Request to https://www.youtube.com/youtubei/v1/player?prettyPrint=false&alt=json failed with status 400

[CasandraRos]

How to fix this error?

Error: InnertubeError: Request to https://www.youtube.com/youtubei/v1/player?prettyPrint=false&alt=json failed with status 400
at HTTPClient.fetch (/home/ubuntu/scrape/node_modules/youtubei.js/bundle/node.cjs:2074:11)
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
at async Actions.execute (/home/ubuntu/scrape/node_modules/youtubei.js/bundle/node.cjs:24255:22) at async Innertube.getBasicInfo (/home/ubuntu/scrape/node_modules/youtubei.js/bundle/node.cjs:29778:22)
at async Innertube.download (/home/ubuntu/scrape/node_modules/youtubei.js/bundle/node.cjs:29988:18)
at async /home/ubuntu/scrape/ytm4.js:61:20 {
info: '{\n' +
' "error": {\n' +
' "code": 400,\n' +
' "message": "Request contains an invalid argument.",\n' +
' "errors": [\n' +
' {\n' +
' "message": "Request contains an invalid argument.",\n' +
' "domain": "global",\n' +
' "reason": "badRequest"\n' +
' }\n' +
' ],\n' +
' "status": "INVALID_ARGUMENT"\n' +
' }\n' +
'}\n',
date: 2024-11-15T09:16:23.932Z,
version: '11.0.1'

[yestoall]

it was working since yesterday

[CasandraRos]

it was working since yesterday

Yesterday it was still running, only recently did it start to have such an error.

[leamarty]

Same thing here, we started encountering this error around 24 hours ago. It was working fine before that.

[patrickkfkan]

I believe this issue is the same as yt-dlp/yt-dlp#11462

If YouTube is limiting the current OAuth sign-in to just the TV client, then I suppose we'd have to return to passing cookies. I hope I'm wrong - the OAuth method is really convenient for users.

[babli118]

started getting the same error today aswell

[LArroyoS]

I believe this issue is the same as yt-dlp/yt-dlp#11462

If YouTube is limiting the current OAuth sign-in to just the TV client, then I suppose we'd have to return to passing cookies. I hope I'm wrong - the OAuth method is really convenient for users.

Hello, good day,

I think the same, we should each implement a personalized OAuth authentication or, as you mentioned, use cookies.

I don't have experience with cookies, so I would appreciate it if you could provide me with an example of how to obtain those session cookies and use them for authentication.

[LArroyoS]

I believe this issue is the same as yt-dlp/yt-dlp#11462
If YouTube is limiting the current OAuth sign-in to just the TV client, then I suppose we'd have to return to passing cookies. I hope I'm wrong - the OAuth method is really convenient for users.

Hello, good day,

I think the same, we should each implement a personalized OAuth authentication or, as you mentioned, use cookies.

I don't have experience with cookies, so I would appreciate it if you could provide me with an example of how to obtain those session cookies and use them for authentication.

I have already tried using a custom OAuth, and for now, it seems to solve this error.

However, it might be necessary to learn how to use cookies if we want to perform operations without YouTube's consumption limits.

[tonykx]

Como coloca esse OAuth personalizado, tem exemplo de código?

[LArroyoS]

Como coloca esse OAuth personalizado, tem exemplo de código?

Yes, there is an example in the official YouTube.js documentation. I basically copied and pasted it to test if it would work.

Here is the link: https://github.com/LuanRT/YouTube.js/blob/main/examples/auth/custom-oauth2-creds/index.ts

[patrickkfkan]

I have written a guide on how to get the cookie value.

So, after getting the value, you pass it like this:

const innertube = await Innertube.create({  cookie });

I have already tried using a custom OAuth, and for now, it seems to solve this error.

Interesting. Appreciate if you could share the process too?

[LArroyoS]

He escrito una guía sobre cómo obtener el valor de la cookie.

Entonces, después de obtener el valor, lo pasa así:

What might be a bit complicated is obtaining the OAuth credentials.

