vimeo cannot get direct link to video

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If the purpose of this issue is a bug report, site support request or you are not completely sure provide the full verbose output as follows:

Add -v flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with, copy the whole output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with your log inserted between triple ```):

$ youtube-dl -v -g https://vimeo.com/208726519
C:\Users\Admin\Desktop>C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\youtube-dl.exe -v -g https://vimeo
.com/208726519
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', '-g', 'https://vimeo.com/208726519']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1251, fs mbcs, out cp866, pref cp1251
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.03.16
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 1.2
[debug] Proxy map: {}
WARNING: Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
https://skyfire.vimeocdn.com/1489930311-0x7c07b622031a676fcb6cb0c2574f29660745e2
bd/208726519/sep/video/713530452,713530460,713530459,713530453/../
https://skyfire.vimeocdn.com/1489930311-0x7c07b622031a676fcb6cb0c2574f29660745e2
bd/208726519/sep/video/713530452,713530460,713530459,713530453/../
<end of log>

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If the purpose of this issue is a site support request please provide all kinds of example URLs support for which should be included (replace following example URLs by yours):

• Single video: https://vimeo.com/208726519

Note that youtube-dl does not support sites dedicated to copyright infringement. In order for site support request to be accepted all provided example URLs should not violate any copyrights.

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

Cannot get direct link to this video https://vimeo.com/208726519

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You've get it as seen from the log.