Downloading tiktoks does not work on own instance #962

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GiteaMirror · 2025-11-09T10:02:48-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-09 10:02:48 -06:00

Originally created by @JesseHoekema on GitHub (Oct 26, 2025).

bug description

i have my own cobalt docker instance running but when downloading a tiktok video it just returns a tunnel url that does not work. But when i use a instagram reel it does work. Why is this and can someone fix it please?

reproduction steps

Send a request to your instance like this:

const payload = {
      url: videoUrl,
      youtubeHLS: true
};

const apiResponse = await axios.post(apiUrl, payload, {
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Accept': 'application/json'
  }
});

make sure to give a tiktok url
open the tunnel url
you will see that it will not download a file

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platform information

Chrome 141.0.7390.77 on MacOS Sequoia 15.6

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Originally created by @JesseHoekema on GitHub (Oct 26, 2025). ### bug description i have my own cobalt docker instance running but when downloading a tiktok video it just returns a tunnel url that does not work. But when i use a instagram reel it does work. Why is this and can someone fix it please? ### reproduction steps 1. Send a request to your instance like this: ``` const payload = { url: videoUrl, youtubeHLS: true }; const apiResponse = await axios.post(apiUrl, payload, { headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json' } }); ``` 2. make sure to give a tiktok url 3. open the tunnel url 4. you will see that it will not download a file ### screenshots _No response_ ### links ```shell ``` ### platform information Chrome 141.0.7390.77 on MacOS Sequoia 15.6 ### additional context _No response_

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Reference: github-starred/cobalt#962