WARNING: unable to extract uploader id; #26822

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opened 2026-02-21 14:30:06 -05:00 by deekerman · 2 comments
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Originally created by @tianmingxing on GitHub (Mar 13, 2024).

Checklist

  • I'm reporting a broken site support issue
  • [v ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version 2021.12.17
  • [ v] 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] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out utf-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2021.12.17
[debug] Git HEAD: eb7338abb
[debug] Python version 3.12.2 (CPython) - macOS-14.2.1-arm64-arm-64bit
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {'https': 'http://127.0.0.1:7890', 'http': 'http://127.0.0.1:7890', 'all': 'socks5://127.0.0.1:7890'}
Usage: youtube-dl [OPTIONS] URL [URL...]

youtube-dl: error: You must provide at least one URL.
Type youtube-dl --help to see a list of all options.

Description

WARNING: unable to extract uploader id; 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.
https://rr1---sn-i3b7knzs.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1710330524&ei=PD7xZY3VFs3s2roP4diNiAg&ip=2407%3Acdc0%3Aafb8%3Aee3c%3Ae4f6%3Af8e2%3A12cc%3A7d3e&id=o-ANgHuK4gGESIdpDOuc9e92fy9AtmHgfow1DMt8DS566-&itag=137&aitags=133%2C134%2C135%2C136%2C137%2C160%2C242%2C243%2C244%2C247%2C248%2C278&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&xpc=EgVo2aDSNQ%3D%3D&mh=Vt&mm=31%2C26&mn=sn-i3b7knzs%2Csn-oguelney&ms=au%2Conr&mv=m&mvi=1&pl=36&initcwndbps=3507500&spc=UWF9f0GMnQBZjYRbkm0S-_G8IF_pSogCdmzpTFQCSOAppcc&vprv=1&svpuc=1&mime=video%2Fmp4&ns=_tdA8l6Qz7p-nuUfU89wfC8Q&gir=yes&clen=190825193&dur=342.233&lmt=1710273642176036&mt=1710308237&fvip=5&keepalive=yes&fexp=24007246&c=WEB&sefc=1&txp=3309224&n=YOAaWmJp9bv-g30zWG&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Caitags%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cxpc%2Cspc%2Cvprv%2Csvpuc%2Cmime%2Cns%2Cgir%2Cclen%2Cdur%2Clmt&sig=AJfQdSswRQIhAKwaMyNNa5tFJvAp1skYFO-GBv0_u4cPMNqyPTC2i-3KAiArfpdiA16UZby8v5G5BK91P0WkA7lVvQTc_tkJ9xNXdA%3D%3D&lsparams=mh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpl%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=APTiJQcwRgIhAOtR9ZwB520u6FAMgWYiFKezpJPQ-vf5ovx0OLY4CcKSAiEAgqsxkBWvp1BbIP7wOb792uGc0jXAT2U8_izvUQnJiSo%3D
https://rr1---sn-i3b7knzs.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1710330524&ei=PD7xZY3VFs3s2roP4diNiAg&ip=2407%3Acdc0%3Aafb8%3Aee3c%3Ae4f6%3Af8e2%3A12cc%3A7d3e&id=o-ANgHuK4gGESIdpDOuc9e92fy9AtmHgfow1DMt8DS566-&itag=251&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&xpc=EgVo2aDSNQ%3D%3D&mh=Vt&mm=31%2C26&mn=sn-i3b7knzs%2Csn-oguelney&ms=au%2Conr&mv=m&mvi=1&pl=36&initcwndbps=3507500&spc=UWF9f0GMnQBZjYRbkm0S-_G8IF_pSogCdmzpTFQCSOAppcc&vprv=1&svpuc=1&mime=audio%2Fwebm&ns=_tdA8l6Qz7p-nuUfU89wfC8Q&gir=yes&clen=5770396&dur=342.261&lmt=1710273642455699&mt=1710308237&fvip=5&keepalive=yes&fexp=24007246&c=WEB&sefc=1&txp=3308224&n=YOAaWmJp9bv-g30zWG&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Citag%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cxpc%2Cspc%2Cvprv%2Csvpuc%2Cmime%2Cns%2Cgir%2Cclen%2Cdur%2Clmt&sig=AJfQdSswRgIhAK38_59qxHcC7UTcCyRbdN4RIN84YeLc0wAwtTpDMRf6AiEAiSQI2KTAsrRFMioAj_NfIRWBVR0LMp6AaRrTxMxr-y4%3D&lsparams=mh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpl%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=APTiJQcwRgIhAOtR9ZwB520u6FAMgWYiFKezpJPQ-vf5ovx0OLY4CcKSAiEAgqsxkBWvp1BbIP7wOb792uGc0jXAT2U8_izvUQnJiSo%3D

