> **For coding agents and LLMs:** This is one page from the Social Fetch docs (markdown export). For curated orientation and workflow guidance, start with [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt); for agent onboarding and crawl rules, use [`/agents.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/agents.txt); for the full endpoint list with links to pages like this one, use [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt); for one platform's parameters and curls, use [`/llms-{platform}.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-tiktok.txt); use [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) when you need structured JSON for tool registration.

## This page

- **On-site (HTML):** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/vimeo/users/user/get>
- **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/vimeo/users/user/get.mdx>

## API base URL and authentication

- **API origin (from OpenAPI `servers`):** `https://api.socialfetch.dev`
- **Authentication:** send `x-api-key: sfk_...` on `/v1/**` and `/v2/**` routes unless the operation is explicitly anonymous (check OpenAPI `security`, the [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx), [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt), or [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) for each route).
- **OpenAPI JSON:** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/openapi.json>

## Recommended docs entrypoints (this site)

- [Documentation overview](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs.mdx) — top-level orientation (markdown).
- [Quickstart](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/quickstart.mdx) — authenticate with `x-api-key`, validate auth with `whoami`, and understand the JSON envelope.
- [SDK](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/sdk.mdx) — official TypeScript SDK guide, including `SocialFetchClient`, `Result`, and `unwrap()`.
- [Capability matrix](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/capability-matrix.mdx) — every operation with identifiers, pagination, outcomes, media download, credits, and its SDK method. Generated from OpenAPI, so use it for route selection instead of scanning individual pages.
- [Recipes](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/recipes.mdx) — copyable workflows (brand monitoring, transcripts, Ad Library, creator scoring, Reddit research) with credit callouts and SDK examples.
- [Integrations](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations.mdx) — MCP for AI clients, n8n verified node, Apify Store Actors, Make custom app, SDK, and REST API connection paths.
- [MCP product page](https://www.socialfetch.dev/mcp) — hosted MCP overview, OAuth, Skills install.
- [MCP integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/mcp.mdx) — hosted `/mcp` server, OAuth, Cursor/VS Code/Claude install snippets, 910 endpoint tools, plus docs_search/docs_read for implementation help.
- [n8n integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/n8n.mdx) — install `n8n-nodes-socialfetch`, credentials, and workflow examples.
- [Apify integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/apify.mdx) — Store Actors under @social-fetch, PPE billing, dataset export, and quick start.
- [Make integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/make.mdx) — custom app modules for Make scenarios, API key credentials, and module catalog.
- [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt) — every documented operation with a direct link to that route's agent-readable markdown page (prefer this over parsing OpenAPI).
- [`/llms-{platform}.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-tiktok.txt) — per-platform endpoint files generated from OpenAPI (parameters, credits, curls).
- [`/agents.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/agents.txt) — agent crawl/onboarding file with capabilities, auth rules, and allowlist.
- [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) — structured machine-readable operation inventory with parameter names, pagination, outcomes, credits, and SDK mapping.
- [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx) — human-friendly index of operations with links into generated pages.
- [Errors](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/errors.mdx) — shared error envelope and HTTP status guidance.
- [Credits](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/credits.mdx) — metering, `402`, and planning batch jobs.
- Outcome semantics such as `found`, `not_found`, and `private` are documented in [Errors](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/errors.mdx) and on operation pages when present in the OpenAPI contract.

## Markdown docs convention

- Every docs page has a markdown twin: append **`.mdx`** to the docs pathname (for example `/docs/quickstart` → `/docs/quickstart.mdx`).
- Agents that send `Accept: text/markdown` on `/docs/**` HTML URLs may receive markdown directly (same URL, `Vary: Accept`).
- Published blog posts use the same convention: `/blog/{slug}` → `/blog/{slug}.mdx`, or `Accept: text/markdown` on the HTML URL (`Vary: Accept`).

---
# Get Vimeo user (https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/vimeo/users/user/get)

## Summary

Get a Vimeo user: profile, bio, links, account flags, counts, followers and last-changed time.

**Tags:** `Vimeo`

## HTTP

- **Method:** GET
- **Path:** `/v1/vimeo/users/{user}`
- **Base URL:** `https://api.socialfetch.dev`

## Capability summary

- **SDK mapping:** `client.vimeo.getUser({ user: "staff" })`
- **Accepted identifiers:** `user` (path)
- **Pagination:** none
- **Business outcome field:** `data.lookupStatus` with values `found`, `not_found`

## Credits

- **Base:** 1 credit per successful lookup.
- **Maximum on success (200):** 1 credit.
- **Failed requests (`lookup_failed`, `503`):** not charged.
- **Authoritative field:** `meta.creditsCharged`.

