yt-dlp 2026.1.29.165626.dev0__tar.gz → 2026.1.31__tar.gz

{yt_dlp-2026.1.29.165626.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.31}/AUTHORS

@@ -1171,6 +1171,7 @@ atomizer
 aviperes
 axelerometer
 aystroganov@gmail.com
+azdlonky
 azeem
 barsnick
 bashonly
@@ -1613,6 +1614,7 @@ thc202
 theGeekPirate
 thedenv
 thegymguy
+thematuu
 theychx
 thomasmllt
 tiktok

{yt_dlp-2026.1.29.165626.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.31}/Changelog.md

@@ -4,7 +4,21 @@
 # To create a release, dispatch the https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/actions/workflows/release.yml workflow on master
 -->
 
-### 2026.01.29.165626
+### 2026.01.31
+
+#### Extractor changes
+- **soop**: [Support subscription-only VODs](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/d0bf3d0fc3455d411ae44c0a5dc974dd1481e3aa) ([#15523](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15523)) by [thematuu](https://github.com/thematuu)
+- **unsupported**: [Update unsupported URLs](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/bf5d8c2a663ac690711262aebc733c1b06a54b26) ([#15410](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15410)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **whyp**: [Extract more metadata](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/0d8ee637e83d62edaf22aa85833a51c70d560389) ([#15757](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15757)) by [azdlonky](https://github.com/azdlonky)
+- **youtube**
+    - [Add `web_embedded` fallback for `android_vr` client](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/bb1c05752c288a81e0e281f1caf5395411936376) ([#15785](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15785)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - [Remove broken `ios_downgraded` player client](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/c3674575faa23b20e97be8b73f68b9f7b4cea9ab) ([#15786](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15786)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - [Remove broken `tv_embedded` player client](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/8eb794366eb69e7377ff88eed7929c00195c8d74) ([#15787](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15787)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+
+#### Misc. changes
+- **cleanup**: Miscellaneous: [9a9a6b6](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/9a9a6b6fe44a30458c1754ef064f354f04a84004) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+
+### 2026.01.29
 
 #### Core changes
 - [Accept float values for `--sleep-subtitles`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/f6dc7d5279bcb7f29839c700d54ac148b332d208) ([#15282](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15282)) by [0xvd](https://github.com/0xvd)

{yt_dlp-2026.1.29.165626.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.31}/PKG-INFO

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Metadata-Version: 2.4
 Name: yt-dlp
-Version: 2026.1.29.165626.dev0
+Version: 2026.1.31
 Summary: A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader
 Project-URL: Documentation, https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#readme
 Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ Tip: Use `CTRL`+`F` (or `Command`+`F`)  to search by keywords
     --no-update                     Do not check for updates (default)
     --update-to [CHANNEL]@[TAG]     Upgrade/downgrade to a specific version.
                                     CHANNEL can be a repository as well. CHANNEL
-                                    and TAG default to "nightly" and "latest"
+                                    and TAG default to "stable" and "latest"
                                     respectively if omitted; See "UPDATE" for
                                     details. Supported channels: stable,
                                     nightly, master
@@ -1934,7 +1934,7 @@ The following extractors use this feature:
 #### youtube
 * `lang`: Prefer translated metadata (`title`, `description` etc) of this language code (case-sensitive). By default, the video primary language metadata is preferred, with a fallback to `en` translated. See [youtube/_base.py](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/415b4c9f955b1a0391204bd24a7132590e7b3bdb/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py#L402-L409) for the list of supported content language codes
 * `skip`: One or more of `hls`, `dash` or `translated_subs` to skip extraction of the m3u8 manifests, dash manifests and [auto-translated subtitles](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/4090#issuecomment-1158102032) respectively
-* `player_client`: Clients to extract video data from. The currently available clients are `web`, `web_safari`, `web_embedded`, `web_music`, `web_creator`, `mweb`, `ios`, `ios_downgraded`, `android`, `android_vr`, `tv`, `tv_simply`, `tv_downgraded`, and `tv_embedded`. By default, `android_vr,ios_downgraded,web,web_safari` is used. If no JavaScript runtime/engine is available, then `android_vr,ios_downgraded` is used. If logged-in cookies are passed to yt-dlp, then `tv_downgraded,web,web_safari` is used for free accounts and `tv_downgraded,web_creator,web` is used for premium accounts. The `web_music` client is added for `music.youtube.com` URLs when logged-in cookies are used. The `web_embedded` client is added for age-restricted videos but only works if the video is embeddable. The `tv_embedded` and `web_creator` clients are added for age-restricted videos if account age-verification is required. Some clients, such as `web` and `web_music`, require a `po_token` for their formats to be downloadable. Some clients, such as `web_creator`, will only work with authentication. Not all clients support authentication via cookies. You can use `default` for the default clients, or you can use `all` for all clients (not recommended). You can prefix a client with `-` to exclude it, e.g. `youtube:player_client=default,-ios`
+* `player_client`: Clients to extract video data from. The currently available clients are `web`, `web_safari`, `web_embedded`, `web_music`, `web_creator`, `mweb`, `ios`, `android`, `android_vr`, `tv`, `tv_downgraded`, and `tv_simply`. By default, `android_vr,web,web_safari` is used. If no JavaScript runtime/engine is available, then only `android_vr` is used. If logged-in cookies are passed to yt-dlp, then `tv_downgraded,web,web_safari` is used for free accounts and `tv_downgraded,web_creator,web` is used for premium accounts. The `web_music` client is added for `music.youtube.com` URLs when logged-in cookies are used. The `web_embedded` client is added for age-restricted videos but only successfully works around the age-restriction sometimes (e.g. if the video is embeddable), and may be added as a fallback if `android_vr` is unable to access a video. The `web_creator` client is added for age-restricted videos if account age-verification is required. Some clients, such as `web_creator` and `web_music`, require a `po_token` for their formats to be downloadable. Some clients, such as `web_creator`, will only work with authentication. Not all clients support authentication via cookies. You can use `default` for the default clients, or you can use `all` for all clients (not recommended). You can prefix a client with `-` to exclude it, e.g. `youtube:player_client=default,-web`
 * `player_skip`: Skip some network requests that are generally needed for robust extraction. One or more of `configs` (skip client configs), `webpage` (skip initial webpage), `js` (skip js player), `initial_data` (skip initial data/next ep request). While these options can help reduce the number of requests needed or avoid some rate-limiting, they could cause issues such as missing formats or metadata.  See [#860](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/860) and [#12826](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12826) for more details
 * `webpage_skip`: Skip extraction of embedded webpage data. One or both of `player_response`, `initial_data`. These options are for testing purposes and don't skip any network requests
 * `player_params`: YouTube player parameters to use for player requests. Will overwrite any default ones set by yt-dlp.

