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You already have to sign in to view some videos, don’t you? Does YT-dL not have a way to handle those right now?

OJFord 6y ago
Do you? I've never tried to watch any that have required it. Maybe there's Red-only content that isn't advertised/recommended to non-subscribers?
- monokh 6y ago
  Content with a certain age threshold triggers login. The last time I looked at this, embedding these videos was still possible without logging in. So there are definitely ways in accessing the content without authentication.
  - OJFord 6y ago
    Hm. If embedding works maybe my ad-blocking is sufficient; or I just haven't come across any that require it. I mostly just watch woodworkers/machinists/electronics/etc. Sort of conceivable it could be age restricted but would also be surprising.
- fuzxi 6y ago
  There's also members-only content on some channels that requires a paid subscription to access.
nonbirithm 6y ago
It does, but it's broken. https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/23860 https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/23860 The developers are not responding to the issue, and from what I understand it is borderline impossible to fix, because there is an entire security team behind the Google login protection. The only workaround is to login with a browser and copy the cookies from it to youtube-dl.
- xigency 6y ago
  > The only workaround is to login with a browser and copy the cookies from it to youtube-dl. That's really easy to do with postman.
  - jimbob45 6y ago
    >postman It just works. Every time. It’s gotta be one of the most unappreciated tools out there right now.
  - justinclift 6y ago
    "Postman" seems like a pretty generic name. Looking quickly online, maybe you're meaning this one? https://www.postman.com https://www.postman.com
    - drdeca 6y ago
      I'm pretty sure that is what they mean, yes. It is a nice tool. Lets you write HTTP(S) templates with parameters and whatnot, save them in groups, send them, handle the response, etc.
    - pyuser583 6y ago
      Funny. I initially read that as “The Postman” - kind of like “The Batman.” And your response is regarding whether it should be referred to in the definite article.
- imtringued 6y ago
  Why not simply create a youtube-login command that does nothing but launch an electron instance that lets you login into youtube and then returns the cookie? youtube-dl could then call that command to obtain the cookie.
  - TechBro8615 6y ago
    There’s a good chance that behavior would result in a CAPTCHA.

Do you? I've never tried to watch any that have required it. Maybe there's Red-only content that isn't advertised/recommended to non-subscribers?

monokh 6y ago
Content with a certain age threshold triggers login. The last time I looked at this, embedding these videos was still possible without logging in. So there are definitely ways in accessing the content without authentication.
- OJFord 6y ago
  Hm. If embedding works maybe my ad-blocking is sufficient; or I just haven't come across any that require it. I mostly just watch woodworkers/machinists/electronics/etc. Sort of conceivable it could be age restricted but would also be surprising.
fuzxi 6y ago
There's also members-only content on some channels that requires a paid subscription to access.

nonbirithm 6y ago

It does, but it's broken. https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/23860 https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/23860 The developers are not responding to the issue, and from what I understand it is borderline impossible to fix, because there is an entire security team behind the Google login protection. The only workaround is to login with a browser and copy the cookies from it to youtube-dl.

xigency 6y ago
> The only workaround is to login with a browser and copy the cookies from it to youtube-dl. That's really easy to do with postman.
- jimbob45 6y ago
  >postman It just works. Every time. It’s gotta be one of the most unappreciated tools out there right now.
- justinclift 6y ago
  "Postman" seems like a pretty generic name. Looking quickly online, maybe you're meaning this one? https://www.postman.com https://www.postman.com
  - drdeca 6y ago
    I'm pretty sure that is what they mean, yes. It is a nice tool. Lets you write HTTP(S) templates with parameters and whatnot, save them in groups, send them, handle the response, etc.
  - pyuser583 6y ago
    Funny. I initially read that as “The Postman” - kind of like “The Batman.” And your response is regarding whether it should be referred to in the definite article.
imtringued 6y ago
Why not simply create a youtube-login command that does nothing but launch an electron instance that lets you login into youtube and then returns the cookie? youtube-dl could then call that command to obtain the cookie.
- TechBro8615 6y ago
  There’s a good chance that behavior would result in a CAPTCHA.