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Bitchute downloads not working #23204

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opened 2026-02-21 12:40:51 -05:00 by deekerman · 2 comments

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Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Mar 16, 2021).

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I'm reporting a broken site support issue
I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version 2021.03.14
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 bug reports including closed ones
I've read bugs section in FAQ

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**1**) for video https://www.bitchute.com/video/T0dUeOSq0H5y/

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'https://www.bitchute.com/video/.../']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp850, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2021.03.14
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.19041
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.1, ffprobe 4.1
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[BitChute] T0dUeOSq0H5y: Downloading webpage
[BitChute] T0dUeOSq0H5y: Checking video URL
[BitChute] T0dUeOSq0H5y: video URL is invalid, skipping: <urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:600)>
ERROR: No video formats found; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 806, in wrapper
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 827, in __extract_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 534, in extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\extractor\bitchute.py", line 66, in _real_extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 1369, in _sort_formats
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: No video formats found; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

**2**) for video https://www.bitchute.com/video/.../

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'https://www.bitchute.com/video/.../']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp850, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2021.03.14
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.19041
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.1, ffprobe 4.1
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[BitChute] BCiuXSSSGjBX: Downloading webpage
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "__main__.py", line 19, in <module>
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\__init__.py", line 475, in main
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\__init__.py", line 465, in _real_main
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 2060, in download
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 799, in extract_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 806, in wrapper
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 827, in __extract_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 534, in extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\extractor\bitchute.py", line 63, in _real_extract
IndexError: list index out of range

**3)** for video https://www.bitchute.com/video/.../ 

[BitChute] SUilY6fjBa9L: Downloading webpage
[BitChute] SUilY6fjBa9L: Checking video URL
[BitChute] SUilY6fjBa9L: video URL is invalid, skipping: <urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:600)>
ERROR: No video formats found; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

Description

I tried around 20 Bitchute videos to download without success. The above mentioned error messages are returned.

Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Mar 16, 2021).  ## Checklist  - [ ] I'm reporting a broken site support issue - [x] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2021.03.14** - [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 bug reports including closed ones - [x] I've read bugs section in FAQ ## Verbose log  ``` **1**) for video https://www.bitchute.com/video/T0dUeOSq0H5y/ [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Custom config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'https://www.bitchute.com/video/.../'] [debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp850, pref cp1252 [debug] youtube-dl version 2021.03.14 [debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.19041 [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.1, ffprobe 4.1 [debug] Proxy map: {} [BitChute] T0dUeOSq0H5y: Downloading webpage [BitChute] T0dUeOSq0H5y: Checking video URL [BitChute] T0dUeOSq0H5y: video URL is invalid, skipping: <urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:600)> ERROR: No video formats found; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 806, in wrapper File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 827, in __extract_info File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 534, in extract File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\extractor\bitchute.py", line 66, in _real_extract File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 1369, in _sort_formats youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: No video formats found; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. **2**) for video https://www.bitchute.com/video/.../ [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Custom config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'https://www.bitchute.com/video/.../'] [debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp850, pref cp1252 [debug] youtube-dl version 2021.03.14 [debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.19041 [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.1, ffprobe 4.1 [debug] Proxy map: {} [BitChute] BCiuXSSSGjBX: Downloading webpage Traceback (most recent call last): File "__main__.py", line 19, in <module> File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\__init__.py", line 475, in main File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\__init__.py", line 465, in _real_main File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 2060, in download File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 799, in extract_info File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 806, in wrapper File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 827, in __extract_info File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 534, in extract File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmp8z3w9mz6\build\youtube_dl\extractor\bitchute.py", line 63, in _real_extract IndexError: list index out of range **3)** for video https://www.bitchute.com/video/.../ [BitChute] SUilY6fjBa9L: Downloading webpage [BitChute] SUilY6fjBa9L: Checking video URL [BitChute] SUilY6fjBa9L: video URL is invalid, skipping: <urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:600)> ERROR: No video formats found; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. ``` ## Description  I tried around 20 Bitchute videos to download without success. The above mentioned error messages are returned.

