--geo-verification-proxy doesn't work on YouTube

[fireattack]

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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 ```):

F:\YouTube\ハコイリムスメ>youtube-dl "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxTv5i9eCS
Q" --proxy "socks5://127.0.0.1:1644"
[youtube] QxTv5i9eCSQ: Downloading webpage
[youtube] QxTv5i9eCSQ: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] QxTv5i9eCSQ: Extracting video information
[info] Writing video description to: 劇団ハコイリムスメ『なぜ？』-QxTv5i9eCSQ.d
scription
WARNING: Requested formats are incompatible for merge and will be merged into m
v.
[download] Resuming download at byte 261120
[download] Destination: 劇団ハコイリムスメ『なぜ？』-QxTv5i9eCSQ.f137.mp4
[download]   0.2% of 267.85MiB at 310.58KiB/s ETA 14:41
ERROR: Interrupted by user

↑Works with proxy

F:\YouTube\ハコイリムスメ>youtube-dl "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxTv5i9eCS
Q" --proxy "" --geo-verification-proxy "socks5://127.0.0.1:1644" -v
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: ['--write-description', '-i']
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxTv5i9eCSQ', '--p
oxy', '', '--geo-verification-proxy', 'socks5://127.0.0.1:1644', '-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp936, fs mbcs, out cp936, pref cp936
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.02.24.1
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 2.8.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] QxTv5i9eCSQ: Downloading webpage
[youtube] QxTv5i9eCSQ: Downloading video info webpage
ERROR: QxTv5i9eCSQ: YouTube said: This video contains content from PONYCANYON.
t is not available in your country.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpl89hv5ts\b
ild\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 761, in extract_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpl89hv5ts\b
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 427, in extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpl89hv5ts\b
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1386, in _real_extract
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: QxTv5i9eCSQ: YouTube said: This video contains
content from PONYCANYON. It is not available in your country.

↑Doesn't work if set the proxy to geo-check only

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

1. Find a geo-restricted video, in my case, I use https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxTv5i9eCSQ which is restricted in the US but not in Japan.
2. Set up a Japan proxy. I have a shadowsocks server in Japan so I can use socks5://127.0.0.1:1644 in my local end.

Now, I can download with my proxy without problem. See the first half of the log above.

But I can't get the "geo-verification-proxy " to work. I set my Japan proxy as the geo verification proxy only and use direct connect for download. It throws "This video contains content from PONYCANYON. It is not available in your country." warning.

Edit: the video link was WRONG. I have corrected it. Sorry for the confusion.

[fireattack]

If the dev needs a Japan proxy to test I can provide, just PM me.

[yan12125]

Hmm, seems this is available for all countries other than US.

[GeorgeHamp]

https://polsy.org.uk/stuff/ytrestrict.cgi says, that the example video is restricted in Japan too
(also locked in Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea)

so try Canada or Europe ;)

[fireattack]

@GeorgeHamp Sorry I made a mistake when writing the description. The actual URL I used should be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxTv5i9eCSQ, as you can see in the log.

Sorry agian!

[GeorgeHamp]

Video does not exist?

[fireattack]

@GeorgeHamp Somehow when I was copying my console, I missed the last column... now I tried my best to correct my original post and comments. The link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxTv5i9eCSQ.