# How to Download Password-Protected Vimeo Videos (Direct Stream)


# How to download password protected Vimeo videos - not embedded, stream

- Example: https://vimeo.com/1100807276


## Steps

1. visit page & enter the password
2. find your chrome profile number
3. construct the correct command

# 1. visit page & enter the password

Go to the Vimeo URL & enter the password.

# 2. find your chrome profile number

1. visit `chrome://profile-internals/`
2. expand your profile & grab the number

<img width="1000" alt="image" src="https://gist.github.com/user-attachments/assets/b4ad85e1-8eb3-4f57-8a0e-ea451a8b6341" />


# 3. construct the correct command

**You will need:**

1. `https://vimeo.com/{VIDEO_ID}`
2. chrome profile number
3. password

**Your command syntax:**

```bash
yt-dlp \
  'https://vimeo.com/{VIDEO_ID}' \
  --cookies-from-browser "chrome:Profile {NUMBER}" \
  --video-password '{PASSWORD}' \
  -N 20 \
  -S 'codec:avc,res,ext' \
  --merge-output-format mp4 \
  --remux-video mp4 \
  --postprocessor-args "ffmpeg:-movflags +faststart"
```

**et voila!**

<img width="1000" alt="image" src="https://gist.github.com/user-attachments/assets/ad68e4ff-85e5-4586-8372-43b8b1400ff8" />

**it hath downloaded**

<img width="1000" alt="image" src="https://gist.github.com/user-attachments/assets/d57c2a6e-14ec-42e9-8cde-ea014d80cb16" />

## Related

- [SERP Apps](https://apps.serp.co)
- [SERP Apps github](https://github.com/serpapps)
 - [Vimeo Downloader](https://apps.serp.co/vimeo-video-downloader)
 - [Vimeo Downloader Repo](https://github.com/serpapps/vimeo-video-downloader)