[youtube] ytdl doesn't find the higher resolution thumbnail #23723

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opened 2026-02-21 12:56:25 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:56:25 -05:00

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Originally created by @light-and-ray on GitHub (May 15, 2021).

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I'm reporting a broken site support
I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version 2021.04.26
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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neon@neon-81de:~$ youtube-dl -v --list-thumbnail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Od1VaDL090
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', '--list-thumbnail', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Od1VaDL090']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out utf-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2021.04.26
[debug] Python version 3.8.5 (CPython) - Linux-5.4.0-73-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.29
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.2.4, ffprobe 4.2.4, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] 5Od1VaDL090: Downloading webpage
[info] Thumbnails for 5Od1VaDL090:
ID  width  height URL
0   168    94     https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5Od1VaDL090/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEbCKgBEF5IVfKriqkDDggBFQAAiEIYAXABwAEG&rs=AOn4CLBJ8ycGGlLb-0nTAlKNHmB3huZ_-w
1   196    110    https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5Od1VaDL090/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEbCMQBEG5IVfKriqkDDggBFQAAiEIYAXABwAEG&rs=AOn4CLB9MNRm2RlvsAXzYathcn3dPIjz8g
2   246    138    https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5Od1VaDL090/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEcCPYBEIoBSFXyq4qpAw4IARUAAIhCGAFwAcABBg==&rs=AOn4CLDirr0181RtM6nBIGlQRMsf2sGzOA
3   336    188    https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5Od1VaDL090/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEcCNACELwBSFXyq4qpAw4IARUAAIhCGAFwAcABBg==&rs=AOn4CLBwKvPHn9PwnohyHZcBBPvMUSBkbA

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This video has the thumbnail with a higher resolution (1280x720): https://img.youtube.com/vi/5Od1VaDL090/maxresdefault.jpg , but youtube-dl doesn't find its

I used this site https://alexbruni.ru/youtube2images/video.php?v=5Od1VaDL090

Originally created by @light-and-ray on GitHub (May 15, 2021). ## Checklist  - [x] I'm reporting a broken site support - [x] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2021.04.26** - [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  ``` neon@neon-81de:~$ youtube-dl -v --list-thumbnail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Od1VaDL090 [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Custom config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['-v', '--list-thumbnail', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Od1VaDL090'] [debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out utf-8, pref UTF-8 [debug] youtube-dl version 2021.04.26 [debug] Python version 3.8.5 (CPython) - Linux-5.4.0-73-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.29 [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.2.4, ffprobe 4.2.4, rtmpdump 2.4 [debug] Proxy map: {} [youtube] 5Od1VaDL090: Downloading webpage [info] Thumbnails for 5Od1VaDL090: ID width height URL 0 168 94 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5Od1VaDL090/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEbCKgBEF5IVfKriqkDDggBFQAAiEIYAXABwAEG&rs=AOn4CLBJ8ycGGlLb-0nTAlKNHmB3huZ_-w 1 196 110 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5Od1VaDL090/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEbCMQBEG5IVfKriqkDDggBFQAAiEIYAXABwAEG&rs=AOn4CLB9MNRm2RlvsAXzYathcn3dPIjz8g 2 246 138 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5Od1VaDL090/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEcCPYBEIoBSFXyq4qpAw4IARUAAIhCGAFwAcABBg==&rs=AOn4CLDirr0181RtM6nBIGlQRMsf2sGzOA 3 336 188 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5Od1VaDL090/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEcCNACELwBSFXyq4qpAw4IARUAAIhCGAFwAcABBg==&rs=AOn4CLBwKvPHn9PwnohyHZcBBPvMUSBkbA ``` ## Description  This video has the thumbnail with a higher resolution (1280x720): https://img.youtube.com/vi/5Od1VaDL090/maxresdefault.jpg , but youtube-dl doesn't find its I used this site https://alexbruni.ru/youtube2images/video.php?v=5Od1VaDL090

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:56:28 -05:00

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Jul 18, 2021):

Maybe same as #19255

@ghost commented on GitHub (Jul 18, 2021): Maybe same as #19255

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