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[Broken] Facebook extractor broken: wrong title being extracted #197 #21998

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opened 2026-02-21 12:04:20 -05:00 by deekerman · 4 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:04:20 -05:00

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Originally created by @chrisr11 on GitHub (Nov 17, 2020).

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I'm reporting a broken site support
I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version 2020.11.17
I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser
I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped
I've searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones

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[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'--verbose', u'-J', u'https://www.facebook.com/AFV/videos/3868462086560598']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2020.11.17
[debug] Python version 2.7.17 (CPython) - Linux-4.15.0-99-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-18.04-bionic
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[debug] Default format spec: bestvideo+bestaudio/best

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Hi,

When extracting the JSON info of a Facebook video, the title that it gets is "Log into Facebook to start sharing..." rather than the video's actual title. The command I used is: youtube-dl -J https://www.facebook.com/AFV/videos/3868462086560598

Sometimes it gets the correct title but most of the time it gets the wrong one. Please look into this issue.

Originally created by @chrisr11 on GitHub (Nov 17, 2020).  ## Checklist  - [x] I'm reporting a broken site support - [x] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2020.11.17** - [x] I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser - [x] I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped - [x] I've searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones ## Verbose log  ``` [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Custom config: [] [debug] Command-line args: [u'--verbose', u'-J', u'https://www.facebook.com/AFV/videos/3868462086560598'] [debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8 [debug] youtube-dl version 2020.11.17 [debug] Python version 2.7.17 (CPython) - Linux-4.15.0-99-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-18.04-bionic [debug] exe versions: none [debug] Proxy map: {} [debug] Default format spec: bestvideo+bestaudio/best ``` ## Description  Hi, When extracting the JSON info of a Facebook video, the title that it gets is "Log into Facebook to start sharing..." rather than the video's actual title. The command I used is: youtube-dl -J https://www.facebook.com/AFV/videos/3868462086560598 Sometimes it gets the correct title but most of the time it gets the wrong one. Please look into this issue.

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deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:04:26 -05:00

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@october262 commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2020):

did you try clicking on the 3 dots ... and select copy link and then feed it to youtube-dl

@october262 commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2020): did you try clicking on the 3 dots ... and select copy link and then feed it to youtube-dl

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:04:26 -05:00

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@chrisr11 commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2020):

Yes, the example link I've given was copied using the 3 dots menu.

@chrisr11 commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2020): Yes, the example link I've given was copied using the 3 dots menu.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:04:26 -05:00

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@remitamine commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2020):

youtube-dl --get-title https://www.facebook.com/AFV/videos/3868462086560598
These fails are EPIC 😂😂

@remitamine commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2020): ``` youtube-dl --get-title https://www.facebook.com/AFV/videos/3868462086560598 These fails are EPIC 😂😂 ```

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:04:26 -05:00

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@chrisr11 commented on GitHub (Nov 18, 2020):

Here's the response that I get:
youtube-dl --get-title https://www.facebook.com/AFV/videos/3868462086560598
Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, ...

@chrisr11 commented on GitHub (Nov 18, 2020): Here's the response that I get: `youtube-dl --get-title https://www.facebook.com/AFV/videos/3868462086560598` `Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, ...`

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