From 2f6b2688bb8042c29942e46767dc78836f21fb57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: syeopite Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2023 12:20:05 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Use workaround for fetching streaming URLs YouTube appears to be A/B testing some new integrity checks. Adding the parameter "CgIQBg" to InnerTube player requests appears to workaround the problem See https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor/pull/1084 --- src/invidious/videos/parser.cr | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/invidious/videos/parser.cr b/src/invidious/videos/parser.cr index 9cc0ffdc4..2a09d187f 100644 --- a/src/invidious/videos/parser.cr +++ b/src/invidious/videos/parser.cr @@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ def extract_video_info(video_id : String, proxy_region : String? = nil) client_config = YoutubeAPI::ClientConfig.new(proxy_region: proxy_region) # Fetch data from the player endpoint - # 8AEB param is used to fetch YouTube stories - player_response = YoutubeAPI.player(video_id: video_id, params: "8AEB", client_config: client_config) + # CgIQBg is a workaround for streaming URLs that returns a 403. + # See https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/4027#issuecomment-1666944520 + player_response = YoutubeAPI.player(video_id: video_id, params: "CgIQBg", client_config: client_config) playability_status = player_response.dig?("playabilityStatus", "status").try &.as_s @@ -135,8 +136,9 @@ end def try_fetch_streaming_data(id : String, client_config : YoutubeAPI::ClientConfig) : Hash(String, JSON::Any)? LOGGER.debug("try_fetch_streaming_data: [#{id}] Using #{client_config.client_type} client.") - # 8AEB param is used to fetch YouTube stories - response = YoutubeAPI.player(video_id: id, params: "8AEB", client_config: client_config) + # CgIQBg is a workaround for streaming URLs that returns a 403. + # See https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/4027#issuecomment-1666944520 + response = YoutubeAPI.player(video_id: id, params: "CgIQBg", client_config: client_config) playability_status = response["playabilityStatus"]["status"] LOGGER.debug("try_fetch_streaming_data: [#{id}] Got playabilityStatus == #{playability_status}.")