version 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)

version 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)

version 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)

version 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)

version 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)

version 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)

version 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)

version 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)

version 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

version 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)

version 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)

version 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

version 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)

version 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)

version 2021.02.04.1

Extractors

* [youtube] Prefer DASH formats (#28070)

* [azmedien] Fix extraction (#28064)

version 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)

version 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)

version 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)

version 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)

version 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

version 2020.12.31

Core

* [utils] Accept only supported protocols in url_or_none

* [YoutubeDL] Allow format filtering using audio language (#16209)

Extractors

+ [redditr] Extract all thumbnails (#27503)

* [vvvvid] Improve info extraction

+ [vvvvid] Add support for playlists (#18130, #27574)

+ [yandexdisk] Extract info from webpage

* [yandexdisk] Fix extraction (#17861, #27131)

* [yandexvideo] Use old API call as fallback

* [yandexvideo] Fix extraction (#25000)

- [nbc] Remove CSNNE extractor

* [nbc] Fix NBCSport VPlayer URL extraction (#16640)

+ [aenetworks] Add support for biography.com (#3863)

* [uktvplay] Match new video URLs (#17909)

* [sevenplay] Detect API errors

* [tenplay] Fix format extraction (#26653)

* [brightcove] Raise error for DRM protected videos (#23467, #27568)

version 2020.12.29

Extractors

* [youtube] Improve yt initial data extraction (#27524)

* [youtube:tab] Improve URL matching #27559)

* [youtube:tab] Restore retry on browse requests (#27313, #27564)

* [aparat] Fix extraction (#22285, #22611, #23348, #24354, #24591, #24904,

#25418, #26070, #26350, #26738, #27563)

- [brightcove] Remove sonyliv specific code

* [piksel] Improve format extraction

+ [zype] Add support for uplynk videos

+ [toggle] Add support for live.mewatch.sg (#27555)

+ [go] Add support for fxnow.fxnetworks.com (#13972, #22467, #23754, #26826)

* [teachable] Improve embed detection (#26923)

* [mitele] Fix free video extraction (#24624, #25827, #26757)

* [telecinco] Fix extraction

* [youtube] Update invidious.snopyta.org (#22667)

* [amcnetworks] Improve auth only video detection (#27548)

+ [generic] Add support for VHX Embeds (#27546)

version 2020.12.26

Extractors

* [instagram] Fix comment count extraction

+ [instagram] Add support for reel URLs (#26234, #26250)

* [bbc] Switch to media selector v6 (#23232, #23933, #26303, #26432, #26821,

#27538)

* [instagram] Improve thumbnail extraction

* [instagram] Fix extraction when authenticated (#22880, #26377, #26981,

#27422)

* [spankbang:playlist] Fix extraction (#24087)

+ [spankbang] Add support for playlist videos

* [pornhub] Improve like and dislike count extraction (#27356)

* [pornhub] Fix lq formats extraction (#27386, #27393)

+ [bongacams] Add support for bongacams.com (#27440)

* [youtube:tab] Extend URL regular expression (#27501)

* [theweatherchannel] Fix extraction (#25930, #26051)

+ [sprout] Add support for Universal Kids (#22518)

* [theplatform] Allow passing geo bypass countries from other extractors

+ [wistia] Add support for playlists (#27533)

+ [ctv] Add support for ctv.ca (#27525)

* [9c9media] Improve info extraction

* [youtube] Fix automatic captions extraction (#27162, #27388)

* [sonyliv] Fix title for movies

* [sonyliv] Fix extraction (#25667)

* [streetvoice] Fix extraction (#27455, #27492)

+ [facebook] Add support for watchparty pages (#27507)

* [cbslocal] Fix video extraction

+ [brightcove] Add another method to extract policyKey

* [mewatch] Relax URL regular expression (#27506)

version 2020.12.22

Core

* [common] Remove unwanted query params from unsigned akamai manifest URLs

Extractors

- [tastytrade] Remove extractor (#25716)

* [niconico] Fix playlist extraction (#27428)

- [everyonesmixtape] Remove extractor

- [kanalplay] Remove extractor

* [arkena] Fix extraction

* [nba] Rewrite extractor

* [turner] Improve info extraction

* [youtube] Improve xsrf token extraction (#27442)

* [generic] Improve RSS age limit extraction

* [generic] Fix RSS itunes thumbnail extraction (#27405)

+ [redditr] Extract duration (#27426)

- [zaq1] Remove extractor

+ [asiancrush] Add support for retrocrush.tv

* [asiancrush] Fix extraction

- [noco] Remove extractor (#10864)