{yt_dlp-2026.1.29.165626.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.31}/README.md

@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ Tip: Use `CTRL`+`F` (or `Command`+`F`)  to search by keywords
     --no-update                     Do not check for updates (default)
     --update-to [CHANNEL]@[TAG]     Upgrade/downgrade to a specific version.
                                     CHANNEL can be a repository as well. CHANNEL
-                                    and TAG default to "nightly" and "latest"
+                                    and TAG default to "stable" and "latest"
                                     respectively if omitted; See "UPDATE" for
                                     details. Supported channels: stable,
                                     nightly, master
@@ -1864,7 +1864,7 @@ The following extractors use this feature:
 #### youtube
 * `lang`: Prefer translated metadata (`title`, `description` etc) of this language code (case-sensitive). By default, the video primary language metadata is preferred, with a fallback to `en` translated. See [youtube/_base.py](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/415b4c9f955b1a0391204bd24a7132590e7b3bdb/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py#L402-L409) for the list of supported content language codes
 * `skip`: One or more of `hls`, `dash` or `translated_subs` to skip extraction of the m3u8 manifests, dash manifests and [auto-translated subtitles](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/4090#issuecomment-1158102032) respectively
-* `player_client`: Clients to extract video data from. The currently available clients are `web`, `web_safari`, `web_embedded`, `web_music`, `web_creator`, `mweb`, `ios`, `ios_downgraded`, `android`, `android_vr`, `tv`, `tv_simply`, `tv_downgraded`, and `tv_embedded`. By default, `android_vr,ios_downgraded,web,web_safari` is used. If no JavaScript runtime/engine is available, then `android_vr,ios_downgraded` is used. If logged-in cookies are passed to yt-dlp, then `tv_downgraded,web,web_safari` is used for free accounts and `tv_downgraded,web_creator,web` is used for premium accounts. The `web_music` client is added for `music.youtube.com` URLs when logged-in cookies are used. The `web_embedded` client is added for age-restricted videos but only works if the video is embeddable. The `tv_embedded` and `web_creator` clients are added for age-restricted videos if account age-verification is required. Some clients, such as `web` and `web_music`, require a `po_token` for their formats to be downloadable. Some clients, such as `web_creator`, will only work with authentication. Not all clients support authentication via cookies. You can use `default` for the default clients, or you can use `all` for all clients (not recommended). You can prefix a client with `-` to exclude it, e.g. `youtube:player_client=default,-ios`
+* `player_client`: Clients to extract video data from. The currently available clients are `web`, `web_safari`, `web_embedded`, `web_music`, `web_creator`, `mweb`, `ios`, `android`, `android_vr`, `tv`, `tv_downgraded`, and `tv_simply`. By default, `android_vr,web,web_safari` is used. If no JavaScript runtime/engine is available, then only `android_vr` is used. If logged-in cookies are passed to yt-dlp, then `tv_downgraded,web,web_safari` is used for free accounts and `tv_downgraded,web_creator,web` is used for premium accounts. The `web_music` client is added for `music.youtube.com` URLs when logged-in cookies are used. The `web_embedded` client is added for age-restricted videos but only successfully works around the age-restriction sometimes (e.g. if the video is embeddable), and may be added as a fallback if `android_vr` is unable to access a video. The `web_creator` client is added for age-restricted videos if account age-verification is required. Some clients, such as `web_creator` and `web_music`, require a `po_token` for their formats to be downloadable. Some clients, such as `web_creator`, will only work with authentication. Not all clients support authentication via cookies. You can use `default` for the default clients, or you can use `all` for all clients (not recommended). You can prefix a client with `-` to exclude it, e.g. `youtube:player_client=default,-web`
 * `player_skip`: Skip some network requests that are generally needed for robust extraction. One or more of `configs` (skip client configs), `webpage` (skip initial webpage), `js` (skip js player), `initial_data` (skip initial data/next ep request). While these options can help reduce the number of requests needed or avoid some rate-limiting, they could cause issues such as missing formats or metadata.  See [#860](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/860) and [#12826](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12826) for more details
 * `webpage_skip`: Skip extraction of embedded webpage data. One or both of `player_response`, `initial_data`. These options are for testing purposes and don't skip any network requests
 * `player_params`: YouTube player parameters to use for player requests. Will overwrite any default ones set by yt-dlp.

