calesthio/OpenMontage · error · RuntimeError

Mixkit download failed for {detail_url}: {e}

Error message

Mixkit download failed for {detail_url}: {e}

What it means

Error "Mixkit download failed for {detail_url}: {e}" thrown in calesthio/OpenMontage.

Source

Thrown at tools/video/stock_sources/mixkit.py:202

            # Look for data attributes with video URLs
            if not download_url:
                for el in soup.select("[data-video-url], [data-download-url], [data-src]"):
                    url = el.get("data-video-url") or el.get("data-download-url") or el.get("data-src") or ""
                    if url and any(ext in url.lower() for ext in [".mp4", ".mov"]):
                        download_url = url
                        break

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

            if not download_url.startswith("http"):
                download_url = f"https://mixkit.co{download_url}"

            return self._stream_download(download_url, out_path)

        except Exception as e:
            raise RuntimeError(f"Mixkit 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=120,
            headers={"User-Agent": "OpenMontage/1.0"},
        ) as r:
            r.raise_for_status()
            with open(out_path, "wb") as f:
                for chunk in r.iter_content(chunk_size=1 << 16):
                    if chunk:
                        f.write(chunk)
        return out_path

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Solutions

1. Retry the download — Mixkit CDN failures are often transient.
2. If persistent, download the clip manually from the detail URL and place it in the expected cache path.

When it happens

Trigger: The HTTP download of a Mixkit stock clip fails with a network or response error.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of calesthio/OpenMontage@95e1c3d0ab (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/4aeb8fb0260b84fa. Report an issue: GitHub.