[BUG] - Lidarr - Video download issue : slug not found

[TheLazyGeekGuy]

Application
Lidarr

Host platform
Docker

Script
video downloader

Script Version
latest scrpt version

Describe the bug
The video downloader don't find the artists on imvdb, even when it's not down
For exemple kavinsky, is not found https://imvdb.com/n/kavinsky

Logs/Screenshots

2025-05-17 16:32:05 :: Video :: 4.0 :: 60/2459 :: Kavinsky :: Checking for IMVDB Slug
2025-05-17 16:32:05 :: Video :: 4.0 :: 60/2459 :: Kavinsky :: IMVDB :: ERROR :: No IMVDB artist link found, skipping...
2025-05-17 16:32:05 :: Video :: 4.0 :: 60/2459 :: Kavinsky :: IMVDB :: Logging missing IMVDB artist in folder: /config/extended/logs/video/imvdb-link-missing
2025-05-17 16:32:05 :: Video :: 4.0 :: 60/2459 :: Kavinsky :: Music Videos previously downloaded, skipping...

[steve1977]

Linked was missing from MBZ. I added it and it should work now. You can easily add missing IMVDB links to MBZ yourself. That's required to make this script work.

[TheLazyGeekGuy]

Thank you for the feedback.

MBZ is for musicbrainz i guess ?

[TheLazyGeekGuy]

2025-05-18 18:59:38 :: Video :: 4.0 :: 60/2459 :: Kavinsky :: Checking for IMVDB Slug
2025-05-18 18:59:38 :: Video :: 4.0 :: 60/2459 :: Kavinsky :: IMVDB :: ERROR :: No IMVDB artist link found, skipping...
2025-05-18 18:59:38 :: Video :: 4.0 :: 60/2459 :: Kavinsky :: IMVDB :: Logging missing IMVDB artist in folder: /config/extended/logs/video/imvdb-link-missing
2025-05-18 18:59:38 :: Video :: 4.0 :: 60/2459 :: Kavinsky :: Music Videos previously downloaded, skipping...

Stopped and restart, then clean and rebuild but still the same error.

[steve1977]

You may need to wait some days for the update to be reflected.

You will see a full lists of artists missing the link in musicbrainz under /config/extended/logs/video/imvdb-link-missing. Feel free to add more.

[TheLazyGeekGuy]

2025-05-24 14:24:22 :: Video :: 4.0 :: 60/2463 :: Kavinsky :: Checking for IMVDB Slug
2025-05-24 14:24:22 :: Video :: 4.0 :: 60/2463 :: Kavinsky :: IMVDB :: Slug :: kavinsky

It took time to refresh into my lidar instance.
IMVDB link show up, but no download so far ... :-/

[steve1977]

Any error message. Issue could be that it doesn't match? If that's the issue, I have no clue how to solve it. This would require @RandomNinjaAtk to chime in.

[jaycedk]

I'm also seeing no downloads being done.

2025-05-26 11:18:06 :: Video :: 4.0 :: 502/507 :: Kelly Clarkson :: Checking for IMVDB Slug
2025-05-26 11:18:06 :: Video :: 4.0 :: 502/507 :: Kelly Clarkson :: IMVDB :: Slug :: kelly-clarkson
2025-05-26 11:18:06 :: Video :: 4.0 :: 503/507 :: Scissor Sisters :: Checking for IMVDB Slug
2025-05-26 11:18:06 :: Video :: 4.0 :: 503/507 :: Scissor Sisters :: IMVDB :: Slug :: scissor-sisters
2025-05-26 11:18:06 :: Video :: 4.0 :: 505/507 :: Backstreet Boys :: Checking for IMVDB Slug
2025-05-26 11:18:06 :: Video :: 4.0 :: 505/507 :: Backstreet Boys :: IMVDB :: Slug :: backstreet-boys
2025-05-26 11:18:07 :: Video :: 4.0 :: 507/507 :: Simply Red :: Checking for IMVDB Slug
2025-05-26 11:18:07 :: Video :: 4.0 :: 507/507 :: Simply Red :: IMVDB :: Slug :: simply-red

Here are the video log.

Video-2025_05_26_11_17_AM.txt

Just did a file system look up, and the last time I had Videos downloaded was 2025-02-05
After that nothing has been downloaded.
Did IMVDB change something ?

[TheLazyGeekGuy]

I think at this time, the issue may be related from a Lidarr issue since few days : due to MusicBrainz change in its DB pattern.

see that post : Lidarr API "Internal Server Error" 500
#5498

[TheLazyGeekGuy]

I can not download any video nor add new artists in lidarr side ... so wait and see !

[jaycedk]

I don't think so since Lidarr has issues with there metadata atm.
That means that you can't add artists to Lidarr.
That has nothing to do with this issue.