{yt_dlp-2026.1.29.165626.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.31}/README.txt

@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ General Options:
     --no-update                     Do not check for updates (default)
     --update-to [CHANNEL]@[TAG]     Upgrade/downgrade to a specific version.
                                     CHANNEL can be a repository as well. CHANNEL
-                                    and TAG default to "nightly" and "latest"
+                                    and TAG default to "stable" and "latest"
                                     respectively if omitted; See "UPDATE" for
                                     details. Supported channels: stable,
                                     nightly, master
@@ -2312,24 +2312,25 @@ youtube
     respectively
 -   player_client: Clients to extract video data from. The currently
     available clients are web, web_safari, web_embedded, web_music,
-    web_creator, mweb, ios, ios_downgraded, android, android_vr, tv,
-    tv_simply, tv_downgraded, and tv_embedded. By default,
-    android_vr,ios_downgraded,web,web_safari is used. If no JavaScript
-    runtime/engine is available, then android_vr,ios_downgraded is used.
-    If logged-in cookies are passed to yt-dlp, then
+    web_creator, mweb, ios, android, android_vr, tv, tv_downgraded, and
+    tv_simply. By default, android_vr,web,web_safari is used. If no
+    JavaScript runtime/engine is available, then only android_vr is
+    used. If logged-in cookies are passed to yt-dlp, then
     tv_downgraded,web,web_safari is used for free accounts and
     tv_downgraded,web_creator,web is used for premium accounts. The
     web_music client is added for music.youtube.com URLs when logged-in
     cookies are used. The web_embedded client is added for
-    age-restricted videos but only works if the video is embeddable. The
-    tv_embedded and web_creator clients are added for age-restricted
-    videos if account age-verification is required. Some clients, such
-    as web and web_music, require a po_token for their formats to be
-    downloadable. Some clients, such as web_creator, will only work with
+    age-restricted videos but only successfully works around the
+    age-restriction sometimes (e.g. if the video is embeddable), and may
+    be added as a fallback if android_vr is unable to access a video.
+    The web_creator client is added for age-restricted videos if account
+    age-verification is required. Some clients, such as web_creator and
+    web_music, require a po_token for their formats to be downloadable.
+    Some clients, such as web_creator, will only work with
     authentication. Not all clients support authentication via cookies.
     You can use default for the default clients, or you can use all for
     all clients (not recommended). You can prefix a client with - to
-    exclude it, e.g. youtube:player_client=default,-ios
+    exclude it, e.g. youtube:player_client=default,-web
 -   player_skip: Skip some network requests that are generally needed
     for robust extraction. One or more of configs (skip client configs),
     webpage (skip initial webpage), js (skip js player), initial_data

{yt_dlp-2026.1.29.165626.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.31}/completions/fish/yt-dlp.fish

