User and password doesn't work for Dplaycom

[ijbh]

Checklist

• [ x] I'm reporting a broken site support
• [ x] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version 2020.05.03
• [ x] I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser
• [ x] I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped
• [ x] I've searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones

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Description

Does this error mean that the username and password workaround does not work for this particular site? Or does it simply mean that somehow I have entered the wrong code?

[ijbh]

I'm using youtube-dl through Terminal on Mac I should say

[SYSophie]

@ijbh use --netrc with the add-on cookies.txt. --username and --password is no longer enough to download premium or content that requires an account.

[ijbh]

@ijbh use --netrc with the add-on cookies.txt. --username and --password is no longer enough to download premium or content that requires an account.

@SYSophie Do you happen to know of a good step-by-step guide for how I do that on a Mac? And with the add on cookies.txt explained.

[felisucoibi]

@ijbh use --netrc with the add-on cookies.txt. --username and --password is no longer enough to download premium or content that requires an account.

It works for you doing it? what is your exact command to make it work? i used --cookie cookies.txt and it does not work. You are using one called --netrc ?

[SYSophie]

@ijbh sorry it's the --cookies flag you're supposed to use combined with referring to the txt file of the cookie created by the add-on.

@felisucoibi yes it works maybe you need to cleanup your browsers cookie/history a bit?

[felisucoibi]

@ijbh sorry it's the --cookies flag you're supposed to use combined with referring to the txt file of the cookie created by the add-on.

@felisucoibi yes it works maybe you need to cleanup your browsers cookie/history a bit?

Can yo explain step by step what you do?

I have the cookie, so i use the -cookie cookie.txt flag, but you said you also use --netrc? what is the format of the .netrc file, and where it needs to be placed? Thanks.

[SYSophie]

@felisucoibi I mixed up --netrc with --cookie. I only use --cookie together with a cookie.txt generated with the cookies.txt add-on for example FF or Chrome.

[ijbh]

@SYSophie Did I do this wrong?

youtube-dl --cookies
Usage: youtube-dl [OPTIONS] URL [URL...]

youtube-dl: error: --cookies option requires an argument

I apologize. I'm a novice.

[ijbh]

I downloaded the cookies.txt file through the add on. Do I have to put the txt-file in a specific place?

[ijbh]

@SYSophie Nevermind my earlier posts! OMG I got it to work! Lol, I'm so proud of myself :)

Thank you for the help!!!

[felisucoibi]

@SYSophie Nevermind my earlier posts! OMG I got it to work! Lol, I'm so proud of myself :)

Thank you for the help!!!

what command are you using, wich url are you testing just to try it also mys elf... i tried this:

youtube-dl --cookie cookies.txt https://es.dplay.com/dmax/el-resurgir-de-la-atlantida/la-atlantida-en-donana/
also i tried
youtube-dl --cookies cookies.txt https://es.dplay.com/dmax/el-resurgir-de-la-atlantida/la-atlantida-en-donana/
btw no error at all...
and is not working :( error asking me for user and pass

[ijbh]

No, you need to write the pathway to the cookies.txt. Like this:

youtube-dl --cookies /Users/JohnDoe/Downloads/cookies.txt https://www.dplay.se/videos/XXXXXX/119904

You also must have logged in to the site before (so that there is a username and password in the cookies.txt file).

[SYSophie]

@SYSophie Nevermind my earlier posts! OMG I got it to work! Lol, I'm so proud of myself :)

Thank you for the help!!!

Nice work!