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can't download a specific youtube video, got server HTTP error. #9447

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opened 2026-02-21 03:33:14 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

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Originally created by @inhahe on GitHub (Dec 16, 2016).

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If the purpose of this issue is a bug report, site support request or you are not completely sure provide the full verbose output as follows:

Add -v flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with, copy the whole output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with your log inserted between triple ```):



[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-x', '-v', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOkx_zPW4k4']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2016.12.15
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-76123-g002b049, ffprobe N-76123-g002b049
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] DOkx_zPW4k4: Downloading webpage
[youtube] DOkx_zPW4k4: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] DOkx_zPW4k4: Extracting video information
[youtube] {22} signature length 42.38, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {43} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {18} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {36} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {17} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {137} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {248} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {136} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {247} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {135} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {244} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {134} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {243} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {133} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {242} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {160} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {278} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {140} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {171} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {249} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {250} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[youtube] {251} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG
[debug] Invoking downloader on 'https://r4---sn-hp57kn7z.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?source=youtube&mime=audio%2Fwebm&pl=52&id=o-ADdDu6iaxxIGdt27txtoW4xi-mS2Z
UHiSRiNUJndcxpO&key=yt6&expire=1481938897&nh=IgpwcjAxLm1pYTA0KgkxMjcuMC4wLjE&ei=cENUWOimOMPZ-wXplKnYAg&itag=251&mv=m&sparams=aol%2Cclen%2Cdur%2Cei%2Cgcr%2Cgir%2
Cid%2Cinitcwndbps%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag%2Ckeepalive%2Clmt%2Cmime%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cnh%2Cpl%2Crequiressl%2Csource%2Cupn%2Cexpire&ms=au&mt=1481917065&dur=249.1
01&aol=yes&clen=4209518&ip=2602%3A306%3Acf64%3Aaf20%3Afc6d%3A3188%3A42f7%3Aa157&initcwndbps=6250000&gir=yes&mm=31&ipbits=0&mn=sn-hp57kn7z&lmt=1442961060937893&g
cr=us&upn=H-PQA7Pv9bA&requiressl=yes&keepalive=yes&signature=2B1FA2B3E579654F9DEC0110F5A89A9D59902423.7D09B1A7513FF5B3ADDEFF1D6F18427AAB7AD5CC&ratebypass=yes'
[download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt 1 of 10)...
[download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt 2 of 10)...
[download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt 3 of 10)...
[download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt 4 of 10)...
[download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt 5 of 10)...
[download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt 6 of 10)...
[download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt 7 of 10)...
[download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt 8 of 10)...
[download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt 9 of 10)...
[download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt 10 of 10)...
ERROR: giving up after 10 retries
  File "__main__.py", line 19, in <module>
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\__init__.py", line 444, in main
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\__init__.py", line 434, in _real_main
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 1791, in download
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 705, in extract_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 751, in process_ie_result
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 1435, in process_video_result
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 1699, in process_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 1641, in dl
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\downloader\common.py", line 353, in download
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\downloader\http.py", line 131, in real_download
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\downloader\common.py", line 162, in report_error
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 568, in report_error
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 530, in trouble
...
<end of log>

Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

I'm using the Windows exe version of youtube-dl (2016.12.15). I get the error "Got server HTTP error" whenever I try to download the a specific video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOkx_zPW4k4 . All other YouTube videos (I've been downloading dozens and dozens over the past few days) work fine (except one other one had a slight glitch, it couldn't retrieve the name of the account that posted the video for some reason, but that one still downloaded), including videos I downloaded after I attempted downloading this one.

The URL opens and plays just fine in the browser (Chrome).

In actuality I haven't been downloading videos, I've been downloading the audio from videos by using -x, which I also passed as a parameter when trying the above URL as you can see in the debug info.

