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[YouTube] HTTP Error 403: Forbidden #24360

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marburger93 opened this issue Mar 15, 2020 · 1 comment
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[YouTube] HTTP Error 403: Forbidden #24360

marburger93 opened this issue Mar 15, 2020 · 1 comment
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@marburger93 marburger93 commented Mar 15, 2020

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  • I'm reporting a broken site support issue
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./youtube-dl-org -v -4 "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l75qaSDWe8"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'-4', u'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l75qaSDWe8']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2020.03.08
[debug] Python version 2.7.9 (CPython) - Linux-4.9.182-xxxx-std-ipv6-64-x86_64-with-Debian-7
[debug] exe versions: avconv 11.12-6, avprobe 11.12-6, ffmpeg N-48007-g62f8d27ef1-static
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] -l75qaSDWe8: Downloading webpage
[youtube] -l75qaSDWe8: Downloading embed webpage
[youtube] -l75qaSDWe8: Refetching age-gated info webpage
[youtube] {18} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {137} signature length 102, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {248} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {399} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {136} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {247} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {398} signature length 102, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {135} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {244} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {397} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {134} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {243} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {396} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {133} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {242} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {395} signature length 102, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {160} signature length 102, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {278} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {394} signature length 102, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {140} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {249} signature length 102, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {250} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {251} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[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://r3---sn-25glen7e.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1584311241&ei=aVduXqy7J4O9xN8PzIaagAw&ip=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX&id=o-ABFiG7TfU-tuhmOxyEfqr4hWwSawGwjRwc2nQuR8R4vr&itag=137&aitags=133%2C134%2C135%2C136%2C137%2C160%2C242%2C243%2C244%2C247%2C248%2C278%2C394%2C395%2C396%2C397%2C398%2C399&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&mh=pT&mm=31%2C26&mn=sn-25glen7e%2Csn-h5q7rn7s&ms=au%2Conr&mv=m&mvi=2&pl=21&initcwndbps=326250&vprv=1&mime=video%2Fmp4&gir=yes&clen=74865114&dur=286.880&lmt=1579389740893864&mt=1584289542&fvip=3&keepalive=yes&fexp=23842630&c=WEB&txp=5535432&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Caitags%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cvprv%2Cmime%2Cgir%2Cclen%2Cdur%2Clmt&lsparams=mh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpl%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=ABSNjpQwRQIgT_mhDxuV_ClsLfq52CKoxnOha7K-sURNqK7W9WCcdbQCIQDft1Lzg-u3PpsJoDCCUuz-gQwD7GE8W5X4Ijx9De7Atw%3D%3D&sig=2KvYPeZCkY5a2-JbNIUbXq_CHWileNwRrqoW76hmGICc9_Z1ATqcROHIUpU1lOxLiv7L4JOJxiBVzmGSpWRS4bgIARwMGkhKDADD&ratebypass=yes'
ERROR: unable to download video data: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./youtube-dl-org/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1920, in process_info
    partial_success = dl(fname, new_info)
  File "./youtube-dl-org/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1865, in dl
    return fd.download(name, info)
  File "./youtube-dl-org/youtube_dl/downloader/common.py", line 366, in download
    return self.real_download(filename, info_dict)
  File "./youtube-dl-org/youtube_dl/downloader/http.py", line 341, in real_download
    establish_connection()
  File "./youtube-dl-org/youtube_dl/downloader/http.py", line 109, in establish_connection
    ctx.data = self.ydl.urlopen(request)
  File "./youtube-dl-org/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 2238, in urlopen
    return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 437, in open
    response = meth(req, response)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 550, in http_response
    'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 475, in error
    return self._call_chain(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 409, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 558, in http_error_default
    raise HTTPError(req.get_full_url(), code, msg, hdrs, fp)
HTTPError: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden

