Automatically measure Vimeo videos

by Katrin Nebermann

Vimeo videos can be easily embedded in websites – preferably using Vimeo’s own embedding function. It is important to ensure that the Vimeo video is embedded in compliance with data protection regulations. This can be achieved using this parameter, which is manually appended to the URL of the video: dnt=1

An example URL would look like this:

https://player.vimeo.com/video/89632132151?dnt=1

We also recommend obtaining consent to play the video via a consent manager. This can be done quickly and easily with the etracker consent manager: https://www.etracker.com/consent-manager/

In order for the automatic event recording of etracker analytics to fully record Vimeo videos, it is also necessary to load the Vimeo API on the page of the embedded video. To do this, the following line must be added to the source code of the page:

<script src="https://player.vimeo.com/api/player.js"></script>

As soon as these settings have been made, etracker automatically recognizes the video events – provided that the Playable media option is activated in the etracker account under Account → Automatic capture → Events.