Trying download videos from this site...

[liongtwap]

I am trying download videos from this site but always failed. I don't know what's wrong in yt-dlp commands...
First, I tried open the videos from =

https://www.hotstar.com/id/movies/garfield-a-tail-of-two-kitties/1770000742/watch

and I used the stream detector and got the mpd link =

https://hses4.hotstar.com/videos/movies/english/garfieldatailoftwokitties/1770000742/1597460460884/26bbb16937eeec1343ba391e7a431da9/master-tv-0.mpd?hdnea=st=1637841859~exp=1637842459~acl=/videos/movies/english/garfieldatailoftwokitties/1770000742/1597460460884/26bbb16937eeec1343ba391e7a431da9/*~data=ip=zW4iech1jfZhxjLV6KSd3m-userid=QaaKYWshMFvZAovwn8XaTS0diTv4yAhrvDNmN0s6Bxyk-did=zUj3dFtnj3s1yfnetEElggjLYsgSTpgLATTbQ4Mc6XcyGm3G1R1N6bU-~hmac=4b3c0165d18df3c96f41c0ae787460f60b458210612ca6eec3412f7293dbd159

and I copied the stream url as yt-dlp, and tried it but failed =

yt-dlp --no-part --restrict-filenames --user-agent "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:94.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/94.0" --add-header "Cookie:ajs_user_id=%22a06f93fd2fb64c6da0b02589e879c757%22; ajs_group_id=null; ajs_anonymous_id=%22fbc0889f-2352-4e32-af17-7a5c4c7e0c6d%22; hdntl=exp=1637928360~acl=%2f*~data=hdntl~hmac=0000e5b61b4e6e881827c60dc444c116b48f5a853f4c22e26295ddf36c14709b; hs_uid=1b193f4b-1838-450f-99c7-49c8285e4f94" --referer "https://www.hotstar.com/" "https://hses4.hotstar.com/videos/movies/english/garfieldatailoftwokitties/1770000742/1597460460884/26bbb16937eeec1343ba391e7a431da9/master-tv-0.mpd?hdnea=st=1637842937~exp=1637843537~acl=/videos/movies/english/garfieldatailoftwokitties/1770000742/1597460460884/26bbb16937eeec1343ba391e7a431da9/*~data=ip=zW4iech1jfZhxjLV6KSd3m-userid=QaaKYWshMFvZAovwn8XaTS0diTv4yAhrvDNmN0s6Bxyk-did=zUj3dFtnj3s1yfnetEElggjLYsgSTpgLATTbQ4Mc6XcyGm3G1R1N6bU-~hmac=4c3262da83f0331bba0130ead2ed889671539ea8fe44c0b9cbbc20d2d3d42b43"

[liongtwap]

and I add --allow-unplayable-format --external-downloader aria2c and still failed =

