youtube-dl 2021.12.17

Core

• [postprocessor/ffmpeg] Show ffmpeg output on error (#22680, #29336)

Extractors

• [youtube] Update signature function patterns (#30363, #30366)
• [peertube] Only call description endpoint if necessary (#29383)
• [periscope] Pass referer to HLS requests (#29419)

• [liveleak] Remove extractor (#17625, #24222, #29331)

• [pornhub] Add support for pornhubthbh7ap3u.onion

• [pornhub] Detect geo restriction
• [pornhub] Dismiss tbr extracted from download URLs (#28927)
• [curiositystream:collection] Extend _VALID_URL (#26326, #29117)
• [youtube] Make get_video_info processing more robust (#29333)
• [youtube] Workaround for get_video_info request (#29333)
• [bilibili] Strip uploader name (#29202)
• [youtube] Update invidious instance list (#29281)
• [umg:de] Update GraphQL API URL (#29304)
• [nrk] Switch psapi URL to https (#29344)

• [egghead] Add support for app.egghead.io (#28404, #29303)

• [appleconnect] Fix extraction (#29208)

• [orf:tvthek] Add support for MPD formats (#28672, #29236)

youtube-dl 2021.06.06

Extractors

• [facebook] Improve login required detection
• [youporn] Fix formats and view count extraction (#29216)
• [orf:tvthek] Fix thumbnails extraction (#29217)
• [formula1] Fix extraction (#29206)
• [ard] Relax URL regular expression and fix video ids (#22724, #29091)

• [ustream] Detect https embeds (#29133)

• [ted] Prefer own formats over external sources (#29142)
• [twitch:clips] Improve extraction (#29149)

• [twitch:clips] Add access token query to download URLs (#29136)

• [youtube] Fix get_video_info request (#29086, #29165)
• [vimeo] Fix vimeo pro embed extraction (#29126)
• [redbulltv] Fix embed data extraction (#28770)
• [shahid] Relax URL regular expression (#28772, #28930)

youtube-dl 2021.05.16

Core

• [options] Fix thumbnail option group name (#29042)
• [YoutubeDL] Improve extract_info doc (#28946)

Extractors

• [playstuff] Add support for play.stuff.co.nz (#28901, #28931)

• [eroprofile] Fix extraction (#23200, #23626, #29008)

• [vivo] Add support for vivo.st (#29009)
• [generic] Add support for og:audio (#28311, #29015)

• [phoenix] Fix extraction (#29057)

• [generic] Add support for sibnet embeds
• [vk] Add support for sibnet embeds (#9500)
• [generic] Add Referer header for direct videojs download URLs (#2879,
  #20217, #29053)

• [orf:radio] Switch download URLs to HTTPS (#29012, #29046)

• [blinkx] Remove extractor (#28941)

• [medaltv] Relax URL regular expression (#28884)

• [funimation] Add support for optional lang code in URLs (#28950)
• [gdcvault] Add support for HTML5 videos

• [dispeak] Improve FLV extraction (#13513, #28970)
• [kaltura] Improve iframe extraction (#28969)
• [kaltura] Make embed code alternatives actually work
• [cda] Improve extraction (#28709, #28937)
• [twitter] Improve formats extraction from vmap URL (#28909)
• [xtube] Fix formats extraction (#28870)
• [svtplay] Improve extraction (#28507, #28876)
• [tv2dk] Fix extraction (#28888)

youtube-dl 2021.04.26

Extractors

• [xfileshare] Add support for wolfstream.tv (#28858)

• [francetvinfo] Improve video id extraction (#28792)
• [medaltv] Fix extraction (#28807)
• [tver] Redirect all downloads to Brightcove (#28849)
• [go] Improve video id extraction (#25207, #25216, #26058)
• [youtube] Fix lazy extractors (#28780)

• [bbc] Extract description and timestamp from INITIAL_DATA (#28774)

• [cbsnews] Fix extraction for python <3.6 (#23359)

youtube-dl 2021.04.17

Core

• [utils] Add support for experimental HTTP response status code
  308 Permanent Redirect (#27877, #28768)

Extractors

• [lbry] Add support for HLS videos (#27877, #28768)

• [youtube] Fix stretched ratio calculation
• [youtube] Improve stretch extraction (#28769)
• [youtube:tab] Improve grid extraction (#28725)

• [youtube:tab] Detect series playlist on playlists page (#28723)
• [youtube] Add more invidious instances (#28706)

