ytdown: v0.8.0

0.8.0 (2026-08-05)

Features

• add Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, and X/Twitter extractors (9a1292e)
• cookies: derive the X-CSRFToken header from a csrftoken cookie for Instagram (9a1292e)
• download: formats carry required HTTP headers (Cookie/Referer/UA) that the downloader now sends with every request (9a1292e)
• instagram: extract posts and reels via the GraphQL shortcode query (cookies-aware, share links supported) (9a1292e)
• reddit: extract v.redd.it post videos as split DASH formats plus fallback (9a1292e)
• tiktok: extract tiktok.com videos, including vm./vt./t share shortlinks (9a1292e)
• transport: report the post-redirect final URL on HTTP responses (9a1292e)
• twitter: extract tweet videos via the public syndication API (no login) (9a1292e)

Bug Fixes

• build: select the TLS backend via cargo features, vendor OpenSSL for wheels (ec89272)
• cli: make the bot-check hint site-agnostic instead of YouTube-specific (9a1292e)
• http: default the HTTP client to platform TLS — Reddit's edge blocklists the rustls ClientHello fingerprint (9a1292e)