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ complete --command yt-dlp --long-option help --short-option h --description 'Pri
 complete --command yt-dlp --long-option version --description 'Print program version and exit'
 complete --command yt-dlp --long-option update --short-option U --description 'Check if updates are available. You installed yt-dlp from a manual build or with a package manager; Use that to update'
 complete --command yt-dlp --long-option no-update --description 'Do not check for updates (default)'
-complete --command yt-dlp --long-option update-to --description 'Upgrade/downgrade to a specific version. CHANNEL can be a repository as well. CHANNEL and TAG default to "nightly" and "latest" respectively if omitted; See "UPDATE" for details. Supported channels: stable, nightly, master'
+complete --command yt-dlp --long-option update-to --description 'Upgrade/downgrade to a specific version. CHANNEL can be a repository as well. CHANNEL and TAG default to "stable" and "latest" respectively if omitted; See "UPDATE" for details. Supported channels: stable, nightly, master'
 complete --command yt-dlp --long-option ignore-errors --short-option i --description 'Ignore download and postprocessing errors. The download will be considered successful even if the postprocessing fails'
 complete --command yt-dlp --long-option no-abort-on-error --description 'Continue with next video on download errors; e.g. to skip unavailable videos in a playlist (default)'
 complete --command yt-dlp --long-option abort-on-error --description 'Abort downloading of further videos if an error occurs (Alias: --no-ignore-errors)'

{yt_dlp-2026.1.29.165626.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.31}/test/test_jsc/test_ejs_integration.py

@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ class Variant(enum.Enum):
     tv = 'tv-player-ias.vflset/tv-player-ias.js'
     tv_es6 = 'tv-player-es6.vflset/tv-player-es6.js'
     phone = 'player-plasma-ias-phone-en_US.vflset/base.js'
-    tablet = 'player-plasma-ias-tablet-en_US.vflset/base.js'
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass

{yt_dlp-2026.1.29.165626.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.31}/yt-dlp.1

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Do not check for updates (default)
 --update-to \f[I][CHANNEL]\[at][TAG]\f[R]
 Upgrade/downgrade to a specific version.
 CHANNEL can be a repository as well.
-CHANNEL and TAG default to \[dq]nightly\[dq] and \[dq]latest\[dq]
+CHANNEL and TAG default to \[dq]stable\[dq] and \[dq]latest\[dq]
 respectively if omitted; See \[dq]UPDATE\[dq] for details.
 Supported channels: stable, nightly, master
 .TP
@@ -2713,30 +2713,31 @@ respectively
 \f[V]player_client\f[R]: Clients to extract video data from.
 The currently available clients are \f[V]web\f[R], \f[V]web_safari\f[R],
 \f[V]web_embedded\f[R], \f[V]web_music\f[R], \f[V]web_creator\f[R],
-\f[V]mweb\f[R], \f[V]ios\f[R], \f[V]ios_downgraded\f[R],
-\f[V]android\f[R], \f[V]android_vr\f[R], \f[V]tv\f[R],
-\f[V]tv_simply\f[R], \f[V]tv_downgraded\f[R], and \f[V]tv_embedded\f[R].
-By default, \f[V]android_vr,ios_downgraded,web,web_safari\f[R] is used.
-If no JavaScript runtime/engine is available, then
-\f[V]android_vr,ios_downgraded\f[R] is used.
+\f[V]mweb\f[R], \f[V]ios\f[R], \f[V]android\f[R], \f[V]android_vr\f[R],
+\f[V]tv\f[R], \f[V]tv_downgraded\f[R], and \f[V]tv_simply\f[R].
+By default, \f[V]android_vr,web,web_safari\f[R] is used.
+If no JavaScript runtime/engine is available, then only
+\f[V]android_vr\f[R] is used.
 If logged-in cookies are passed to yt-dlp, then
 \f[V]tv_downgraded,web,web_safari\f[R] is used for free accounts and
 \f[V]tv_downgraded,web_creator,web\f[R] is used for premium accounts.
 The \f[V]web_music\f[R] client is added for \f[V]music.youtube.com\f[R]
 URLs when logged-in cookies are used.
 The \f[V]web_embedded\f[R] client is added for age-restricted videos but
-only works if the video is embeddable.
-The \f[V]tv_embedded\f[R] and \f[V]web_creator\f[R] clients are added
-for age-restricted videos if account age-verification is required.
-Some clients, such as \f[V]web\f[R] and \f[V]web_music\f[R], require a
-\f[V]po_token\f[R] for their formats to be downloadable.
+only successfully works around the age-restriction sometimes (e.g.
+if the video is embeddable), and may be added as a fallback if
+\f[V]android_vr\f[R] is unable to access a video.
+The \f[V]web_creator\f[R] client is added for age-restricted videos if
+account age-verification is required.
+Some clients, such as \f[V]web_creator\f[R] and \f[V]web_music\f[R],
+require a \f[V]po_token\f[R] for their formats to be downloadable.
 Some clients, such as \f[V]web_creator\f[R], will only work with
 authentication.
 Not all clients support authentication via cookies.
 You can use \f[V]default\f[R] for the default clients, or you can use
 \f[V]all\f[R] for all clients (not recommended).
 You can prefix a client with \f[V]-\f[R] to exclude it, e.g.
-\f[V]youtube:player_client=default,-ios\f[R]
+\f[V]youtube:player_client=default,-web\f[R]
 .IP \[bu] 2
 \f[V]player_skip\f[R]: Skip some network requests that are generally
 needed for robust extraction.

