can't download channels anymore #11586

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opened 2026-02-21 06:15:27 -05:00 by deekerman · 5 comments
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Originally created by @computerfreak105 on GitHub (Aug 31, 2017).

Single videos are still working, wohle channels aren't.

G:>youtube-dl --cookies cookies.txt --username PRIVATE --pas
sword PRIVATE -f 140/m4a -i -o F:\yt/%(uploader)s/%(title)s_%(upload_date)s_%
(autonumber)s.%(ext)s -a you.txt --verbose
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--cookies', 'cookies.txt', '--username', 'PRIVATE',
'--password', 'PRIVATE', '-f', '140/m4a', '-i', '-o', 'F:\yt/%(uploader)s/%(ti
tle)s_%(upload_date)s_%(autonumber)s.%(ext)s', '-a', 'you.txt', '--verbose']
[debug] Batch file urls: ['https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJLlzmRbgBvi7sDtv1Wk
wXg']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp850, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.08.27.1
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube:channel] Downloading login page
[youtube:channel] Looking up account info
[youtube:channel] Logging in
[youtube:channel] Checking cookie
[youtube:channel] UCJLlzmRbgBvi7sDtv1WkwXg: Downloading channel page
[youtube:channel] UCJLlzmRbgBvi7sDtv1WkwXg: Downloading page #1
[download] Downloading playlist: UCJLlzmRbgBvi7sDtv1WkwXg
[youtube:channel] playlist UCJLlzmRbgBvi7sDtv1WkwXg: Downloading 0 videos
[download] Finished downloading playlist: UCJLlzmRbgBvi7sDtv1WkwXg

Hope this helps, thanks.

Originally created by @computerfreak105 on GitHub (Aug 31, 2017). Single videos are still working, wohle channels aren't. G:\>youtube-dl --cookies cookies.txt --username PRIVATE --pas sword PRIVATE -f 140/m4a -i -o F:\yt/%(uploader)s/%(title)s_%(upload_date)s_% (autonumber)s.%(ext)s -a you.txt --verbose [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Custom config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['--cookies', 'cookies.txt', '--username', 'PRIVATE', '--password', 'PRIVATE', '-f', '140/m4a', '-i', '-o', 'F:\\yt/%(uploader)s/%(ti tle)s_%(upload_date)s_%(autonumber)s.%(ext)s', '-a', 'you.txt', '--verbose'] [debug] Batch file urls: ['https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJLlzmRbgBvi7sDtv1Wk wXg'] [debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp850, pref cp1252 [debug] youtube-dl version 2017.08.27.1 [debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1 [debug] exe versions: none [debug] Proxy map: {} [youtube:channel] Downloading login page [youtube:channel] Looking up account info [youtube:channel] Logging in [youtube:channel] Checking cookie [youtube:channel] UCJLlzmRbgBvi7sDtv1WkwXg: Downloading channel page [youtube:channel] UCJLlzmRbgBvi7sDtv1WkwXg: Downloading page #1 [download] Downloading playlist: UCJLlzmRbgBvi7sDtv1WkwXg [youtube:channel] playlist UCJLlzmRbgBvi7sDtv1WkwXg: Downloading 0 videos [download] Finished downloading playlist: UCJLlzmRbgBvi7sDtv1WkwXg Hope this helps, thanks.
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@limiteddi commented on GitHub (Aug 31, 2017):

I have the same problem

@limiteddi commented on GitHub (Aug 31, 2017): I have the same problem
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 31, 2017):

Bump. Actually 1 out of 100 times it may still work.

@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 31, 2017): Bump. Actually 1 out of 100 times it may still work.
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@danieltdavis commented on GitHub (Aug 31, 2017):

I have the same problem

@danieltdavis commented on GitHub (Aug 31, 2017): I have the same problem
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@kenstuddy commented on GitHub (Sep 1, 2017):

I have been able to replicate this problem on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

@kenstuddy commented on GitHub (Sep 1, 2017): I have been able to replicate this problem on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
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@C4K3 commented on GitHub (Sep 1, 2017):

Duplicate of #14083

@C4K3 commented on GitHub (Sep 1, 2017): Duplicate of #14083
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