[Youtube] Live channels links stopped working 2020-01-15!!

[glryanon]

Checklist

• I'm reporting a broken site support
• I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version 2020.01.15
• I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser
• I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped
• I've searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones

Verbose log

n$ youtube-dl -v https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChs0pSaEoNLV4mevBFGaoKA/live
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChs0pSaEoNLV4mevBFGaoKA/live']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2020.01.15
[debug] Python version 2.7.17 (CPython) - Darwin-17.7.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg git-2019-10-28-68f623d, ffprobe git-2019-10-28-68f623d, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube:live] UChs0pSaEoNLV4mevBFGaoKA: Downloading webpage
[youtube:channel] UChs0pSaEoNLV4mevBFGaoKA: Downloading channel page
[youtube:playlist] UUhs0pSaEoNLV4mevBFGaoKA: Downloading webpage
[download] Downloading playlist: Uploads from The Good Life Radio x Sensual Musique
[youtube:playlist] playlist Uploads from The Good Life Radio x Sensual Musique: Downloading 31 videos
[download] Downloading video 1 of 31
[youtube] cu0K2npnOCU: Downloading webpage
[youtube] cu0K2npnOCU: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] {18} signature length 102, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {137} signature length 102, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {248} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {136} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {247} signature length 102, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {135} signature length 102, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {244} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {134} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {243} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {133} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {242} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {160} signature length 102, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {278} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {140} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {249} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {250} signature length 102, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {251} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[debug] Default format spec: bestvideo+bestaudio/best
WARNING: Requested formats are incompatible for merge and will be merged into mkv.
[download] minite - Pick You Up-cu0K2npnOCU.mkv has already been downloaded and merged
[download] Downloading video 2 of 31
[youtube] yM37L2-0D4Y: Downloading webpage
[youtube] yM37L2-0D4Y: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] {18} signature length 102, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {137} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {248} signature length 102, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {136} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {247} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {135} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {244} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {134} signature length 102, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {243} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {133} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {242} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {160} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {278} signature length 102, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {140} signature length 102, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {249} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {250} signature length 102, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {251} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[debug] Default format spec: bestvideo+bestaudio/best
WARNING: Requested formats are incompatible for merge and will be merged into mkv.
[debug] Invoking downloader on u'https://r1---sn-jvh2vgp0h-jaue.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1579224539&ei=e7kgXrWfBYTPkATi5r-4Ag&ip=208.104.171.198&id=o-ADymopjO_yuwB-pTOUwWwObZa4S1hWxd_3cLTyDUxj9T&itag=137&aitags=133%2C134%2C135%2C136%2C137%2C160%2C242%2C243%2C244%2C247%2C248%2C278&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&mm=31%2C29&mn=sn-jvh2vgp0h-jaue%2Csn-5ualdne7&ms=au%2Crdu&mv=m&mvi=0&pl=24&initcwndbps=1498750&vprv=1&mime=video%2Fmp4&gir=yes&clen=24582506&dur=183.866&lmt=1578058277401880&mt=1579202845&fvip=1&keepalive=yes&fexp=23842630&c=WEB&txp=6316222&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Caitags%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cvprv%2Cmime%2Cgir%2Cclen%2Cdur%2Clmt&lsparams=mm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpl%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=AHylml4wRQIhAO_rG8oePEwvoODiY0tirSSYPNFA4gytTEFX0YfWA9UoAiBZ9ug23BLzEVe7clvee2nq9vR22iGzbYlxbRFx4ujqQg%3D%3D&sig=ALgxI2wwRgIhAIs9LXy7av3xG6GRqfU7SUN-VxBFSXGQHEye0aE4AdeWAiEA42RIDCat21EsAqPBgFm4zun3tSAGkjeYaeZ_COjkWrM=&ratebypass=yes'
[download] Destination: GAB - Endlessly (feat. Jex)-yM37L2-0D4Y.f137.mp4
[download] 100% of 23.44MiB in 00:03
