calesthio/OpenMontage · error · ValueError

Could not find download URL on JAXA page: {detail_url}

Error message

Could not find download URL on JAXA page: {detail_url}

What it means

Error "Could not find download URL on JAXA page: {detail_url}" thrown in calesthio/OpenMontage.

Source

Thrown at tools/video/stock_sources/jaxa.py:186

            # Video elements
            if not download_url:
                for source in soup.select("video source[src], video[src]"):
                    src = source.get("src", "")
                    if src:
                        download_url = src
                        break

            # High-res image links
            if not download_url and candidate.kind == "image":
                for a in soup.select("a[href]"):
                    href = a.get("href", "")
                    if any(ext in href.lower() for ext in [".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".tif"]):
                        download_url = href
                        break

            if not download_url:
                raise ValueError(f"Could not find download URL on JAXA page: {detail_url}")

            if not download_url.startswith("http"):
                download_url = f"{_BASE_URL}/{download_url.lstrip('/')}"

            return self._stream_download(download_url, out_path)

        except Exception as e:
            raise RuntimeError(f"JAXA download failed for {detail_url}: {e}") from e

    def _stream_download(self, url: str, out_path: Path) -> Path:
        import requests

        with requests.get(
            url, stream=True, timeout=180,
            headers={"User-Agent": "OpenMontage/1.0"},
        ) as r:
            r.raise_for_status()
            with open(out_path, "wb") as f:

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Solutions

1. The JAXA page layout may have changed; open the detail URL in a browser and copy the direct video file URL manually.
2. Choose a different candidate from the search results that exposes a direct download link.

When it happens

Trigger: The JAXA stock-footage detail page HTML contains no resolvable download URL for the clip.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of calesthio/OpenMontage@95e1c3d0ab (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/ffa85663133a612d. Report an issue: GitHub.