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Wrong error message for yt videos that are both age-gated and private #4627

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opened 2026-02-21 00:20:51 -05:00 by deekerman · 4 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 00:20:51 -05:00

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Originally created by @pps on GitHub (May 5, 2015).

Getting this error when trying to download this video: https://youtu.be/N-aDHKKRdso

[youtube] N-aDHKKRdso: Downloading webpage
[youtube] N-aDHKKRdso: Downloading embed webpage
[youtube] N-aDHKKRdso: Refetching age-gated info webpage
ERROR: N-aDHKKRdso: YouTube said: Please sign in to view this video.

Better error message would have been "this video is private".

Originally created by @pps on GitHub (May 5, 2015). Getting this error when trying to download this video: https://youtu.be/N-aDHKKRdso ``` [youtube] N-aDHKKRdso: Downloading webpage [youtube] N-aDHKKRdso: Downloading embed webpage [youtube] N-aDHKKRdso: Refetching age-gated info webpage ERROR: N-aDHKKRdso: YouTube said: Please sign in to view this video. ``` Better error message would have been "this video is private".

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2026-02-21 00:20:55 -05:00

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@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (May 5, 2015):

Note, that we are using the message from https://www.youtube.com/embed/N-aDHKKRdso instead of the one in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-aDHKKRdso, because we fallback to the embed page.

@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (May 5, 2015): Note, that we are using the message from https://www.youtube.com/embed/N-aDHKKRdso instead of the one in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-aDHKKRdso, because we fallback to the embed page.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 00:20:55 -05:00

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@nathany commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2016):

I saw the age-gated error for this private video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaKQDJgF6pw until I specified login information, after which it said it is private.

Is there a way to skip over private videos in a playlist? youtube-dl reached this video while downloading: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWZ5uzn69eyh791ZTkEA9OaTxVpGY8_g

I've also asked the uploader to address the private video contained in the playlist: https://twitter.com/nathany/status/776495956946587648

@nathany commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2016): I saw the age-gated error for this private video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaKQDJgF6pw until I specified login information, after which it said it is private. Is there a way to skip over private videos in a playlist? youtube-dl reached this video while downloading: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWZ5uzn69eyh791ZTkEA9OaTxVpGY8_g I've also asked the uploader to address the private video contained in the playlist: https://twitter.com/nathany/status/776495956946587648

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 00:20:56 -05:00

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@dstftw commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2016):

@nathany -i.

@dstftw commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2016): @nathany `-i`.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 00:20:56 -05:00

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@tommcintyre commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2017):

I had been having this problem for a while, but it turned out that clearing cookies and logging in again fixed it.

@tommcintyre commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2017): I had been having this problem for a while, but it turned out that clearing cookies and logging in again fixed it.

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2026-02-21 01:03:31 -05:00

Age restriction gate used also when logging in #5281

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