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A&E - aetv.com - unable to extract post url #25196

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opened 2026-02-21 12:24:23 -05:00 by deekerman · 7 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:24:23 -05:00

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Originally created by @cbpxxiv on GitHub (Apr 24, 2022).

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I'm reporting a broken site support
I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version 2021.12.17
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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[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--ap-mso', 'DTV', '--ap-username', 'PRIVATE', '--ap-password', 'PRIVATE', '-f', 'best', 'https://play.aetv.com/shows/american-justice/season-15/episode-8', '--verbose']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2021.12.17
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.19041
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[aenetworks] /shows/american-justice/season-15/episode-8: Downloading JSON metadata
[aenetworks] 2018431043857: Downloading JSON metadata
[aenetworks] 2018431043857: Downloading Provider Redirect Page
[aenetworks] 2018431043857: Downloading Provider Login Page
ERROR: Unable to extract post url; 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.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 815, in wrapper
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 836, in __extract_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 534, in extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\aenetworks.py", line 174, in _real_extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\aenetworks.py", line 92, in _extract_aetn_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\adobepass.py", line 1513, in _extract_mvpd_auth
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\adobepass.py", line 1365, in post_form
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 1021, in _html_search_regex
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 1012, in _search_regex
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract post url; 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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attempted to grab several separate videos from A&E, was directed here after posting in the reddit

Originally created by @cbpxxiv on GitHub (Apr 24, 2022).  ## Checklist  - [x] I'm reporting a broken site support - [x] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2021.12.17** - [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: ['--ap-mso', 'DTV', '--ap-username', 'PRIVATE', '--ap-password', 'PRIVATE', '-f', 'best', 'https://play.aetv.com/shows/american-justice/season-15/episode-8', '--verbose'] [debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252 [debug] youtube-dl version 2021.12.17 [debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.19041 [debug] exe versions: none [debug] Proxy map: {} [aenetworks] /shows/american-justice/season-15/episode-8: Downloading JSON metadata [aenetworks] 2018431043857: Downloading JSON metadata [aenetworks] 2018431043857: Downloading Provider Redirect Page [aenetworks] 2018431043857: Downloading Provider Login Page ERROR: Unable to extract post url; 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. Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 815, in wrapper File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 836, in __extract_info File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 534, in extract File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\aenetworks.py", line 174, in _real_extract File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\aenetworks.py", line 92, in _extract_aetn_info File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\adobepass.py", line 1513, in _extract_mvpd_auth File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\adobepass.py", line 1365, in post_form File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 1021, in _html_search_regex File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 1012, in _search_regex youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract post url; 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  attempted to grab several separate videos from A&E, was directed here after posting in the reddit

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deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:24:26 -05:00

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@dirkf commented on GitHub (Apr 24, 2022):

See #30726 for a related problem and linked discussions, but unfortunately no straightforward answers, and generally with Comcast rather than DTV.

You could try --write-pages to provide more debugging information but change your password around that if posting the result. Plainly the "Provider Login Page" being fetched is either not it, or it has an unexpected structure.

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/3060 looks like the same problem.

@dirkf commented on GitHub (Apr 24, 2022): See #30726 for a related problem and linked discussions, but unfortunately no straightforward answers, and generally with Comcast rather than DTV. You could try `--write-pages` to provide more debugging information but change your password around that if posting the result. Plainly the "Provider Login Page" being fetched is either not it, or it has an unexpected structure. https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/3060 looks like the same problem.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:24:26 -05:00

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@pto199 commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2024):

Same problem her. Unable to extract post URL. A&E not working

@pto199 commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2024): Same problem her. Unable to extract post URL. A&E not working

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:24:26 -05:00

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@dirkf commented on GitHub (Jan 30, 2024):

As before, it's actually the DirecTV login that seems to be the problem. This issue and comment apply.

@dirkf commented on GitHub (Jan 30, 2024): As before, it's actually the DirecTV login that seems to be the problem. This issue and [comment](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/2188#issuecomment-1356345695) apply.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:24:27 -05:00

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@pto199 commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2024):

As before, it's actually the DirecTV login that seems to be the problem. This issue and comment apply.

I'm not sure what you mean. I use Rogers to login and access A&E, not direct TV, and its not working. --ap-mso Rogers

@pto199 commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2024): > As before, it's actually the DirecTV login that seems to be the problem. This issue and [comment](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/2188#issuecomment-1356345695) apply. I'm not sure what you mean. I use Rogers to login and access A&E, not direct TV, and its not working. --ap-mso Rogers

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:24:27 -05:00

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@dirkf commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2024):

In that case it's Rogers, but the same point applies. I presume that yt-dl also fails for other services gated by Rogers in your case?

Support for Rogers was added for #10606, but something may well have changed since then.

@dirkf commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2024): In that case it's Rogers, but the same point applies. I presume that yt-dl also fails for other services gated by Rogers in your case? Support for Rogers was added for #10606, but something may well have changed since then.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:24:27 -05:00

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@dirkf commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2024):

A search of issues mentioning "post url" and their relatives fingers #11257 and https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/516. #30970 identifies Comcast MSO's obfuscated JS; maybe other MSO pages are doing something similar.

Issues related to MSO gating can only be addressed by a diligent developer who can repeat the issue. Reproduction might mean using an ISP connected to the MSO as well as having a valid MSO account.

@dirkf commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2024): A search of issues mentioning "post url" and their relatives fingers #11257 and https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/516. #30970 identifies Comcast MSO's [obfuscated JS](https://github.com/robert-alfaro/xfinity-usage/issues/9#issuecomment-653893043); maybe other MSO pages are doing something similar. Issues related to MSO gating can only be addressed by a diligent developer who can repeat the issue. Reproduction might mean using an ISP connected to the MSO as well as having a valid MSO account.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 12:24:27 -05:00

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@3052 commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2024):

usual rules apply. need account for testing. otherwise we can wait another two years.

@3052 commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2024): usual rules apply. need account for testing. otherwise we can wait another two years.

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