# ./youtube-dl -v -4 --format=bestaudio[ext=webm] "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l75qaSDWe8"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'-4', u'--format=bestaudio[ext=webm]', u'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l75qaSDWe8']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2020.03.08
[debug] Python version 2.7.13 (CPython) - Linux-4.15.18-12-pve-x86_64-with-debian-9.11
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-48007-g62f8d27ef1-static
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] -l75qaSDWe8: Downloading webpage
[youtube] -l75qaSDWe8: Downloading embed webpage
[youtube] -l75qaSDWe8: Refetching age-gated info webpage
[youtube] {18} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {137} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {248} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {399} signature length 102, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {136} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {247} signature length 102, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {398} signature length 102, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {135} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {244} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {397} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {134} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {243} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {396} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {133} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {242} signature length 102, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {395} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {160} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {278} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {394} signature length 102, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {140} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {249} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {250} signature length 102, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {251} signature length 102, html5 player vflset
[debug] Invoking downloader on u'https://r3---sn-4g5ednsd.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1584310008&ei=mFJuXtyzJ5Lm1gLx9YmIAg&ip=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX&id=o-AFfmAsyacRmbcTGMRNJiQauV414Vkzn7YfLVUXd1RLKw&itag=251&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&mh=pT&mm=31%2C26&mn=sn-4g5ednsd%2Csn-h0jeener&ms=au%2Conr&mv=m&mvi=2&pl=20&initcwndbps=737500&vprv=1&mime=audio%2Fwebm&gir=yes&clen=4731620&dur=286.901&lmt=1540275483991092&mt=1584288338&fvip=3&keepalive=yes&fexp=23842630%2C23882514&c=WEB&txp=5511222&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Citag%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cvprv%2Cmime%2Cgir%2Cclen%2Cdur%2Clmt&lsparams=mh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpl%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=ABSNjpQwRgIhAM88PWYQemkDzOJ888e_SCXL_D80Y2wqEyCykcbjbYSZAiEA-DwYaI4n3dtW0KM7ookEsmD7YqGptmbgx2lgKoBjeAs%3D&sig=j1Mzyu3yZ9hZGeW7y9XS5dmWe_bkPZob35ZJoG0cFIC0gWQFAD7wFPjGy1gTm3_fI0rgQF1AQt2smqvfD8yGBegIARwMGkhKDADp&ratebypass=yes'
ERROR: unable to download video data: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./youtube-dl-org/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1926, in process_info
    success = dl(filename, info_dict)
  File "./youtube-dl-org/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1865, in dl
    return fd.download(name, info)
  File "./youtube-dl-org/youtube_dl/downloader/common.py", line 366, in download
    return self.real_download(filename, info_dict)
  File "./youtube-dl-org/youtube_dl/downloader/http.py", line 341, in real_download
    establish_connection()
  File "./youtube-dl-org/youtube_dl/downloader/http.py", line 109, in establish_connection
    ctx.data = self.ydl.urlopen(request)
  File "./youtube-dl-org/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 2238, in urlopen
    return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 435, in open
    response = meth(req, response)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 548, in http_response
    'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 473, in error
    return self._call_chain(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 407, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 556, in http_error_default
    raise HTTPError(req.get_full_url(), code, msg, hdrs, fp)
HTTPError: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden

 # ./youtube-dl -F "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l75qaSDWe8"
[youtube] -l75qaSDWe8: Downloading webpage
[youtube] -l75qaSDWe8: Downloading embed webpage
[youtube] -l75qaSDWe8: Refetching age-gated info webpage
[info] Available formats for -l75qaSDWe8:
format code  extension  resolution note
249          webm       audio only tiny   52k , opus @ 50k (48000Hz), 1.71MiB
250          webm       audio only tiny   69k , opus @ 70k (48000Hz), 2.26MiB
140          m4a        audio only tiny  130k , m4a_dash container, mp4a.40.2@128k (44100Hz), 4.43MiB
251          webm       audio only tiny  138k , opus @160k (48000Hz), 4.51MiB
394          mp4        256x144    144p   85k , av01.0.00M.08, 25fps, video only, 2.40MiB
278          webm       256x144    144p   96k , webm container, vp9, 25fps, video only, 3.11MiB
160          mp4        256x144    144p  108k , avc1.4d400c, 25fps, video only, 2.33MiB
395          mp4        426x240    240p  179k , av01.0.00M.08, 25fps, video only, 4.09MiB
242          webm       426x240    240p  221k , vp9, 25fps, video only, 5.80MiB
133          mp4        426x240    240p  306k , avc1.4d4015, 25fps, video only, 4.89MiB
396          mp4        640x360    360p  325k , av01.0.01M.08, 25fps, video only, 6.95MiB
243          webm       640x360    360p  405k , vp9, 25fps, video only, 11.18MiB
134          mp4        640x360    360p  554k , avc1.4d401e, 25fps, video only, 8.54MiB
397          mp4        854x480    480p  597k , av01.0.04M.08, 25fps, video only, 11.54MiB
244          webm       854x480    480p  753k , vp9, 25fps, video only, 17.01MiB
135          mp4        854x480    480p  988k , avc1.4d401e, 25fps, video only, 11.39MiB
398          mp4        1280x720   720p 1157k , av01.0.05M.08, 25fps, video only, 22.76MiB
247          webm       1280x720   720p 1500k , vp9, 25fps, video only, 22.67MiB
136          mp4        1280x720   720p 1933k , avc1.4d401f, 25fps, video only, 20.71MiB
399          mp4        1920x1080  1080p 2005k , av01.0.08M.08, 25fps, video only, 39.02MiB
248          webm       1920x1080  1080p 2607k , vp9, 25fps, video only, 30.76MiB
137          mp4        1920x1080  1080p 4322k , avc1.640028, 25fps, video only, 71.40MiB
18           mp4        640x360    360p  606k , avc1.42001E, mp4a.40.2@ 96k (44100Hz), 20.74MiB (best)

