History.com - Can no longer download 720p video

[Mr-Jake]

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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 ```):

C:\youtube-dl.exe "http://www.history.com/shows/the-curse-of-oak-island/season-4/episode-1" -F -v
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['http://www.history.com/shows/the-curse-of-oak-island/season-4/episode-1', '-F', '-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2016.11.27
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-XP-5.1.2600-SP3
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg n3.1.2, ffprobe n3.1.2, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[aenetworks] the-curse-of-oak-island/season-4/episode-1: Downloading webpage
[aenetworks] 809459779617: Downloading JSON metadata
[aenetworks] 809459779617: Downloading SMIL data
[aenetworks] 809459779617: Checking video URL
[aenetworks] 809459779617: Checking video URL
[aenetworks] 809459779617: Checking video URL
[aenetworks] 809459779617: Checking video URL
[aenetworks] 809459779617: Checking video URL
[aenetworks] 809459779617: Checking video URL
[aenetworks] 809459779617: Checking video URL
[info] Available formats for 809459779617:
format code  extension  resolution note
http-162     mp4        320x180     162k
http-326     mp4        320x180     326k
http-525     mp4        448x252     525k
http-824     mp4        512x288     824k
http-1123    mp4        640x360    1123k
http-1424    mp4        768x432    1424k
http-1924    mp4        960x540    1924k  (best)
C:\>

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If the purpose of this issue is a site support request please provide all kinds of example URLs support for which should be included (replace following example URLs by yours):

• Single video: http://www.history.com/shows/the-curse-of-oak-island/season-4/episode-1

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

On the History.com site, youtube-dl is only finding the http videos, as shown in the log above. It no longer finds and downloads the 720p video which I believe is HLS. youtube-dl used to be able to download the 720p videos up to a couple of months ago.