Facebook live: Cannot parse data

[mercutiodesign]

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[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: [u'-f', u'bestvideo[height<=1080]+bestaudio/best[height<=1080]']
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'https://www.facebook.com/WatchESLOne/videos/297860117405429/']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out None, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.01.27
[debug] Python version 2.7.10 (CPython) - Darwin-16.7.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-89830-g0afa171f25, ffprobe N-89830-g0afa171f25
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[facebook] 297860117405429: Downloading webpage
[facebook] 297860117405429: Downloading webpage
ERROR: Cannot parse data; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 784, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 438, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/facebook.py", line 422, in _real_extract
    video_id, fatal_if_no_video=True)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/facebook.py", line 337, in _extract_from_url
    raise ExtractorError('Cannot parse data')
ExtractorError: Cannot parse data; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

The Facebook livestream can not be parsed by youtube-dl. Watching the stream live works even without logging in.

Example URL: https://www.facebook.com/WatchESLOne/videos/297860117405429/
Dump with --write-pages:
297860117405429_https_-www.facebook.com_WatchESLOne_videos_297860117405429.dump.txt

[danlamanna]

+1 - I also encounter this exact error with youtube-dl --version of 2018.02.11.

[guihkx]

Me too:

youtube-dl.txt

Here's the stream: https://www.facebook.com/ESLProLeagueCSGO/videos/1989189111346095/

[moontan]

1:

$ youtube-dl --version
2018.04.16
$ youtube-dl -v https://www.facebook.com/sappholivejazz/videos/10155167940607541/
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'https://www.facebook.com/sappholivejazz/videos/10155167940607541/']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.04.16
[debug] Python version 2.7.10 (CPython) - Darwin-17.5.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[facebook] 10155167940607541: Downloading webpage
[facebook] 10155167940607541: Downloading webpage
ERROR: Cannot parse data; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 789, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 440, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/facebook.py", line 422, in _real_extract
    video_id, fatal_if_no_video=True)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/facebook.py", line 337, in _extract_from_url
    raise ExtractorError('Cannot parse data')
ExtractorError: Cannot parse data; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

2:

purlicue:~ moontan$ youtube-dl --version
2018.04.16
purlicue:~ moontan$ youtube-dl -v https://www.facebook.com/gsmith.win/videos/10155960316572752/
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'https://www.facebook.com/gsmith.win/videos/10155960316572752/']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.04.16
[debug] Python version 2.7.10 (CPython) - Darwin-17.5.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[facebook] 10155960316572752: Downloading webpage
[facebook] 10155960316572752: Downloading webpage
ERROR: Cannot parse data; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 789, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 440, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/facebook.py", line 422, in _real_extract
    video_id, fatal_if_no_video=True)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/facebook.py", line 337, in _extract_from_url
    raise ExtractorError('Cannot parse data')
ExtractorError: Cannot parse data; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.