ERROR: Unable to extract title; #2857

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opened 2026-02-21 00:32:12 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 00:32:12 -05:00

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Originally created by @mei-li on GitHub (Aug 22, 2014).

youtube-dl -s --verbose https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5BE8A21F68BAF0F8
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-s', '--verbose', 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5BE8A21F68BAF0F8']
[debug] Encodings: locale 'UTF-8', fs 'UTF-8', out 'UTF-8', pref: 'UTF-8'
[debug] youtube-dl version 2014.02.17
[debug] Python version 2.7.6 - Linux-3.13.0-33-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-14.04-trusty
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube:playlist] PL5BE8A21F68BAF0F8: Downloading page #1
WARNING: [youtube:playlist] PL5BE8A21F68BAF0F8: Playlist page is missing OpenGraph title, falling back ...
ERROR: Unable to extract title; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1511, in _real_extract
playlist_title = self._og_search_title(page)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 428, in _og_search_title
return self._og_search_property('title', html, *_kargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 416, in _og_search_property
escaped = self._search_regex(self._og_regexes(prop), html, name, flags=re.DOTALL, _kargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 356, in _search_regex
raise RegexNotFoundError(u'Unable to extract %s' % _name)
RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract OpenGraph title; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 493, in extract_info
ie_result = ie.extract(url)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 158, in extract
return self._real_extract(url)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1517, in _real_extract
r'

(.?)

', page, u'title')
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 366, in _html_search_regex
res = self._search_regex(pattern, string, name, default, fatal, flags)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 356, in _search_regex
raise RegexNotFoundError(u'Unable to extract %s' % _name)
RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract title; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update.

Originally created by @mei-li on GitHub (Aug 22, 2014). youtube-dl -s --verbose https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5BE8A21F68BAF0F8 [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['-s', '--verbose', 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5BE8A21F68BAF0F8'] [debug] Encodings: locale 'UTF-8', fs 'UTF-8', out 'UTF-8', pref: 'UTF-8' [debug] youtube-dl version 2014.02.17 [debug] Python version 2.7.6 - Linux-3.13.0-33-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-14.04-trusty [debug] Proxy map: {} [youtube:playlist] PL5BE8A21F68BAF0F8: Downloading page #1 WARNING: [youtube:playlist] PL5BE8A21F68BAF0F8: Playlist page is missing OpenGraph title, falling back ... ERROR: Unable to extract title; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1511, in _real_extract playlist_title = self._og_search_title(page) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 428, in _og_search_title return self._og_search_property('title', html, *_kargs) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 416, in _og_search_property escaped = self._search_regex(self._og_regexes(prop), html, name, flags=re.DOTALL, *_kargs) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 356, in _search_regex raise RegexNotFoundError(u'Unable to extract %s' % _name) RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract OpenGraph title; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 493, in extract_info ie_result = ie.extract(url) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 158, in extract return self._real_extract(url) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1517, in _real_extract r'<h1 class="pl-header-title">(.*?)</h1>', page, u'title') File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 366, in _html_search_regex res = self._search_regex(pattern, string, name, default, fatal, flags) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 356, in _search_regex raise RegexNotFoundError(u'Unable to extract %s' % _name) RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract title; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update.

deekerman closed this issue

2026-02-21 00:32:14 -05:00

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 00:32:16 -05:00

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@phihag commented on GitHub (Aug 22, 2014):

You are using an outdated version of youtube-dl. YouTube changed their API on 2014-07-25, so you'll need at least youtube-dl 2014.07.25 to download all YouTube videos.

The debian, Mint, and Ubuntu folks seem to have stopped updating youtube-dl versions. Since we are not affilliated with any of those projects, the only thing you can do is contact the respective support.

Alternatively, uninstall the youtube-dl package and follow our manual installation instructions. From then on, you'll be able to update with sudo youtube-dl -U. In a pinch, this should do:

sudo apt-get remove -y youtube-dl
sudo wget https://yt-dl.org/latest/youtube-dl -O /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl
sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl
hash -r

@phihag commented on GitHub (Aug 22, 2014): You are using an outdated version of youtube-dl. YouTube changed their API on 2014-07-25, so you'll need at least youtube-dl 2014.07.25 to download all YouTube videos. The debian, Mint, and Ubuntu folks seem to have stopped updating youtube-dl versions. Since we are not affilliated with any of those projects, the only thing you can do is contact the respective support. Alternatively, uninstall the youtube-dl package and follow our [manual installation instructions](http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/download.html). From then on, you'll be able to update with `sudo youtube-dl -U`. In a pinch, this should do: ``` sh sudo apt-get remove -y youtube-dl sudo wget https://yt-dl.org/latest/youtube-dl -O /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl hash -r ```

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