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[Youtube] Unable to download the videos on a web page that has Youtube videos embedded inside (http://www.doxtremesports.com/archery-tag) #10557

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opened 2026-02-21 04:19:38 -05:00 by deekerman · 2 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 04:19:38 -05:00

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Originally created by @jnbdz on GitHub (Apr 20, 2017).

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Put an x into all the boxes [ ] relevant to your issue (like that [x])
Use Preview tab to see how your issue will actually look like

Make sure you are using the latest version: run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2017.04.17. If it's not read this FAQ entry and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.

I've verified and I assure that I'm running youtube-dl 2017.04.17

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At least skimmed through README and most notably FAQ and BUGS sections
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What is the purpose of your issue?

Bug report (encountered problems with youtube-dl)
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The following sections concretize particular purposed issues, you can erase any section (the contents between triple ---) not applicable to your issue

If the purpose of this issue is a bug report, site support request or you are not completely sure provide the full verbose output as follows:

Add -v flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with, copy the whole output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with your log inserted between triple ```):

$ youtube-dl -v http://www.doxtremesports.com/archery-tag
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'http://www.doxtremesports.com/archery-tag']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.04.17
[debug] Python version 2.7.12 - Linux-4.4.0-72-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-16.04-xenial
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] archery-tag: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] archery-tag: Downloading webpage
[generic] archery-tag: Extracting information
ERROR: Unsupported URL: http://www.doxtremesports.com/archery-tag
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py", line 1898, in _real_extract
    doc = compat_etree_fromstring(webpage.encode('utf-8'))
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/compat.py", line 2526, in compat_etree_fromstring
    doc = _XML(text, parser=etree.XMLParser(target=_TreeBuilder(element_factory=_element_factory)))
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/compat.py", line 2515, in _XML
    parser.feed(text)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/xml/etree/ElementTree.py", line 1653, in feed
    self._raiseerror(v)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/xml/etree/ElementTree.py", line 1517, in _raiseerror
    raise err
ParseError: not well-formed (invalid token): line 20, column 14
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 760, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 429, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py", line 2765, in _real_extract
    raise UnsupportedError(url)
UnsupportedError: Unsupported URL: http://www.doxtremesports.com/archery-tag
...
<end of log>

Note that youtube-dl does not support sites dedicated to copyright infringement. In order for site support request to be accepted all provided example URLs should not violate any copyrights.

Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

This web page contains Youtube videos. This should already be supported by Youtube-dl. But for some reason, it is unable to grab the videos on this web page. It claims that the URL is unsupported.

Originally created by @jnbdz on GitHub (Apr 20, 2017). ## Please follow the guide below - You will be asked some questions and requested to provide some information, please read them **carefully** and answer honestly - Put an `x` into all the boxes [ ] relevant to your *issue* (like that [x]) - Use *Preview* tab to see how your issue will actually look like --- ### Make sure you are using the *latest* version: run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is *2017.04.17*. If it's not read [this FAQ entry](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md#how-do-i-update-youtube-dl) and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected. - [x] I've **verified** and **I assure** that I'm running youtube-dl **2017.04.17** ### Before submitting an *issue* make sure you have: - [x] At least skimmed through [README](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md) and **most notably** [FAQ](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#faq) and [BUGS](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#bugs) sections - [x] [Searched](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/search?type=Issues) the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones ### What is the purpose of your *issue*? - [ ] Bug report (encountered problems with youtube-dl) - [x] Site support request (request for adding support for a new site) - [ ] Feature request (request for a new functionality) - [ ] Question - [ ] Other --- ### The following sections concretize particular purposed issues, you can erase any section (the contents between triple ---) not applicable to your *issue* --- ### If the purpose of this *issue* is a *bug report*, *site support request* or you are not completely sure provide the full verbose output as follows: Add `-v` flag to **your command line** you run youtube-dl with, copy the **whole** output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with **your** log inserted between triple ```): ``` $ youtube-dl -v http://www.doxtremesports.com/archery-tag [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Custom config: [] [debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'http://www.doxtremesports.com/archery-tag'] [debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8 [debug] youtube-dl version 2017.04.17 [debug] Python version 2.7.12 - Linux-4.4.0-72-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-16.04-xenial [debug] exe versions: none [debug] Proxy map: {} [generic] archery-tag: Requesting header WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor. [generic] archery-tag: Downloading webpage [generic] archery-tag: Extracting information ERROR: Unsupported URL: http://www.doxtremesports.com/archery-tag Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py", line 1898, in _real_extract doc = compat_etree_fromstring(webpage.encode('utf-8')) File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/compat.py", line 2526, in compat_etree_fromstring doc = _XML(text, parser=etree.XMLParser(target=_TreeBuilder(element_factory=_element_factory))) File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/compat.py", line 2515, in _XML parser.feed(text) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/xml/etree/ElementTree.py", line 1653, in feed self._raiseerror(v) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/xml/etree/ElementTree.py", line 1517, in _raiseerror raise err ParseError: not well-formed (invalid token): line 20, column 14 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 760, in extract_info ie_result = ie.extract(url) File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 429, in extract ie_result = self._real_extract(url) File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py", line 2765, in _real_extract raise UnsupportedError(url) UnsupportedError: Unsupported URL: http://www.doxtremesports.com/archery-tag ... <end of log> ``` --- Note that **youtube-dl does not support sites dedicated to [copyright infringement](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#can-you-add-support-for-this-anime-video-site-or-site-which-shows-current-movies-for-free)**. In order for site support request to be accepted all provided example URLs should not violate any copyrights. --- ### Description of your *issue*, suggested solution and other information This web page contains Youtube videos. This should already be supported by Youtube-dl. But for some reason, it is unable to grab the videos on this web page. It claims that the URL is unsupported.

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2026-02-21 04:19:40 -05:00

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@johnhawkinson commented on GitHub (Apr 20, 2017):

Page is entirely constructed dynamically with Javascript (wix), so this is probably unlikely to ever work.

@johnhawkinson commented on GitHub (Apr 20, 2017): Page is entirely constructed dynamically with Javascript (wix), so this is probably unlikely to ever work.

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@yan12125 commented on GitHub (Apr 21, 2017):

Similar to #11196

@yan12125 commented on GitHub (Apr 21, 2017): Similar to #11196

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[Youtube] Unable to download the videos on a web page that has Youtube videos embedded inside (http://www.doxtremesports.com/archery-tag) #10557

Please follow the guide below

Make sure you are using the latest version: run youtube-dl --version and ensure your version is 2017.04.17. If it's not read this FAQ entry and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.

Before submitting an issue make sure you have:

What is the purpose of your issue?

The following sections concretize particular purposed issues, you can erase any section (the contents between triple ---) not applicable to your issue

If the purpose of this issue is a bug report, site support request or you are not completely sure provide the full verbose output as follows:

Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

Make sure you are using the latest version: run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2017.04.17. If it's not read this FAQ entry and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.