• [pluralsight] Extend anti-throttling timeout (#28712)
• [youtube] Improve URL to extractor routing (#27572, #28335, #28742)

• [maoritv] Add support for maoritelevision.com (#24552)
• [youtube:tab] Pass innertube context and x-goog-visitor-id header along with
  continuation requests (#28702)

• [mtv] Fix Viacom A/B Testing Video Player extraction (#28703)

• [pornhub] Extract DASH and HLS formats from get_media end point (#28698)

• [cbssports] Fix extraction (#28682)
• [jamendo] Fix track extraction (#28686)
• [curiositystream] Fix format extraction (#26845, #28668)

youtube-dl 2021.04.07

Core

• [extractor/common] Use compat_cookies_SimpleCookie for _get_cookies

• [compat] Introduce compat_cookies_SimpleCookie

• [extractor/common] Improve JSON-LD author extraction
• [extractor/common] Fix _get_cookies on python 2 (#20673, #23256, #20326,
  #28640)

Extractors

• [youtube] Fix extraction of videos with restricted location (#28685)

• [line] Add support for live.line.me (#17205, #28658)

• [vimeo] Improve extraction (#28591)
• [youku] Update ccode (#17852, #28447, #28460, #28648)
• [youtube] Prefer direct entry metadata over entry metadata from playlist
  (#28619, #28636)
• [screencastomatic] Fix extraction (#11976, #24489)

• [palcomp3] Add support for palcomp3.com (#13120)
• [arnes] Add support for video.arnes.si (#28483)
• [youtube:tab] Add support for hashtags (#28308)

youtube-dl 2021.04.01

Extractors

• [youtube] Setup CONSENT cookie when needed (#28604)
• [vimeo] Fix password protected review extraction (#27591)
• [youtube] Improve age-restricted video extraction (#28578)

youtube-dl 2021.03.31

Extractors

• [vlive] Fix inkey request (#28589)
• [francetvinfo] Improve video id extraction (#28584)

• [instagram] Extract duration (#28469)

• [instagram] Improve title extraction (#28469)

• [sbs] Add support for ondemand watch URLs (#28566)

• [youtube] Fix video's channel extraction (#28562)
• [picarto] Fix live stream extraction (#28532)
• [vimeo] Fix unlisted video extraction (#28414)
• [youtube:tab] Fix playlist/community continuation items extraction (#28266)
• [ard] Improve clip id extraction (#22724, #28528)

youtube-dl 2021.03.25

Extractors

• [zoom] Add support for zoom.us (#16597, #27002, #28531)

• [bbc] Fix BBC IPlayer Episodes/Group extraction (#28360)
• [youtube] Fix default value for youtube_include_dash_manifest (#28523)
• [zingmp3] Fix extraction (#11589, #16409, #16968, #27205)

• [vgtv] Add support for new tv.aftonbladet.se URL schema (#28514)
• [tiktok] Detect private videos (#28453)

• [vimeo:album] Fix extraction for albums with number of videos multiple
  to page size (#28486)
• [vvvvid] Fix kenc format extraction (#28473)
• [mlb] Fix video extraction (#21241)
• [svtplay] Improve extraction (#28448)
• [applepodcasts] Fix extraction (#28445)
• [rtve] Improve extraction
  • Extract all formats
  • Fix RTVE Infantil extraction (#24851)
  • Extract is_live and series

youtube-dl 2021.03.14

Core

• Introduce release_timestamp meta field (#28386)

Extractors

• [southpark] Add support for southparkstudios.com (#28413)

• [southpark] Fix extraction (#26763, #28413)
• [sportdeutschland] Fix extraction (#21856, #28425)
• [pinterest] Reduce the number of HLS format requests
• [peertube] Improve thumbnail extraction (#28419)
• [tver] Improve title extraction (#28418)
• [fujitv] Fix HLS formats extension (#28416)
• [shahid] Fix format extraction (#28383)

• [lbry] Add support for channel filters (#28385)
• [bandcamp] Extract release timestamp
• [lbry] Extract release timestamp (#28386)

• [pornhub] Detect flagged videos

• [pornhub] Extract formats from get_media end point (#28395)

• [bilibili] Fix video info extraction (#28341)

• [cbs] Add support for Paramount+ (#28342)
• [trovo] Add Origin header to VOD formats (#28346)

• [voxmedia] Fix volume embed extraction (#28338)