YouTube 403 Forbidden

[jayseye]

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGxSYOZVhlM

Would you like full output, or is this a known issue? Thanks!

[phihag]

The download works fine for me:

$ youtube-dl -v https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGxSYOZVhlM 
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGxSYOZVhlM']
[debug] Encodings: locale 'UTF-8', fs 'UTF-8', out 'UTF-8', pref: 'UTF-8'
[debug] youtube-dl version 2014.03.10
[debug] Python version 2.7.5+ - Linux-3.0.101-x86_64-with-debian-jessie-sid
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] Setting language
[youtube] WGxSYOZVhlM: Downloading webpage
[youtube] WGxSYOZVhlM: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] WGxSYOZVhlM: Extracting video information
[youtube] WGxSYOZVhlM: Encrypted signatures detected.
[youtube] encrypted signature length 85 (44.40), itag 43, html5 player ima-en_US-vflkClbFb
[youtube] WGxSYOZVhlM: Downloading js player vflkClbFb
[youtube] encrypted signature length 85 (44.40), itag 18, html5 player ima-en_US-vflkClbFb
[youtube] encrypted signature length 85 (44.40), itag 5, html5 player ima-en_US-vflkClbFb
[youtube] encrypted signature length 85 (44.40), itag 36, html5 player ima-en_US-vflkClbFb
[youtube] encrypted signature length 85 (44.40), itag 17, html5 player ima-en_US-vflkClbFb
[youtube] encrypted signature length 88 (43.44), itag 133, html5 player ima-en_US-vflkClbFb
[youtube] WGxSYOZVhlM: Downloading js player vflkClbFb
[youtube] encrypted signature length 88 (43.44), itag 160, html5 player ima-en_US-vflkClbFb
[youtube] encrypted signature length 88 (43.44), itag 140, html5 player ima-en_US-vflkClbFb
[youtube] encrypted signature length 85 (44.40), itag 133, html5 player ima-en_US-vflkClbFb
[youtube] encrypted signature length 85 (44.40), itag 160, html5 player ima-en_US-vflkClbFb
[youtube] encrypted signature length 85 (44.40), itag 140, html5 player ima-en_US-vflkClbFb
[download] Destination: New Riders Of The Purple Sage - The Last Lonely Eagle-WGxSYOZVhlM.mp4
[download] 100% of 7.95MiB in 00:00

Like the error message says, please always post the full output. In cases like this it's also a very good idea to test with multiple ISPs, describe which country you're in, and make sure that you are using the newest version.

[jayseye]

OK, apologies, I interpreted a recent comment too broadly: #2541 (comment)

Now I understand that that referred only to Unsupported URLs. I had been using the latest youtube-dl release, but the error was 403 Forbidden rather than Unsupported. In any case, this URL works for me now. Closing this issue.