• To do this, you need to create a new project.
• Go to APIs and services.
• Configure the OAuth consent screen.
• Then go to credentials and create a new credential 'OAuth client ID'.
• Select the type of application, in my case, since I have it locally, I use "Desktop app", as the others have restrictions for using http://localhost:.
• When you create the credential, copy the client ID and the key.

This video can guide you, it's not about OAuth, but the steps are the same, you just need to choose 'OAuth ID' in credentials.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=76&v=LLAZUTbc97I&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2F&embeds_referring_origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY

[tonykx]

Será que vai ter uma atualização na biblioteca que resolva, ou precisamos mexer no código?

[LArroyoS]

¿Habrá una actualización de la biblioteca que lo resuelva, o necesitamos cambiar el código?

No, I know, but I recommend starting to learn about these settings.

[patrickkfkan]

Custom OAuth could be an effective solution too. I remember creating a few for use with the official YouTube API a couple years back. Then came this project that made everything so much more simple and powerful 😍

[tonykx]

O OAuth personalizado também pode ser uma solução eficaz. Lembro-me de criar alguns para usar com a API oficial do YouTube alguns anos atrás. Então veio esse projeto que tornou tudo muito mais simples e poderoso 😍

Envie seu código aqui pra eu ver como devo fazer

[LArroyoS]

I have written a guide on how to get the cookie value.

So, after getting the value, you pass it like this:

const innertube = await Innertube.create({  cookie });

I have already tried using a custom OAuth, and for now, it seems to solve this error.

Interesting. Appreciate if you could share the process too?

I have written a guide on how to get the cookie value.

So, after getting the value, you pass it like this:

const innertube = await Innertube.create({  cookie });

I have already tried using a custom OAuth, and for now, it seems to solve this error.

Interesting. Appreciate if you could share the process too?

I am going to opt for using cookies. I have conducted some tests as you indicated, and I must say it works. However, I have a question: how can I obtain data from a specific channel?

For instance, I have two channels on my YouTube account, the main one and a secondary one. By passing the cookies, I only get data from my main user, but I want to access my secondary channel.

Is there any way to do this using cookies?

[tonykx]

Can any of you tell what is missing in my function, I tried using cookies:

case 'play2': {
if (args.length < 1) return reply("Insira o comando, e em seguida um nome para a pesquisa!");

const { Innertube } = require('youtubei.js');
const fetch = (await import("node-fetch")).default;
const fs = require('fs');

// Criação da instância do Innertube com cookies
const cookie = 'z'; // Substitua pelo cookie adequado
const youtube = await Innertube.create({ cookie });

try {
    // Realiza a pesquisa diretamente
    const searchResults = await youtube.search(args.join(" "));
    const firstResult = searchResults.results[0];
    
    if (!firstResult) {
        return reply("Nenhum vídeo encontrado.");
    }

    const videoId = firstResult.id;
    const videoInfo = await youtube.getBasicInfo(videoId);
    const audioFormat = videoInfo.streaming_data?.formats[0]; 
    
    if (!audioFormat) {
        return reply("Formato de áudio não encontrado.");
    }

    const audioUrl = audioFormat.decipher(youtube.session.player);
    const vidName = `audio_${Date.now()}.mp3`;
    const path = `Del/${vidName}`;
    const writer = fs.createWriteStream(path);

    const audioStream = await fetch(audioUrl);
    
    if (!audioStream.ok) {
        throw new Error(`Erro ao baixar áudio: ${audioStream.statusText}`);
    }
    
    audioStream.body.pipe(writer);

    writer.on("finish", async () => {
        console.log("Download Completo!");
        await conn.sendMessage(from, { audio: { url: path }, mimetype: "audio/mpeg" }, { quoted: info });
        fs.unlink(path, (err) => {
            if (err) console.error("Erro ao deletar o arquivo:", err);
        });
    });

} catch (error) {
    console.error("Erro durante o processo:", error);
    reply("Ocorreu um erro ao tentar reproduzir o áudio.");
}

break;

}

[tonykx]

The error says the audio format was not found

[CasandraRos]

I have written a guide on how to get the cookie value.
So, after getting the value, you pass it like this:

const innertube = await Innertube.create({  cookie });

I have already tried using a custom OAuth, and for now, it seems to solve this error.

