Get Vimeo video duration with manual api call

Question

I simply want to get the duration of a vimeo video. I don't want to use froogaloop.

The API states: "You interact with the player by sending a serialized JSON object with postMessage() to the . The following format should be used: { "method": "methodName", "value": "value" } Omit the value key if the method requires no value.""

I tried this bit of code:

*$wrapper.find('#parpap')[0].contentWindow.postMessage(JSON.stringify('method', 'getDuration'));*

Firefox tells me: NS_ERROR_XPC_NOT_ENOUGH_ARGS: Not enough arguments [nsIDOMWindow.postMessage]

Chrome tells me: Failed to execute 'postMessage' on 'Window': Invalid target origin '' in a call to 'postMessage'.

Safari tells me: [Error] SyntaxError: DOM Exception 12: An invalid or illegal string was specified. fixVideoSize

Anyone got any advice? Thanks. :)

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 22 '14 at 16:04

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The reason of the errors is that JSON.stringify converts a single value to a json string (either string, number, object or array), you are instead passing to it two strings. What you should do is compose an object like this:

$wrapper.find('#parpap')[0].contentWindow.postMessage(
  JSON.stringify(
  {
    'method': 'getDuration'
  }
));

Know more about JSON.stringify on Mozilla Developer Network

answered Apr 22 '14 at 16:04

Antonio E.

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Thanks, tried that, but still getting the same error. – Galbota Apr 24 '14 at 07:20
Can you make a sample fiddle that we can play with? – Antonio E. Apr 24 '14 at 07:34
Ah, now it works. I copy&pasted more stuff from some vimeo api examples. Haven't found out yet what caused the error and why it works now, but once I have I will post it here. Thanks again. – Galbota Apr 24 '14 at 07:59
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Yeah, for future explorers I think this is still missing an argument to postMessage(). – TCannadySF Apr 20 '16 at 17:41

Get Vimeo video duration with manual api call

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