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Unable to extract Title while downloading "Playlist" from Youtube #5132

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opened 2026-02-21 00:59:41 -05:00 by deekerman · 3 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 00:59:41 -05:00

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Originally created by @arunsingh on GitHub (Jul 15, 2015).

I am unable to download Youtube playlist due to title not being extracted. Actual version of issue reported on ubuntu terminal is depicted below:

youtube-dl -scitk https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2_aWCzGMAwLZp6LMUKI3cc7pgGsasm2_
[youtube:playlist] PL2_aWCzGMAwLZp6LMUKI3cc7pgGsasm2_: Downloading page #1
WARNING: [youtube:playlist] PL2_aWCzGMAwLZp6LMUKI3cc7pgGsasm2_: Playlist page is missing OpenGraph title, falling back ...

ERROR: Unable to extract title; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update.

Kindly fix this.

Originally created by @arunsingh on GitHub (Jul 15, 2015). ## I am unable to download Youtube playlist due to title not being extracted. Actual version of issue reported on ubuntu terminal is depicted below: youtube-dl -scitk https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2_aWCzGMAwLZp6LMUKI3cc7pgGsasm2_ [youtube:playlist] PL2_aWCzGMAwLZp6LMUKI3cc7pgGsasm2_: Downloading page #1 WARNING: [youtube:playlist] PL2_aWCzGMAwLZp6LMUKI3cc7pgGsasm2_: Playlist page is missing OpenGraph title, falling back ... ## ERROR: Unable to extract title; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Kindly fix this.

deekerman closed this issue

2026-02-21 00:59:44 -05:00

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 00:59:46 -05:00

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@druplance commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2016):

same here:

pieter@envy:~$ youtube-dl-my-alias https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhzbf8ZMb3XltI3Qgdo9Mhbxr3DvVjgbD --verbose
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: ['--restrict-filenames', '--output', '/home/pieter/Videos/youtube/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(format)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s']
[debug] Command-line args: ['--no-overwrites', '--output', '/home/pieter/Videos/youtube/playlist-%(playlist)s/%(title)s-%(format)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s', 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhzbf8ZMb3XltI3Qgdo9Mhbxr3DvVjgbD', '--verbose']
[debug] Encodings: locale 'UTF-8', fs 'UTF-8', out 'UTF-8', pref: 'UTF-8'
[debug] youtube-dl version 2014.02.17
[debug] Python version 2.7.6 - Linux-3.13.0-77-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-14.04-trusty
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube:playlist] PLhzbf8ZMb3XltI3Qgdo9Mhbxr3DvVjgbD: Downloading page #1
WARNING: [youtube:playlist] PLhzbf8ZMb3XltI3Qgdo9Mhbxr3DvVjgbD: Playlist page is missing OpenGraph title, falling back ...
ERROR: Unable to extract title; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1511, in _real_extract
    playlist_title = self._og_search_title(page)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 428, in _og_search_title
    return self._og_search_property('title', html, **kargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 416, in _og_search_property
    escaped = self._search_regex(self._og_regexes(prop), html, name, flags=re.DOTALL, **kargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 356, in _search_regex
    raise RegexNotFoundError(u'Unable to extract %s' % _name)
RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract OpenGraph title; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 493, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 158, in extract
    return self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1517, in _real_extract
    r'<h1 class="pl-header-title">(.*?)</h1>', page, u'title')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 366, in _html_search_regex
    res = self._search_regex(pattern, string, name, default, fatal, flags)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 356, in _search_regex
    raise RegexNotFoundError(u'Unable to extract %s' % _name)
RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract title; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update.

pieter@envy:~$

@druplance commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2016): same here: ``` pieter@envy:~$ youtube-dl-my-alias https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhzbf8ZMb3XltI3Qgdo9Mhbxr3DvVjgbD --verbose [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: ['--restrict-filenames', '--output', '/home/pieter/Videos/youtube/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(format)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s'] [debug] Command-line args: ['--no-overwrites', '--output', '/home/pieter/Videos/youtube/playlist-%(playlist)s/%(title)s-%(format)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s', 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhzbf8ZMb3XltI3Qgdo9Mhbxr3DvVjgbD', '--verbose'] [debug] Encodings: locale 'UTF-8', fs 'UTF-8', out 'UTF-8', pref: 'UTF-8' [debug] youtube-dl version 2014.02.17 [debug] Python version 2.7.6 - Linux-3.13.0-77-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-14.04-trusty [debug] Proxy map: {} [youtube:playlist] PLhzbf8ZMb3XltI3Qgdo9Mhbxr3DvVjgbD: Downloading page #1 WARNING: [youtube:playlist] PLhzbf8ZMb3XltI3Qgdo9Mhbxr3DvVjgbD: Playlist page is missing OpenGraph title, falling back ... ERROR: Unable to extract title; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1511, in _real_extract playlist_title = self._og_search_title(page) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 428, in _og_search_title return self._og_search_property('title', html, **kargs) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 416, in _og_search_property escaped = self._search_regex(self._og_regexes(prop), html, name, flags=re.DOTALL, **kargs) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 356, in _search_regex raise RegexNotFoundError(u'Unable to extract %s' % _name) RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract OpenGraph title; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 493, in extract_info ie_result = ie.extract(url) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 158, in extract return self._real_extract(url) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1517, in _real_extract r'<h1 class="pl-header-title">(.*?)</h1>', page, u'title') File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 366, in _html_search_regex res = self._search_regex(pattern, string, name, default, fatal, flags) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 356, in _search_regex raise RegexNotFoundError(u'Unable to extract %s' % _name) RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract title; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. pieter@envy:~$ ```

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 00:59:46 -05:00

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

You are using an outdated version of youtube-dl. Read our FAQ if you have troubles updating.

@dstftw commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2016): You are using an outdated version of youtube-dl. Read [our FAQ](https://yt-dl.org/update) if you have troubles updating.

deekerman commented

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@druplance commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2016):

thanks! that worked...

On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 8:02 PM, Sergey M. notifications@github.com wrote:

You are using an outdated version of youtube-dl. Read our FAQ
https://yt-dl.org/update if you have troubles updating.

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Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub
https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/6235#issuecomment-184348079.

@druplance commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2016): thanks! that worked... On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 8:02 PM, Sergey M. notifications@github.com wrote: > You are using an outdated version of youtube-dl. Read our FAQ > https://yt-dl.org/update if you have troubles updating. > > — > Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub > https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/6235#issuecomment-184348079.

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