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'ERROR: content too short' resolved with new IP. Is youtube throttling and could a between-video download delay? #5603
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There are a number of 'ERROR: content too short' issues and some theories suggest this is due to some problem on Youtube's end. However, I encountered this error downloading very large 400+ playlist (error at around 270) and on successive retries but was able to get it to work immediately after switching to a new IP address through VPN. In my limited experience this usually indicates some kind of active throttling/banning of IP's hitting the servers above a certain threshold. I wonder if this is the cause behind most of the other reported issues with this error and I propose a 'delay between videos' setting might help as Youtube might not like the instant back to back downloads.