youtube-dl 2021.03.03

Extractors

• [youtube:tab] Switch continuation to browse API (#28289, #28327)
• [9c9media] Fix extraction for videos with multiple ContentPackages (#28309)

• [bbc] Add support for BBC Reel videos (#21870, #23660, #28268)

youtube-dl 2021.03.02

Extractors

• [zdf] Rework extractors (#11606, #13473, #17354, #21185, #26711, #27068,
  #27930, #28198, #28199, #28274)
  • Generalize cross-extractor video ids for zdf based extractors
  • Improve extraction
  • Fix 3sat and phoenix
• [stretchinternet] Fix extraction (#28297)
• [urplay] Fix episode data extraction (#28292)

• [bandaichannel] Add support for b-ch.com (#21404)

• [srgssr] Improve extraction (#14717, #14725, #27231, #28238)
  • Extract subtitle
  • Fix extraction for new videos
  • Update srf download domains
• [vvvvid] Reduce season request payload size

• [vvvvid] Extract series sublists playlist title (#27601, #27618)
• [dplay] Extract Ad-Free uplynk URLs (#28160)
• [wat] Detect DRM protected videos (#27958)

• [tf1] Improve extraction (#27980, #28040)
• [tmz] Fix and improve extraction (#24603, #24687, 28211)

• [gedidigital] Add support for Gedi group sites (#7347, #26946)

• [youtube] Fix get_video_info request

youtube-dl 2021.02.22

Core

• [postprocessor/embedthumbnail] Recognize atomicparsley binary in lowercase
  (#28112)

Extractors

• [apa] Fix and improve extraction (#27750)

• [youporn] Extract duration (#28019)
• [peertube] Add support for canard.tube (#28190)

• [youtube] Fixup m4a_dash formats (#28165)

• [samplefocus] Add support for samplefocus.com (#27763)
• [vimeo] Add support for unlisted video source format extraction

• [viki] Improve extraction (#26522, #28203)
  • Extract uploader URL and episode number
  • Report login required error
  • Extract 480p formats
  • Fix API v4 calls
• [ninegag] Unescape title (#28201)
• [youtube] Improve URL regular expression (#28193)

• [youtube] Add support for redirect.invidious.io (#28193)
• [dplay] Add support for de.hgtv.com (#28182)
• [dplay] Add support for discoveryplus.com (#24698)
• [simplecast] Add support for simplecast.com (#24107)

• [youtube] Fix uploader extraction in flat playlist mode (#28045)
• [yandexmusic:playlist] Request missing tracks in chunks (#27355, #28184)

• [storyfire] Add support for storyfire.com (#25628, #26349)
• [zhihu] Add support for zhihu.com (#28177)

• [youtube] Fix controversial videos when authenticated with cookies (#28174)
• [ccma] Fix timestamp parsing in python 2

• [videopress] Add support for video.wordpress.com

• [kakao] Improve info extraction and detect geo restriction (#26577)
• [xboxclips] Fix extraction (#27151)
• [ard] Improve formats extraction (#28155)

• [canvas] Add support for dagelijksekost.een.be (#28119)

youtube-dl 2021.02.10

Extractors

• [youtube:tab] Improve grid continuation extraction (#28130)
• [ign] Fix extraction (#24771)

• [xhamster] Extract format filesize
• [xhamster] Extract formats from xplayer settings (#28114)
• [youtube] Add support phone/tablet JS player (#26424)

• [archiveorg] Fix and improve extraction (#21330, #23586, #25277, #26780,
  #27109, #27236, #28063)

• [cda] Detect geo restricted videos (#28106)

• [urplay] Fix extraction (#28073, #28074)
• [youtube] Fix release date extraction (#28094)

• [youtube] Extract abr and vbr (#28100)

• [youtube] Skip OTF formats (#28070)

youtube-dl 2021.02.04.1

Extractors

• [youtube] Prefer DASH formats (#28070)
• [azmedien] Fix extraction (#28064)

youtube-dl 2021.02.04

Extractors

• [pornhub] Implement lazy playlist extraction
• [svtplay] Fix video id extraction (#28058)

• [pornhub] Add support for authentication (#18797, #21416, #24294)

• [pornhub:user] Improve paging

• [pornhub:user] Add support for URLs unavailable via /videos page (#27853)
• [bravotv] Add support for oxygen.com (#13357, #22500)
• [youtube] Pass embed URL to get_video_info request

• [ccma] Improve metadata extraction (#27994)
  • Extract age limit, alt title, categories, series and episode number
  • Fix timestamp multiple subtitles extraction
• [egghead] Update API domain (#28038)

• [vidzi] Remove extractor (#12629)

• [vidio] Improve metadata extraction
• [youtube] Improve subtitles extraction
• [youtube] Fix chapter extraction fallback
• [youtube] Rewrite extractor
  • Improve format sorting
  • Remove unused code
  • Fix series metadata extraction
  • Fix trailer video extraction
  • Improve error reporting
  • Extract video location

• [vvvvid] Add support for youtube embeds (#27825)

• [googledrive] Report download page errors (#28005)
• [vlive] Fix error message decoding for python 2 (#28004)
• [youtube] Improve DASH formats file size extraction
• [cda] Improve birth validation detection (#14022, #27929)

• [awaan] Extract uploader id (#27963)
• [medialaan] Add support DPG Media MyChannels based websites (#14871, #15597,
  #16106, #16489)

