Python script to retrieve Vimeo thumbnails using the API

vimeo_api_thumbnails.py

import requests
import json

# Replace with your Vimeo access token
access_token = "TOKEN"

# List of Vimeo video IDs to retrieve thumbnail images for
video_ids = ["#######", "..."]


# List to store the thumbnail image URLs and video names
thumbnails = []

# Loop through the video IDs and retrieve the largest thumbnail image URL for each
for video_id in video_ids:
    url = f"https://api.vimeo.com/videos/{video_id}"
    headers = {
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Accept": "application/vnd.vimeo.*+json;version=3.4"
    }
    response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        data = json.loads(response.text)
        sizes = data["pictures"]["sizes"]
        largest_size = max(sizes, key=lambda size: size["width"])
        thumbnail_url = largest_size["link"]
        video_name = data["name"]
        thumbnails.append((thumbnail_url, video_name))

# Write the thumbnail image URLs and video names to a text file
with open("thumbnail_urls.txt", "w") as file:
    for thumbnail_url, video_name in thumbnails:
        file.write(f"{video_name}: {thumbnail_url}\n")