Problems with uploading videos from VKontakte #956

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2025-11-09T10:02:41-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-09 10:02:41 -06:00

Originally created by @sergo987121-alt on GitHub (Oct 1, 2025).

bug description

My internet connection speed exceeds 100 megabytes per second. Previously, Cobalt uploaded the necessary videos at high speed. Now, besides the fact that the download speed is at the level of 100-200 kilobytes, it also drops to 0 kilobytes per second, and the video starts over. I often use your service to download the necessary videos. I upload one video at a time, I'm not a bot, and I seem to be doing everything right. I don't understand why there weren't any problems before, but now they have appeared. That's why I leave relevant feedback. I fill out the template correctly and attach screenshots.

reproduction steps

I go to Cobalt
I enter the link
Click download

screenshots

links

https://vkvideo.ru/video-134501407_456247532
https://vkvideo.ru/video-395224_456239615
https://vkvideo.ru/video-212799165_456244152
https://vkvideo.ru/video-133545263_456244230

platform information

Yandex Browser

additional context

No response

Originally created by @sergo987121-alt on GitHub (Oct 1, 2025). ### bug description My internet connection speed exceeds 100 megabytes per second. Previously, Cobalt uploaded the necessary videos at high speed. Now, besides the fact that the download speed is at the level of 100-200 kilobytes, it also drops to 0 kilobytes per second, and the video starts over. I often use your service to download the necessary videos. I upload one video at a time, I'm not a bot, and I seem to be doing everything right. I don't understand why there weren't any problems before, but now they have appeared. That's why I leave relevant feedback. I fill out the template correctly and attach screenshots. ### reproduction steps 1. I go to Cobalt 2. I enter the link 3. Click download ### screenshots <img width="1270" height="604" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/30198593-0421-42cb-850e-ecc93d3ed1eb" /> <img width="1273" height="601" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/aef2a817-cf3e-4993-908c-8bacbc91e127" /> ### links ```shell https://vkvideo.ru/video-134501407_456247532 https://vkvideo.ru/video-395224_456239615 https://vkvideo.ru/video-212799165_456244152 https://vkvideo.ru/video-133545263_456244230 ``` ### platform information Yandex Browser ### additional context _No response_

GiteaMirror added the main instance issue label 2025-11-09 10:02:41 -06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-09 10:02:41 -06:00

@abishek77s commented on GitHub (Oct 2, 2025):

I can see this issue coming up again and again, so I decide to try with a VPN, and the issue is only with Russia, other countries work without issues.

The suggestion would be to use a VPN or Cloudflare WARP, that fixes the issue.

@wukko This can be marked as duplicate as well, right? but we can add a warning to Russian users when downloading from VK?

@abishek77s commented on GitHub (Oct 2, 2025): I can see this issue coming up again and again, so I decide to try with a VPN, and the issue is only with Russia, other countries work without issues. The suggestion would be to use a VPN or Cloudflare WARP, that fixes the issue. @wukko This can be marked as duplicate as well, right? but we can add a warning to Russian users when downloading from VK?