Problems with Restricted URLs in getStreamingData on Netlify (Only Some Videos)

[LArroyoS]

Question

Hello everyone,

I am working on a YouTube client for Roku and I am experiencing a problem with some videos that are restricted when I use getStreamingData. The URL I get is restricted, but this only happens with some videos and on the server I set up on Netlify. When I make the same request from my local server on my laptop, the link is not restricted.

I want to know if this has happened to you, and if so, how you solved it.

For me, most videos work on my Netlify server except for a few specific ones.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Other details

My Code

const youtubei = require('youtubei.js');

const { Innertube } = youtubei
const credentials = { /* My credentials */ }

const VideoRequest = async (req, res) => {
    const { query } = req
    const { id = "" } = query
    
    let expired = false
    
    try{
        const innertube = await Innertube.create();
    
        const timeout = setTimeout(() => { 
            expired = true
            res.status(408).json({ error: "Request Timeout" });  
        }, 10000);

        await innertube.session.signIn(credentials)
        .catch(err => { 
            console.error('Error al iniciar sesión:', err); 
            res.setHeader('logout', true);
            return; 
        });
        
        clearTimeout(timeout)
    
        const video = await innertube.getStreamingData(id, { format: "mp4", type: "video+audio", quality: "bestefficiency" }).catch(err => { })
        const info = await innertube.getInfo(id).catch(err => console.error(err))
    
        const { basic_info = {}, primary_info = {}, streaming_data = {} } = info
    
        const videoData = { ...primary_info, ...basic_info, ...(video || streaming_data) }


        try{
            await info.addToWatchHistory()
        }
        catch(err) { 
            console.error('No se pudo agregar al historial de reproducción:', err.message);
        }
        console.log("My video ", video)
        console.log("My info ", info)

        if(!expired){
            return res.json({
                id: videoData.id ?? 'ID no disponible',
                title: videoData.title?.text ?? videoData.title ?? 'Título no disponible',
                duration: videoData.duration ?? 'Duración no disponible',
                thumbnails: videoData.thumbnail?.pop()?.url ?? 'URL no disponible',
                author_id: videoData.channel_id ?? 'ID de autor no disponible',
                author_name: videoData.author ?? 'Nombre de autor no disponible',
                published: videoData.relative_date?.text ?? videoData.published?.text ?? 'Fecha de publicación no disponible',
                short_view_count: videoData.short_view_count?.text ?? videoData.view_count?.text ?? 'Conteo de vistas no disponible',
                video_url: videoData.url ?? videoData.hls_manifest_url ?? 'Video no disponible',
                video_quality: videoData.quality_label ?? "Calidad no disponible"
            })
        }
    }
    catch (err) { 
        console.error('Error Video:', err); 
        return res.status(500).json({ error: "Internal Server Error" }); 
    }
}```

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2c8ecddf-df65-48b1-a313-40504c62a707)

Image Message
Access denied to rr1---sn-p5qddn7r.googlevideo.comYou do not have user rights to view this page. HTTP ERROR 403

### Checklist

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- [X] I have provided sufficient information.

[LuanRT]

It could be that they're blocking the server's IP, but you say it only happens with some videos so I'm not sure.. Have you tried changing the default client the getInfo function uses? (second parameter)

[LArroyoS]

It could be that they're blocking the server's IP, but you say it only happens with some videos so I'm not sure.. Have you tried changing the default client the getInfo function uses? (second parameter)

Sorry for my inexperience, I am new to these topics, so I don't know if you could explain or share a link about the following questions.

• How does changing the InnerTubeClient modify the behavior of data retrieval?
• I was intrigued by what you mentioned about IP blocking. What is that, and how can I prevent it from happening to me?

[LArroyoS]

It could be that they're blocking the server's IP, but you say it only happens with some videos so I'm not sure.. Have you tried changing the default client the getInfo function uses? (second parameter)

I changed the InnertubeClient to TV, but the result is the same.

