I need a CMD that can detect M3U8

[Shaorin]

I'm currently using the browser extension The Stream Detector which is handy tool but I need a cmd version so I can automate it. Does anyone know a cmd that can detect M3U8 just by entering the url?

[LZAA]

This can only be done for a specific URL.

[pcspeak]

According to the doco The Stream Detector uses youtube-dl.exe (yt-dlp.exe now maybe, as it is always being updated) to download.
Perhaps you can use yt-dlp.exe for your downloads.

yt-dlp.exe --batch-file mylist.txt

mylist.txt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2klYjv0Vnj0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzJdw8HwB1g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELbwlypYm-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ38C-M3tyk

There are a large number of parameters that may need investigating.
I use yt-dlp to frequently download a series of fta shows.
My batch file simplified; as mine is somewhat more involved.

@echo off
SETLOCAL
if not exist Downloads\ md Downloads
yt-dlp.exe --batch-file mylist.txt --write-subs --sub-format srt/vtt/best --convert-subs srt --merge-output-format mp4 -o "Downloads\%%(title)s.%%(ext)s"

Hope this helps.
Cheers

[Shaorin]

According to the doco The Stream Detector uses youtube-dl.exe (yt-dlp.exe now maybe, as it is always being updated) to download.
Perhaps you can use yt-dlp.exe for your downloads.

yt-dlp.exe --batch-file mylist.txt

mylist.txt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2klYjv0Vnj0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzJdw8HwB1g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELbwlypYm-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ38C-M3tyk

There are a large number of parameters that may need investigating.
I use yt-dlp to frequently download a series of fta shows.
My batch file simplified; as mine is somewhat more involved.

@echo off
SETLOCAL
if not exist Downloads\ md Downloads
yt-dlp.exe --batch-file mylist.txt --write-subs --sub-format srt/vtt/best --convert-subs srt --merge-output-format mp4 -o "Downloads\%%(title)s.%%(ext)s"

Hope this helps.
Cheers

yt-dlp can't find m3u8 cause it gives ERROR: Unsupported URL so I have to rely on The Stream Detector to find m3u8 and then use to yt-dlp to download

[cholla]

I just posted the m3u8s that yt-dlp found with list formats.
I do not know if this will be what you want.

C:\Users\USERS\Desktop\Vedit\yt-dlp>yt-dlp --list-formats https://youtu.be/UG5O35YtgTA?t=14
[youtube] Extracting URL: https://youtu.be/UG5O35YtgTA?t=14
[youtube] UG5O35YtgTA: Downloading webpage
[youtube] UG5O35YtgTA: Downloading tv client config
[youtube] UG5O35YtgTA: Downloading tv player API JSON
[youtube] UG5O35YtgTA: Downloading web safari player API JSON
[youtube] UG5O35YtgTA: Downloading m3u8 information
[info] Available formats for UG5O35YtgTA:
ID  EXT   RESOLUTION FPS HDR CH |   FILESIZE    TBR PROTO | VCODEC           VBR ACODEC      
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

91  mp4   256x144     30        | ~ 13.43MiB   170k m3u8  | avc1.4D400C          mp4a.40.5
92  mp4   426x240     30        | ~ 24.58MiB   311k m3u8  | avc1.4D4015          mp4a.40.5
93  mp4   640x360     30        | ~ 63.42MiB   802k m3u8  | avc1.4D401E          mp4a.40.2
94  mp4   854x480     30        | ~107.00MiB  1354k m3u8  | avc1.4D401F          mp4a.40.2
300 mp4   1280x720    60        | ~377.84MiB  4781k m3u8  | avc1.4D4020          mp4a.40.2
301 mp4   1920x1080   60        | ~624.26MiB  7898k m3u8  | avc1.64002A          mp4a.40.2

[LZAA]

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