Use iOS player client to bypass YouTube bot detection (fixes 'only images available')

2026-05-25 21:04:24 +02:00
parent 5f5ca52b95
commit a2a84d2c04
1 changed files with 2 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/backend/services/ytdlp.py
+++ b/backend/services/ytdlp.py
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ def fetch_video_metadata(video_id: str) -> dict | None:
        "--no-download",
        "--no-playlist",
        "--quiet",
+        "--extractor-args", "youtube:player_client=ios,web",
        *_cookie_args(),
    ], timeout=30)

@@ -473,6 +474,7 @@ def start_download(
                    "--no-part", "--no-mtime",
                    "-o", output_template,
                    "--newline", "--progress", "--no-colors",
+                    "--extractor-args", "youtube:player_client=ios,web",
                    *_cookie_args(),
                ],
                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,