* [nfl] Fix extraction (#22245)

* [skysports] Relax URL regular expression (#27435)

+ [tv5unis] Add support for tv5unis.ca (#22399, #24890)

+ [videomore] Add support for more.tv (#27088)

+ [yandexmusic] Add support for music.yandex.com (#27425)

+ [nhk:program] Add support for audio programs and program clips

+ [nhk] Add support for NHK video programs (#27230)

version 2020.12.14

Core

* [extractor/common] Improve JSON-LD interaction statistic extraction (#23306)

* [downloader/hls] Delegate manifests with media initialization to ffmpeg

+ [extractor/common] Document duration meta field for playlists

Extractors

* [mdr] Bypass geo restriction

* [mdr] Improve extraction (#24346, #26873)

* [yandexmusic:album] Improve album title extraction (#27418)

* [eporner] Fix view count extraction and make optional (#23306)

+ [eporner] Extend URL regular expression

* [eporner] Fix hash extraction and extend _VALID_URL (#27396)

* [slideslive] Use m3u8 entry protocol for m3u8 formats (#27400)

* [twitcasting] Fix format extraction and improve info extraction (#24868)

* [linuxacademy] Fix authentication and extraction (#21129, #26223, #27402)

* [itv] Clean description from HTML tags (#27399)

* [vlive] Sort live formats (#27404)

* [hotstart] Fix and improve extraction

* Fix format extraction (#26690)

+ Extract thumbnail URL (#16079, #20412)

+ Add support for country specific playlist URLs (#23496)

* Select the last id in video URL (#26412)

+ [youtube] Add some invidious instances (#27373)

version 2020.12.12

Core

* [YoutubeDL] Improve thumbnail filename deducing (#26010, #27244)

Extractors

+ [ruutu] Extract more metadata

+ [ruutu] Detect non-free videos (#21154)

* [ruutu] Authenticate format URLs (#21031, #26782)

+ [ruutu] Add support for static.nelonenmedia.fi (#25412)

+ [ruutu] Extend URL regular expression (#24839)

+ [facebook] Add support archived live video URLs (#15859)

* [wdr] Improve overall extraction

+ [wdr] Extend subtitles extraction (#22672, #22723)

+ [facebook] Add support for videos attached to Relay based story pages

(#10795)

+ [wdr:page] Add support for kinder.wdr.de (#27350)

+ [facebook] Add another regular expression for handleServerJS

* [facebook] Fix embed page extraction

+ [facebook] Add support for Relay post pages (#26935)

+ [facebook] Add support for watch videos (#22795, #27062)

+ [facebook] Add support for group posts with multiple videos (#19131)

* [itv] Fix series metadata extraction (#26897)

- [itv] Remove old extraction method (#23177)

* [facebook] Redirect mobile URLs to desktop URLs (#24831, #25624)

+ [facebook] Add support for Relay based pages (#26823)

* [facebook] Try to reduce unnecessary tahoe requests

- [facebook] Remove hardcoded Chrome User-Agent (#18974, #25411, #26958,

#27329)

- [smotri] Remove extractor (#27358)

- [beampro] Remove extractor (#17290, #22871, #23020, #23061, #26099)

version 2020.12.09

Core

* [extractor/common] Fix inline HTML5 media tags processing (#27345)

Extractors

* [youtube:tab] Improve identity token extraction (#27197)

* [youtube:tab] Make click tracking params on continuation optional

* [youtube:tab] Delegate inline playlists to tab-based playlists (27298)

+ [tubitv] Extract release year (#27317)

* [amcnetworks] Fix free content extraction (#20354)

+ [lbry:channel] Add support for channels (#25584)

+ [lbry] Add support for short and embed URLs

* [lbry] Fix channel metadata extraction

+ [telequebec] Add support for video.telequebec.tv (#27339)

* [telequebec] Fix extraction (#25733, #26883)

+ [youtube:tab] Capture and output alerts (#27340)

* [tvplay:home] Fix extraction (#21153)

* [americastestkitchen] Fix Extraction and add support

for Cook's Country and Cook's Illustrated (#17234, #27322)

+ [slideslive] Add support for yoda service videos and extract subtitles

(#27323)

version 2020.12.07

Core

* [extractor/common] Extract timestamp from Last-Modified header

+ [extractor/common] Add support for dl8-* media tags (#27283)

* [extractor/common] Fix media type extraction for HTML5 media tags

in start/end form

Extractors

* [aenetworks] Fix extraction (#23363, #23390, #26795, #26985)

