[TubiTV] Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 401: Unauthorized

[MariposaJim]

[TubiTV] Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 401: Unauthorized

[lalenguanegra]

To resolve the issue, use the --cookies-from-browser flag with yt-dlp. Execute the following command:

yt-dlp "VIDEO_ID" --cookies-from-browser brave

This will allow the video to download without encountering any 401 errors.

[Gnoflet]

I'm having the same issue. I was told in the discord it was due to a site change.

[lalenguanegra]

@lalenguanegra do you need to be logged into the site? or do you just need to have browsed it recently without logging in?

To clarify, logging in is not necessary. You just need to have browsed it recently without being logged in.

[MariposaJim]

Many thanks for the advice. It is working on the first attempt

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[bashonly]

The failing API request specifically needs the at cookie (auth token)

[waqaskaloi]

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[bashonly]

@lalenguanegra do you need to be logged into the site? or do you just need to have browsed it recently without logging in?

[stanclamm]

this solution doesn't work for me. i tried:

B:\youtube-dl>yt-dlp "https://tubitv.com/movies/563229/ember-days" --cookies-from-browser firefox
[TubiTv] Extracting URL: https://tubitv.com/movies/563229/ember-days
[TubiTv] 563229: Downloading JSON metadata
Extracting cookies from firefox
Extracted 0 cookies from firefox
ERROR: [TubiTv] 563229: Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 401: Unauthorized (caused by <HTTPError 401: Unauthorized>)

i have enabled cookies for https://tubitv.com and have visited the site and started streaming a video. i don't know how to get the cookies that are necessary to download. i also tried the same procedure with chrome. no luck.

[bashonly]

Try yt-dlp nightly with chrome. Could possibly be session cookies, which aren't extracted with yt-dlp stable or from firefox

[stanclamm]

updated to [email protected]. i tried chrome and firefox again. same 401 output. i usually have my browsers set to strict privacy, no tracking/cookies, etc and had to add exceptions for tubitv. do you think it would work if i installed another browser, didn't enable privacy settings on it, then visited tubitv for cookies? thank you.

[stanclamm]

i got it to work. i installed yt-dlp-ChromeCookieUnlock plugin and away she goes.
thank you for your help. i love tubitv's terrible movies so much.