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Unable to extract uploader id #26421

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opened 2026-02-21 14:18:31 -05:00 by deekerman · 3 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 14:18:31 -05:00

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Originally created by @dpotter4 on GitHub (Jun 8, 2023).

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[x ] I'm reporting a broken site support issue
[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 bug reports including closed ones
[ x] I've read bugs section in FAQ

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PASTE VERBOSE LOG HERE
dpotter@david-pc:~$ youtube-dl --verbose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTrF2ryFH54
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'--verbose', u'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTrF2ryFH54']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2021.12.17
[debug] Python version 2.7.18 (CPython) - Linux-5.10.0-23-amd64-x86_64-with-debian-11.7
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] lTrF2ryFH54: Downloading webpage
ERROR: Unable to extract uploader id; 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 "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 815, in wrapper
    return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 836, in __extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 534, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1794, in _real_extract
    'uploader_id': self._search_regex(r'/(?:channel|user)/([^/?&#]+)', owner_profile_url, 'uploader id') if owner_profile_url else None,
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 1012, in _search_regex
    raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract uploader id; 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.

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I get the following error message when trying to download the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTrF2ryFH54:

dpotter@david-pc:~$ youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTrF2ryFH54
[youtube] lTrF2ryFH54: Downloading webpage
ERROR: Unable to extract uploader id; 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.

Originally created by @dpotter4 on GitHub (Jun 8, 2023).  ## Checklist  - [x ] I'm reporting a broken site support issue - [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 bug reports including closed ones - [ x] I've read bugs section in FAQ ## Verbose log  ``` PASTE VERBOSE LOG HERE dpotter@david-pc:~$ youtube-dl --verbose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTrF2ryFH54 [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Custom config: [] [debug] Command-line args: [u'--verbose', u'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTrF2ryFH54'] [debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8 [debug] youtube-dl version 2021.12.17 [debug] Python version 2.7.18 (CPython) - Linux-5.10.0-23-amd64-x86_64-with-debian-11.7 [debug] exe versions: none [debug] Proxy map: {} [youtube] lTrF2ryFH54: Downloading webpage ERROR: Unable to extract uploader id; 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 "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 815, in wrapper return func(self, *args, **kwargs) File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 836, in __extract_info ie_result = ie.extract(url) File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 534, in extract ie_result = self._real_extract(url) File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1794, in _real_extract 'uploader_id': self._search_regex(r'/(?:channel|user)/([^/?&#]+)', owner_profile_url, 'uploader id') if owner_profile_url else None, File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 1012, in _search_regex raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name) RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract uploader id; 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  WRITE DESCRIPTION HERE I get the following error message when trying to download the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTrF2ryFH54: dpotter@david-pc:~$ youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTrF2ryFH54 [youtube] lTrF2ryFH54: Downloading webpage ERROR: Unable to extract uploader id; 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.

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2026-02-21 14:18:31 -05:00

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2026-02-21 14:18:34 -05:00

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@codecrafter404 commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2023):

the download does work on the main branch, maybe only the release version is broken

@codecrafter404 commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2023): the download does work on the main branch, maybe only the release version is broken

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 14:18:35 -05:00

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@dpotter4 commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2023):

I happened to find a discussion about this issue on Stack Overflow:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75495800/error-unable-to-extract-uploader-id-youtube-discord-py

It appears to be a known problem.

@dpotter4 commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2023): I happened to find a discussion about this issue on Stack Overflow: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75495800/error-unable-to-extract-uploader-id-youtube-discord-py It appears to be a known problem.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 14:18:35 -05:00

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@dirkf commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2023):

I happened to find a discussion about this issue on Stack Overflow:

Why search SO, when the problem is listed in the pinned issue that you should have read before opening the issue? Useful answers about yt-dl problems are much more likely to be found here.

@dirkf commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2023): >I happened to find a discussion about this issue on Stack Overflow: Why search SO, when the problem is listed in the [pinned issue](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/30839) that you should have read before opening the issue? Useful answers about yt-dl problems are much more likely to be found here.

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2026-02-21 14:35:03 -05:00

[Vimeo] HTTP Error 406: Not Acceptable when downloading video #26983

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