Originally created by @inhahe on GitHub (Dec 16, 2016). ## Please follow the guide below - You will be asked some questions and requested to provide some information, please read them **carefully** and answer honestly - Put an `x` into all the boxes [ ] relevant to your *issue* (like that [x]) - Use *Preview* tab to see how your issue will actually look like --- ### Make sure you are using the *latest* version: run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is *2016.12.15*. If it's not read [this FAQ entry](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md#how-do-i-update-youtube-dl) and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected. - [x] I've **verified** and **I assure** that I'm running youtube-dl **2016.12.15** ### Before submitting an *issue* make sure you have: - [x] At least skimmed through [README](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md) and **most notably** [FAQ](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#faq) and [BUGS](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#bugs) sections - [x] [Searched](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/search?type=Issues) the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones ### What is the purpose of your *issue*? - [x] Bug report (encountered problems with youtube-dl) - [ ] Site support request (request for adding support for a new site) - [ ] Feature request (request for a new functionality) - [ ] Question - [ ] Other --- ### The following sections concretize particular purposed issues, you can erase any section (the contents between triple ---) not applicable to your *issue* --- ### If the purpose of this *issue* is a *bug report*, *site support request* or you are not completely sure provide the full verbose output as follows: Add `-v` flag to **your command line** you run youtube-dl with, copy the **whole** output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with **your** log inserted between triple ```): ``` [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['-x', '-v', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOkx_zPW4k4'] [debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252 [debug] youtube-dl version 2016.12.15 [debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1 [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-76123-g002b049, ffprobe N-76123-g002b049 [debug] Proxy map: {} [youtube] DOkx_zPW4k4: Downloading webpage [youtube] DOkx_zPW4k4: Downloading video info webpage [youtube] DOkx_zPW4k4: Extracting video information [youtube] {22} signature length 42.38, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {43} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {18} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {36} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {17} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {137} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {248} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {136} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {247} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {135} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {244} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {134} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {243} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {133} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {242} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {160} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {278} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {140} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {171} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {249} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {250} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [youtube] {251} signature length 42.40, html5 player en_US-vfljAVcXG [debug] Invoking downloader on 'https://r4---sn-hp57kn7z.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?source=youtube&mime=audio%2Fwebm&pl=52&id=o-ADdDu6iaxxIGdt27txtoW4xi-mS2Z UHiSRiNUJndcxpO&key=yt6&expire=1481938897&nh=IgpwcjAxLm1pYTA0KgkxMjcuMC4wLjE&ei=cENUWOimOMPZ-wXplKnYAg&itag=251&mv=m&sparams=aol%2Cclen%2Cdur%2Cei%2Cgcr%2Cgir%2 Cid%2Cinitcwndbps%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag%2Ckeepalive%2Clmt%2Cmime%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cnh%2Cpl%2Crequiressl%2Csource%2Cupn%2Cexpire&ms=au&mt=1481917065&dur=249.1 01&aol=yes&clen=4209518&ip=2602%3A306%3Acf64%3Aaf20%3Afc6d%3A3188%3A42f7%3Aa157&initcwndbps=6250000&gir=yes&mm=31&ipbits=0&mn=sn-hp57kn7z&lmt=1442961060937893&g cr=us&upn=H-PQA7Pv9bA&requiressl=yes&keepalive=yes&signature=2B1FA2B3E579654F9DEC0110F5A89A9D59902423.7D09B1A7513FF5B3ADDEFF1D6F18427AAB7AD5CC&ratebypass=yes' [download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt 1 of 10)... [download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt 2 of 10)... [download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt 3 of 10)... [download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt 4 of 10)... [download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt 5 of 10)... [download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt 6 of 10)... [download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt 7 of 10)... [download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt 8 of 10)... [download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt 9 of 10)... [download] Got server HTTP error. Retrying (attempt 10 of 10)... ERROR: giving up after 10 retries File "__main__.py", line 19, in <module> File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\__init__.py", line 444, in main File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\__init__.py", line 434, in _real_main File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 1791, in download File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 705, in extract_info File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 751, in process_ie_result File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 1435, in process_video_result File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 1699, in process_info File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 1641, in dl File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\downloader\common.py", line 353, in download File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\downloader\http.py", line 131, in real_download File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\downloader\common.py", line 162, in report_error File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 568, in report_error File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpeuo2y5u2\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 530, in trouble ... <end of log> ``` --- ### Description of your *issue*, suggested solution and other information I'm using the Windows exe version of youtube-dl (2016.12.15). I get the error "Got server HTTP error" whenever I try to download the a specific video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOkx_zPW4k4 . All other YouTube videos (I've been downloading dozens and dozens over the past few days) work fine (except one other one had a slight glitch, it couldn't retrieve the name of the account that posted the video for some reason, but that one still downloaded), including videos I downloaded after I attempted downloading this one. The URL opens and plays just fine in the browser (Chrome). In actuality I haven't been downloading videos, I've been downloading the audio from videos by using -x, which I also passed as a parameter when trying the above URL as you can see in the debug info.

deekerman closed this issue

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2026-02-21 03:33:18 -05:00

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@yan12125 commented on GitHub (Dec 20, 2016):

Yep seems there's a bug in YouTube. Anyway a feature request in #3721 may be useful

@yan12125 commented on GitHub (Dec 20, 2016): Yep seems there's a bug in YouTube. Anyway a feature request in #3721 may be useful

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