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Parameter that prints video info to json only #23274

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SwissCheese5 opened this issue Nov 30, 2019 · 2 comments
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Parameter that prints video info to json only #23274

SwissCheese5 opened this issue Nov 30, 2019 · 2 comments
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@SwissCheese5 SwissCheese5 commented Nov 30, 2019

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  • I'm reporting a feature request
  • I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version 2019.11.28
  • I've searched the bugtracker for similar feature requests including closed ones

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So basically, I've been facing issues with downloading the direct video link, the library hangs and loses connection and its probably my server's firewalls. Proxies work great for this, however proxy availability is limited. --write-info-json continues the download but prints valid direct-urls in the json file, even for licensed content. I would love to access those without actually downloading the video.

Perhaps a new parameter, something like --dont-download so that once it prints the json, it stops.

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@dstftw dstftw commented Nov 30, 2019

Read FAQ?

--skip-download                  Do not download the video
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@SwissCheese5 SwissCheese5 commented Nov 30, 2019

Huh, odd. Thank you.

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