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Jun 20, 2021):

Seems to be working now with version 2021.06.06. If you still get <urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:600)>, that might be of your python or OS problem.

$ youtube-dl -o "%(id)s.%(ext)s" https://www.bitchute.com/video/T0dUeOSq0H5y/
[BitChute] T0dUeOSq0H5y: Downloading webpage
[BitChute] T0dUeOSq0H5y: Checking video URL
[download] Destination: T0dUeOSq0H5y.mp4
[download]   6.8% of 59.01MiB at  2.06MiB/s ETA 00:26^C
ERROR: Interrupted by user

$ youtube-dl -o "%(id)s.%(ext)s" https://www.bitchute.com/video/BCiuXSSSGjBX/
[BitChute] BCiuXSSSGjBX: Downloading webpage
[BitChute] BCiuXSSSGjBX: Checking video URL
[download] Destination: BCiuXSSSGjBX.mp4
[download]   6.6% of 60.91MiB at  2.25MiB/s ETA 00:25^C
ERROR: Interrupted by user

$ youtube-dl -o "%(id)s.%(ext)s" https://www.bitchute.com/video/SUilY6fjBa9L/
[BitChute] SUilY6fjBa9L: Downloading webpage
[BitChute] SUilY6fjBa9L: Checking video URL
[download] Destination: SUilY6fjBa9L.mp4
[download]   1.3% of 33.15MiB at 199.13KiB/s ETA 02:48^C
ERROR: Interrupted by user

@ghost commented on GitHub (Jun 20, 2021): Seems to be working now with version 2021.06.06. If you still get `<urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:600)>`, that might be of your python or OS problem. ``` $ youtube-dl -o "%(id)s.%(ext)s" https://www.bitchute.com/video/T0dUeOSq0H5y/ [BitChute] T0dUeOSq0H5y: Downloading webpage [BitChute] T0dUeOSq0H5y: Checking video URL [download] Destination: T0dUeOSq0H5y.mp4 [download] 6.8% of 59.01MiB at 2.06MiB/s ETA 00:26^C ERROR: Interrupted by user ``` ``` $ youtube-dl -o "%(id)s.%(ext)s" https://www.bitchute.com/video/BCiuXSSSGjBX/ [BitChute] BCiuXSSSGjBX: Downloading webpage [BitChute] BCiuXSSSGjBX: Checking video URL [download] Destination: BCiuXSSSGjBX.mp4 [download] 6.6% of 60.91MiB at 2.25MiB/s ETA 00:25^C ERROR: Interrupted by user ``` ``` $ youtube-dl -o "%(id)s.%(ext)s" https://www.bitchute.com/video/SUilY6fjBa9L/ [BitChute] SUilY6fjBa9L: Downloading webpage [BitChute] SUilY6fjBa9L: Checking video URL [download] Destination: SUilY6fjBa9L.mp4 [download] 1.3% of 33.15MiB at 199.13KiB/s ETA 02:48^C ERROR: Interrupted by user ```

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:40:55 -05:00

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@bubul01 commented on GitHub (Jun 29, 2021):

I've the same error with youtubedl on windows 10 , in fact i've tried since month to download video from bichute and it never work for me, always an error , but other websites like youtube, odysee, or peertube websites work and i have last version (youtube-dl is up-to-date (2021.06.06)):

[BitChute] Yv4pgeXCFpM: Downloading webpage
[BitChute] Yv4pgeXCFpM: Checking video URL
[BitChute] Yv4pgeXCFpM: video URL is invalid, skipping: <urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:600)>

@bubul01 commented on GitHub (Jun 29, 2021): I've the same error with youtubedl on windows 10 , in fact i've tried since month to download video from bichute and it never work for me, always an error , but other websites like youtube, odysee, or peertube websites work and i have last version (youtube-dl is up-to-date (2021.06.06)): [BitChute] Yv4pgeXCFpM: Downloading webpage [BitChute] Yv4pgeXCFpM: Checking video URL [BitChute] Yv4pgeXCFpM: video URL is invalid, skipping: <urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:600)>

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