Add "live_since" timestamp json key for live streams #19184

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opened 2026-02-21 10:28:26 -05:00 by deekerman · 0 comments

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2026-02-21 10:28:26 -05:00

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Originally created by @nurupo on GitHub (Jan 22, 2020).

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I'm reporting a feature request
I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version 2020.01.15
I've searched the bugtracker for similar feature requests including closed ones

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YouTube and Twitch live streams provide timestamps of when the ongoing live stream has started. It would be useful to have youtube-dl print those in its json output, e.g. so that you could see in mpv (which uses youtube-dl) how long a stream has been live for. So far youtube-dl provides only year, month and day date, but no exact time.

Originally created by @nurupo on GitHub (Jan 22, 2020).  ## Checklist  - [x] I'm reporting a feature request - [x] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2020.01.15** - [x] I've searched the bugtracker for similar feature requests including closed ones ## Description  YouTube and Twitch live streams provide timestamps of when the ongoing live stream has started. It would be useful to have youtube-dl print those in its json output, e.g. so that you could see in mpv (which uses youtube-dl) how long a stream has been live for. So far youtube-dl provides only year, month and day date, but no exact time.