! Get creator bios 📝, profile images 🖼️, raw JSON-LD schemas 🧩, and timestamps ⏰. Perfect for talent discovery 🎬, competitor analysis 🔍, and data pipelines 📊.

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🌟 Overview

Need to analyze Vimeo creators or build filmmaker databases? This actor delivers:
✅ Full profile data: Bios, names, profile URLs
✅ Schema.org metadata: Raw JSON-LD output
✅ Bulk processing: 100+ profiles per run
✅ High-res images: 640px profile pictures

Ideal for casting directors 👩💼, film researchers 🎥, and HR teams 👔!

⚡ Avg. runtime: 10-30 seconds per profile
🛡️ Auto-retries & proxy rotation built-in

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🔥 Key Features

🧑🎨 Profile Data Extraction

• Creator Bios: Full descriptions with formatting
• Verification: Profile URLs match Vimeo's official patterns
• Image Capture: Direct links to profile pictures
• Schema.org Data: Raw JSON-LD markup parsing

🛠️ Technical Features

• Bulk Mode: Process entire creator lists
• Timestamps: Exact scrape times (ISO 8601)
• Data Freshness: Always latest profile versions

🚀 Advanced Capabilities

• Proxy Support: Residential IPs for uninterrupted scraping
• Auto-Pagination: Handles profile galleries
• Rate Limit Bypass: Smart request throttling

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⚙️ Input Configuration

{
  "profile_urls": [
    {
      "url": "https://vimeo.com/user46243372",
      "method": "GET"
    }
  ]
}

📋 Input Fields

Parameter	Type	Description
profile_urls	Array	Vimeo profile URLs (1-100+ items)
url	String	Valid Vimeo profile link
method	String	GET (HTTP method)

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📤 Output Example

{
  "channel_url": "https://vimeo.com/user46243372",
  "name": "Ragini Bhasin",
  "description": "South Asian writer/director... feminist lens.",
  "profile_image": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/79167913_640x640...",
  "raw_json_ld": {
    "@type": "Person",
    "image": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/79167913_640x640...",
    "potentialAction": {"@type": "ViewAction"}
  },
  "scraped_at": "2025-05-17T17:54:33.027022Z"
}

🗝️ Key Output Fields

Core Data

Field	Description
name	Profile display name
description	Full bio with HTML entities decoded
profile_image	640x640px portrait URL

Technical Insights

Field	Description
raw_json_ld	Unmodified schema.org data
scraped_at	UTC timestamp of extraction

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🆚 Why This Actor?

Feature	🚀 This Actor	🐌 Others
Schema.org Integration	✅ Raw JSON-LD	❌ Basic Fields
Image Resolution	640px HD	240px Low-Quality
Bulk Scraping	100+ Profiles	Single Pages
Data Freshness	Realtime	Cached Versions
Rate Handling	Auto-Throttling	Frequent Bans

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🛠️ How It Works

1️⃣ Add Vimeo Profile URLs – Individuals or lists
2️⃣ Run Actor – Auto-detects profile type (user/channel)
3️⃣ Get:

• 📇 Creator bios & names
• 🖼️ High-res profile images
• 🧩 Raw schema.org metadata
• ⏱️ Precise scrape timestamps

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💡 Use Cases

🎬 Filmmakers – Find collaboration partners
👩💻 Recruiters – Source video talent
📈 Analysts – Track creator trends
📚 Archivists – Preserve artist portfolios
🤖 AI Trainers – Gather bios for LLMs

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❓ Troubleshooting

Issue: "Invalid profile URL" error
Fix:

• Use URLs from Vimeo's address bar (e.g., vimeo.com/username)
• Avoid mobile links (vimeo.com/m/...)

Issue: Missing raw_json_ld data
Fix:

• Profile must have schema.org markup
• Retry with method: GET

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