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When I try to download on of my private videos I get the following:
youtube-dl https://youtu.be/Q-xxxx-xxxx
[youtube] Q-xxxx-xxxx: Downloading webpage
[youtube] Q-xxxx-xxxx: Downloading video info webpage
WARNING: Unable to extract video title
ERROR: This video is unavailable.
When I try to use username and password it fails on my 2FA.
youtube-dl --username=me@gmail.com https://youtu.be/Q-xxxx-xxxx
Type account password and press [Return]:
[youtube] Downloading login page
[youtube] Looking up account info
[youtube] Logging in
Type 2-step verification code and press [Return]:
[youtube] Submitting TFA code
WARNING: Unable to submit TFA code: HTTP Error 400: Bad Request
[youtube] Q-xxxx-xxxx: Downloading webpage
[youtube] Q-xxxx-xxxx: Downloading video info webpage
WARNING: Unable to extract video title
ERROR: This video is unavailable.
If I try to use --cookies
exported with EditThisCookie in Chrome then it also fails. I exported by going to the video in Chrome and copying the cookies into a file.
youtube-dl --cookies=cookies.txt https://youtu.be/Q-xxxx-xxxx
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl", line 11, in <module>
load_entry_point('youtube-dl==2018.6.14', 'console_scripts', 'youtube-dl')()
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/youtube_dl/__init__.py", line 472, in main
_real_main(argv)
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/youtube_dl/__init__.py", line 439, in _real_main
with YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 414, in __init__
self._setup_opener()
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 2303, in _setup_opener
self.cookiejar.load()
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/http/cookiejar.py", line 1784, in load
self._really_load(f, filename, ignore_discard, ignore_expires)
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/http/cookiejar.py", line 2007, in _really_load
filename)
http.cookiejar.LoadError: 'cookies.txt' does not look like a Netscape format cookies fil
How can I download my private video with youtube-dl?
EDIT:
I also tried an app password but for some reason this also failed for me:
youtube-dl --username=me@gmail.com --password=xxxxxxxxx youtu.be/Q-xxxxxxxx
[youtube] Downloading login page
[youtube] Looking up account info
[youtube] Logging in
WARNING: Unable to login: Invalid password
[youtube] Q-xxxxxx: Downloading webpage
[youtube] Q-xxxxxx: Downloading video info webpage
WARNING: Unable to extract video title
ERROR: This video is unavailable.
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Use the "cookies.txt" chrome extension, it's easier :-) https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cookiestxt/njabckikapfpffapmjgojcnbfjonfjfg?hl=en
– sekmo – 2018-10-15T17:43:36.890Brilliant, thanks Dave. I followed the other comment and used 'cookies.txt'. The went to youtube.com, hit the button for cookies.txt and saved all out. They only for youtube.com. The followed the rest of your blog post. – HankCa – 2018-12-20T13:00:25.117