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Why do my videos from Vimeo do not play in the app?

Vimeo videos won't play? You need a Vimeo Standard plan or higher, an Access Token, and compatible privacy settings.

Written by Robert Blessing

You have connected Vimeo as your video source, but your videos don't play in the demo app? Check the following.

You need a Vimeo Standard plan or higher

Tappla connects through Vimeo's API to get the direct video file links, and Vimeo only exposes those on a paid plan. A free Vimeo account will not play. You need a Vimeo Standard membership or better — the legacy Vimeo Pro plan also works. Upgrade your Vimeo membership →

You need a Vimeo Access Token

Generate an Access Token in Vimeo Developer and paste it into your Contents settings in the Tappla dashboard. Detailed instructions →

Check your video privacy settings

Tappla can pull videos with these Vimeo privacy settings:

Vimeo privacy

Works in Tappla?

Public

Yes

Unlisted (hidden from Vimeo, embeddable)

Yes

Private / Only me

No

Password-protected

No

We recommend Unlisted: it keeps your videos off Vimeo's public discovery but still lets Tappla pull them.

Make sure your videos sit inside a Showcase

Tappla pulls from Vimeo Showcases (formerly called Albums) or Channels — each one becomes a row in your app. Make sure you do not add the same Showcase or Channel twice (for example, also as the Featured Playlist at the top).

Still not playing after these checks? Contact us.

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