[GH-ISSUE #1172] Youtube video download error "something went wrong when fetching info from youtube" #2177

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opened 2026-04-11 06:38:03 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 3 comments
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Originally created by @cpp77 on GitHub (Mar 19, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt/issues/1172

bug description

Hi, using https://cobalt.tools/ to download this JRE episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ2YwE0R-xM

but I get:

"something went wrong when fetching info from youtube and i couldn't get anything for you. if this issue sticks, please report it!"

reproduction steps

  1. go to https://cobalt.tools/
  2. paste https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ2YwE0R-xM
  3. click on the button

screenshots

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platform information

windows 7, chrome and firefox

additional context

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Originally created by @cpp77 on GitHub (Mar 19, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt/issues/1172 ### bug description Hi, using https://cobalt.tools/ to download this JRE episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ2YwE0R-xM but I get: "something went wrong when fetching info from youtube and i couldn't get anything for you. if this issue sticks, please report it!" ### reproduction steps 1. go to https://cobalt.tools/ 2. paste https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ2YwE0R-xM 3. click on the button ### screenshots _No response_ ### links ```shell ``` ### platform information windows 7, chrome and firefox ### additional context _No response_
GiteaMirror added the bug label 2026-04-11 06:38:03 -05:00
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Mar 19, 2025):

tried to download it thrice and it worked fine all three times:

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<!-- gh-comment-id:2735315616 --> @wukko commented on GitHub (Mar 19, 2025): tried to download it thrice and it worked fine all three times: <img width="329" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c0456cec-4f4f-458b-87f2-a45c68f60785" />
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Mar 20, 2025):

there's a new issue that describes the problem properly: #1173

<!-- gh-comment-id:2738918248 --> @wukko commented on GitHub (Mar 20, 2025): there's a new issue that describes the problem properly: #1173
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@cpp77 commented on GitHub (Mar 20, 2025):

@wukko Awesome, thanks

<!-- gh-comment-id:2738924881 --> @cpp77 commented on GitHub (Mar 20, 2025): @wukko Awesome, thanks
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