* Fix Fastly format extraction

+ Add support for play and watch subdomains

+ Extract series metadata

* [youtube] Improve youtu.be extraction in non-existing playlists (#27324)

+ [generic] Extract RSS video description, timestamp and itunes metadata

(#27177)

* [nrk] Reduce the number of instalments and episodes requests

* [nrk] Improve extraction

* Improve format extraction for old akamai formats

+ Add is_live value to entry info dict

* Request instalments only when available

* Fix skole extraction

+ [peertube] Extract fps

+ [peertube] Recognize audio-only formats (#27295)

version 2020.12.05

Core

* [extractor/common] Improve Akamai HTTP format extraction

* Allow m3u8 manifest without an additional audio format

* Fix extraction for qualities starting with a number

Extractors

* [teachable:course] Improve extraction (#24507, #27286)

* [nrk] Improve error extraction

* [nrktv:series] Improve extraction (#21926)

* [nrktv:season] Improve extraction

* [nrk] Improve format extraction and geo-restriction detection (#24221)

* [pornhub] Handle HTTP errors gracefully (#26414)

* [nrktv] Relax URL regular expression (#27299, #26185)

+ [zdf] Extract webm formats (#26659)

+ [gamespot] Extract DASH and HTTP formats

+ [tver] Add support for tver.jp (#26662, #27284)

+ [pornhub] Add support for pornhub.org (#27276)

version 2020.12.02

Extractors

+ [tva] Add support for qub.ca (#27235)

+ [toggle] Detect DRM protected videos (#16479, #20805)

+ [toggle] Add support for new MeWatch URLs (#27256)

* [youtube:tab] Extract channels only from channels tab (#27266)

+ [cspan] Extract info from jwplayer data (#3672, #3734, #10638, #13030,

#18806, #23148, #24461, #26171, #26800, #27263)

* [cspan] Pass Referer header with format's video URL (#26032, #25729)

* [youtube] Improve age-gated videos extraction (#27259)

+ [mediaset] Add support for movie URLs (#27240)

* [yandexmusic] Refactor

+ [yandexmusic] Add support for artist's tracks and albums (#11887, #22284)

* [yandexmusic:track] Fix extraction (#26449, #26669, #26747, #26748, #26762)

version 2020.11.29

Core

* [YoutubeDL] Write static debug to stderr and respect quiet for dynamic debug

(#14579, #22593)

Extractors

* [drtv] Extend URL regular expression (#27243)

* [tiktok] Fix extraction (#20809, #22838, #22850, #25987, #26281, #26411,

#26639, #26776, #27237)

+ [ina] Add support for mobile URLs (#27229)

* [pornhub] Fix like and dislike count extraction (#27227, #27234)

* [youtube] Improve yt initial player response extraction (#27216)

* [videa] Fix extraction (#25650, #25973, #26301)

version 2020.11.26

Core

* [downloader/fragment] Set final file's mtime according to last fragment's

Last-Modified header (#11718, #18384, #27138)

Extractors

+ [spreaker] Add support for spreaker.com (#13480, #13877)

* [vlive] Improve extraction for geo-restricted videos

+ [vlive] Add support for post URLs (#27122, #27123)

* [viki] Fix video API request (#27184)

* [bbc] Fix BBC Three clip extraction

* [bbc] Fix BBC News videos extraction

+ [medaltv] Add support for medal.tv (#27149)

* [youtube] Improve music metadata and license extraction (#26013)

* [nrk] Fix extraction

* [cda] Fix extraction (#17803, #24458, #24518, #26381)

version 2020.11.24

Core

+ [extractor/common] Add generic support for akamai HTTP format extraction

Extractors

* [youtube:tab] Fix feeds extraction (#25695, #26452)

* [youtube:favorites] Restore extractor

* [youtube:tab] Fix some weird typo (#27157)

+ [pinterest] Add support for large collections (more than 25 pins)

+ [franceinter] Extract thumbnail (#27153)

+ [box] Add support for box.com (#5949)

+ [nytimes] Add support for cooking.nytimes.com (#27112, #27143)

* [lbry] Relax URL regular expression (#27144)

+ [rumble] Add support for embed pages (#10785)

+ [skyit] Add support for multiple Sky Italia websites (#26629)

+ [pinterest] Add support for pinterest.com (#25747)

version 2020.11.21.1

Core

* [downloader/http] Fix crash during urlopen caused by missing reason

of URLError

* [YoutubeDL] Fix --ignore-errors for playlists with generator-based entries

of url_transparent (#27064)

Extractors

+ [svtplay] Add support for svt.se/barnkanalen (#24817)