{yt_dlp-2026.1.29.165626.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.31}/yt_dlp/downloader/__init__.py

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ from .rtsp import RtspFD
 from .websocket import WebSocketFragmentFD
 from .youtube_live_chat import YoutubeLiveChatFD
 from .bunnycdn import BunnyCdnFD
+from .soop import SoopVodFD
 
 PROTOCOL_MAP = {
     'rtmp': RtmpFD,
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ PROTOCOL_MAP = {
     'youtube_live_chat': YoutubeLiveChatFD,
     'youtube_live_chat_replay': YoutubeLiveChatFD,
     'bunnycdn': BunnyCdnFD,
+    'soopvod': SoopVodFD,
 }
 
 

yt_dlp-2026.1.31/yt_dlp/downloader/soop.py

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import threading
+import time
+
+from .common import FileDownloader
+from . import HlsFD
+from ..extractor.afreecatv import _cloudfront_auth_request
+from ..networking.exceptions import network_exceptions
+
+
+class SoopVodFD(FileDownloader):
+    """
+    Downloads Soop subscription VODs with required cookie refresh requests
+    Note, this is not a part of public API, and will be removed without notice.
+    DO NOT USE
+    """
+
+    def real_download(self, filename, info_dict):
+        self.to_screen(f'[{self.FD_NAME}] Downloading Soop subscription VOD HLS')
+        fd = HlsFD(self.ydl, self.params)
+        refresh_params = info_dict['_cookie_refresh_params']
+        referer_url = info_dict['webpage_url']
+
+        stop_event = threading.Event()
+        refresh_thread = threading.Thread(
+            target=self._cookie_refresh_thread,
+            args=(stop_event, refresh_params, referer_url),
+        )
+        refresh_thread.start()
+
+        try:
+            return fd.real_download(filename, info_dict)
+        finally:
+            stop_event.set()
+
+    def _cookie_refresh_thread(self, stop_event, refresh_params, referer_url):
+        m3u8_url = refresh_params['m3u8_url']
+        strm_id = refresh_params['strm_id']
+        video_id = refresh_params['video_id']
+
+        def _get_cloudfront_cookie_expiration(m3u8_url):
+            cookies = self.ydl.cookiejar.get_cookies_for_url(m3u8_url)
+            return min((cookie.expires for cookie in cookies if 'CloudFront' in cookie.name and cookie.expires), default=0)
+
+        while not stop_event.wait(5):
+            current_time = time.time()
+            expiration_time = _get_cloudfront_cookie_expiration(m3u8_url)
+            last_refresh_check = refresh_params.get('_last_refresh', 0)
+
+            # Cookie TTL is 90 seconds, but let's give ourselves a 15-second cushion
+            should_refresh = (
+                (expiration_time and current_time >= expiration_time - 15)
+                or (not expiration_time and current_time - last_refresh_check >= 75)
+            )
+
+            if should_refresh:
+                try:
+                    self.ydl.urlopen(_cloudfront_auth_request(
+                        m3u8_url, strm_id, video_id, referer_url)).read()
+                    refresh_params['_last_refresh'] = current_time
+                except network_exceptions as e:
+                    self.to_screen(f'[{self.FD_NAME}] Cookie refresh attempt failed: {e}')

{yt_dlp-2026.1.29.165626.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.31}/yt_dlp/extractor/afreecatv.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import datetime as dt
 import functools
+import time
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..networking import Request
@@ -16,7 +17,23 @@ from ..utils import (
     urlencode_postdata,
     urljoin,
 )
-from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
+from ..utils.traversal import require, traverse_obj
+
+
+def _cloudfront_auth_request(m3u8_url, strm_id, video_id, referer_url):
+    return Request(
+        'https://live.sooplive.co.kr/api/private_auth.php',
+        method='POST',
+        headers={
+            'Referer': referer_url,
+            'Origin': 'https://vod.sooplive.co.kr',
+        },
+        data=urlencode_postdata({
+            'type': 'vod',
+            'strm_id': strm_id,
+            'title_no': video_id,
+            'url': m3u8_url,
+        }))
 
 
 class AfreecaTVBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -153,6 +170,13 @@ class AfreecaTVIE(AfreecaTVBaseIE):
                 'nApiLevel': 10,
             }))['data']
 