yt-dlp --allow-unplayable-format --external-downloader aria2c --no-part --restrict-filenames --user-agent "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:94.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/94.0" --add-header "Cookie:ajs_user_id=%22a06f93fd2fb64c6da0b02589e879c757%22; ajs_group_id=null; ajs_anonymous_id=%22fbc0889f-2352-4e32-af17-7a5c4c7e0c6d%22; hdntl=exp=1637928360~acl=%2f*~data=hdntl~hmac=0000e5b61b4e6e881827c60dc444c116b48f5a853f4c22e26295ddf36c14709b; hs_uid=1b193f4b-1838-450f-99c7-49c8285e4f94" --referer "https://www.hotstar.com/" "https://hses4.hotstar.com/videos/movies/english/garfieldatailoftwokitties/1770000742/1597460460884/26bbb16937eeec1343ba391e7a431da9/master-tv-0.mpd?hdnea=st=1637842937~exp=1637843537~acl=/videos/movies/english/garfieldatailoftwokitties/1770000742/1597460460884/26bbb16937eeec1343ba391e7a431da9/*~data=ip=zW4iech1jfZhxjLV6KSd3m-userid=QaaKYWshMFvZAovwn8XaTS0diTv4yAhrvDNmN0s6Bxyk-did=zUj3dFtnj3s1yfnetEElggjLYsgSTpgLATTbQ4Mc6XcyGm3G1R1N6bU-~hmac=4c3262da83f0331bba0130ead2ed889671539ea8fe44c0b9cbbc20d2d3d42b43"
WARNING: You have asked for unplayable formats to be listed/downloaded. This is a developer option intended for debugging.
         If you experience any issues while using this option, DO NOT open a bug report
[generic] *~data=ip=zW4iech1jfZhxjLV6KSd3m-userid=QaaKYWshMFvZAovwn8XaTS0diTv4yAhrvDNmN0s6Bxyk-did=zUj3dFtnj3s1yfnetEElggjLYsgSTpgLATTbQ4Mc6XcyGm3G1R1N6bU-~hmac=4c3262da83f0331bba0130ead2ed889671539ea8fe44c0b9cbbc20d2d3d42b43: Requesting header
WARNING: [generic] Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] *~data=ip=zW4iech1jfZhxjLV6KSd3m-userid=QaaKYWshMFvZAovwn8XaTS0diTv4yAhrvDNmN0s6Bxyk-did=zUj3dFtnj3s1yfnetEElggjLYsgSTpgLATTbQ4Mc6XcyGm3G1R1N6bU-~hmac=4c3262da83f0331bba0130ead2ed889671539ea8fe44c0b9cbbc20d2d3d42b43: Downloading webpage
[generic] *~data=ip=zW4iech1jfZhxjLV6KSd3m-userid=QaaKYWshMFvZAovwn8XaTS0diTv4yAhrvDNmN0s6Bxyk-did=zUj3dFtnj3s1yfnetEElggjLYsgSTpgLATTbQ4Mc6XcyGm3G1R1N6bU-~hmac=4c3262da83f0331bba0130ead2ed889671539ea8fe44c0b9cbbc20d2d3d42b43: Extracting information
[info] *~data=ip=zW4iech1jfZhxjLV6KSd3m-userid=QaaKYWshMFvZAovwn8XaTS0diTv4yAhrvDNmN0s6Bxyk-did=zUj3dFtnj3s1yfnetEElggjLYsgSTpgLATTbQ4Mc6XcyGm3G1R1N6bU-~hmac=4c3262da83f0331bba0130ead2ed889671539ea8fe44c0b9cbbc20d2d3d42b43: Downloading 1 format(s): video_avc1_8+audio_1598438410884_id_mp4a_3
WARNING: You have requested merging of multiple formats while also allowing unplayable formats to be downloaded. The formats won't be merged to prevent data corruption.
[dashsegments] Total fragments: 1121
[dashsegments] Fragment downloads will be delegated to aria2c
[download] Destination: master-tv-0 [_~data=ip=zW4iech1jfZhxjLV6KSd3m-userid=QaaKYWshMFvZAovwn8XaTS0diTv4yAhrvDNmN0s6Bxyk-did=zUj3dFtnj3s1yfnetEElggjLYsgSTpgLATTbQ4Mc6XcyGm3G1R1N6bU-~hmac=4c3262da83f0331bba0130ead2ed889671539ea8fe44c0b9cbbc20d2d3d42b43].fvideo_avc1_8.mp4
ERROR: unable to download video data: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'master-tv-0 [_~data=ip=zW4iech1jfZhxjLV6KSd3m-userid=QaaKYWshMFvZAovwn8XaTS0diTv4yAhrvDNmN0s6Bxyk-did=zUj3dFtnj3s1yfnetEElggjLYsgSTpgLATTbQ4Mc6XcyGm3G1R1N6bU-~hmac=4c3262da83f0331bba0130ead2ed889671539ea8fe44c0b9cbbc20d2d3d42b43].fvideo_avc1_8.mp4.frag.urls'

[liongtwap]

