Error 403

[BowgartField]

Describe the bug and how to reproduce it

Hi,
I'm using the last version 4.15.8 but i'm not able to download videos. I'm getting a error 403.

Environment

• @distube/ytdl-core version: 4.15.8
• Node.js version: v21.4.0
• Operating system: macos

[BowgartField]

Are you both using cookies or/and proxy ?

[CCattano]

Are you both using cookies or/and proxy ?

No I'm not. Just using the minimal out-of-the-box functionality.

I am specifying a specific format via the downloadOptions param when I start the download, but I'm assuming that's unlikely to be relevant.

My setup to acquire the Readable stream is

const metadata: videoInfo = await getInfo(ytLink);
const formatToUse: videoFormat = metadata.formats.filter(format => ...)[0];
const videoStream: Readable = ytdl(ytLink, { format: formatToUse });

From there what I do with the stream is heavily bespoke for my circumstances.

But I can also successfully run videoStream.pipe(fs.createWriteStream('videoOutput.mp4')) when on v4.15.6

[BowgartField]

Are you both using cookies or/and proxy ?

No I'm not. Just using the minimal out-of-the-box functionality.

I am specifying a specific format via the downloadOptions param when I start the download, but I'm assuming that's unlikely to be relevant.

My setup to acquire the Readable stream is

const metadata: videoInfo = await getInfo(ytLink);
const formatToUse: videoFormat = metadata.formats.filter(format => ...)[0];
const videoStream: Readable = ytdl(ytLink, { format: formatToUse });

From there what I do with the stream is heavily bespoke for my circumstances.

But I can also successfully run videoStream.pipe(fs.createWriteStream('videoOutput.mp4')) when on v4.15.6

Ok, this is weird because i'm doing the same think, but throught proxy.

[osistlk]

Downgrade worked for me as well, thanks boss!

[skick1234]

"WEB" client seem doesn't work on every region.
You don't need to downgrade, just change the playerClients option as a workaround.

ytdl.getInfo("...", { playerClients: ["IOS", "WEB_CREATOR"] })

I will investigate this when I have time.

[lltr]

Still facing this issue even when downgrading to 4.15.6 or 4.15.7 and setting the default playerClients.

[ilvro]

downgrade also worked for me (4.15.4)

[Brendon3578]

downgrade also worked for me (4.15.4)

it worked for me too: npm install @distube/[email protected]

[BobbyHertz]

Can the author/repo owner stop marking "rollback" comments as resolved?

As long as the latest revision reproduces the problem, the issue is NOT resolved.