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| -rw-r--r-- | yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py | 5 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py index d7cd0dc62..b024d18b7 100644 --- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py +++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py @@ -4254,12 +4254,15 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor): initial_data = None if webpage: initial_data = self.extract_yt_initial_data(video_id, webpage, fatal=False) + if not traverse_obj(initial_data, 'contents'): + self.report_warning('Incomplete data received in embedded initial data; re-fetching using API.') + initial_data = None if not initial_data: query = {'videoId': video_id} query.update(self._get_checkok_params()) initial_data = self._extract_response( item_id=video_id, ep='next', fatal=False, - ytcfg=master_ytcfg, query=query, + ytcfg=master_ytcfg, query=query, check_get_keys='contents', headers=self.generate_api_headers(ytcfg=master_ytcfg), note='Downloading initial data API JSON') |