# ./youtube-dl -v -4 -f 251 "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l75qaSDWe8"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'-4', u'-f', u'251', u'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l75qaSDWe8']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2020.03.08
[debug] Python version 2.7.13 (CPython) - Linux-4.15.18-12-pve-x86_64-with-debian-9.11
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-48007-g62f8d27ef1-static
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] -l75qaSDWe8: Downloading webpage
[youtube] -l75qaSDWe8: Downloading embed webpage
[youtube] -l75qaSDWe8: Refetching age-gated info webpage
[youtube] {18} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {137} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {248} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {399} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {136} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {247} signature length 102, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {398} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {135} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {244} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {397} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {134} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {243} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {396} signature length 102, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {133} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {242} signature length 102, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {395} signature length 102, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {160} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {278} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {394} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {140} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {249} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {250} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[youtube] {251} signature length 106, html5 player vflset
[debug] Invoking downloader on u'https://r3---sn-4g5ednsd.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1584310484&ei=dFRuXqKOFpjH7gPDoKmIAg&ip=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX&id=o-ALmu55S-PRxilyXdvzA9Lzr6nu7oOSMlJX9Fr3_zDJ9R&itag=251&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&mh=pT&mm=31%2C29&mn=sn-4g5ednsd%2Csn-4g5e6nle&ms=au%2Crdu&mv=m&mvi=2&pl=20&initcwndbps=651250&vprv=1&mime=audio%2Fwebm&gir=yes&clen=4731620&dur=286.901&lmt=1540275483991092&mt=1584288757&fvip=3&keepalive=yes&fexp=23842630%2C23882514&c=WEB&txp=5511222&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Citag%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cvprv%2Cmime%2Cgir%2Cclen%2Cdur%2Clmt&lsparams=mh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpl%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=ABSNjpQwRgIhAIxYA4-C9kyTr_MVasPpTyFtmX2_bJH7b_-__CoeFZBiAiEA2-6DnyHiHI7-v2bnsSr2baY0BgOXpDdlnsDQNZn3obs%3D&sig==VGq1h6CwHZmDtP5wKH4RCLWPZokbYNJ2N44o00txaBDQICsHcKZA_9DtwtBqEFADa8I6Yi7kF-gvvfuDGHgIr5d3AgIQRwMGkhKDADh&ratebypass=yes'
ERROR: unable to download video data: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./youtube-dl-org/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1926, in process_info
    success = dl(filename, info_dict)
  File "./youtube-dl-org/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1865, in dl
    return fd.download(name, info)
  File "./youtube-dl-org/youtube_dl/downloader/common.py", line 366, in download
    return self.real_download(filename, info_dict)
  File "./youtube-dl-org/youtube_dl/downloader/http.py", line 341, in real_download
    establish_connection()
  File "./youtube-dl-org/youtube_dl/downloader/http.py", line 109, in establish_connection
    ctx.data = self.ydl.urlopen(request)
  File "./youtube-dl-org/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 2238, in urlopen
    return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 435, in open
    response = meth(req, response)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 548, in http_response
    'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 473, in error
    return self._call_chain(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 407, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 556, in http_error_default
    raise HTTPError(req.get_full_url(), code, msg, hdrs, fp)
HTTPError: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden

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I get this error message with some YouTube videos but I haven't figured out why this videos don't work. The videos can be played in the browser.
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@dstftw dstftw commented Mar 15, 2020

You must authenticate for age gated videos.
@dstftw dstftw closed this Mar 15, 2020
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