## Authentication

- **`x-api-key`**: API key (`sfk_...`)

## Parameters

### `user` (path)

- **Required:** yes
- **Constraints:** type `string`; pattern: `^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._-]{0,63}$`
- **Description:** Vimeo user: a vanity handle (`staff`), a numeric id (`152184`), or `user<id>` (`user185091330`).

## Responses (status codes)

- **200**: A Vimeo user.
- **400**: Invalid request
- **401**: Missing or invalid API key
- **402**: Insufficient credits
- **500**: Unexpected or billing error
- **502**: Lookup could not be completed.
- **503**: Service temporarily unavailable; safe to retry with backoff.

## Response body (200)

A Vimeo user.

### Field outline

- **data** (required) — type `object`. Endpoint-specific response payload.
  - **lookupStatus** (required) — type `string`; enum: found, not_found. Whether the entity was found. A removed, private, password-protected or never-existing item is `not_found`; Vimeo does not distinguish them.
  - **user** (required) — type `object`; nullable. The user when found; otherwise null.
    - **id** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Vimeo user id.
    - **name** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Display name.
    - **handle** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Vanity handle, or the `user<id>` form.
    - **url** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Profile page URL.
    - **bio** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Biography; null when the list row does not include it.
    - **shortBio** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Short biography; null when the list row does not include it.
    - **location** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Location the user set; null when the list row does not include it.
    - **website** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Website the user lists; null when the list row does not include it.
    - **links** (required) — type `array`. Links the user lists, when available.
      - _items:_
    - **verified** (required) — type `boolean`; nullable. Whether the user is verified; null when the list row does not include it.
    - **hasPublicVideos** (required) — type `boolean`; nullable. Whether the profile says the user has public videos; null on list rows that do not include it.
    - **createdAt** (required) — type `string`; nullable. When the account was created, in UTC.
    - **account** (required) — type `object`. Account flags.
      - **plus** (required) — type `boolean`; nullable. Whether the account is Plus; null on list rows that do not include account flags.
      - **pro** (required) — type `boolean`; nullable. Whether the account is Pro; null on list rows that do not include account flags.
      - **type** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Membership type, when known.
    - **counts** (required) — type `object`. Counts for the user.
      - **videos** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Videos uploaded.
      - **videosOnProfile** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Videos the profile lists; it can differ from `videos`, and is null on list rows that do not include it.
      - **appearances** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Videos the user appears in.
      - **likes** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Videos the user liked.
      - **contacts** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Contacts; null on list rows that do not include them.
      - **showcases** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Showcases (albums).
      - **channels** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Channels.
      - **groups** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Groups.
      - **followers** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Followers.
      - **following** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Accounts the user follows.
      - **portfolios** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Portfolios.
    - **avatar** (required) — type `object`. Profile pictures in the sizes Vimeo offers.
      - **small** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Square avatar, 30 pixels.
      - **medium** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Square avatar, 75 pixels.
      - **large** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Square avatar, 100 pixels.
      - **huge** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Square avatar, 300 pixels.
      - **base** (required) — type `string`; nullable. The avatar without a size suffix.
      - **portrait360** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Profile-page portrait, 360 pixels.
    - **profile** (required) — type `object`. Optional public profile fields. `available` is null when they are not included and false when they are unavailable. List rows that do not carry profile data leave these fields null.
      - **available** (required) — type `boolean`; nullable. Whether the optional profile fields were available; null when they are not included, as on list rows.
      - **isPrivate** (required) — type `boolean`; nullable. Whether the user hides their profile.
      - **updatedAt** (required) — type `string`; nullable. When the profile was last changed.
      - **socialLinks** (required) — type `array`. Public links the profile lists.
        - _items:_
          - type `string`
      - **portraitLarge** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Profile-page portrait, 360 pixels.
- **meta** (required) — type `object`. Metadata describing the request and billing outcome.
  - **requestId** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Unique request identifier for tracing this API call.
  - **creditsCharged** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Credits charged for this request.
  - **version** (required) — type `string`; enum: v1. Public API version that served the response.

