Can't download 720p videos on Vimeo

[panhartstuff]

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Add the -v flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with (youtube-dl -v <your command line>), 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 -F https://vimeo.com/142820366
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', '-F', 'https://vimeo.com/142820366']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp932, fs utf-8, out utf-8, pref cp932
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.02.11
[debug] Python version 3.6.3 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.16299-SP0
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.4, ffprobe N-89471-g88e2dc7d04
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[vimeo] 142820366: Downloading webpage
[vimeo] 142820366: Extracting information
[vimeo] 142820366: Downloading webpage
[vimeo] 142820366: Downloading JSON metadata
WARNING: Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
[vimeo] 142820366: Downloading akfire_interconnect_quic m3u8 information
[vimeo] 142820366: Downloading fastly_skyfire m3u8 information
[vimeo] 142820366: Downloading akfire_interconnect_quic MPD information
[vimeo] 142820366: Downloading akfire_interconnect_quic MPD information
[vimeo] 142820366: Downloading fastly_skyfire MPD information
[vimeo] 142820366: Downloading fastly_skyfire MPD information
[info] Available formats for 142820366:
format code                                        extension  resolution note
dash-akfire_interconnect_quic_sep-audio-429092790  m4a        audio only DASH audio  113k , m4a_dash container, mp4a.40.2 (48000Hz)
dash-fastly_skyfire_sep-audio-429092790            m4a        audio only DASH audio  113k , m4a_dash container, mp4a.40.2 (48000Hz)
dash-akfire_interconnect_quic_sep-audio-429092788  m4a        audio only DASH audio  161k , m4a_dash container, mp4a.40.2 (48000Hz)
dash-fastly_skyfire_sep-audio-429092788            m4a        audio only DASH audio  161k , m4a_dash container, mp4a.40.2 (48000Hz)
dash-akfire_interconnect_quic_sep-video-429092789  mp4        480x270    DASH video  423k , mp4_dash container, avc1.42C01E, video only
dash-fastly_skyfire_sep-video-429092789            mp4        480x270    DASH video  423k , mp4_dash container, avc1.42C01E, video only
dash-akfire_interconnect_quic_sep-video-429092790  mp4        640x360    DASH video  638k , mp4_dash container, avc1.64001F, video only
dash-fastly_skyfire_sep-video-429092790            mp4        640x360    DASH video  638k , mp4_dash container, avc1.64001F, video only
dash-akfire_interconnect_quic_sep-video-429092788  mp4        960x540    DASH video 1563k , mp4_dash container, avc1.64001F, video only
dash-fastly_skyfire_sep-video-429092788            mp4        960x540    DASH video 1563k , mp4_dash container, avc1.64001F, video only
dash-akfire_interconnect_quic-video-429092789      mp4        480x270    DASH video  422k , mp4_dash container, avc1.42C01E, mp4a.40.2 (48000Hz)
dash-fastly_skyfire-video-429092789                mp4        480x270    DASH video  422k , mp4_dash container, avc1.42C01E, mp4a.40.2 (48000Hz)
hls-akfire_interconnect_quic-324                   mp4        480x270     324k , avc1.42C01E, 23.976fps, mp4a.40.2
hls-fastly_skyfire-324                             mp4        480x270     324k , avc1.42C01E, 23.976fps, mp4a.40.2
http-270p                                          mp4        480x270    24fps
dash-akfire_interconnect_quic-video-429092790      mp4        640x360    DASH video  637k , mp4_dash container, avc1.64001F, mp4a.40.2 (48000Hz)
dash-fastly_skyfire-video-429092790                mp4        640x360    DASH video  637k , mp4_dash container, avc1.64001F, mp4a.40.2 (48000Hz)
hls-akfire_interconnect_quic-394                   mp4        640x360     394k , avc1.64001F, 23.976fps, mp4a.40.2
hls-fastly_skyfire-394                             mp4        640x360     394k , avc1.64001F, 23.976fps, mp4a.40.2
http-360p                                          mp4        640x360    24fps
dash-akfire_interconnect_quic-video-429092788      mp4        960x540    DASH video 1562k , mp4_dash container, avc1.64001F, mp4a.40.2 (48000Hz)
dash-fastly_skyfire-video-429092788                mp4        960x540    DASH video 1562k , mp4_dash container, avc1.64001F, mp4a.40.2 (48000Hz)
hls-akfire_interconnect_quic-766                   mp4        960x540     766k , avc1.64001F, 23.976fps, mp4a.40.2
hls-fastly_skyfire-766                             mp4        960x540     766k , avc1.64001F, 23.976fps, mp4a.40.2 (best)
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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

https://vimeo.com/142820366
I'm trying to download this video in particular. The video page lists 720p as an option, but when I pass -F in youtube-dl, 540p is the highest available quality. Is this a problem on Vimeo side or youtube-dl? Is there a way to fix it?

To note, the HTTP Error 403 when downloading JSON Metadata might be caused by me using public VPN (not 100% sure that it is the cause), because Vimeo is blocked in my country. But I don't think it should affect video quality availability. I have tested it using ClipConverter.cc too (it downloads videos with their own servers) and 540p is somehow also the highest quality available.

[dstftw]

It's not 720p in web player but 540p.

[panhartstuff]

@dstftw Huh? I'm very clearly seeing a 720p option in the web player https://i.imgur.com/cYZ0mFS.png

[dstftw]

So what? It's a fake. Check fragment URLs' and compare with JSON rendition they are taken from.

[panhartstuff]

How exactly do you check that?

[dstftw]

I've already described how.

[panhartstuff]

Yes, but how do you check fragment URL and obtain JSON rendition?

[dstftw]

See browser's traffic with developer tools or firebug.