Youtube download is throwing 0byte file on all links
reproduction steps
screenshots
No response
links
All Links I tested
platform information
win 11, edge
additional context
I think YouTube changed something. on my end, youtube.js is failing with signature extraction. Notice it happening on only video downloads
Originally created by @2shiraz on GitHub (Mar 24, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt/issues/1190
### bug description
Youtube download is throwing 0byte file on all links
### reproduction steps
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### screenshots
_No response_
### links
```shell
All Links I tested
```
### platform information
win 11, edge
### additional context
I think YouTube changed something. on my end, youtube.js is failing with signature extraction. Notice it happening on only video downloads
i can’t replicate this on the main instance, are you sure it’s not showing you an error?
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2025):
i can’t replicate this on the main instance, are you sure it’s not showing you an error?
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@2shiraz commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2025):
Yes, no error is being shown. Happens with mp4 downloads on main instances eg: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBumgq5yVrA](url)
New Youtube player is out which makes the old signature extraction to fail in youtube.js.
references
[https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/12725](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/12725)
[https://discord.com/channels/996229661694627930/996229661694627933/1353772880705486981](https://discord.com/channels/996229661694627930/996229661694627933/1353772880705486981)
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Originally created by @2shiraz on GitHub (Mar 24, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt/issues/1190
bug description
Youtube download is throwing 0byte file on all links
reproduction steps
screenshots
No response
links
platform information
win 11, edge
additional context
I think YouTube changed something. on my end, youtube.js is failing with signature extraction. Notice it happening on only video downloads
@wukko commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2025):
i can’t replicate this on the main instance, are you sure it’s not showing you an error?
@2shiraz commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2025):
Yes, no error is being shown. Happens with mp4 downloads on main instances eg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBumgq5yVrA
New Youtube player is out which makes the old signature extraction to fail in youtube.js.
references
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/12725
https://discord.com/channels/996229661694627930/996229661694627933/1353772880705486981
@wukko commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2025):
can you make a separate issue for the signature parsing problem?