ERROR: Unable to extract video url; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

[mirodil1]

Getting error while downloading youtube:

ERROR: Unable to extract video url; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

[datatypevoid]

$ youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REDACTED --verbose [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Custom config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REDACTED', '--verbose'] [debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out utf-8, pref UTF-8 [debug] youtube-dl version 2021.12.17 [debug] Python version 3.8.10 (CPython) - Linux-5.15.0-46-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.29 [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.2.7, ffprobe 4.2.7 [debug] Proxy map: {} [youtube] REDACTED: Downloading webpage ERROR: Unable to extract uploader id; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 815, in wrapper return func(self, *args, **kwargs) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 836, in __extract_info ie_result = ie.extract(url) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 534, in extract ie_result = self._real_extract(url) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1794, in _real_extract 'uploader_id': self._search_regex(r'/(?:channel|user)/([^/?&#]+)', owner_profile_url, 'uploader id') if owner_profile_url else None, File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 1012, in _search_regex raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name) youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract uploader id; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

[sleibrock]

This likely stems from old YouTube extraction regex that is outdated in the 2021 release. Best bet may be to use the source/master branch. It fails for me on the 2021.12.17 on certain videos.

Steps I used to use master branch source:

$ git clone https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl
$ python youtube-dl/youtube_dl/__main__.py --verbose <your url here>

[odrotbohm]

Have been running into the same original issue and can confirm that it works on current master as described by @sleibrock.

[aalub]

Same error trying to download https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl6gvH1xbfc . Sure I use latest version availiable. Still I get this error: youtube-dl.exe --verbose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl6gvH1xbfc [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Custom config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['--verbose', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl6gvH1xbfc'] [debug] Encodings: locale cp1251, fs mbcs, out cp866, pref cp1251 [debug] youtube-dl version 2021.12.17 [debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.19041 [debug] exe versions: none [debug] Proxy map: {} [youtube] Hl6gvH1xbfc: Downloading webpage ERROR: Unable to extract uploader id; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 815, in wrapper File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 836, in __extract_info File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 534, in extract File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1794, in _real_extract File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\ytdl-org\tmpupik7c6w\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 1012, in _search_regex youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract uploader id; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

[sleibrock]

@aalub I'm looking at the code inside of common.py and I don't see anything outstanding, but you may want to consider upgrading your Python version, since Python 3.4's end-of-life was over 3 years ago now. It might not fix your bugs, but Python 3.4 is over 8 years old now (released in 2014).

[YOONSEOKHEO]

@sleibrock your suggestion worked for me! thanks! (Python version: 3.8) By the way, is there any way to speed up? I was trying to download a video using the following command: python youtube-dl/youtube_dl/main.py --verbose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI-vgcqOioU

The speed is 410.50KiB/s. I have no idea whether the speed is normal or extremely slow.

[sleibrock]

@YOONSEOKHEO As far as I can tell, you're at the mercy of the CDN source of whatever extractor you are using (in this case the YouTube/Google CDNs). The backends can always implement rate-throttlers, but currently I do not know of any way of speeding up the download process.

[nicolaasjan]

@YOONSEOKHEO This is a known issue. See the pinned issue in the yt-dlp issue tracker.

Is fixed in the master branch of that repo. 🙂

[download] 100% of 50.12MiB in 00:00:04 at 10.73MiB/s

[nicolaasjan]

but currently I do not know of any way of speeding up the download process.

I use external downloader aria2c and then it is faster, but not optimal in this particular case. Also on @YOONSEOKHEO's video I get redirects during the download...

[#9f5e87 87MiB/87MiB(99%) CN:1 DL:3.7MiB]

[dirkf]

#30839

The issue title doesn't match the actual error message!

[aalub]

you may want to consider upgrading your Python version, since Python 3.4's end-of-life was over 3 years ago now

My Python is 3.10.7 (tags/v3.10.7:6cc6b13, Sep 5 2022, 14:08:36), still I have this error.

[Vangelis66]

@dirkf wrote yesterday:

#30389

... Make that #30839 😄 ...

[Vangelis66]

@aalub

Python versions don't matter in this case; youtube-dl strives to be compatible with py2.6/2.7 and py3.2+ 👍 ; the standalone youtube-dl.exe binary has been compiled bundled with a py3.4.4 interpreter and it's fine...

Since your actual issue seems indeed to be ERROR: Unable to extract uploader id, what you (and the rest of the high-jackers, as well as OP) should have done in the first place is start with PINNED #30839, read it carefully, and hopefully you'll then find yourself in #31530; read the available fixes documented in the description of said issue...