[debug] Invoking downloader on u'https://r1---sn-jvh2vgp0h-jaue.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1579224539&ei=e7kgXrWfBYTPkATi5r-4Ag&ip=208.104.171.198&id=o-ADymopjO_yuwB-pTOUwWwObZa4S1hWxd_3cLTyDUxj9T&itag=251&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&mm=31%2C29&mn=sn-jvh2vgp0h-jaue%2Csn-5ualdne7&ms=au%2Crdu&mv=m&mvi=0&pl=24&initcwndbps=1498750&vprv=1&mime=audio%2Fwebm&gir=yes&clen=3160320&dur=183.881&lmt=1578058911745844&mt=1579202845&fvip=1&keepalive=yes&fexp=23842630&c=WEB&txp=6301222&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Citag%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cvprv%2Cmime%2Cgir%2Cclen%2Cdur%2Clmt&lsparams=mm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpl%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=AHylml4wRQIhAO_rG8oePEwvoODiY0tirSSYPNFA4gytTEFX0YfWA9UoAiBZ9ug23BLzEVe7clvee2nq9vR22iGzbYlxbRFx4ujqQg%3D%3D&sig=ALgxI2wwRQIhAN5hYN25eQyecCxrBbB6TruPYw6dyW1DeTEEcgCEochVAiBF2Bkd-hzEZf0bfLyhJ0Mjr_OvCR2NYYawavtYtf_jnw==&ratebypass=yes'
[download] Destination: GAB - Endlessly (feat. Jex)-yM37L2-0D4Y.f251.webm
[download] 100% of 3.01MiB in 00:00
[ffmpeg] Merging formats into "GAB - Endlessly (feat. Jex)-yM37L2-0D4Y.mkv"
[debug] ffmpeg command line: ffmpeg -y -loglevel 'repeat+info' -i 'file:GAB - Endlessly (feat. Jex)-yM37L2-0D4Y.f137.mp4' -i 'file:GAB - Endlessly (feat. Jex)-yM37L2-0D4Y.f251.webm' -c copy -map '0:v:0' -map '1:a:0' 'file:GAB - Endlessly (feat. Jex)-yM37L2-0D4Y.temp.mkv'
Deleting original file GAB - Endlessly (feat. Jex)-yM37L2-0D4Y.f137.mp4 (pass -k to keep)
Deleting original file GAB - Endlessly (feat. Jex)-yM37L2-0D4Y.f251.webm (pass -k to keep)
[download] Downloading video 3 of 31
[youtube] 5c6OFV5Kf-U: Downloading webpage
[youtube] 5c6OFV5Kf-U: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] {18} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {137} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {248} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {136} signature length 102, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {247} signature length 102, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {135} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {244} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {134} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {243} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {133} signature length 102, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {242} signature length 102, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {160} signature length 102, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {278} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {140} signature length 102, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {249} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {250} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[youtube] {251} signature length 106, html5 player vfl6Ovtud
[debug] Default format spec: bestvideo+bestaudio/best
WARNING: Requested formats are incompatible for merge and will be merged into mkv.
[debug] Invoking downloader on u'https://r1---sn-jvh2vgp0h-jaul.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1579224545&ei=gbkgXuPXGo-UkASS3pywBg&ip=208.104.171.198&id=o-AKiorIovT-g8d8qfyKZXRjnBnp2GHle8RJhmHKFEIw-p&itag=137&aitags=133%2C134%2C135%2C136%2C137%2C160%2C242%2C243%2C244%2C247%2C248%2C278&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&mm=31%2C29&mn=sn-jvh2vgp0h-jaul%2Csn-5uaezn6r&ms=au%2Crdu&mv=m&mvi=0&pl=24&initcwndbps=1760000&vprv=1&mime=video%2Fmp4&gir=yes&clen=40388188&dur=172.366&lmt=1577988421706034&mt=1579202845&fvip=1&keepalive=yes&fexp=23842630&c=WEB&txp=2316222&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Caitags%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cvprv%2Cmime%2Cgir%2Cclen%2Cdur%2Clmt&lsparams=mm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpl%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=AHylml4wRgIhAK2Kfc-8smuRhX5U6wuzo2WR82NrJcIaDd6Wia__R7jGAiEAi4tVDj2ojX7B2WhSvGYfSKxttIgsE8UdRABLskIozfQ%3D&sig=ALgxI2wwRQIhAOjN6o8yRZ_jpsv2Bf6imROQCNS62vY6pu3C_0SDvwz1AiAkUjGftI0k8t7TJvEtrO9LLN0OVKrWfvz-hpTqwlA1SQ==&ratebypass=yes'
[download] Destination: Mark Mendy ft. Paolo Lewis - Mine (Revelries Remix)-5c6OFV5Kf-U.f137.mp4
[download]  53.6% of 38.52MiB at  3.66MiB/s ETA 00:04^C
ERROR: Interrupted by user

Description

Up till yesterday after 9am EST, when running a youtube with the channel URL with a /live after it, it would download the live video.... Now it is trying to download all the videos on the channel...
I used https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChs0pSaEoNLV4mevBFGaoKA/live as a example.

[dstftw]

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChs0pSaEoNLV4mevBFGaoKA/live no longer opens live stream page thus such behavior is expected.

[glryanon]

The link does go to a live feed in the browser as it always has!!! (After it plays an AD) Please re-open the issue!

my current workaround is url="http://youtube.com/watch?v=$(curl -s "$urly" | grep live-promo | grep span | head -1 |sed -e 's/.*?v=//' -e 's/\".*//')"

Where urly=https://www.youtube.com/channel/YouTubeChannelWithLiveStream/live then I have youtube-dl process the stream as before yesterday

[glryanon]

Hmmm... Seems that whatever youtube did that broke it, they Un-did it.