[Bug] "Request contains an invalid argument." when going to channels

[johntitor0v0]

Describe the bug
Navigating to eg. /channel/UCSJ4gkVC6NrvII8umztf0Ow/streams returns Could not extract JSON. Youtube API returned error 400 with message: "Request contains an invalid argument."

Steps to Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to https://inv.nadeko.net/channel/UCSJ4gkVC6NrvII8umztf0Ow/
2. Click on the 'Livestreams' tab
3. See error

Additional context
Does not work on local instance nor when using the API

[cruncheon]

Experiencing the same issue on my local instance. Logs with "visitorData" and "continuation" fields redacted:

2024-10-22 23:16:49 UTC [error] YoutubeAPI: Got error 400 when requesting /youtubei/v1/browse
2024-10-22 23:16:49 UTC [error] YoutubeAPI: Request contains an invalid argument.
2024-10-22 23:16:49 UTC [info] YoutubeAPI: POST data was: {"context" => {"client" => {"hl" => "en", "gl" => "US", "clientName" => "WEB", "clientVersion" => "2.20240814.00.00", "clientScreen" => "WATCH_FULL_SCREEN", "osName" => "Windows", "osVersion" => "10.0", "platform" => "DESKTOP", "visitorData" => "REDACTED"}}, "continuation" => "REDACTED"}
Exception: Could not extract JSON. Youtube API returned error 400 with message:<br>"Request contains an invalid argument." (InfoException)
  from /usr/lib/crystal/core/io/buffered.cr:256:5 in '_post_json'
  from src/invidious/channels/videos.cr:149:22 in 'get_60_livestreams:continuation:sort_by'
  from src/invidious/routes/channels.cr:125:34 in 'streams'
  from lib/kemal/src/kemal/route.cr:13:9 in '->'
  from lib/kemal/src/kemal/config.cr:92:7 in 'call'
  from /usr/lib/crystal/core/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /usr/lib/crystal/core/http/server/handler.cr:32:7 in 'call_next'
  from lib/kemal/src/kemal/filter_handler.cr:21:7 in 'call'
  from /usr/lib/crystal/core/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /usr/lib/crystal/core/http/server/handler.cr:32:7 in 'call_next'
  from src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr:94:12 in 'call'
  from /usr/lib/crystal/core/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /usr/lib/crystal/core/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /usr/lib/crystal/core/http/server/handler.cr:32:7 in 'call_next'
  from /usr/lib/crystal/core/string.cr:3075:20 in 'call'
  from /usr/lib/crystal/core/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /usr/lib/crystal/core/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /usr/lib/crystal/core/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /usr/lib/crystal/core/http/server/request_processor.cr:51:11 in 'handle_client'
  from /usr/lib/crystal/core/fiber.cr:146:11 in 'run'
  from ???

2024-10-22 23:16:51 UTC [warn] i18n: Missing translation key "Could not extract JSON. Youtube API returned error 400 with message:<br>"Request contains an invalid argument.""
2024-10-22 23:16:51 UTC [info] 500 GET /channel/UCpXBGqwsBkpvcYjsJBQ7LEQ/streams 2968.23ms

[PoLaKoSz]

Same for

• channel/UCpDJl2EmP7Oh90Vylx0dZtA/streams
• channel/UCwtPZLYmeerWoawWyoRiIBw/streams

2024-11-05 21:08:54 UTC [info] SigHelper: Using helper at 'inv_sig_helper:12999'
[production] Invidious is ready to lead at http://0.0.0.0:3000
2024-11-05 21:08:56 UTC [info] jobs: running ClearExpiredItems job
2024-11-05 21:08:56 UTC [info] jobs: ClearExpiredItems done.
2024-11-05 21:09:16 UTC [error] YoutubeAPI: Got error 400 when requesting /youtubei/v1/browse
2024-11-05 21:09:16 UTC [error] YoutubeAPI: Request contains an invalid argument.
2024-11-05 21:09:16 UTC [info] YoutubeAPI: POST data was: {"context" => {"client" => {"hl" => "en", "gl" => "US", "clientName" => "WEB", "clientVersion" => "2.20240814.00.00", "clientScreen" => "WATCH_FULL_SCREEN", "osName" => "Windows", "osVersion" => "10.0", "platform" => "DESKTOP", "visitorData" => "...."}}, "continuation" => "..."}
Exception: Could not extract JSON. Youtube API returned error 400 with message:<br>"Request contains an invalid argument." (InfoException)
  from /usr/share/crystal/src/io/buffered.cr:265:5 in '_post_json'
  from src/invidious/channels/videos.cr:149:22 in 'get_60_livestreams:continuation:sort_by'
  (...)
2024-11-05 21:09:17 UTC [warn] i18n: Missing translation key "Could not extract JSON. Youtube API returned error 400 with message:<br>"Request contains an invalid argument.""
2024-11-05 21:09:17 UTC [info] 500 GET /channel/UCpDJl2EmP7Oh90Vylx0dZtA/streams 1225.56ms

Version: 2024.08.26-4782a67

[SaltireSoul]

this effects all channels, not just the livestreams section now.

[Fijxu]

This also breaks new subscriptions btw!

[d3npa]

Same problem here

I'm running the latest docker image from quay.io/invidious/invidious:latest-arm64

I noticed that while loading a channel URL without URI params gives this error, somehow for one channel my browser had a ?continuation= param saved and this one refreshes fine. I can even press "Next page" to see older videos and that loads too. The continuation value is 1508 bytes long and only works for this channel, and I don't know when or how it got set

/channel/UCH4BNI0-FOK2dMXoFtViWHw?continuation=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%253D

[Tha14]

Same problem here

I'm running the latest docker image from quay.io/invidious/invidious:latest-arm64

I noticed that while loading a channel URL without URI params gives this error, somehow for one channel my browser had a ?continuation= param saved and this one refreshes fine. I can even press "Next page" to see older videos and that loads too. The continuation value is 1508 bytes long and only works for this channel, and I don't know when or how it got set

/channel/UCH4BNI0-FOK2dMXoFtViWHw?continuation=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%253D

Yes, the continuation parameter is set when you've pressed the button to see the next page. In my case, I have a couple of app tabs with the continuation parameter set BUT I still receive the same error.

[unixfox]

Like with every other bug, please comment only if you have something new to bring 🙏. Thank you!