Consider to support free Coursera videos #12920

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opened 2026-02-21 05:35:17 -05:00 by deekerman · 0 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 05:35:17 -05:00

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Originally created by @valioDOTch on GitHub (Feb 14, 2018).

Make sure you are using the latest version:

I've verified and I assure that I'm running youtube-dl 2018.02.11

Before submitting an issue make sure you have:

At least skimmed through the README, most notably the FAQ and BUGS sections
Searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones
Checked that provided video/audio/playlist URLs (if any) are alive and playable in a browser

What is the purpose of your issue?

Bug report (encountered problems with youtube-dl)
Site support request (request for adding support for a new site)
Feature request (request for a new functionality)
Question
Other

The purpose of this issue is a site support request, thus I provide the full verbose output as follows:

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'https://www.coursera.org/learn/prototyping-design/lecture/iwUYF/case-example-googles-material-design']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.02.11
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.16299
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] case-example-googles-material-design: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] case-example-googles-material-design: Downloading webpage
[generic] case-example-googles-material-design: Extracting information
ERROR: Unsupported URL: https://www.coursera.org/learn/prototyping-design/lecture/iwUYF/case-example-googles-material-design
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpy028tx8p\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 785, in extract_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpy028tx8p\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 440, in extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpy028tx8p\build\youtube_dl\extractor\generic.py", line 3111, in _real_extract
youtube_dl.utils.UnsupportedError: Unsupported URL: https://www.coursera.org/learn/prototyping-design/lecture/iwUYF/case-example-googles-material-design
<end of log>

If the purpose of this issue is a site support request please provide all kinds of example URLs support for which should be included (replace following example URLs by yours):

Single video: https://www.coursera.org/learn/prototyping-design/lecture/iwUYF/case-example-googles-material-design

Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

Coursera offers courses that are entirely free and require no login, e.g. this one about Material Design
https://www.coursera.org/learn/prototyping-design/lecture/iwUYF/case-example-googles-material-design

There have been similar requests for Coursera (e.g. see #330), but they seem all be about courses that require login details or been closed as duplicate or outdated.

I thought that a support of these kinds of videos might be simpler, which is why I opened a new ticket.

Originally created by @valioDOTch on GitHub (Feb 14, 2018). ### Make sure you are using the *latest* version: - [x] I've **verified** and **I assure** that I'm running youtube-dl **2018.02.11** ### Before submitting an *issue* make sure you have: - [x] At least skimmed through the [README](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md), **most notably** the [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 - [x] Checked that provided video/audio/playlist URLs (if any) are alive and playable in a browser ### 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 purpose of this *issue* is a *site support request*, thus I provide the full verbose output as follows: ``` [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Custom config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'https://www.coursera.org/learn/prototyping-design/lecture/iwUYF/case-example-googles-material-design'] [debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252 [debug] youtube-dl version 2018.02.11 [debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.16299 [debug] exe versions: none [debug] Proxy map: {} [generic] case-example-googles-material-design: Requesting header WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor. [generic] case-example-googles-material-design: Downloading webpage [generic] case-example-googles-material-design: Extracting information ERROR: Unsupported URL: https://www.coursera.org/learn/prototyping-design/lecture/iwUYF/case-example-googles-material-design Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpy028tx8p\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 785, in extract_info File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpy028tx8p\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 440, in extract File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpy028tx8p\build\youtube_dl\extractor\generic.py", line 3111, in _real_extract youtube_dl.utils.UnsupportedError: Unsupported URL: https://www.coursera.org/learn/prototyping-design/lecture/iwUYF/case-example-googles-material-design <end of log> ``` --- ### If the purpose of this *issue* is a *site support request* please provide all kinds of example URLs support for which should be included (replace following example URLs by **yours**): - Single video: https://www.coursera.org/learn/prototyping-design/lecture/iwUYF/case-example-googles-material-design --- ### Description of your *issue*, suggested solution and other information Coursera offers courses that are entirely free and require no login, e.g. this one about Material Design https://www.coursera.org/learn/prototyping-design/lecture/iwUYF/case-example-googles-material-design There have been similar requests for Coursera (e.g. see #330), but they seem all be about courses that require login details or been closed as duplicate or outdated. I thought that a support of these kinds of videos might be simpler, which is why I opened a new ticket.

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