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Transferring Vimeo Videos to Panda

How to transfer videos from Vimeo to Panda Video

If you're migrating from Vimeo to Panda Video—whether for security reasons, risk of takedown, or ease of use—know that the process can be done efficiently and safely. Panda offers tools to help you migrate your entire library without hassle.

See why Panda is more secure than Vimeo: Read the article

Why use the Panda Video extension?

Vimeo applies restrictions that make it harder to export your videos.

To bypass this, we developed a Google Chrome extension that uses proxies and custom methods to speed up the migration process — even for accounts with thousands of videos.

👉 Click here to install the official extension

The extension is safe, free, and needs to stay open during the migration to work properly.

How to transfer videos from Vimeo using the extension

Follow the steps below to import your videos efficiently:

Install the Panda extension on Chrome.
Open the extension and click "Go to" → Vimeo.

Or log into your account and go to the Library tab.

Click "Fetch".

Your videos will be listed automatically. If they don’t appear, click "Fetch again".

Select the videos you want and click "Import".

Choose the folder where the videos will be saved in your Panda account.

Track progress in the "History" tab.

There, you can view videos that are in progress, completed, or queued.

How to import videos using a CSV file

If you have many videos, you can speed up the process using a CSV file generated directly from Vimeo. This file must include the direct video URLs.

Step-by-step:

Open the Panda extension;
Go to the "CSV" tab and click "Upload file";
Select the CSV with the video URLs;
Map the columns (e.g., name, URL, ID).

This process ensures that each video is properly identified and transferred in an organized way.

Depending on the number and size of your videos, the transfer process may take several hours.

When videos don’t appear after migration

After migration, videos may initially be shown as in conversion or with the notice “High import demand”. Videos that are still being converted may not be included in the item count. Wait for the conversion queue to clear; only videos with completed processing are available for normal use.

If videos or folders appear to be missing in the Dashboard:

Refresh the page with Ctrl + F5 or access the account in an incognito/private window. An outdated browser cache can hide videos or modules that are already available.
If the video link returns an error, confirm that your member area uses the new Panda embed URL and the correct external_id from the migration mapping file. Do not use the Panda internal ID to build the playback URL. Use your account’s pull zone followed by the video’s external ID.
If a video has the status Failed, upload that specific video again. Failed uploads may result from an instability during the original upload, and a new upload can convert successfully.
Check the Vimeo source. Videos unavailable on Vimeo, without an available .mp4 URL, with downloads disabled, or that are broken/incomplete cannot be migrated until the source is available and downloadable. Some invalid or incomplete Vimeo uploads cannot be migrated at all.

If the issue persists after these checks, provide the migration mapping file and the affected video titles or IDs for validation.

When can I start using the transferred videos?

As soon as each video is processed by Panda Video, it’s ready to use. In fact, you can copy the embed code directly from the extension to update your website or members’ area.

You’ll need to replace the old Vimeo embed codes with Panda’s — this step is essential to ensure full control and security over your content.

Got any questions?

Reach out to our support team via chat, and our team will do their best to resolve any questions you have.

Not using Panda Video yet? Visit our pricing page and choose the plan that’s right for your business.
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Updated on: 07/28/2026

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