Unable to Download Songs or Videos from YouTube and Other Platforms
I am currently unable to download any of my favorite songs or videos from YouTube and other social media platforms. All downloads—whether audio or video—are failing.
I’ve tried using cobalt.tools to download both formats, but none of the attempts were successful. Each time, I receive the same error message:
"Couldn't get this video because YouTube asked the processing instance to prove that it is not a bot. Try again."
I’ve made numerous attempts to resolve this by retrying multiple times, but I keep encountering the same error.
Could you please help fix this issue? I’m attaching a screenshot of the error message so you can better understand the problem I’m experiencing during the download attempts.
Originally created by @Teddyafro6523 on GitHub (Jul 1, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt/issues/1378
### bug description
Unable to Download Songs or Videos from YouTube and Other Platforms
I am currently unable to download any of my favorite songs or videos from YouTube and other social media platforms. All downloads—whether audio or video—are failing.
I’ve tried using cobalt.tools to download both formats, but none of the attempts were successful. Each time, I receive the same error message:
**"Couldn't get this video because YouTube asked the processing instance to prove that it is not a bot. Try again."**
I’ve made numerous attempts to resolve this by retrying multiple times, but I keep encountering the same error.
Could you please help fix this issue? I’m attaching a screenshot of the error message so you can better understand the problem I’m experiencing during the download attempts.
Thank you for your assistance.
### reproduction steps
### screenshots
_No response_
### links
```shell
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTOvUIDS4WJuSz5Qlqc09WBW0HbnTRwxN&si=4a4ZJ4ocbfDPyLuL
https://youtu.be/K-RCyFv2PAw?si=j4WlNxu7QywhVctb
```
### platform information
Galaxy s10 plus is my phone using to download
### additional context
_No response_
services other than youtube are fully functional, you only mentioned the youtube-related error, so i'm closing this as a duplicate of #1375
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Jul 1, 2025):
services other than youtube are fully functional, you only mentioned the youtube-related error, so i'm closing this as a duplicate of #1375
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Originally created by @Teddyafro6523 on GitHub (Jul 1, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt/issues/1378
bug description
Unable to Download Songs or Videos from YouTube and Other Platforms
I am currently unable to download any of my favorite songs or videos from YouTube and other social media platforms. All downloads—whether audio or video—are failing.
I’ve tried using cobalt.tools to download both formats, but none of the attempts were successful. Each time, I receive the same error message:
"Couldn't get this video because YouTube asked the processing instance to prove that it is not a bot. Try again."
I’ve made numerous attempts to resolve this by retrying multiple times, but I keep encountering the same error.
Could you please help fix this issue? I’m attaching a screenshot of the error message so you can better understand the problem I’m experiencing during the download attempts.
Thank you for your assistance.
reproduction steps
screenshots
No response
links
platform information
Galaxy s10 plus is my phone using to download
additional context
No response
@wukko commented on GitHub (Jul 1, 2025):
services other than youtube are fully functional, you only mentioned the youtube-related error, so i'm closing this as a duplicate of #1375