Importing Content

Vidori makes it easy to import content from multiple sources. Whether you’re uploading from your computer, migrating from another platform, or pulling content from social media, we’ve got you covered.

Import Methods

Direct Upload

Upload video files directly from your computer.

1. Go to Catalog → On-Demand
2. Click the Import button
3. Select Upload Files
4. Drag and drop files or click to browse
5. Add metadata while uploading (optional)

Supported formats: MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI

Maximum file size: 10 GB per file (larger files available on Business plans)

URL Import

Import videos from any supported URL. Vidori supports 100+ platforms including social media, video hosting sites, and news outlets.

1. Go to Catalog → On-Demand → Import
2. Select Import from URL
3. Paste the video URL
4. Vidori automatically detects the platform and extracts the video
5. Review extracted metadata and click Import

Tip

Metadata (title, description, thumbnails) is automatically extracted from the source. You can edit this before or after import.

Caution

You must have rights to use the content you’re importing. Respect copyright and platform terms of service.

YouTube Import

Import videos directly from your YouTube channel with full channel integration.

1. Go to Catalog → On-Demand → Import
2. Select YouTube
3. Connect your YouTube account
4. Select videos or entire playlists to import
5. Click Import Selected

Automatic extraction includes:

• Video title and description
• Thumbnails (all available resolutions)
• Tags and categories
• Subtitles and closed captions
• Chapter markers (if available)
• Playlist organization

Caution

You must own the content you’re importing. Vidori will verify channel ownership.

Vimeo Import

Stream your Vimeo library directly through Vidori without downloading or re-transcoding. Videos are imported as external HLS streams — they appear instantly in your catalog and play via Vimeo’s CDN.

Setting Up

You’ll need a Vimeo personal access token with the right permissions.

1. Go to developer.vimeo.com/apps and open your app (or create one)
2. Under Personal access tokens, generate a new token with these scopes: public, private, video_files
3. Copy the token

Caution

The video_files scope is required for streaming access. Without it, Vidori can list your videos but cannot import them for playback. If you see a scope error when connecting, regenerate your token with this scope enabled.

Importing Videos

1. Go to Catalog → Import → Vimeo
2. Paste your personal access token and click Connect
3. Browse your video library — use Load More to paginate
4. Select the videos you want to import (click the card or checkbox)
5. Click Import — assets are created instantly with READY status

What gets imported:

• Video title and description
• Thumbnails from Vimeo
• Duration
• HLS streaming URL (proxied through Vidori for fresh token handling)

Video status indicators:

Tag	Meaning
(checkbox)	Available for import
Imported (green)	Already in your catalog — cannot be re-imported
Private (red)	Private on Vimeo — change visibility on Vimeo to import
Not streamable (orange)	No HLS stream available from Vimeo

Tip

Vimeo imports use no storage or transcoding — videos stream directly from Vimeo’s CDN. This means zero additional CDN or storage costs on your Vidori plan.

Note

After importing, videos play through a Vidori proxy that fetches fresh streaming URLs from Vimeo on demand. As long as your Vimeo token remains valid and the videos exist on Vimeo, playback will continue to work.

S3 Import

Import from Amazon S3 or S3-compatible storage (MinIO, DigitalOcean Spaces, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2).

1. Go to Catalog → On-Demand → Import
2. Select Amazon S3
3. Enter your bucket name and credentials
4. Browse and select files
5. Configure import settings

Required permissions: s3:GetObject, s3:ListBucket

S3-compatible services:

• Amazon S3
• DigitalOcean Spaces
• Cloudflare R2
• MinIO
• Backblaze B2
• Wasabi

External Manifest

Link an existing HLS or DASH stream directly, without downloading or re-transcoding. This is ideal when your content is already hosted on an external CDN and you want to use it for playback as-is.

1. Go to Catalog → On-Demand → Import
2. Select Import from URL
3. Paste an HLS (.m3u8) or DASH (.mpd) manifest URL
4. Vidori detects the manifest format automatically
5. The asset is created instantly — no transcoding required

Supported manifest formats:

• HLS — URLs ending in .m3u8
• DASH — URLs ending in .mpd

Tip

External manifests bypass Vidori’s transcoding pipeline entirely. The asset points directly to your manifest URL for playback, so there is no storage or CDN usage on the Vidori CDN. This is useful when you already have content delivered via your own CDN or a third-party provider.

Caution

Vidori will attempt to extract metadata (duration, resolution, codec) from the manifest via a quick probe. If the manifest is behind authentication or otherwise unreachable from the server, the asset will still be created but without automatically extracted metadata — you can add it manually.

When to use external manifests:

• Your content is already transcoded and hosted on another CDN
• You want to avoid duplicate storage and transcoding costs
• You are aggregating content from multiple CDN sources into a single catalog
• You have live-to-VOD recordings hosted externally that you want to list in your catalog

What Gets Imported

When importing from external sources, Vidori automatically extracts:

Data	Description
Video file	Full quality source video
Title	Original title from source
Description	Full description/caption
Thumbnails	All available thumbnail sizes
Duration	Video length
Subtitles	Embedded or associated caption files
Tags	Source tags (mapped to your tag taxonomy)
Upload date	Original publish date

Tip

You can edit any extracted metadata before finalizing the import, or update it later in the catalog.

Bulk Import

For large content libraries, use bulk import:

1. Prepare a CSV file with video metadata
2. Go to Catalog → Import → Bulk Import
3. Upload your CSV file
4. Map CSV columns to Vidori fields
5. Start the import process

CSV Format

title,description,tags,category,source_url
"My Video Title","Video description here","tag1,tag2","Category Name","https://..."

Transcoding

All imported videos are automatically transcoded to:

• HLS - For Apple devices and Safari
• DASH - For Android and other browsers
• Multiple quality levels - From 360p to 4K (based on source)

Transcoding typically takes 1-2x the video duration.

Tip

If you import an HLS (.m3u8) or DASH (.mpd) manifest URL, transcoding is skipped entirely. The asset links directly to your external manifest for playback. See the External Manifest tab above for details.