Originally created by @tianmingxing on GitHub (Mar 13, 2024). <!-- ###################################################################### 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 - [v ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2021.12.17** - [ v] 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] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Custom config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['-v'] [debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out utf-8, pref UTF-8 [debug] youtube-dl version 2021.12.17 [debug] Git HEAD: eb7338abb [debug] Python version 3.12.2 (CPython) - macOS-14.2.1-arm64-arm-64bit [debug] exe versions: none [debug] Proxy map: {'https': 'http://127.0.0.1:7890', 'http': 'http://127.0.0.1:7890', 'all': 'socks5://127.0.0.1:7890'} Usage: youtube-dl [OPTIONS] URL [URL...] youtube-dl: error: You must provide at least one URL. Type youtube-dl --help to see a list of all options. ``` ## 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. --> WARNING: unable to extract uploader id; 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. https://rr1---sn-i3b7knzs.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1710330524&ei=PD7xZY3VFs3s2roP4diNiAg&ip=2407%3Acdc0%3Aafb8%3Aee3c%3Ae4f6%3Af8e2%3A12cc%3A7d3e&id=o-ANgHuK4gGESIdpDOuc9e92fy9AtmHgfow1DMt8DS566-&itag=137&aitags=133%2C134%2C135%2C136%2C137%2C160%2C242%2C243%2C244%2C247%2C248%2C278&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&xpc=EgVo2aDSNQ%3D%3D&mh=Vt&mm=31%2C26&mn=sn-i3b7knzs%2Csn-oguelney&ms=au%2Conr&mv=m&mvi=1&pl=36&initcwndbps=3507500&spc=UWF9f0GMnQBZjYRbkm0S-_G8IF_pSogCdmzpTFQCSOAppcc&vprv=1&svpuc=1&mime=video%2Fmp4&ns=_tdA8l6Qz7p-nuUfU89wfC8Q&gir=yes&clen=190825193&dur=342.233&lmt=1710273642176036&mt=1710308237&fvip=5&keepalive=yes&fexp=24007246&c=WEB&sefc=1&txp=3309224&n=YOAaWmJp9bv-g30zWG&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Caitags%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cxpc%2Cspc%2Cvprv%2Csvpuc%2Cmime%2Cns%2Cgir%2Cclen%2Cdur%2Clmt&sig=AJfQdSswRQIhAKwaMyNNa5tFJvAp1skYFO-GBv0_u4cPMNqyPTC2i-3KAiArfpdiA16UZby8v5G5BK91P0WkA7lVvQTc_tkJ9xNXdA%3D%3D&lsparams=mh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpl%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=APTiJQcwRgIhAOtR9ZwB520u6FAMgWYiFKezpJPQ-vf5ovx0OLY4CcKSAiEAgqsxkBWvp1BbIP7wOb792uGc0jXAT2U8_izvUQnJiSo%3D https://rr1---sn-i3b7knzs.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1710330524&ei=PD7xZY3VFs3s2roP4diNiAg&ip=2407%3Acdc0%3Aafb8%3Aee3c%3Ae4f6%3Af8e2%3A12cc%3A7d3e&id=o-ANgHuK4gGESIdpDOuc9e92fy9AtmHgfow1DMt8DS566-&itag=251&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&xpc=EgVo2aDSNQ%3D%3D&mh=Vt&mm=31%2C26&mn=sn-i3b7knzs%2Csn-oguelney&ms=au%2Conr&mv=m&mvi=1&pl=36&initcwndbps=3507500&spc=UWF9f0GMnQBZjYRbkm0S-_G8IF_pSogCdmzpTFQCSOAppcc&vprv=1&svpuc=1&mime=audio%2Fwebm&ns=_tdA8l6Qz7p-nuUfU89wfC8Q&gir=yes&clen=5770396&dur=342.261&lmt=1710273642455699&mt=1710308237&fvip=5&keepalive=yes&fexp=24007246&c=WEB&sefc=1&txp=3308224&n=YOAaWmJp9bv-g30zWG&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Citag%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cxpc%2Cspc%2Cvprv%2Csvpuc%2Cmime%2Cns%2Cgir%2Cclen%2Cdur%2Clmt&sig=AJfQdSswRgIhAK38_59qxHcC7UTcCyRbdN4RIN84YeLc0wAwtTpDMRf6AiEAiSQI2KTAsrRFMioAj_NfIRWBVR0LMp6AaRrTxMxr-y4%3D&lsparams=mh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpl%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=APTiJQcwRgIhAOtR9ZwB520u6FAMgWYiFKezpJPQ-vf5ovx0OLY4CcKSAiEAgqsxkBWvp1BbIP7wOb792uGc0jXAT2U8_izvUQnJiSo%3D
deekerman 2026-02-21 14:30:06 -05:00
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@dirkf commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2024):

Follow #30839 as asked to find the solution.

[ ] I've searched the bugtracker for similar bug reports including closed ones
[ ] I've read bugs section in FAQ

Do it.

@dirkf commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2024): Follow #30839 as asked to find the solution. >[ ] I've searched the bugtracker for similar bug reports including closed ones >[ ] I've read bugs section in FAQ Do it.
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@dirkf commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2024):

NB if your version is reporting this as a WARNING you probably have the patched version from brew.

@dirkf commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2024): NB if your version is reporting this as a `WARNING` you probably have the patched version from `brew`.
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