404s when downloading some videos #142

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opened 2026-02-20 22:26:26 -05:00 by deekerman · 4 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 22:26:26 -05:00

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Originally created by @girlpunk on GitHub (Nov 2, 2011).

I have been getting 404 errors when downloading some videos, below is the log of one of them. any idea what's happening guys?

Chell:KurtHugoSchneider user$ youtube-dl kvAboV8Qfb8
[youtube] Setting language
[youtube] kvAboV8Qfb8: Downloading video webpage
ERROR: unable to download video webpage: HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Chell:KurtHugoSchneider user$

Originally created by @girlpunk on GitHub (Nov 2, 2011). I have been getting 404 errors when downloading some videos, below is the log of one of them. any idea what's happening guys? Chell:KurtHugoSchneider user$ youtube-dl kvAboV8Qfb8 [youtube] Setting language [youtube] kvAboV8Qfb8: Downloading video webpage ERROR: unable to download video webpage: HTTP Error 404: Not Found Chell:KurtHugoSchneider user$

deekerman closed this issue

2026-02-20 22:26:27 -05:00

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 22:26:29 -05:00

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@phihag commented on GitHub (Nov 2, 2011):

That's because the video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvAboV8Qfb8 , has been blocked by youtube. I'm sorry, but there's nothing we can do about it. We might want a better error message though.

@phihag commented on GitHub (Nov 2, 2011): That's because the video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvAboV8Qfb8 , has been blocked by youtube. I'm sorry, but there's nothing we can do about it. We might want a better error message though.

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 22:26:29 -05:00

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@girlpunk commented on GitHub (Nov 2, 2011):

it works fine for me, I watch it all the time

@girlpunk commented on GitHub (Nov 2, 2011): it works fine for me, I watch it all the time

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 22:26:29 -05:00

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@phihag commented on GitHub (Nov 2, 2011):