access to the main instance API redirects to blocked.cobalt.tools from script #336

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opened 2025-11-09 09:46:39 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 3 comments
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Originally created by @madkarmaa on GitHub (Jul 2, 2024).

Hey there, I'm the developer of madkarmaa/youtube-downloader, also hosted on GreasyFork. I've just received an issue reporting the script to be blocked by the Cobalt API and showing a message from the domain blocked.cobalt.tools. I'm here to ask why has it been blocked, since I'm clearly stating in the repository's GitHub README that the script uses the Cobalt API, I don't abuse it for any checks, using it for downloads only, and I also don't get any revenue out of the project. If there's anything I did wrong, I'm very happy to fix it.

Originally created by @madkarmaa on GitHub (Jul 2, 2024). Hey there, I'm the developer of [madkarmaa/youtube-downloader](https://github.com/madkarmaa/youtube-downloader), also hosted on [GreasyFork](https://greasyfork.org/scripts/479944). I've just received [an issue](https://github.com/madkarmaa/youtube-downloader/issues/9) reporting the script to be blocked by the Cobalt API and showing a message from the domain [blocked.cobalt.tools](https://blocked.cobalt.tools/). I'm here to ask why has it been blocked, since I'm clearly stating in the repository's GitHub README that the script uses the Cobalt API, I don't abuse it for any checks, using it for downloads only, and I also don't get any revenue out of the project. If there's anything I did wrong, I'm very happy to fix it.
GiteaMirror added the main instance issue label 2025-11-09 09:46:39 -06:00
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2024):

hey! i’ve unblocked it, can you try if it works now? our security filter has accidentally misfired, sorry for the inconvenience.

@wukko commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2024): hey! i’ve unblocked it, can you try if it works now? our security filter has accidentally misfired, sorry for the inconvenience.
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@madkarmaa commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2024):

thank you very much for the insane reply speed :) it works now, thank you again, and, awesome project!

@madkarmaa commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2024): thank you very much for the insane reply speed :) it works now, thank you again, and, awesome project!
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2024):

you’re welcome!

@wukko commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2024): you’re welcome!
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