### Example JSON (found)

```json
{
  "data": {
    "lookupStatus": "found",
    "user": {
      "id": 152184,
      "name": "Vimeo",
      "handle": "staff",
      "url": "https://vimeo.com/staff",
      "bio": "Vimeo is the world's most innovative video experience platform. We enable anyone to create high-quality video experiences to better connect and bring ideas to life. We proudly serve our community of millions of users – from creative storytellers to globally distributed teams at the world's largest companies – whose vi…",
      "shortBio": "Hi, we're Vimeo.",
      "location": null,
      "website": "https://twitter.com/vimeo",
      "links": [
        {
          "name": "X",
          "url": "https://twitter.com/vimeo",
          "type": "twitter"
        }
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "hasPublicVideos": true,
      "createdAt": "2007-01-18T16:40:11.000Z",
      "account": {
        "plus": false,
        "pro": false,
        "type": "enterprise"
      },
      "counts": {
        "videos": 841,
        "videosOnProfile": 841,
        "appearances": 12,
        "likes": 1298,
        "contacts": 111,
        "showcases": 122,
        "channels": 10,
        "groups": 6,
        "followers": 31731,
        "following": 111,
        "portfolios": 3
      },
      "avatar": {
        "small": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/121863746_30x30?subrect=0%2C0%2C344%2C344&r=cover&sig=54c2fef7b23ff87b9fbff04008bce0bee1125865ef62aa056299edb1cce3e0c4&v=1&region=us",
        "medium": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/121863746_75x75?subrect=0%2C0%2C344%2C344&r=cover&sig=54c2fef7b23ff87b9fbff04008bce0bee1125865ef62aa056299edb1cce3e0c4&v=1&region=us",
        "large": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/121863746_100x100?subrect=0%2C0%2C344%2C344&r=cover&sig=54c2fef7b23ff87b9fbff04008bce0bee1125865ef62aa056299edb1cce3e0c4&v=1&region=us",
        "huge": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/121863746_300x300?subrect=0%2C0%2C344%2C344&r=cover&sig=54c2fef7b23ff87b9fbff04008bce0bee1125865ef62aa056299edb1cce3e0c4&v=1&region=us",
        "base": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/121863746?subrect=0%2C0%2C344%2C344&r=cover&sig=54c2fef7b23ff87b9fbff04008bce0bee1125865ef62aa056299edb1cce3e0c4&v=1&region=us",
        "portrait360": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/121863746_360x360?subrect=0%2C0%2C344%2C344&r=cover&sig=54c2fef7b23ff87b9fbff04008bce0bee1125865ef62aa056299edb1cce3e0c4&v=1&region=us"
      },
      "profile": {
        "available": true,
        "isPrivate": false,
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-30T17:23:23.000Z",
        "socialLinks": [
          "https://vimeo.com/staff"
        ],
        "portraitLarge": "https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/121863746_360x360?subrect=0%2C0%2C344%2C344&r=cover&sig=54c2fef7b23ff87b9fbff04008bce0bee1125865ef62aa056299edb1cce3e0c4&v=1&region=us"
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_ad3396b3-5f3a-4b1d-aad1-770f5685d52b",
    "creditsCharged": 1,
    "version": "v1"
  }
}
```

### Machine-readable error codes

When an error JSON body is returned, it may include one of these `error.code` values (derived from the OpenAPI schemas for this operation; additional codes may exist at runtime):

- `bad_request`

## Error handling & retries

Interpret HTTP status codes using the descriptions below. Do not assume a JSON body unless the OpenAPI schema defines one for that status.

- **400**: Invalid request **Retry:** Fix the request; retrying the same invalid payload will not help.
- **401**: Missing or invalid API key **Retry:** Fix the API key first; retrying without changes will not help.
- **402**: Insufficient credits **Retry:** Do not retry without resolving billing/credits (retrying the same request will not help).
- **500**: Unexpected or billing error
- **502**: Lookup could not be completed. **Retry:** May be transient; a few retries with backoff are reasonable.
- **503**: Service temporarily unavailable; safe to retry with backoff. **Retry:** Usually safe to retry with exponential backoff and jitter.

### Suggested client defaults

- Send the API key using the `x-api-key` header on every request.
- On `503` (and sometimes `502`), retry with backoff; cap retries and surface a clear error to the user.
- On `402`, surface an actionable billing message rather than blind retries.

## Examples

### TypeScript SDK

```typescript
import { SocialFetchClient } from "@socialfetch/sdk";

const client = new SocialFetchClient({
  apiKey: process.env.SOCIALFETCH_API_KEY!,
});

const result = await client.vimeo.getUser({
  user: "staff",
});

if (!result.ok) {
  console.error(result.error);
} else {
  console.log(result.value.data);
}
```

### Node.js

```javascript
const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/vimeo/users/staff",
  {
    headers: {
      "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
);

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
```

### cURL

```bash
curl "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/vimeo/users/staff" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

### Python

```python
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/vimeo/users/staff",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()
print(data)
```