Downloading YouTube playlist failed: missing OpenGraph title #4198

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opened 2026-02-21 01:54:06 -05:00 by deekerman · 2 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 01:54:06 -05:00

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Originally created by @agharbeia on GitHub (Mar 9, 2015).

issuing:
youtube-dl --skip-download --write-description --write-thumbnail --download-archive Misr-International-Documentaries.txt https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN4j9x5f1__cWjf83UjrI8XzD96ZBIq8s --verbose

Fails with:

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--skip-download', '--write-description', '--write-thumbnail', '--download-archive', 'Misr-International-Documentaries.txt', 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN4j9x5f1__cWjf83UjrI8XzD96ZBIq8s', '--verbose']
[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-3.13.0-46-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-14.04-trusty
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube:playlist] PLN4j9x5f1__cWjf83UjrI8XzD96ZBIq8s: Downloading page #1
WARNING: [youtube:playlist] PLN4j9x5f1__cWjf83UjrI8XzD96ZBIq8s: 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 @agharbeia on GitHub (Mar 9, 2015). issuing: `youtube-dl --skip-download --write-description --write-thumbnail --download-archive Misr-International-Documentaries.txt https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN4j9x5f1__cWjf83UjrI8XzD96ZBIq8s --verbose` Fails with: [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['--skip-download', '--write-description', '--write-thumbnail', '--download-archive', 'Misr-International-Documentaries.txt', 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN4j9x5f1__cWjf83UjrI8XzD96ZBIq8s', '--verbose'] [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-3.13.0-46-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-14.04-trusty [debug] Proxy map: {} [youtube:playlist] PLN4j9x5f1__cWjf83UjrI8XzD96ZBIq8s: Downloading page #1 WARNING: [youtube:playlist] PLN4j9x5f1__cWjf83UjrI8XzD96ZBIq8s: 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 01:54:09 -05:00

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 01:54:11 -05:00

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@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (Mar 9, 2015):

You are using an outdated version of youtube-dl (one year old), Youtube has done some breaking changes since then. Please upgrade to the last version, see our FAQ if you have problems updating.

@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (Mar 9, 2015): You are using an outdated version of youtube-dl (one year old), Youtube has done some breaking changes since then. Please upgrade to the last version, see [our FAQ](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md#how-do-i-update-youtube-dl) if you have problems updating.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 01:54:13 -05:00

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@agharbeia commented on GitHub (Mar 9, 2015):

Right. I discovred that after I subitted. I was waiting for the download using the latest version to finish to confirm and close the ticket.
Thanks.

@agharbeia commented on GitHub (Mar 9, 2015): Right. I discovred that after I subitted. I was waiting for the download using the latest version to finish to confirm and close the ticket. Thanks.

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