Interesting. Appreciate if you could share the process too?

I have written a guide on how to get the cookie value.
So, after getting the value, you pass it like this:

const innertube = await Innertube.create({  cookie });

I have already tried using a custom OAuth, and for now, it seems to solve this error.

Interesting. Appreciate if you could share the process too?

I am going to opt for using cookies. I have conducted some tests as you indicated, and I must say it works. However, I have a question: how can I obtain data from a specific channel?

For instance, I have two channels on my YouTube account, the main one and a secondary one. By passing the cookies, I only get data from my main user, but I want to access my secondary channel.

Is there any way to do this using cookies?

How do I use cookies?, I used cookies before but I have to change my cookies frequently, is there a way to solve that?

[sgebr01]

@LArroyoS Does that not require google to approve you?

[farhaanaliii]

I am getting the same error :(

[LArroyoS]

@LArroyoS Does that not require google to approve you?

No, you do not need YouTube to approve your app unless you need to store more than 100 users.

[farhaanaliii]

Como coloca esse OAuth personalizado, tem exemplo de código?

Yes, there is an example in the official YouTube.js documentation. I basically copied and pasted it to test if it would work.

Here is the link: https://github.com/LuanRT/YouTube.js/blob/main/examples/auth/custom-oauth2-creds/index.ts

Thanks! This method worked for me.

[mhi-iranmanesh]

Como coloca esse OAuth personalizado, tem exemplo de código?

Yes, there is an example in the official YouTube.js documentation. I basically copied and pasted it to test if it would work.

Here is the link: https://github.com/LuanRT/YouTube.js/blob/main/examples/auth/custom-oauth2-creds/index.ts

The first time I try, it's successful, but the streaming links give me a 403 error. When I try again, I get this error.

[LArroyoS]

The first time I try, it's successful, but the streaming links give me a 403 error. When I try again, I get this error.

It may be due to your configuration in the 'OAuth Consent Screen'.

[mhi-iranmanesh]

The first time I try, it's successful, but the streaming links give me a 403 error. When I try again, I get this error.

It may be due to your configuration in the 'OAuth Consent Screen'.

thank you it solved. but my streaming links get 403 error!
do you have idea?

[ClayzaAubert]

Previously I used Oauth but now it's no longer possible, and I tried using cookies, previously it was possible but now for some reason it can no longer respond to the code always asking for login, I have used txt/json and it's still the same, this is the code I used, can anyone help me?

`const { Innertube, Utils } = require('youtubei.js');
const path = require('path');
const fs = require('fs');
const { createWriteStream, existsSync, mkdirSync } = fs;

function extractVideoId(url) {
const regex = /(?:https?://)?(?:www.)?(?:m.)?(?:youtube.com/(?:shorts/|[^\/\n\s]+/\S+/|(?:v|e(?:mbed)?)/|\S*?[?&]v=)|youtu.be/)([a-zA-Z0-9_-]{11})/;
const match = url.match(regex);
return match ? match[1] : null;
}

async function youtubeAudio(audioUrl) {
try {
const cookies = './cookies.json';

const yt = await Innertube.create({ cookie: cookies });

const audioId = extractVideoId(audioUrl);
if (!audioId) {
  throw new Error('Invalid URL. Please provide a valid YouTube URL.');
}

console.log(`🔍 Video ID found: ${audioId}`);

const stream = await yt.download(audioId, {
  type: 'audio',
  quality: 'best',
  format: 'mp4',
  client: 'YTMUSIC',
});

console.info(`📥 Starting audio download for video ${audioId}...`);

const tempFileName = `audio_${audioId}.mp3`;
const downloadDir = path.join(__dirname, 'tmp');
const tempFilePath = path.join(downloadDir, tempFileName);

if (!existsSync(downloadDir)) {
  mkdirSync(downloadDir, { recursive: true });
}

const tempFile = createWriteStream(tempFilePath);
for await (const chunk of Utils.streamToIterable(stream)) {
  tempFile.write(chunk);
}
tempFile.end();

console.info(`✅ Download completed: ${tempFilePath}`);

return tempFileName;

