Getting 401 errors on all videos Nov 25,2024

[hjeffreywang]

Could be a ongoing update from youtube, but today all my caption calls have been giving me errors

tested video IDs: ['e9Ne4oU7fLQ', 'ZlPdPbbwqd8', 'rR71vbzutNE', '9OH9U03U180', '4rnn52ySx18', 'D5MjRZvT8aM', 'azQ4cvTHYyQ', 'wDDSiSjxQcE']

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior: just call the usual script
YouTubeTranscriptApi.get_transcript(video_id)

What code / cli command are you executing?

For example: I am running

 YouTubeTranscriptApi.get_transcript(video_id)

Which Python version are you using?

Python 3.10

Which version of youtube-transcript-api are you using?

youtube-transcript-api 0.6.3

Actual behaviour

Could not retrieve a transcript for the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Ne4oU7fLQ! This is most likely caused by:

Subtitles are disabled for this video

Subtitles are not disabled on this video, I've tried other videos and gotten the same error

[jdepoix]

Hi @hjeffreywang, are you running this code locally or in a cloud environment? If it is run in the cloud, it is very likely to be related to #303.

[hjeffreywang]

I'll try using a different wifi. Was using hotel wifi, VPN, and local docker container. Usual stack works with VPN and docker container which leaves that wifi as the culprit. Will update once I get home from my flight

[starlacortes]

Can confirm. Transcripts are returning:

"{"error":"\nCould not retrieve a transcript for the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ! This is most likely caused by:\n\nSubtitles are disabled for this video\n\nIf you are sure that the described cause is not responsible for this error and that a transcript should be retrievable, please create an issue at https://github.com/jdepoix/youtube-transcript-api/issues. Please add which version of youtube_transcript_api you are using and provide the information needed to replicate the error. Also make sure that there are no open issues which already describe your problem!"}"

I am running on a cloud AWS server, Debian, with a flask container.

[hjeffreywang]

I fixed the error. The issue seems to stem from a update on a from a different youtube based library. Could also be a weird container interaction, but after pruning some code, it seems to have worked.

[jdepoix]

@starlacortes to find more on the issue you are describing head over to #303.

@hjeffreywang thanks for the update! I will close this now!