+        initial_refresh_time = 0
+        strm_id = None
+        # For subscriber-only VODs, we need to call private_auth.php to get CloudFront cookies
+        needs_private_auth = traverse_obj(data, ('sub_upload_type', {str}))
+        if needs_private_auth:
+            strm_id = traverse_obj(data, ('bj_id', {str}, {require('stream ID')}))
+
         error_code = traverse_obj(data, ('code', {int}))
         if error_code == -6221:
             raise ExtractorError('The VOD does not exist', expected=True)
@@ -172,9 +196,23 @@ class AfreecaTVIE(AfreecaTVBaseIE):
                 traverse_obj(data, ('files', lambda _, v: url_or_none(v['file']))), start=1):
             file_url = file_element['file']
             if determine_ext(file_url) == 'm3u8':
+                if needs_private_auth:
+                    self._request_webpage(
+                        _cloudfront_auth_request(file_url, strm_id, video_id, url),
+                        video_id, 'Requesting CloudFront cookies', 'Failed to get CloudFront cookies')
+                    initial_refresh_time = time.time()
                 formats = self._extract_m3u8_formats(
                     file_url, video_id, 'mp4', m3u8_id='hls',
                     note=f'Downloading part {file_num} m3u8 information')
+                if needs_private_auth:
+                    for fmt in formats:
+                        fmt['protocol'] = 'soopvod'
+                        fmt['_cookie_refresh_params'] = {
+                            'm3u8_url': file_url,
+                            'strm_id': strm_id,
+                            'video_id': video_id,
+                            '_last_refresh': initial_refresh_time,
+                        }
             else:
                 formats = [{
                     'url': file_url,

{yt_dlp-2026.1.29.165626.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.31}/yt_dlp/extractor/lazy_extractors.py

@@ -5862,7 +5862,7 @@ class UnsupportedInfoExtractor(LazyLoadExtractor):
 class KnownDRMIE(UnsupportedInfoExtractor):
     _module = 'yt_dlp.extractor.unsupported'
     IE_NAME = 'DRM'
-    _VALID_URL = 'https?://(?:www\\.)?(?:play\\.hbomax\\.com|channel(?:4|5)\\.com|peacocktv\\.com|(?:[\\w.]+\\.)?disneyplus\\.com|open\\.spotify\\.com|tvnz\\.co\\.nz|oneplus\\.ch|artstation\\.com/learning/courses|philo\\.com|(?:[\\w.]+\\.)?mech-plus\\.com|aha\\.video|mubi\\.com|vootkids\\.com|nowtv\\.it/watch|tv\\.apple\\.com|primevideo\\.com|hulu\\.com|resource\\.inkryptvideos\\.com|joyn\\.de|amazon\\.(?:\\w{2}\\.)?\\w+/gp/video|music\\.amazon\\.(?:\\w{2}\\.)?\\w+|(?:watch|front)\\.njpwworld\\.com|qub\\.ca/vrai|(?:beta\\.)?crunchyroll\\.com|viki\\.com|deezer\\.com|b-ch\\.com|ctv\\.ca|noovo\\.ca|tsn\\.ca|paramountplus\\.com|(?:m\\.)?(?:sony)?crackle\\.com|cw(?:tv(?:pr)?|seed)\\.com|6play\\.fr|rtlplay\\.be|play\\.rtl\\.hr|rtlmost\\.hu|plus\\.rtl\\.de(?!/podcast/)|mediasetinfinity\\.es)'
+    _VALID_URL = 'https?://(?:www\\.)?(?:play\\.hbomax\\.com|channel(?:4|5)\\.com|peacocktv\\.com|(?:[\\w.]+\\.)?disneyplus\\.com|open\\.spotify\\.com|tvnz\\.co\\.nz|oneplus\\.ch|artstation\\.com/learning/courses|philo\\.com|(?:[\\w.]+\\.)?mech-plus\\.com|aha\\.video|mubi\\.com|vootkids\\.com|nowtv\\.it/watch|tv\\.apple\\.com|primevideo\\.com|hulu\\.com|resource\\.inkryptvideos\\.com|joyn\\.de|amazon\\.(?:\\w{2}\\.)?\\w+/gp/video|music\\.amazon\\.(?:\\w{2}\\.)?\\w+|(?:watch|front)\\.njpwworld\\.com|qub\\.ca/vrai|(?:beta\\.)?crunchyroll\\.com|viki\\.com|deezer\\.com|b-ch\\.com|ctv\\.ca|noovo\\.ca|tsn\\.ca|paramountplus\\.com|(?:m\\.)?(?:sony)?crackle\\.com|cw(?:tv(?:pr)?|seed)\\.com|6play\\.fr|rtlplay\\.be|play\\.rtl\\.hr|rtlmost\\.hu|plus\\.rtl\\.de(?!/podcast/)|mediasetinfinity\\.es|tv5mondeplus\\.com)'
     IE_DESC = False
 
