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LinkedIn supports only videos from linkedinLearning, but not from posts #25694

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opened 2026-02-21 13:55:12 -05:00 by deekerman · 7 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 13:55:12 -05:00

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Originally created by @mumaguma on GitHub (Jan 27, 2023).

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I'm reporting a broken site support
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 issues including closed ones ** found ##27270 but it was for older version**

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[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', '-f', 'best', 'https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:7021048319078457345/', '--cookies', 'cookies_linkedin.txt']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1250, fs mbcs, out cp852, pref cp1250
[debug] youtube-dl version 2021.12.17
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.19041
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 2021-07-04-git-301d275301-full_build-www.gyan.dev, ffprobe 2021-07-04-git-301d275301-full_build-www.gyan.dev
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] urn:li:ugcPost:7021048319078457345: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] urn:li:ugcPost:7021048319078457345: Downloading webpage
[generic] urn:li:ugcPost:7021048319078457345: Extracting information
ERROR: Unsupported URL: https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:7021048319078457345/
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 815, in wrapper
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 836, in __extract_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 534, in extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\generic.py", line 3489, in _real_extract
youtube_dl.utils.UnsupportedError: Unsupported URL: https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:7021048319078457345/

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It seems that Linkedin extractor supports only urls with "urn:li:lyndaCourse:", whereas videos in user/channel posts have "urn:li:ugcPost:" and are not recognised by youtube-dl.

Originally created by @mumaguma on GitHub (Jan 27, 2023).  ## Checklist  - [x] I'm reporting a broken site support - [x] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2021.12.17** - [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 ** found ##27270 but it was for older version** ## Verbose log  ```shellsession [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Custom config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['-v', '-f', 'best', 'https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:7021048319078457345/', '--cookies', 'cookies_linkedin.txt'] [debug] Encodings: locale cp1250, fs mbcs, out cp852, pref cp1250 [debug] youtube-dl version 2021.12.17 [debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.19041 [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 2021-07-04-git-301d275301-full_build-www.gyan.dev, ffprobe 2021-07-04-git-301d275301-full_build-www.gyan.dev [debug] Proxy map: {} [generic] urn:li:ugcPost:7021048319078457345: Requesting header WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor. [generic] urn:li:ugcPost:7021048319078457345: Downloading webpage [generic] urn:li:ugcPost:7021048319078457345: Extracting information ERROR: Unsupported URL: https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:7021048319078457345/ Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 815, in wrapper File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 836, in __extract_info File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 534, in extract File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\generic.py", line 3489, in _real_extract youtube_dl.utils.UnsupportedError: Unsupported URL: https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:7021048319078457345/ ``` ## Description  It seems that Linkedin extractor supports only urls with "urn:li:lyndaCourse:", whereas videos in user/channel posts have "urn:li:ugcPost:" and are not recognised by youtube-dl.

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deekerman commented

2026-02-21 13:55:14 -05:00

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@dirkf commented on GitHub (Jan 27, 2023):

The problem page needs an account.

The yt-dlp LinkedIn extractor module has an extractor that works for /posts/... LinkedIn URLs (which needs to be back-ported).

Perhaps the problem page has the same structure. You can check this by searching the page source for an element like `<video ... data-sources="..." ...>. If that's present, we can just adjust the URL pattern in the back-port.

There should also be a check for redirecting to the sign-up page, which means you needed to log in.

@dirkf commented on GitHub (Jan 27, 2023): The problem page needs an account. The yt-dlp LinkedIn extractor module has an extractor that works for `/posts/...` LinkedIn URLs (which needs to be back-ported). Perhaps the problem page has the same structure. You can check this by searching the page source for an element like `<video ... data-sources="..." ...>. If that's present, we can just adjust the URL pattern in the back-port. There should also be a check for redirecting to the sign-up page, which means you needed to log in.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 13:55:15 -05:00

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@dirkf commented on GitHub (Jan 28, 2023):

Also this URL format https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7016901149999955968 has the same page structure as /posts/....

@dirkf commented on GitHub (Jan 28, 2023): Also this [URL format](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/6104) https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7016901149999955968 has the same page structure as `/posts/...`.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 13:55:15 -05:00

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@mumaguma commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2023):

The problem page needs an account.
it there any way I could help? (excluding sharing my account / cookies.txt)

@mumaguma commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2023): > The problem page needs an account. it there any way I could help? (excluding sharing my account / cookies.txt)

deekerman commented

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@dirkf commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2023):

This:

... searching the page source for an element like `<video ... data-sources="..." ...>.

@dirkf commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2023): This: >... searching the page source for an element like `<video ... data-sources="..." ...>.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 13:55:15 -05:00

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@mumaguma commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2023):

I cannot find any "data-sources" occurrence. The only "<video" tag was:
<video class="vjs-tech" id="vjs_video_3_html5_api" tabindex="-1" preload="metadata" poster="https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/C5624AQG3F3uWI9x3UQ/feedshare-live-thumbnail_high/0/1674752424731?e=1675652400&v=beta&t=q49vx7KlH8eeyZGizpIYwquG2bl-E09RDjBjThPYu6o" src="blob:https://www.linkedin.com/72705d44-517b-4e86-a4fb-0e0ee8b5b45d" autoplay="autoplay"></video>

@mumaguma commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2023): I cannot find any "data-sources" occurrence. The only "<video" tag was: ```<video class="vjs-tech" id="vjs_video_3_html5_api" tabindex="-1" preload="metadata" poster="https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/C5624AQG3F3uWI9x3UQ/feedshare-live-thumbnail_high/0/1674752424731?e=1675652400&v=beta&t=q49vx7KlH8eeyZGizpIYwquG2bl-E09RDjBjThPYu6o" src="blob:https://www.linkedin.com/72705d44-517b-4e86-a4fb-0e0ee8b5b45d" autoplay="autoplay"></video>```

deekerman commented

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@Udhayarajan commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2023):

https://github.com/Udhayarajan/VidSnapKit-Ultimate/blob/master/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/mugames/vidsnapkit/extractor/LinkedIn.kt

I have wrote code to download LinkedIn post downloader.

Also explore my cloud Services at https://rapidapi.com/mudhayarajan2013/api/vidsnap

@Udhayarajan commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2023): https://github.com/Udhayarajan/VidSnapKit-Ultimate/blob/master/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/mugames/vidsnapkit/extractor/LinkedIn.kt I have wrote code to download LinkedIn post downloader. Also explore my cloud Services at https://rapidapi.com/mudhayarajan2013/api/vidsnap

deekerman commented

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@From2750 commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2024):

https://github.com/Udhayarajan/VidSnapKit-Ultimate/blob/master/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/mugames/vidsnapkit/extractor/LinkedIn.kt

I have wrote code to download LinkedIn post downloader.

Also explore my cloud Services at https://rapidapi.com/mudhayarajan2013/api/vidsnap

How do I use the script?

@From2750 commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2024): > https://github.com/Udhayarajan/VidSnapKit-Ultimate/blob/master/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/mugames/vidsnapkit/extractor/LinkedIn.kt > > I have wrote code to download LinkedIn post downloader. > > Also explore my cloud Services at https://rapidapi.com/mudhayarajan2013/api/vidsnap How do I use the script?

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