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ERROR: Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 422: Unprocessable Entity (caused by HTTPError()) #24039

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opened 2026-02-21 11:45:08 -05:00 by deekerman · 5 comments

deekerman commented

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Originally created by @githubdotcomuser on GitHub (Jul 3, 2021).

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[ x] I'm reporting a broken site support
[ x] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version 2021.06.06
[x ] I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser
[x ] I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped
[ x] I've searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones

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[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'https://www.viki.com/videos/1080865v', '--cookies', 'C:\\Users\\Nomaan\\Desktop\\cookies.txt']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2021.06.06
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.19041
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.4-full_build-www.gyan.dev, ffprobe 4.4-full_build-www.gyan.dev
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[viki] 1080865v: Downloading video JSON
ERROR: Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 422: Unprocessable Entity (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 "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpkqxnwl31\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 634, in _request_webpage
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpkqxnwl31\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 2288, in urlopen
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 470, in open
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 580, in http_response
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 508, in error
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 442, in _call_chain
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 588, in http_error_default

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Is there any way to fix this? Or does youtube-dl not support Viki anymore?

Originally created by @githubdotcomuser on GitHub (Jul 3, 2021).  ## Checklist  - [ x] I'm reporting a broken site support - [ x] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2021.06.06** - [x ] I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser - [x ] I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped - [ x] I've searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones ## Verbose log  ``` [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Custom config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'https://www.viki.com/videos/1080865v', '--cookies', 'C:\\Users\\Nomaan\\Desktop\\cookies.txt'] [debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252 [debug] youtube-dl version 2021.06.06 [debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.19041 [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.4-full_build-www.gyan.dev, ffprobe 4.4-full_build-www.gyan.dev [debug] Proxy map: {} [viki] 1080865v: Downloading video JSON ERROR: Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 422: Unprocessable Entity (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 "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpkqxnwl31\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 634, in _request_webpage File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpkqxnwl31\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 2288, in urlopen File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 470, in open File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 580, in http_response File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 508, in error File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 442, in _call_chain File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 588, in http_error_default ``` ## Description  Is there any way to fix this? Or does youtube-dl not support Viki anymore?

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@NicolasFlandrois commented on GitHub (Jul 7, 2021):

I got the same error messages, same website.
Any clues or input would be a life changer.

@NicolasFlandrois commented on GitHub (Jul 7, 2021): I got the same error messages, same website. Any clues or input would be a life changer.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 11:45:13 -05:00

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@rmiddle commented on GitHub (Aug 20, 2021):

I am seeing the same issue. Do I need to post a dump file to help troubleshoot the issue? Here is my verbose output the dump doesn't seem to give any additional or revlant infromation.

youtube-dl -v -F https://www.viki.com/tv/37783c-the-prince-who-turns-into-a-frog-th
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', '-F', 'https://www.viki.com/tv/37783c-the-prince-who-turns-into-a-frog-th']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out utf-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2021.06.06
[debug] Python version 3.8.10 (CPython) - Linux-5.4.0-81-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.29
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.2.4, ffprobe 4.2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[viki:channel] 37783c: Downloading channel JSON
[viki:channel] 37783c: Downloading episodes JSON page #1
[viki:channel] 37783c: Downloading episodes JSON page #2
[viki:channel] 37783c: Downloading clips JSON page #1
[viki:channel] 37783c: Downloading movies JSON page #1
[download] Downloading playlist: The Prince Who Turns into a Frog (TH)
[viki:channel] playlist The Prince Who Turns into a Frog (TH): Collected 26 video ids (downloading 26 of them)
[download] Downloading video 1 of 26
[viki] 1182291v: Downloading video JSON
ERROR: Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 422: Unprocessable Entity (caused by <HTTPError 422: 'Unprocessable Entity'>); 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 "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 634, in _request_webpage
return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 2288, in urlopen
return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 531, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 640, in http_response
response = self.parent.error(
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 569, in error
return self._call_chain(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 502, in _call_chain
result = func(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 649, in http_error_default
raise HTTPError(req.full_url, code, msg, hdrs, fp)

@rmiddle commented on GitHub (Aug 20, 2021): I am seeing the same issue. Do I need to post a dump file to help troubleshoot the issue? Here is my verbose output the dump doesn't seem to give any additional or revlant infromation. youtube-dl -v -F https://www.viki.com/tv/37783c-the-prince-who-turns-into-a-frog-th [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Custom config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['-v', '-F', 'https://www.viki.com/tv/37783c-the-prince-who-turns-into-a-frog-th'] [debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out utf-8, pref UTF-8 [debug] youtube-dl version 2021.06.06 [debug] Python version 3.8.10 (CPython) - Linux-5.4.0-81-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.29 [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.2.4, ffprobe 4.2.4 [debug] Proxy map: {} [viki:channel] 37783c: Downloading channel JSON [viki:channel] 37783c: Downloading episodes JSON page #1 [viki:channel] 37783c: Downloading episodes JSON page #2 [viki:channel] 37783c: Downloading clips JSON page #1 [viki:channel] 37783c: Downloading movies JSON page #1 [download] Downloading playlist: The Prince Who Turns into a Frog (TH) [viki:channel] playlist The Prince Who Turns into a Frog (TH): Collected 26 video ids (downloading 26 of them) [download] Downloading video 1 of 26 [viki] 1182291v: Downloading video JSON ERROR: Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 422: Unprocessable Entity (caused by <HTTPError 422: 'Unprocessable Entity'>); 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 "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 634, in _request_webpage return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request) File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 2288, in urlopen return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout) File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 531, in open response = meth(req, response) File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 640, in http_response response = self.parent.error( File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 569, in error return self._call_chain(*args) File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 502, in _call_chain result = func(*args) File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 649, in http_error_default raise HTTPError(req.full_url, code, msg, hdrs, fp)

deekerman commented

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@rmiddle commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2021):

This is a duplicate of https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/29502 and see the latest comment for a fix.

Thanks
Robert

@rmiddle commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2021): This is a duplicate of https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/29502 and see the latest comment for a fix. Thanks Robert

deekerman commented

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@issues101 commented on GitHub (Sep 26, 2021):

This is a duplicate of #29502 and see the latest comment for a fix.

Also see a later comment on why this is not a fix.

@issues101 commented on GitHub (Sep 26, 2021): > This is a duplicate of #29502 and see the latest comment for a fix. Also see a later comment on why this is not a fix.

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@dirkf commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2022):

Fixed in #30596.

@dirkf commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2022): Fixed in #30596.

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