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fix(youtube): bypass bot verification by passing tv,android player_client extractor args

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katR 2026-09-13 13:13:54 +05:30
parent bbf6e38ba0
commit 6b6b06fc11
1 changed files with 45 additions and 19 deletions
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backend/src/services/ytdlp.rs
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@ -7,9 +7,14 @@ use tracing::{error, info};
pub struct YtDlp;
impl YtDlp {
/// Detects if node runtime exists for yt-dlp javascript engine
fn has_node() -> bool {
which::which("node").is_ok()
/// Detects and configures node runtime for yt-dlp javascript engine
fn setup_js_runtime(cmd: &mut Command) {
if which::which("node").is_ok() {
cmd.arg("--js-runtimes").arg("node");
} else if std::path::Path::new("/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/node").exists() {
cmd.arg("--js-runtimes")
.arg("node:/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/node");
}
}
/// Spawns yt-dlp and extracts JSON metadata
@ -18,11 +23,11 @@ impl YtDlp {
cmd.arg("--dump-json")
.arg("--skip-download")
.arg("--no-warnings")
.arg("--no-playlist");
.arg("--no-playlist")
.arg("--extractor-args")
.arg("youtube:player_client=tv,android,mweb");
if Self::has_node() {
cmd.arg("--js-runtimes").arg("node");
}
Self::setup_js_runtime(&mut cmd);
// Use "--" delimiter to guarantee the URL is never parsed as a CLI flag
cmd.arg("--");
@ -36,10 +41,20 @@ impl YtDlp {
if !output.status.success() {
let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
error!("yt-dlp error: {}", stderr);
return Err(AppError::Internal(format!(
"yt-dlp failed: {}",
stderr.lines().next().unwrap_or("Unknown error")
)));
let first_line = stderr
.lines()
.find(|l| l.contains("ERROR:"))
.unwrap_or_else(|| stderr.lines().next().unwrap_or("Unknown error"));
let friendly_msg = if stderr.contains("Instagram") && stderr.contains("empty media") {
"Instagram restricted this media. Ensure the post is public or try again later.".to_string()
} else if stderr.contains("not a bot") {
"YouTube verification challenge encountered. Please retry shortly.".to_string()
} else {
format!("yt-dlp error: {}", first_line)
};
return Err(AppError::Internal(friendly_msg));
}
let json_val: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&output.stdout)
@ -52,11 +67,12 @@ impl YtDlp {
pub async fn execute(bin: &str, args: &[&str], url: &str) -> Result<(), AppError> {
let mut cmd = Command::new(bin);
cmd.args(args);
cmd.arg("--no-warnings").arg("--no-playlist");
cmd.arg("--no-warnings")
.arg("--no-playlist")
.arg("--extractor-args")
.arg("youtube:player_client=tv,android,mweb");
if Self::has_node() {
cmd.arg("--js-runtimes").arg("node");
}
Self::setup_js_runtime(&mut cmd);
// Use "--" delimiter to guarantee the URL is never parsed as a CLI flag
cmd.arg("--");
@ -72,10 +88,20 @@ impl YtDlp {
if !output.status.success() {
let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
error!("yt-dlp execution failed: {}", stderr);
return Err(AppError::Internal(format!(
"Download failed: {}",
stderr.lines().last().unwrap_or("yt-dlp error")
)));
let first_line = stderr
.lines()
.find(|l| l.contains("ERROR:"))
.unwrap_or_else(|| stderr.lines().last().unwrap_or("Download failed"));
let friendly_msg = if stderr.contains("Instagram") && stderr.contains("empty media") {
"Instagram restricted this media. Ensure the post is public or try again later.".to_string()
} else if stderr.contains("not a bot") {
"YouTube verification challenge encountered. Please retry shortly.".to_string()
} else {
format!("Download error: {}", first_line)
};
return Err(AppError::Internal(friendly_msg));
}
Ok(())