Cant' download from Soundcloud: HTTP 401 error #5646

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opened 2026-02-21 02:55:52 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 02:55:52 -05:00

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Originally created by @UltimateBrent on GitHub (Sep 25, 2015).

I've tried this from two different computers, so it's not me being blocked or something:

./youtube-dl https://soundcloud.com/dopesongsoundzmusic/k-camp-comfortable --verbose
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'https://soundcloud.com/dopesongsoundzmusic/k-camp-comfortable', u'--verbose']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2015.09.22
[debug] Python version 2.7.3 - Linux-3.2.0-60-virtual-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-12.04-precise
[debug] exe versions: avconv 0.8.17-4, avprobe 0.8.17-4, ffmpeg N-39499-g12292f3, ffprobe N-39499-g12292f3, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[soundcloud] dopesongsoundzmusic/k-camp-comfortable: Resolving id
[soundcloud] dopesongsoundzmusic/k-camp-comfortable: Downloading info JSON
ERROR: Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 401: Unauthorized (caused by HTTPError()); 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.
  File "./youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 326, in _request_webpage
    return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request)
  File "./youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1865, in urlopen
    return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 406, in open
    response = meth(req, response)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 519, in http_response
    'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 444, in error
    return self._call_chain(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 378, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 527, in http_error_default
    raise HTTPError(req.get_full_url(), code, msg, hdrs, fp)

Originally created by @UltimateBrent on GitHub (Sep 25, 2015). I've tried this from two different computers, so it's not me being blocked or something: ``` ./youtube-dl https://soundcloud.com/dopesongsoundzmusic/k-camp-comfortable --verbose [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Command-line args: [u'https://soundcloud.com/dopesongsoundzmusic/k-camp-comfortable', u'--verbose'] [debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8 [debug] youtube-dl version 2015.09.22 [debug] Python version 2.7.3 - Linux-3.2.0-60-virtual-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-12.04-precise [debug] exe versions: avconv 0.8.17-4, avprobe 0.8.17-4, ffmpeg N-39499-g12292f3, ffprobe N-39499-g12292f3, rtmpdump 2.4 [debug] Proxy map: {} [soundcloud] dopesongsoundzmusic/k-camp-comfortable: Resolving id [soundcloud] dopesongsoundzmusic/k-camp-comfortable: Downloading info JSON ERROR: Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 401: Unauthorized (caused by HTTPError()); 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. File "./youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 326, in _request_webpage return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request) File "./youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1865, in urlopen return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 406, in open response = meth(req, response) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 519, in http_response 'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 444, in error return self._call_chain(*args) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 378, in _call_chain result = func(*args) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 527, in http_error_default raise HTTPError(req.get_full_url(), code, msg, hdrs, fp) ```

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deekerman commented

2026-02-21 02:55:57 -05:00

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@dstftw commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2015):

Duplicate of #6930.

@dstftw commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2015): Duplicate of #6930.

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