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Can't download private Facebook video #16060

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murder opened this issue Apr 1, 2018 · 0 comments
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Can't download private Facebook video #16060

murder opened this issue Apr 1, 2018 · 0 comments
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@murder murder commented Apr 1, 2018

Make sure you are using the latest version: run youtube-dl --version and ensure your version is 2018.03.26.1. If it's not, read this FAQ entry and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.

  • [ X ] I've verified and I assure that I'm running youtube-dl 2018.03.26.1

Before submitting an issue make sure you have:

  • [ X ] At least skimmed through the README, most notably the FAQ and BUGS sections
  • [ X ] Searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones
  • [ X ] Checked that provided video/audio/playlist URLs (if any) are alive and playable in a browser

What is the purpose of your issue?

  • [ X ] Bug report (encountered problems with youtube-dl)
  • Site support request (request for adding support for a new site)
  • Feature request (request for a new functionality)
  • Question
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[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'--verbose', u'--username', u'PRIVATE', u'--password', u'PRIVATE', u'https://www.facebook.com/GentePreta/videos/1576042549130833/']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.03.26.1
[debug] Python version 2.7.3 (CPython) - Linux-3.2.0-4-amd64-x86_64-with-debian-7.11
[debug] exe versions: avconv 0.8.21-6, avprobe 0.8.21-6, ffmpeg 0.8.21-6, ffprobe 0.8.21-6
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[facebook] Downloading login page
[facebook] Logging in
[facebook] 1576042549130833: Downloading webpage
[facebook] 1576042549130833: 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 785, 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.
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While trying to download a page 'private' video (which can be only shown to authenticated Facebook users) youtube-dl gives an error

@dstftw dstftw closed this Apr 1, 2018
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