{"record":{"id":"63f72eae7da93936","repo":"ytdl-org/youtube-dl","slug":"token-error-s","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Token error: %s","messagePattern":"Token error: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"ExtractorError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"youtube_dl/extractor/laola1tv.py","lineNumber":49,"sourceCode":"        },\n    }]\n\n    def _extract_token_url(self, stream_access_url, video_id, data):\n        return self._download_json(\n            self._proto_relative_url(stream_access_url, 'https:'), video_id,\n            headers={\n                'Content-Type': 'application/json',\n            }, data=json.dumps(data).encode())['data']['stream-access'][0]\n\n    def _extract_formats(self, token_url, video_id):\n        token_doc = self._download_xml(\n            token_url, video_id, 'Downloading token',\n            headers=self.geo_verification_headers())\n\n        token_attrib = xpath_element(token_doc, './/token').attrib\n\n        if token_attrib['status'] != '0':\n            raise ExtractorError(\n                'Token error: %s' % token_attrib['comment'], expected=True)\n\n        formats = self._extract_akamai_formats(\n            '%s?hdnea=%s' % (token_attrib['url'], token_attrib['auth']),\n            video_id)\n        self._sort_formats(formats)\n        return formats\n\n    def _real_extract(self, url):\n        video_id = self._match_id(url)\n        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)\n        flash_vars = self._search_regex(\n            r'(?s)flashvars\\s*=\\s*({.+?});', webpage, 'flash vars')\n\n        def get_flashvar(x, *args, **kwargs):\n            flash_var = self._search_regex(\n                r'%s\\s*:\\s*\"([^\"]+)\"' % x,\n                flash_vars, x, default=None)","sourceCodeStart":31,"sourceCodeEnd":67,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/blob/956b8c585591b401a543e409accb163eeaaa1193/youtube_dl/extractor/laola1tv.py#L31-L67","documentation":"Raised by the laola1.tv extractor when the XML stream-access token has status != '0', i.e. the token service refused to authorize the stream. The token's comment attribute is included in the message. It is expected=True; common comments are region/entitlement refusals.","triggerScenarios":"Calling the laola1tv embed or site extractor where _extract_formats downloads token_url and the returned <token status=\"...\"> attribute is non-zero — e.g. the video is geo-blocked for the requester's IP or requires a paid subscription (abo) that the anonymous request lacks.","commonSituations":"Watching region-locked sports broadcasts (laola1 is heavily geo-segmented) from outside the licensed country; attempting paid/abo content without credentials; CDN token endpoints changing their status codes after site updates; corporate proxy IPs flagged by the geo check.","solutions":["Route through a proxy/VPN in the video's licensed region (geo_verification_headers already advertise your region)","If the content requires a subscription, pass cookies/credentials for an entitled account","Update youtube-dl/yt-dlp in case the token flow changed","If you believe access should be allowed, open the URL in a browser from the same network to confirm whether it plays at all"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"retry","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"try:\n    ydl.extract_info(url)\nexcept ExtractorError as e:\n    msg = str(e)\n    if 'Token error' in msg:\n        if is_region_related(msg):\n            retry_with_regional_proxy(url)\n        else:\n            notify_entitlement_missing(msg)\n    else:\n        raise","preventionTips":["Send laola1.tv traffic through an egress in the broadcaster's licensed region","Provide entitled account cookies for subscription content before extracting"],"tags":["laola1tv","token","geo-restriction","entitlement","extractor"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"956b8c585591b401a543e409accb163eeaaa1193","analyzedAt":"2026-08-14T18:59:47.863Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-15T22:17:37.221Z"}