+ [svt] Extract timestamp (#27130)

* [svtplay] Improve thumbnail extraction (#27130)

* [youtube] Fix error reason extraction (#27081)

* [youtube] Fix like and dislike count extraction (#25977)

+ [youtube:tab] Add support for current video and fix lives extraction (#27126)

* [infoq] Fix format extraction (#25984)

* [francetv] Update to fix thumbnail URL issue (#27120)

* [youtube] Improve yt initial data extraction (#27093)

+ [discoverynetworks] Add support new TLC/DMAX URLs (#27100)

* [rai] Fix protocol relative relinker URLs (#22766)

* [rai] Fix unavailable video format detection

* [rai] Improve extraction

* [rai] Fix extraction (#27077)

* [viki] Improve format extraction

* [viki] Fix stream extraction from MPD (#27092)

* [googledrive] Fix format extraction (#26979)

+ [amara] Add support for amara.org (#20618)

* [vimeo:album] Fix extraction (#27079)

* [mtv] Fix mgid extraction (#26841)

version 2020.11.19

Core

* [extractor/common] Output error for invalid URLs in _is_valid_url (#21400,

#24151, #25617, #25618, #25586, #26068, #27072)

Extractors

* [youporn] Fix upload date extraction

* [youporn] Make comment count optional (#26986)

* [arte] Rework extractors

* Reimplement embed and playlist extractors to delegate to the single

entrypoint artetv extractor

* Improve embeds detection (#27057)

+ [arte] Extract m3u8 formats (#27061)

* [mgtv] Fix format extraction (#26415)

+ [lbry] Add support for odysee.com (#26806)

* [francetv] Improve info extraction

+ [francetv] Add fallback video URL extraction (#27047)

version 2020.11.18

Extractors

* [spiegel] Fix extraction (#24206, #24767)

* [youtube] Improve extraction

+ Add support for --no-playlist (#27009)

* Improve playlist and mix extraction (#26390, #26509, #26534, #27011)

+ Extract playlist uploader data

* [youtube:tab] Fix view count extraction (#27051)

* [malltv] Fix extraction (#27035)

+ [bandcamp] Extract playlist description (#22684)

* [urplay] Fix extraction (#26828)

* [youtube:tab] Fix playlist title extraction (#27015)

* [youtube] Fix chapters extraction (#26005)

version 2020.11.17

Core

* [utils] Skip ! prefixed code in js_to_json

Extractors

* [youtube:tab] Fix extraction with cookies provided (#27005)

* [lrt] Fix extraction with empty tags (#20264)

+ [ndr:embed:base] Extract subtitles (#25447, #26106)

+ [servus] Add support for pm-wissen.com (#25869)

* [servus] Fix extraction (#26872, #26967, #26983, #27000)

* [xtube] Fix extraction (#26996)

* [lrt] Fix extraction

+ [lbry] Add support for lbry.tv

+ [condenast] Extract subtitles

* [condenast] Fix extraction

* [bandcamp] Fix extraction (#26681, #26684)

* [rai] Fix RaiPlay extraction (#26064, #26096)

* [vlive] Fix extraction

* [usanetwork] Fix extraction

* [nbc] Fix NBCNews/Today/MSNBC extraction

* [cnbc] Fix extraction

version 2020.11.12

Extractors

* [youtube] Rework extractors

version 2020.11.01

Core

* [utils] Don't attempt to coerce JS strings to numbers in js_to_json (#26851)

* [downloader/http] Properly handle missing message in SSLError (#26646)

* [downloader/http] Fix access to not yet opened stream in retry

Extractors

* [youtube] Fix JS player URL extraction

* [ytsearch] Fix extraction (#26920)

* [afreecatv] Fix typo (#26970)

* [23video] Relax URL regular expression (#26870)

+ [ustream] Add support for video.ibm.com (#26894)

* [iqiyi] Fix typo (#26884)

+ [expressen] Add support for di.se (#26670)

* [iprima] Improve video id extraction (#26507, #26494)

version 2020.09.20

Core

* [extractor/common] Relax interaction count extraction in _json_ld

+ [extractor/common] Extract author as uploader for VideoObject in _json_ld

* [downloader/hls] Fix incorrect end byte in Range HTTP header for

media segments with EXT-X-BYTERANGE (#14748, #24512)

* [extractor/common] Handle ssl.CertificateError in _request_webpage (#26601)

* [downloader/http] Improve timeout detection when reading block of data

(#10935)

* [downloader/http] Retry download when urlopen times out (#10935, #26603)

Extractors

* [redtube] Extend URL regular expression (#26506)

