[Youtube] Unable to download JSON metadata #25151

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opened 2026-02-21 13:41:00 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment
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Originally created by @trimpe198 on GitHub (Apr 8, 2022).

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  • I'm reporting a broken site support issue
  • I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version 2021.12.17
  • 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 bug reports including closed ones
  • I've read bugs section in FAQ

Verbose log

[debug] Encodings: locale cp936, fs utf-8, out utf-8, pref cp936
[debug] youtube-dl version 2021.12.17
[debug] Python version 3.8.12 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.22000-SP0
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {'http': 'http://127.0.0.1:10809', 'https': 'https://127.0.0.1:10809', 'ftp': 'ftp://127.0.0.1:10809'}
[youtube:tab] Downloading login page
[youtube:tab] Looking up account info
WARNING: Unable to look up account info: HTTP Error 400: Bad Request
[youtube:tab] PLiZxWe0ejyv8CSMylrxb6Nx4Ii2RHbu_j: Downloading webpage
[download] Downloading playlist: Stephen's Opening Monologues
[youtube:tab] Downloading page 1
ERROR: Unable to download JSON metadata: IncompleteRead(31856 bytes read) (caused by IncompleteRead(31856 bytes read)); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
  File "D:\Anaconda\envs\nnet\lib\site-packages\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 634, in _request_webpage
    return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request)
  File "D:\Anaconda\envs\nnet\lib\site-packages\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 2288, in urlopen
    return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
  File "D:\Anaconda\envs\nnet\lib\urllib\request.py", line 531, in open
    response = meth(req, response)
  File "D:\Anaconda\envs\nnet\lib\site-packages\youtube_dl\utils.py", line 2625, in http_response
    content = resp.read()
  File "D:\Anaconda\envs\nnet\lib\http\client.py", line 466, in read
    return self._readall_chunked()
  File "D:\Anaconda\envs\nnet\lib\http\client.py", line 580, in _readall_chunked
    raise IncompleteRead(b''.join(value))

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Unable to download JSON metadata

Originally created by @trimpe198 on GitHub (Apr 8, 2022). <!-- ###################################################################### WARNING! IGNORING THE FOLLOWING TEMPLATE WILL RESULT IN ISSUE CLOSED AS INCOMPLETE ###################################################################### --> ## Checklist <!-- Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most common mistakes and misuse of youtube-dl: - First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2021.12.17. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED. - Make sure that all provided video/audio/playlist URLs (if any) are alive and playable in a browser. - Make sure that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped as explained in http://yt-dl.org/escape. - Search the bugtracker for similar issues: http://yt-dl.org/search-issues. DO NOT post duplicates. - Read bugs section in FAQ: http://yt-dl.org/reporting - Finally, put x into all relevant boxes (like this [x]) --> - [ ] I'm reporting a broken site support issue - [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2021.12.17** - [ ] 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 bug reports including closed ones - [ ] I've read bugs section in FAQ ## Verbose log <!-- Provide the complete verbose output of youtube-dl that clearly demonstrates the problem. Add the `-v` flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with (`youtube-dl -v <your command line>`), copy the WHOLE output and insert it below. It should look similar to this: [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKcj'] [debug] Encodings: locale cp1251, fs mbcs, out cp866, pref cp1251 [debug] youtube-dl version 2021.12.17 [debug] Python version 2.7.11 - Windows-2003Server-5.2.3790-SP2 [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-75573-g1d0487f, ffprobe N-75573-g1d0487f, rtmpdump 2.4 [debug] Proxy map: {} <more lines> --> ``` [debug] Encodings: locale cp936, fs utf-8, out utf-8, pref cp936 [debug] youtube-dl version 2021.12.17 [debug] Python version 3.8.12 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.22000-SP0 [debug] exe versions: none [debug] Proxy map: {'http': 'http://127.0.0.1:10809', 'https': 'https://127.0.0.1:10809', 'ftp': 'ftp://127.0.0.1:10809'} [youtube:tab] Downloading login page [youtube:tab] Looking up account info WARNING: Unable to look up account info: HTTP Error 400: Bad Request [youtube:tab] PLiZxWe0ejyv8CSMylrxb6Nx4Ii2RHbu_j: Downloading webpage [download] Downloading playlist: Stephen's Opening Monologues [youtube:tab] Downloading page 1 ERROR: Unable to download JSON metadata: IncompleteRead(31856 bytes read) (caused by IncompleteRead(31856 bytes read)); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. File "D:\Anaconda\envs\nnet\lib\site-packages\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 634, in _request_webpage return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request) File "D:\Anaconda\envs\nnet\lib\site-packages\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 2288, in urlopen return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout) File "D:\Anaconda\envs\nnet\lib\urllib\request.py", line 531, in open response = meth(req, response) File "D:\Anaconda\envs\nnet\lib\site-packages\youtube_dl\utils.py", line 2625, in http_response content = resp.read() File "D:\Anaconda\envs\nnet\lib\http\client.py", line 466, in read return self._readall_chunked() File "D:\Anaconda\envs\nnet\lib\http\client.py", line 580, in _readall_chunked raise IncompleteRead(b''.join(value)) ``` ## Description <!-- Provide an explanation of your issue in an arbitrary form. Please make sure the description is worded well enough to be understood, see https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#is-the-description-of-the-issue-itself-sufficient. Provide any additional information, suggested solution and as much context and examples as possible. If work on your issue requires account credentials please provide them or explain how one can obtain them. --> Unable to download JSON metadata
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@dirkf commented on GitHub (Apr 9, 2022):

  1. Please review the checklist and take the indicated action (or explain why it isn't applicable) in each case.

  2. In particular, you seem to have stripped any information showing the command-line options. Please paste the complete verbose log of your yt-dl command.

  3. You likely have some networking issue related to your proxy configuration or some external service.

  4. If the resource does require a login and you still get the 400 response, you may find that using a cookies file exported from your logged-in browser session with --cookies ... instead of -u/--username ... and -p/--password ... works.

@dirkf commented on GitHub (Apr 9, 2022): 1. Please review the checklist and take the indicated action (or explain why it isn't applicable) in each case. 2. In particular, you seem to have stripped any information showing the command-line options. Please paste the complete verbose log of your yt-dl command. 3. You likely have some networking issue related to your proxy configuration or some external service. 4. If the resource does require a login and you still get the 400 response, you may find that using a cookies file exported from your logged-in browser session with `--cookies ...` **instead of** `-u`/`--username` ... and `-p`/`--password` ... works.
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