Vimeo outage: Playback issues

Affected components

• Embedded Player
• On-Site Player

1. resolvedJul 29, 2026, 17:44 UTC

   This incident has been resolved.

2. identifiedJul 29, 2026, 17:16 UTC

   A fix has been implemented and we are seeing recovery across the players.

3. identifiedJul 29, 2026, 16:52 UTC

   We have implemented a fix and are monitoring.

4. investigatingJul 29, 2026, 16:44 UTC

   We are continuing to investigate this issue.

5. investigatingJul 29, 2026, 16:43 UTC

   We are experiencing partial outages to our players and are working to implement a fix

6. investigatingJul 29, 2026, 16:38 UTC

   We are currently investigating this issue.

What APIStatus.watch saw

Our 5-minute checks didn't record a change in Vimeo's overall status around this incident. Smaller or regional incidents often leave a provider's overall status green.

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How often does Vimeo have incidents?

Vimeo reported 3 incidents in the last 90 days, 2 of them major or critical. A typical incident lasted 1h 6m. See Vimeo's uptime and incident history