looks like youtube are in the midst of another clamp-down campaign.
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looks like youtube are in the midst of another clamp-down campaign. if there's anything you've been meaning to archive with `yt-dlp`, don't wait
[Youtube] version `2026.01.29`: unable to download video data: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden 路 Issue #15750 路 yt-dlp/yt-dlp
Checklist I'm reporting that yt-dlp is broken on a supported site I've verified that I have updated yt-dlp to nightly or master (update instructions) I've checked that all provided URLs are playable in a browser with the same IP and same...
GitHub (github.com)
I'm sure the `yt-dlp` team have this well in hand, but it seems cookies *and* JS challenge are now required pretty much across the board, which is a very significant mutation all of a sudden
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looks like youtube are in the midst of another clamp-down campaign. if there's anything you've been meaning to archive with `yt-dlp`, don't wait
[Youtube] version `2026.01.29`: unable to download video data: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden 路 Issue #15750 路 yt-dlp/yt-dlp
Checklist I'm reporting that yt-dlp is broken on a supported site I've verified that I have updated yt-dlp to nightly or master (update instructions) I've checked that all provided URLs are playable in a browser with the same IP and same...
GitHub (github.com)
I'm sure the `yt-dlp` team have this well in hand, but it seems cookies *and* JS challenge are now required pretty much across the board, which is a very significant mutation all of a sudden
@SnoopJ
There was a video on Michael Nesmith's "Videoranch" channel that I thought I had downloaded, but it appears that I didn't.
Different problem there. After he died, whoever has control of his estate took down ALL of his videos.
The one I wanted, as far as I can tell was only released, in the specific form I wanted, on YouTube.
Sigh.
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