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Is YouTube starting to protect channel RSS feeds?

36 points by renegat0x0 3y ago

I have noticed Google today started displaying me a page, when I access RSS feed, like: https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UClOGLGPOqlAiLmOvXW5lKbw The text displayed: """ We're sorry... ... but your computer or network may be sending automated queries. To protect our users, we can't process your request right now. See Google Help for more information. """ Disclaimer: I have a automated RSS reader enabled in my network: https://github.com/rumca-js/Django-link-archive

johnsbrayton 3y ago
I am seeing 404s for YouTube’s RSS feeds. I hope this is a temporary bug.
- renegat0x0 3y ago
  I confirm. Now I see 404s now.
- renegat0x0 3y ago
  Either it is a bug, or start of a cat-and-mouse play. I can switch to rss hub app, as suggested in a other comment, but I do not know how long this workaround will work. Eventually every solution will stop working, if that is the desire of our corporate overlords.
- deleted 3y ago
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vclouder 3y ago
I am also trying to sub using RSS and I get no response. Odd times for sure.
mortallywounded 3y ago
Can you can use an Invidious instance's RSS feed or are they tied to Youtube's?
- happytoexplain 3y ago
  They are tied to YouTube's, I believe.
EvanAnderson 3y ago
Seeing the same thing here. I'm also hoping this is a temporary bug. If not, I guess I'm done w/ Youtube.
DIYgod 3y ago
I can still use RSSHub to subscribe: https://rsshub.app/youtube/channel/UClOGLGPOqlAiLmOvXW5lKbw https://rsshub.app/youtube/channel/UClOGLGPOqlAiLmOvXW5lKbw It also supports more features: https://docs.rsshub.app/routes/social-media#youtube https://docs.rsshub.app/routes/social-media#youtube
- JamesNay 3y ago
  ... and you need an api key, if you want to run that service yourself
- renegat0x0 3y ago
  In some other threads people write that invidious also may have problems. Eventually any bot can have problems when reading RSS feeds. Maybe the ones with API key will not have problems. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/rss/comments/1aduw8j/did_youtube_killed_its_rss_feature_or_is_there_an/?sort=new https://www.reddit.com/r/rss/comments/1aduw8j/did_youtube_ki... Google issue tracker: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/322736318?pli=1 https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/322736318?pli=1 Status: Won't Fix (Infeasible) Unfortunately, there's nothing we could do here if it's the anti abuse mechanism that prevented the call to happen. Also, this tracker isn't meant for that RSS issues. This issue tracker is mainly for Youtube APIs described in the link below:
trekz 3y ago
You can try openrss by navigating to the user profile and adding openrss.org in front https://openrss.org/www.youtube.com/@MandaloreGaming/videos https://openrss.org/www.youtube.com/@MandaloreGaming/videos
bertman 3y ago
Seems to have been temporary, everything's working again now.