 

{yt_dlp-2026.1.29.165626.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.31}/yt_dlp/extractor/unsupported.py

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class KnownDRMIE(UnsupportedInfoExtractor):
         r'rtlmost\.hu',
         r'plus\.rtl\.de(?!/podcast/)',
         r'mediasetinfinity\.es',
+        r'tv5mondeplus\.com',
     )
 
     _TESTS = [{
@@ -226,6 +227,10 @@ class KnownDRMIE(UnsupportedInfoExtractor):
     }, {
         'url': 'https://www.mediasetinfinity.es/',
         'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        # https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14743
+        'url': 'https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):

{yt_dlp-2026.1.29.165626.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.31}/yt_dlp/extractor/whyp.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
     float_or_none,
     int_or_none,
+    parse_iso8601,
     str_or_none,
     traverse_obj,
     url_or_none,
@@ -16,9 +17,12 @@ class WhypIE(InfoExtractor):
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '18337',
             'title': 'Example Track',
+            'display_id': 'example-track',
             'description': 'md5:e0b1bcf1d267dc1a0f15efff09c8f297',
             'ext': 'flac',
             'duration': 135.63,
+            'timestamp': 1643216583,
+            'upload_date': '20220126',
             'uploader': 'Brad',
             'uploader_id': '1',
             'thumbnail': 'https://cdn.whyp.it/6ad0bbd9-577d-42bb-9b61-2a4f57f647eb.jpg',
@@ -44,10 +48,12 @@ class WhypIE(InfoExtractor):
                 'http_headers': {'Referer': 'https://whyp.it/'},
             } for prefix in ('audio', 'lossy', 'lossless') if url_or_none(data.get(f'{prefix}_url'))],
             **traverse_obj(data, {
-                'title': 'title',
+                'title': ('title', {str}),
+                'display_id': ('slug', {str}),
                 'description': 'description',
                 'duration': ('duration', {float_or_none}),
-                'uploader': ('user', 'username'),
+                'timestamp': ('created_at', {parse_iso8601}),
+                'uploader': ('user', 'username', {str}),
                 'uploader_id': ('user', 'id', {str_or_none}),
                 'thumbnail': ('artwork_url', {url_or_none}),
             }),

{yt_dlp-2026.1.29.165626.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.31}/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py

@@ -271,34 +271,6 @@ INNERTUBE_CLIENTS = {
         'PLAYER_PO_TOKEN_POLICY': PlayerPoTokenPolicy(required=False, recommended=True),
         'REQUIRE_JS_PLAYER': False,
     },
-    'ios_downgraded': {
-        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
-            'client': {
-                'clientName': 'IOS',
-                'clientVersion': '19.49.7',
-                'deviceMake': 'Apple',
-                'deviceModel': 'iPhone16,2',
-                'userAgent': 'com.google.ios.youtube/19.49.7 (iPhone16,2; U; CPU iOS 17_5_1 like Mac OS X;)',
-                'osName': 'iPhone',
-                'osVersion': '17.5.1.21F90',
-            },
-        },
-        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 5,
-        'GVS_PO_TOKEN_POLICY': {
-            StreamingProtocol.HTTPS: GvsPoTokenPolicy(
-                required=True,
-                recommended=True,
-                not_required_with_player_token=True,
-            ),
-            StreamingProtocol.HLS: GvsPoTokenPolicy(
-                required=False,
-                recommended=True,
-                not_required_with_player_token=True,
-            ),
-        },
-        'PLAYER_PO_TOKEN_POLICY': PlayerPoTokenPolicy(required=False, recommended=True),
-        'REQUIRE_JS_PLAYER': False,
-    },
     # mweb has 'ultralow' formats
     # See: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/557
     'mweb': {
@@ -379,20 +351,6 @@ INNERTUBE_CLIENTS = {
         },
         'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 75,
     },
-    # This client now requires sign-in for every video
-    # It was previously an age-gate workaround for videos that were `playable_in_embed`
-    # It may still be useful if signed into an EU account that is not age-verified
-    'tv_embedded': {
-        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
-            'client': {
-                'clientName': 'TVHTML5_SIMPLY_EMBEDDED_PLAYER',
-                'clientVersion': '2.0',
-            },
-        },
-        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 85,
-        'REQUIRE_AUTH': True,
-        'SUPPORTS_COOKIES': True,
-    },
 }
 
