video does not exist error! #1292

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opened 2026-02-20 22:08:48 -05:00 by deekerman · 2 comments

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2026-02-20 22:08:48 -05:00

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Originally created by @bkvirendra on GitHub (Oct 23, 2013).

ubuntu@boxmydownloads:~$ youtube-dl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y1hl2Tt8F8
[youtube] Setting language
[youtube] 5Y1hl2Tt8F8: Downloading video webpage
[youtube] 5Y1hl2Tt8F8: Downloading video info webpage
ERROR: YouTube said: This video does not exist

Originally created by @bkvirendra on GitHub (Oct 23, 2013). ubuntu@boxmydownloads:~$ youtube-dl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y1hl2Tt8F8 [youtube] Setting language [youtube] 5Y1hl2Tt8F8: Downloading video webpage [youtube] 5Y1hl2Tt8F8: Downloading video info webpage ERROR: YouTube said: This video does not exist

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2026-02-20 22:08:51 -05:00

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@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2013):

The webpage says that the video is not available, what would you expect youtube-dl to do?

@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2013): The [webpage](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y1hl2Tt8F8) says that the video is not available, what would you expect youtube-dl to do?

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 22:08:51 -05:00

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@phihag commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2013):

Yup, the video does not exist, and therefore the message is correct.

@phihag commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2013): Yup, the video does not exist, and therefore the message is correct.

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