} catch (err) {
console.error(❌ Error: ${err.message});
}
}`

And
`async function youtubeAudio(audioUrl) {
try {
const CREDENTIALS_PATH = './credentials.json';

const loadCredentials = () => {
  if (existsSync(CREDENTIALS_PATH)) {
    return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(CREDENTIALS_PATH, 'utf-8'));
  }
  return null;
};

const saveCredentials = (credentials) => {
  fs.writeFileSync(CREDENTIALS_PATH, JSON.stringify(credentials));
};

const yt = await Innertube.create({
  cache: new UniversalCache(false),
  generate_session_locally: true,
});

yt.session.on('auth-pending', (data) => {
  console.log(`Go to ${data.verification_url} in your browser and enter code ${data.user_code} to authenticate.`);
});

yt.session.on('auth', ({ credentials }) => {
  console.log('Sign in successful:', credentials);
  saveCredentials(credentials);
});

yt.session.on('update-credentials', async ({ credentials }) => {
  console.log('Credentials updated:', credentials);
  saveCredentials(credentials);
  await yt.session.oauth.cacheCredentials();
});

const credentials = loadCredentials();
await yt.session.signIn(credentials);

const audioId = extractVideoId(audioUrl);
if (!audioId) {
  throw new Error('Invalid URL');
}

const stream = await yt.download(audioId, {
  type: 'audio',
  quality: 'best',
  format: 'mp4',
  client: 'YTMUSIC',
});

console.info(`Downloading audio from video ${audioId}`);

const tempFileName = `audio_${audioId}.mp3`;
const downloadDir = path.join(__dirname,  'file');
const tempFilePath = path.join(downloadDir, tempFileName);

if (!existsSync(downloadDir)) {
  mkdirSync(downloadDir, { recursive: true });
}

const tempFile = createWriteStream(tempFilePath);

for await (const chunk of Utils.streamToIterable(stream)) {
  tempFile.write(chunk);
}

tempFile.end();

const stats = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
  fs.stat(tempFilePath, (err, stats) => {
    if (err) reject(err);
    else resolve(stats);
  });
});

console.log(`Download completed: ${tempFilePath}`);
return tempFilePath;

} catch (err) {
console.error('Error:', err);
}
}
`

[LuanRT]

@mhi-iranmanesh

thank you it solved. but my streaming links get 403 error! do you have idea?

You're probably not passing in PoTokens. It is required when requesting video info with the WEB client.

[LuanRT]

How do I use cookies?, I used cookies before but I have to change my cookies frequently, is there a way to solve that?

And about this; get your cookies from an incognito tab. If you extract it from a normal session, YouTube will eventually rotate it when you open the website again and invalidate your old cookies. Sign in, get them, and then close it immediately.

[patrickkfkan]

How do I use cookies?, I used cookies before but I have to change my cookies frequently, is there a way to solve that?

And about this; get your cookies from an incognito tab. If you extract it from a normal session, YouTube will eventually rotate it when you open the website again and invalidate your old cookies. Sign in, get them, and then close it immediately.

I second this. The cookie I obtained early last week is still working today :)

[patrickkfkan]

I am going to opt for using cookies. I have conducted some tests as you indicated, and I must say it works. However, I have a question: how can I obtain data from a specific channel?

For instance, I have two channels on my YouTube account, the main one and a secondary one. By passing the cookies, I only get data from my main user, but I want to access my secondary channel.

Is there any way to do this using cookies?

@LArroyoS , I've submitted a PR that will facilitate switching channels for cookie-based session.

[mhi-iranmanesh]

@LuanRT

thank you it solved. but my streaming links get 403 error! do you have idea?

You're probably not passing in PoTokens. It is required when requesting video info with the WEB client.

When I want to create a client, I set poToken. Isn't that enough?

example:

 innertube = Innertube.create({
        lang: lang,
        location: location,
        timezone: "America/New_York",
        enable_safety_mode: true,
        cookie: process.env.YOUTUBE_COOKIE,
        po_token: cookies.poToken.poToken,
        visitor_data: cookies.visitorData,
    })

Thank you for explaining with an example.