To show my example:

This is the URL that is denied:

https://rr3---sn-p5qlsn7d.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1733373590&ei=NtpQZ6mDM_qAkucPwom18A8&ip=98.82.32.153&id=o-ADmFvL0iPOq8e_9YDY5Fkr8tTVISR27f60tNPr-njfhN&itag=18&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&xpc=EgVo2aDSNQ%3D%3D&met=1733351990%2C&mh=A7&mm=31%2C26&mn=sn-p5qlsn7d%2Csn-ab5sznzk&ms=au%2Conr&mv=m&mvi=3&pl=13&rms=au%2Cau&gcr=us&initcwndbps=4052500&siu=1&bui=AQn3pFRJz6Kj4dAv4OV_2ffD5OUkFl7fcOWMNbCqyO4dqR3V3ksUEawpA9Sl32mmM2bl6LA_7g&spc=qtApAZlOhKU1T4JnKmhVQI97__uaJZB4rDvTWkke2nOahF6LPKEyN79BkDWegaCmYhi8MIQzF8Vu&vprv=1&svpuc=1&mime=video%2Fmp4&ns=e85l2DXznZv4NYyluPupXocQ&rqh=1&cnr=14&ratebypass=yes&dur=91.184&lmt=1724638832187310&mt=1733351595&fvip=5&fexp=51326932%2C51335594%2C51355912&c=WEB&sefc=1&txp=8218224&n=boNwaCmiDWdK8A&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Citag%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cxpc%2Cgcr%2Csiu%2Cbui%2Cspc%2Cvprv%2Csvpuc%2Cmime%2Cns%2Crqh%2Ccnr%2Cratebypass%2Cdur%2Clmt&sig=AJfQdSswRQIhAKrNcf7j0G5fgrWo5ztcS-HcWqTuQXawyrBP1DJnNE2DAiADRSTY0ihU-1N_j4SeKX5c7PS8tkjBPwEKv9ADrlfMPg%3D%3D&lsparams=met%2Cmh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpl%2Crms%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=AGluJ3MwRgIhAMbK148AIZ_MvtptgpuHHostFfW_u_TpmpeyEt9m8nNfAiEA0c4XgeDjiFPNoJxEcWX-qKEXTbGVgnCa_lC71nD-bmQ%3D&cver=2.20240111.09.00

And this is another video obtained through my same API:

https://rr3---sn-p5qlsn7l.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1733373859&ei=Q9tQZ5XPHO65kucPucvxuA8&ip=98.82.32.153&id=o-AMtkhbTBmdWwGljDnYKY23wqt42iCJ8X9YaO11zNP-Ki&itag=18&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&xpc=EgVo2aDSNQ%3D%3D&met=1733352259%2C&mh=8x&mm=31%2C26&mn=sn-p5qlsn7l%2Csn-ab5l6nrz&ms=au%2Conr&mv=m&mvi=3&pl=13&rms=au%2Cau&initcwndbps=3905000&siu=1&bui=AQn3pFSOJ_0_JUk_1mKrGG3CaSglffz-YExV095111VPhxN1epQI08Sq3ep_LlelJ0uqVxpXqQ&spc=qtApAcoh-DxLAy8YRy175TIzSA9PZhKCL3Y3a-5fO9n-N10QYE_G2HYqTIjF36v14STpiwqe8F4l&vprv=1&svpuc=1&mime=video%2Fmp4&ns=B2uAE7LEbVcMSE5uWw-8otkQ&rqh=1&gir=yes&clen=7292904&ratebypass=yes&dur=78.994&lmt=1733341853179727&mt=1733351834&fvip=5&fexp=51326932%2C51335594%2C51355912&c=WEB&sefc=1&txp=5438434&n=eF37pqpKXD129g&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Citag%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cxpc%2Csiu%2Cbui%2Cspc%2Cvprv%2Csvpuc%2Cmime%2Cns%2Crqh%2Cgir%2Cclen%2Cratebypass%2Cdur%2Clmt&sig=AJfQdSswRAIgGw2cMBXVbil6TpUBC12y122HbG_jhBTOC7PXZjuGgokCIDWk3YDmPLltFnao4BY5XEnVWqG6thopnfq2jFeBFwOd&lsparams=met%2Cmh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpl%2Crms%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=AGluJ3MwRgIhAPHbuD6dpwzIFdqomXN1v0Fo6CUgq-IaFwkhz-65YcSUAiEAtB8WjFBxL-jtYdA8FD5fNhPJ3-NdwPWU4_JzfdRODKY%3D&cver=2.20240111.09.00

[LuanRT]

Are you sure you changed to the TV client? In the streaming URL, it still says WEB.

[LArroyoS]

Are you sure you changed to the TV client? In the streaming URL, it still says WEB.

You're right, I hadn't noticed that it still says WEB. According to my changes, it should be like this:

const video = await innertube.getStreamingData(id, { format: "mp4", type: "video+audio", quality: "bestefficiency", client: "TV" }).catch(err => { })
const info = await innertube.getInfo(id, "TV").catch(err => console.error(err))