[GH-ISSUE #1142] Sometimes YouTube video/audio ends up being 0 bytes #8096

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GiteaMirror · 2026-04-21T20:07:08-05:00

GiteaMirror commented

2026-04-21 20:07:08 -05:00

Originally created by @wukko on GitHub (Mar 6, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt/issues/1142

Originally assigned to: @wukko, @dumbmoron on GitHub.

bug description

noticed a lot of random errors recently (you can see them at https://status.cobalt.tools too). sometimes same exact videos with same client & settings get 403d by googlevideo.

we're already looking into a way to go around this, but for now trying several times works.

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Originally created by @wukko on GitHub (Mar 6, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt/issues/1142 Originally assigned to: @wukko, @dumbmoron on GitHub. ### bug description noticed a lot of random errors recently (you can see them at https://status.cobalt.tools too). sometimes same exact videos with same client & settings get 403d by googlevideo. we're already looking into a way to go around this, but for now trying several times works. *you can subscribe to notifications on this issue to get notified when it's closed*

GiteaMirror added the main instance issue label 2026-04-21 20:07:08 -05:00

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2026-04-21 20:07:09 -05:00

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2026-04-21 20:07:10 -05:00

@wukko commented on GitHub (Mar 6, 2025):

should be fixed by #1143! if youtube health checks don't error out within a few hours, i'll close this issue

@wukko commented on GitHub (Mar 6, 2025): should be fixed by #1143! if youtube health checks don't error out within a few hours, i'll close this issue

GiteaMirror commented

2026-04-21 20:07:11 -05:00

@hextor1 commented on GitHub (Mar 6, 2025):

I am also facing this issue still

@hextor1 commented on GitHub (Mar 6, 2025): I am also facing this issue still

GiteaMirror commented

2026-04-21 20:07:12 -05:00

@wukko commented on GitHub (Mar 7, 2025):

this is about the main instance, and everything’s been fine ever since the fix

@wukko commented on GitHub (Mar 7, 2025): this is about the main instance, and everything’s been fine ever since the fix

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Reference: github-starred/cobalt#8096