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youtube-dl downloads the whole playlist when I only want one video #1474

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opened 2026-02-20 23:29:39 -05:00 by deekerman · 3 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 23:29:39 -05:00

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Originally created by @Rudloff on GitHub (Dec 6, 2013).

If I give a link like this to youtube-dl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJjhopcLoeI&list=PLPhiEhN4hsb6uSAuYUgRN2mKWq2g_ooB4&index=17, I expect him to only download this one video but it downloads the whole playlist.

Shouldn't it download the video only if I specify the playlist URL (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPhiEhN4hsb6uSAuYUgRN2mKWq2g_ooB4) ?

Originally created by @Rudloff on GitHub (Dec 6, 2013). If I give a link like this to youtube-dl: _https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJjhopcLoeI&list=PLPhiEhN4hsb6uSAuYUgRN2mKWq2g_ooB4&index=17_, I expect him to only download this one video but it downloads the whole playlist. Shouldn't it download the video only if I specify the playlist URL (_https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPhiEhN4hsb6uSAuYUgRN2mKWq2g_ooB4_) ?

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deekerman commented

2026-02-20 23:29:43 -05:00

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@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (Dec 6, 2013):

It was discussed in #755 and we decided to download the playlist by default if the list parameter is in the url. The main reason for doing it is that getting the url to the list is not so easy. But you can use the --no-playlist option to download only the video.

@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (Dec 6, 2013): It was discussed in #755 and we decided to download the playlist by default if the `list` parameter is in the url. The main reason for doing it is that getting the url to the list is not so easy. But you can use the `--no-playlist` option to download only the video.

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 23:29:43 -05:00

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@Rudloff commented on GitHub (Dec 6, 2013):

Oh, I didn't see the --no-playlist option, sorry...

@Rudloff commented on GitHub (Dec 6, 2013): Oh, I didn't see the `--no-playlist` option, sorry...

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 23:29:43 -05:00

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@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (Dec 9, 2013):

Don't worry and sorry if I sounded rude , I didn't want to.

@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (Dec 9, 2013): Don't worry and sorry if I sounded rude , I didn't want to.

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