 

{yt_dlp-2026.1.29.165626.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.31}/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py

@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
         r'\b(?P<id>vfl[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)\b.*?\.js$',
     )
     _SUBTITLE_FORMATS = ('json3', 'srv1', 'srv2', 'srv3', 'ttml', 'srt', 'vtt')
-    _DEFAULT_CLIENTS = ('android_vr', 'ios_downgraded', 'web', 'web_safari')
-    _DEFAULT_JSLESS_CLIENTS = ('android_vr', 'ios_downgraded')
+    _DEFAULT_CLIENTS = ('android_vr', 'web', 'web_safari')
+    _DEFAULT_JSLESS_CLIENTS = ('android_vr',)
     _DEFAULT_AUTHED_CLIENTS = ('tv_downgraded', 'web', 'web_safari')
     # Premium does not require POT (except for subtitles)
     _DEFAULT_PREMIUM_CLIENTS = ('tv_downgraded', 'web_creator', 'web')
@@ -1443,7 +1443,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
             'view_count': int,
         },
         'params': {
-            'extractor_args': {'youtube': {'player_client': ['tv_embedded']}},
             'format': '251-drc',
             'skip_download': True,
         },
@@ -3118,6 +3117,15 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 else:
                     prs.append(pr)
 
+            if (
+                # Is this a "made for kids" video that can't be downloaded with android_vr?
+                client == 'android_vr' and self._is_unplayable(pr)
+                and webpage and 'made for kids' in webpage
+                # ...and is a JS runtime is available?
+                and any(p.is_available() for p in self._jsc_director.providers.values())
+            ):
+                append_client('web_embedded')
+
             # web_embedded can work around age-gate and age-verification for some embeddable videos
             if self._is_agegated(pr) and variant != 'web_embedded':
                 append_client(f'web_embedded.{base_client}')
@@ -3134,9 +3142,8 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 self.to_screen(
                     f'{video_id}: This video is age-restricted and YouTube is requiring '
                     'account age-verification; some formats may be missing', only_once=True)
-                # tv_embedded can work around the age-verification requirement for embeddable videos
                 # web_creator may work around age-verification for all videos but requires PO token
-                append_client('tv_embedded', 'web_creator')
+                append_client('web_creator')
 
             status = traverse_obj(pr, ('playabilityStatus', 'status', {str}))
             if status not in ('OK', 'LIVE_STREAM_OFFLINE', 'AGE_CHECK_REQUIRED', 'AGE_VERIFICATION_REQUIRED'):
@@ -3595,10 +3602,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 if client_name == 'web_safari' and proto == 'hls' and live_status != 'is_live':
                     f['source_preference'] -= 1
 
-                # Safeguard against inevitable ios_downgraded client breakage
-                if client_name == 'ios_downgraded' and proto == 'hls' and live_status != 'is_live':
-                    f['__needs_testing'] = True
-
                 if missing_pot:
                     f['format_note'] = join_nonempty(f.get('format_note'), 'MISSING POT', delim=' ')
                     f['source_preference'] -= 20

yt_dlp-2026.1.31/yt_dlp/version.py

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Autogenerated by devscripts/update-version.py
+
+__version__ = '2026.01.31'
+
+RELEASE_GIT_HEAD = '9a9a6b6fe44a30458c1754ef064f354f04a84004'
+
+VARIANT = 'pip'
+
+UPDATE_HINT = 'You installed yt-dlp with pip or using the wheel from PyPi; Use that to update'
+
+CHANNEL = 'stable'
+
+ORIGIN = 'yt-dlp/yt-dlp'
+
+_pkg_version = '2026.01.31'

yt_dlp-2026.1.29.165626.dev0/yt_dlp/version.py

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# Autogenerated by devscripts/update-version.py
-
-__version__ = '2026.01.29.165626'
-
-RELEASE_GIT_HEAD = '8b275536d945c4b3d07b6c520677922c67a7c10f'
-
-VARIANT = 'pip'
-
-UPDATE_HINT = 'You installed yt-dlp with pip or using the wheel from PyPi; Use that to update'
-
-CHANNEL = 'nightly'
-
-ORIGIN = 'yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds'
-
-_pkg_version = '2026.01.29.165626dev'