* [twitch] Refactor

* [twitch:stream] Switch to GraphQL and fix reruns (#26535)

+ [telequebec] Add support for brightcove videos (#25833)

* [pornhub] Extract metadata from JSON-LD (#26614)

* [pornhub] Fix view count extraction (#26621, #26614)

version 2020.09.14

Core

+ [postprocessor/embedthumbnail] Add support for non jpg/png thumbnails

(#25687, #25717)

Extractors

* [rtlnl] Extend URL regular expression (#26549, #25821)

* [youtube] Fix empty description extraction (#26575, #26006)

* [srgssr] Extend URL regular expression (#26555, #26556, #26578)

* [googledrive] Use redirect URLs for source format (#18877, #23919, #24689,

#26565)

* [svtplay] Fix id extraction (#26576)

* [redbulltv] Improve support for rebull.com TV localized URLs (#22063)

+ [redbulltv] Add support for new redbull.com TV URLs (#22037, #22063)

* [soundcloud:pagedplaylist] Reduce pagination limit (#26557)

version 2020.09.06

Core

+ [utils] Recognize wav mimetype (#26463)

Extractors

* [nrktv:episode] Improve video id extraction (#25594, #26369, #26409)

* [youtube] Fix age gate content detection (#26100, #26152, #26311, #26384)

* [youtube:user] Extend URL regular expression (#26443)

* [xhamster] Improve initials regular expression (#26526, #26353)

* [svtplay] Fix video id extraction (#26425, #26428, #26438)

* [twitch] Rework extractors (#12297, #20414, #20604, #21811, #21812, #22979,

#24263, #25010, #25553, #25606)

* Switch to GraphQL

+ Add support for collections

+ Add support for clips and collections playlists

* [biqle] Improve video ext extraction

* [xhamster] Fix extraction (#26157, #26254)

* [xhamster] Extend URL regular expression (#25789, #25804, #25927))

version 2020.07.28

Extractors

* [youtube] Fix sigfunc name extraction (#26134, #26135, #26136, #26137)

* [youtube] Improve description extraction (#25937, #25980)

* [wistia] Restrict embed regular expression (#25969)

* [youtube] Prevent excess HTTP 301 (#25786)

+ [youtube:playlists] Extend URL regular expression (#25810)

+ [bellmedia] Add support for cp24.com clip URLs (#25764)

* [brightcove] Improve embed detection (#25674)

version 2020.06.16.1

Extractors

* [youtube] Force old layout (#25682, #25683, #25680, #25686)

* [youtube] Fix categories and improve tags extraction

version 2020.06.16

Extractors

* [youtube] Fix uploader id and uploader URL extraction

* [youtube] Improve view count extraction

* [youtube] Fix upload date extraction (#25677)

* [youtube] Fix thumbnails extraction (#25676)

* [youtube] Fix playlist and feed extraction (#25675)

+ [facebook] Add support for single-video ID links

+ [youtube] Extract chapters from JSON (#24819)

+ [kaltura] Add support for multiple embeds on a webpage (#25523)

version 2020.06.06

Extractors

* [tele5] Bypass geo restriction

+ [jwplatform] Add support for bypass geo restriction

* [tele5] Prefer jwplatform over nexx (#25533)

* [twitch:stream] Expect 400 and 410 HTTP errors from API

* [twitch:stream] Fix extraction (#25528)

* [twitch] Fix thumbnails extraction (#25531)

+ [twitch] Pass v5 Accept HTTP header (#25531)

* [brightcove] Fix subtitles extraction (#25540)

+ [malltv] Add support for sk.mall.tv (#25445)

* [periscope] Fix untitled broadcasts (#25482)

* [jwplatform] Improve embeds extraction (#25467)

version 2020.05.29

Core

* [postprocessor/ffmpeg] Embed series metadata with --add-metadata

* [utils] Fix file permissions in write_json_file (#12471, #25122)

Extractors

* [ard:beta] Extend URL regular expression (#25405)

+ [youtube] Add support for more invidious instances (#25417)

* [giantbomb] Extend URL regular expression (#25222)

* [ard] Improve URL regular expression (#25134, #25198)

* [redtube] Improve formats extraction and extract m3u8 formats (#25311,

#25321)

* [indavideo] Switch to HTTPS for API request (#25191)

* [redtube] Improve title extraction (#25208)

* [vimeo] Improve format extraction and sorting (#25285)

* [soundcloud] Reduce API playlist page limit (#25274)

+ [youtube] Add support for yewtu.be (#25226)

* [mailru] Fix extraction (#24530, #25239)