• [abcnews] Fix extraction (#12394, #27920)
• [AMP] Fix upload date and timestamp extraction (#27970)
• [tv4] Relax URL regular expression (#27964)

• [tv2] Add support for mtvuutiset.fi (#27744)

• [adn] Improve login warning reporting
• [zype] Fix uplynk id extraction (#27956)

• [adn] Add support for authentication (#17091, #27841, #27937)

youtube-dl 2021.01.24.1

Core

• Introduce --output-na-placeholder (#27896)

Extractors

• [franceculture] Make thumbnail optional (#18807)
• [franceculture] Fix extraction (#27891, #27903)
• [njpwworld] Fix extraction (#27890)
• [comedycentral] Fix extraction (#27905)
• [wat] Fix format extraction (#27901)

• [americastestkitchen:season] Add support for seasons (#27861)
• [trovo] Add support for trovo.live (#26125)
• [aol] Add support for yahoo videos (#26650)

• [yahoo] Fix single video extraction
• [lbry] Unescape lbry URI (#27872)
• [9gag] Fix and improve extraction (#23022)
• [americastestkitchen] Improve metadata extraction for ATK episodes (#27860)
• [aljazeera] Fix extraction (#20911, #27779)

• [minds] Add support for minds.com (#17934)

• [ard] Fix title and description extraction (#27761)

• [spotify] Add support for Spotify Podcasts (#27443)

youtube-dl 2021.01.16

Core

• [YoutubeDL] Protect from infinite recursion due to recursively nested
  playlists (#27833)
• [YoutubeDL] Ignore failure to create existing directory (#27811)
• [YoutubeDL] Raise syntax error for format selection expressions with multiple
  • operators (#27803)

Extractors

• [animeondemand] Add support for lazy playlist extraction (#27829)

• [youporn] Restrict fallback download URL (#27822)
• [youporn] Improve height and tbr extraction (#20425, #23659)
• [youporn] Fix extraction (#27822)

• [twitter] Add support for unified cards (#27826)
• [twitch] Add Authorization header with OAuth token for GraphQL requests
  (#27790)

• [mixcloud:playlist:base] Extract video id in flat playlist mode (#27787)
• [cspan] Improve info extraction (#27791)
• [adn] Improve info extraction
• [adn] Fix extraction (#26963, #27732)
• [youtube:search] Extract from all sections (#27604)
• [youtube:search] fix viewcount and try to extract all video sections (#27604)
• [twitch] Improve login error extraction
• [twitch] Fix authentication (#27743)
• [3qsdn] Improve extraction (#21058)
• [peertube] Extract formats from streamingPlaylists (#26002, #27586, #27728)
• [khanacademy] Fix extraction (#2887, #26803)
• [spike] Update Paramount Network feed URL (#27715)

youtube-dl 2021.01.08

Core

• [downloader/hls] Disable decryption in tests (#27660)

• [utils] Add a function to clean podcast URLs

Extractors

• [rai] Improve subtitles extraction (#27698, #27705)
• [canvas] Match only supported VRT NU URLs (#27707)

• [bibeltv] Add support for bibeltv.de (#14361)
• [bfmtv] Add support for bfmtv.com (#16053, #26615)
• [sbs] Add support for ondemand play and news embed URLs (#17650, #27629)

• [twitch] Drop legacy kraken API v5 code altogether and refactor
• [twitch:vod] Switch to GraphQL for video metadata
• [canvas] Fix VRT NU extraction (#26957, #27053)
• [twitch] Switch access token to GraphQL and refactor (#27646)

• [rai] Detect ContentItem in iframe (#12652, #27673)

• [ketnet] Fix extraction (#27662)

• [dplay] Add suport Discovery+ domains (#27680)

• [motherless] Improve extraction (#26495, #27450)
• [motherless] Fix recent videos upload date extraction (#27661)
• [nrk] Fix extraction for videos without a legalAge rating

• [googleplus] Remove extractor (#4955, #7400)

• [applepodcasts] Add support for podcasts.apple.com (#25918)
• [googlepodcasts] Add support for podcasts.google.com
• [iheart] Add support for iheart.com (#27037)

• [acast] Clean podcast URLs
• [stitcher] Clean podcast URLs

• [xfileshare] Add support for aparat.cam (#27651)
• [twitter] Add support for summary card (#25121)

• [twitter] Try to use a Generic fallback for unknown twitter cards (#25982)

• [stitcher] Add support for shows and show metadata extraction (#20510)

• [stv] Improve episode id extraction (#23083)

youtube-dl 2021.01.03

Extractors

• [nrk] Improve series metadata extraction (#27473)

• [nrk] Extract subtitles

• [nrk] Fix age limit extraction
• [nrk] Improve video id extraction

• [nrk] Add support for podcasts (#27634, #27635)

• [nrk] Generalize and delegate all item extractors to nrk

• [nrk] Add support for mp3 formats

• [nrktv] Switch to playback endpoint
• [vvvvid] Fix season metadata extraction (#18130)
• [stitcher] Fix extraction (#20811, #27606)
• [acast] Fix extraction (#21444, #27612, #27613)

• [arcpublishing] Add support for arcpublishing.com (#2298, #9340, #17200)
• [sky] Add support for Sports News articles and Brighcove videos (#13054)
• [vvvvid] Extract akamai formats

• [vvvvid] Skip unplayable episodes (#27599)
• [yandexvideo] Fix extraction for Python 3.4