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Cannot download subs on tlc.com #24688

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opened 2026-02-21 12:09:01 -05:00 by deekerman · 7 comments

deekerman commented

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Originally created by @elliott10 on GitHub (Nov 22, 2021).

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

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youtube-dl --all-subs --verbose --skip-download  "https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/90-day-fiance/full-episodes/whats-mine-is-mine"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'--all-subs', u'--verbose', u'--skip-download', u'https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/90-day-fiance/full-episodes/whats-mine-is-mine']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2021.06.06
[debug] Python version 2.7.18 (CPython) - Linux-5.11.0-40-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-20.04-focal
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.2.4, ffprobe 4.2.4, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {'http': 'http://192.168.0.185:80', 'https': 'http://192.168.0.185:80'}
[Discovery] whats-mine-is-mine: Downloading token JSON metadata
[Discovery] whats-mine-is-mine: Downloading content JSON metadata
[Discovery] whats-mine-is-mine: Downloading streaming JSON metadata
[Discovery] whats-mine-is-mine: Downloading m3u8 information
[debug] Default format spec: bestvideo+bestaudio/best
[info] Writing video subtitles to: What's Mine Is Mine-5fe7f108450ef7161e2fb27f.en.scc
WARNING: Unable to download subtitle for "en": Unable to download webpage: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden (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.

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Can not download subs on tlc.com

Originally created by @elliott10 on GitHub (Nov 22, 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  ``` youtube-dl --all-subs --verbose --skip-download "https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/90-day-fiance/full-episodes/whats-mine-is-mine" [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Custom config: [] [debug] Command-line args: [u'--all-subs', u'--verbose', u'--skip-download', u'https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/90-day-fiance/full-episodes/whats-mine-is-mine'] [debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8 [debug] youtube-dl version 2021.06.06 [debug] Python version 2.7.18 (CPython) - Linux-5.11.0-40-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-20.04-focal [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.2.4, ffprobe 4.2.4, rtmpdump 2.4 [debug] Proxy map: {'http': 'http://192.168.0.185:80', 'https': 'http://192.168.0.185:80'} [Discovery] whats-mine-is-mine: Downloading token JSON metadata [Discovery] whats-mine-is-mine: Downloading content JSON metadata [Discovery] whats-mine-is-mine: Downloading streaming JSON metadata [Discovery] whats-mine-is-mine: Downloading m3u8 information [debug] Default format spec: bestvideo+bestaudio/best [info] Writing video subtitles to: What's Mine Is Mine-5fe7f108450ef7161e2fb27f.en.scc WARNING: Unable to download subtitle for "en": Unable to download webpage: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden (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. ``` ## Description  Can not download subs on tlc.com

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deekerman commented

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@dirkf commented on GitHub (Nov 22, 2021):

Has this ever been possible?

@dirkf commented on GitHub (Nov 22, 2021): Has this ever been possible?

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:09:07 -05:00

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@october262 commented on GitHub (Nov 23, 2021):

i just used the firefox addon called the stream detector to grab the subtitles
for this link - https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/90-day-fiance/full-episodes/whats-mine-is-mine

@october262 commented on GitHub (Nov 23, 2021): i just used the firefox addon called the stream detector to grab the subtitles for this link - https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/90-day-fiance/full-episodes/whats-mine-is-mine

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:09:07 -05:00

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@elliott10 commented on GitHub (Nov 23, 2021):

Subtitles can be detected, But never downloaded.

@elliott10 commented on GitHub (Nov 23, 2021): Subtitles can be detected, But never downloaded.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:09:07 -05:00

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@dirkf commented on GitHub (Nov 23, 2021):

Please show a verbose log for this.

@dirkf commented on GitHub (Nov 23, 2021): Please show a verbose log for this.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:09:07 -05:00

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@elliott10 commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2021):

verbose log:

[Discovery] whats-mine-is-mine: Downloading token JSON metadata
[Discovery] whats-mine-is-mine: Downloading content JSON metadata
[Discovery] whats-mine-is-mine: Downloading streaming JSON metadata
[Discovery] whats-mine-is-mine: Downloading m3u8 information
[debug] Default format spec: bestvideo+bestaudio/best
[info] Writing video subtitles to: What's Mine Is Mine-5fe7f108450ef7161e2fb27f.en.scc
WARNING: Unable to download subtitle for "en": Unable to download webpage: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden 
(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.

@elliott10 commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2021): > verbose log: ``` [Discovery] whats-mine-is-mine: Downloading token JSON metadata [Discovery] whats-mine-is-mine: Downloading content JSON metadata [Discovery] whats-mine-is-mine: Downloading streaming JSON metadata [Discovery] whats-mine-is-mine: Downloading m3u8 information [debug] Default format spec: bestvideo+bestaudio/best [info] Writing video subtitles to: What's Mine Is Mine-5fe7f108450ef7161e2fb27f.en.scc WARNING: Unable to download subtitle for "en": Unable to download webpage: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden (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. ```

deekerman commented

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@dirkf commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2021):

Looks like the URL is geo-restricted: 403 from UK on downloading JSON even with --geo-bypass-country (same with yt-dlp).

@dirkf commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2021): Looks like the URL is geo-restricted: 403 from UK on downloading JSON even with `--geo-bypass-country` (same with yt-dlp).

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:09:07 -05:00

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@dirkf commented on GitHub (May 26, 2023):

Like #24468, but TLC instead of FoodNetwork.
Like #20722, but with 403 instead of 503.
Like #19184, but TLC instead of InvestigationDiscovery.

@dirkf commented on GitHub (May 26, 2023): Like #24468, but TLC instead of FoodNetwork. Like #20722, but with 403 instead of 503. Like #19184, but TLC instead of InvestigationDiscovery.

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