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Content that its region blocked for free users (but available for premium) can't be downloaded from Crunchyroll #17595
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This is probably a bug, but try the |
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duplicate of #17115. |
Confirming that this works but I had to use So a complete example is as follows: I'm not sure if it's the same fix for #17115 but it might be worth the try. Thanks for the help! |
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I have tested multiple combinations of arguments to see if any would work and also check the different outputs so I'll list them below.
Downloading the whole series, using --write-pages with user and password
Downloading the whole series, using --write-pages with user and password and cookies
Downloading the whole series, using --write-pages with cookies
Downloading the whole series, without --write-pages with user and password
Downloading the whole series, without --write-pages with user and password and cookies
Downloading the whole series, without --write-pages with cookies
Downloading a single episode, using --write-pages with user and password
Downloading a single episode, using --write-pages with user and password and cookies
Downloading a single episode, using --write-pages with cookies
Downloading a single episode, without --write-pages with user and password
Downloading a single episode, without --write-pages with user and password and cookies
Downloading a single episode, without --write-pages with cookies
Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information
The series in question is region blocked in Brazil for anonymous or free users but if I login with a premium account I can see the episode list and watch any of them normally in the browser.
I've tried some combinations of the username and password arguments along with the
--write-pagesand cookies arguments because I think that the problem is related toyoutube-dlnot loading the page contents with the authentication arguments which results in the region block errors.Does this require fixing or I'm missing some other argument combination to download this type of content?