Can't download from bilibili.com #8720

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opened 2026-02-21 04:29:53 -05:00 by deekerman · 4 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 04:29:53 -05:00

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Originally created by @whitesiroi on GitHub (Sep 14, 2016).

$ youtube-dl -v "http://www.bilibili.com/video/av1816340/"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'http://www.bilibili.com/video/av1816340/']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2016.09.11.1
[debug] Python version 2.7.10 - Darwin-15.6.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 2.8, ffprobe 2.8
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[BiliBili] 1816340: Downloading webpage
[BiliBili] 1816340: Downloading video info page
ERROR: An extractor error has occurred. (caused by KeyError(u'backup_url',)); 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/extractor/common.py", line 347, in extract
    return self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/bilibili.py", line 127, in _real_extract
    for backup_url in durl['backup_url']:
KeyError: u'backup_url'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 691, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 353, in extract
    raise ExtractorError('An extractor error has occurred.', cause=e)
ExtractorError: An extractor error has occurred. (caused by KeyError(u'backup_url',)); 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.

$ youtube-dl --version
2016.09.11.1

Originally created by @whitesiroi on GitHub (Sep 14, 2016). ``` $ youtube-dl -v "http://www.bilibili.com/video/av1816340/" [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'http://www.bilibili.com/video/av1816340/'] [debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8 [debug] youtube-dl version 2016.09.11.1 [debug] Python version 2.7.10 - Darwin-15.6.0-x86_64-i386-64bit [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 2.8, ffprobe 2.8 [debug] Proxy map: {} [BiliBili] 1816340: Downloading webpage [BiliBili] 1816340: Downloading video info page ERROR: An extractor error has occurred. (caused by KeyError(u'backup_url',)); 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/extractor/common.py", line 347, in extract return self._real_extract(url) File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/bilibili.py", line 127, in _real_extract for backup_url in durl['backup_url']: KeyError: u'backup_url' Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 691, in extract_info ie_result = ie.extract(url) File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 353, in extract raise ExtractorError('An extractor error has occurred.', cause=e) ExtractorError: An extractor error has occurred. (caused by KeyError(u'backup_url',)); 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. ``` ``` $ youtube-dl --version 2016.09.11.1 ```

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deekerman commented

2026-02-21 04:29:55 -05:00

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@yan12125 commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2016):

Looks like a copyrighted product of Fox Broadcasting Company according to Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie_to_Me. Do you have other examples?

@yan12125 commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2016): Looks like a copyrighted product of Fox Broadcasting Company according to Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie_to_Me. Do you have other examples?

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 04:29:57 -05:00

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@yan12125 commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2016):

Or, if BiliBili has bought legal redistribution permissions from copyright holders, could you paste some materials for that? Either English or Chinese is fine.

@yan12125 commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2016): Or, if BiliBili has bought legal redistribution permissions from copyright holders, could you paste some materials for that? Either English or Chinese is fine.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 04:29:57 -05:00

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@whitesiroi commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2016):

Or, if BiliBili has bought legal redistribution permissions from copyright holders, could you paste some materials for that?

no:)

@whitesiroi commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2016): > Or, if BiliBili has bought legal redistribution permissions from copyright holders, could you paste some materials for that? no:)

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 04:29:57 -05:00

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@yan12125 commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2016):

Never mind. I still fix the problem as other legal videos may be affected by the same bug as well.

@yan12125 commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2016): Never mind. I still fix the problem as other legal videos may be affected by the same bug as well.

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