this is the cookies that I exported from firefox =

# HTTP Cookie File for domains related to hotstar.com.
# Downloaded with cookies.txt One Click Firefox Extension (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookies-txt-one-click/)
# Example:  wget -x --load-cookies cookies.txt https://www.hotstar.com/id/movies/garfield-a-tail-of-two-kitties/1770000742/watch
#
www.hotstar.com	FALSE	/	TRUE	1668851799	facebookCookie	{"deviceId":"1b193f4b-1838-450f-99c7-49c8285e4f94","fbId":"","emailId":"","isProfileRequired":false,"token":"","dateOfBirth":"","age":"","gender":""}
www.hotstar.com	FALSE	/id/tv/cek-toko-sebelah-the-series/1260055685/blaming-the-status-quo	TRUE	1637316991	geo	ID,YO,YOGYAKARTA,-7.80,110.38,7713
www.hotstar.com	FALSE	/	TRUE	0	userPlanAttributes	null
.hses4.hotstar.com	TRUE	/	TRUE	1637928357	hdntl	exp=1637928360~acl=%2f*~data=hdntl~hmac=0000e5b61b4e6e881827c60dc444c116b48f5a853f4c22e26295ddf36c14709b
www.hotstar.com	FALSE	/	TRUE	1669378539	userLocale	eng
.hotstar.com	TRUE	/	TRUE	1953375342	hs_uid	1b193f4b-1838-450f-99c7-49c8285e4f94
www.hotstar.com	FALSE	/in	TRUE	1669378543	userUP	eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.llYOHxVrORWkkYTiRdOe9HJywoSkms3zAgDGMfypaBE
.hotstar.com	TRUE	/	FALSE	1669378665	ajs_anonymous_id	%22fbc0889f-2352-4e32-af17-7a5c4c7e0c6d%22
www.hotstar.com	FALSE	/	TRUE	1637843072	AK_SERVER_TIME	1637843031
www.hotstar.com	FALSE	/id/movies/garfield-a-tail-of-two-kitties/1770000742	TRUE	1637843092	geo	ID,YO,YOGYAKARTA,-7.80,110.38,7713
www.hotstar.com	FALSE	/id	TRUE	1669379032	userUP	eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.eu7TDZnC0w8Fo7GciHjGG8OOsytvUwOWNTklEpI9Hsw
www.hotstar.com	FALSE	/	TRUE	1669379033	device_id	1b193f4b-1838-450f-99c7-49c8285e4f94
.hotstar.com	TRUE	/	FALSE	1669379040	ajs_user_id	%22a06f93fd2fb64c6da0b02589e879c757%22
.hotstar.com	TRUE	/	FALSE	1669379040	ajs_group_id	null

I just want to know, how to download from that site... maybe use yt-dlp or something... thanks a lot

[LZAA]

yt-dlp URL -o video.mp4

[liongtwap]

yt-dlp URL -o video.mp4

Still can't download the video or the fragments, but its make frags.url file in the folder...

[lomero]

probably your mpd on first post is expired.
then need new fresh mpd.
need VPN india also to download
use code from LZZA on post#4 but add --allow-u and --referer "https://www.hotstar.com/"

yt-dlp --allow-u --referer "https://www.hotstar.com/" mpd -o video.mp4

[liongtwap]

probably your mpd on first post is expired.
then need new fresh mpd.
need VPN india also to download
use code from LZZA on post#4 but add --allow-u and --referer "https://www.hotstar.com/"

yt-dlp --allow-u --referer "https://www.hotstar.com/" mpd -o video.mp4

Thanks you, I tried --allow-u and it worked, but It can't used --external-downloader aria2c command, so the download is too slow, is there any command to make faster download it?
Thanks a lot

[jimdagys]

Can you tell me what
--allow-u
does? Could not find in documentation.

[codehound]

Can you tell me what
--allow-u
does? Could not find in documentation.

Its a shortened version of --allow-unplayable-formats

And now works with latest couple of versions released, basically its the switch that lets you download DRM protected content, which makes yt-dlp so useful.

Its official reason for existence is to 'help / aid developers' and as such if you use it, you cannot open an official bug report if it goes tits up.

[lomero]

simply add --external-downloader aria2c to my string

yt-dlp --allow-u --referer "https://www.hotstar.com/" --external-downloader aria2c "https://mpd" -o video.mp4

add aria2c on same folder with yt-dlp
download from here: http://aria2.github.io/

[codehound]

Thanks you, I tried --allow-u and it worked, but It can't used --external-downloader aria2c command, so the download is too slow, is there any command to make faster download it?

Thanks a lot

To use --external-downloader aria2c you need aria2c.exe in same folder as yt-dlp.exe

aria2c.exe for Windows
https://www.mediafire.com/file/h16fq91bpzk0lhp/aria2c.exe/file

If you don't want to use aria2c.exe you can increase native yt-dlp speeds by using fragmented downloads to a max number of 16:

yt-dlp --allow-u --referer -N 16 "https://www.hotstar.com/" mpd -o video.mp4