yt-dlp/yt-dlp · error · ExtractorError

Login failed (invalid username/password)

Error message

Login failed (invalid username/password)

What it means

Error "Login failed (invalid username/password)" thrown in yt-dlp/yt-dlp.

Source

Thrown at yt_dlp/extractor/tubitv.py:97

    }]

    # DRM formats are included only to raise appropriate error
    _UNPLAYABLE_FORMATS = ('hlsv6_widevine', 'hlsv6_widevine_nonclearlead', 'hlsv6_playready_psshv0',
                           'hlsv6_fairplay', 'dash_widevine', 'dash_widevine_nonclearlead')

    def _perform_login(self, username, password):
        self.report_login()
        form_data = {
            'username': username,
            'password': password,
        }
        payload = urlencode_postdata(form_data)
        request = Request(self._LOGIN_URL, payload)
        request.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
        login_page = self._download_webpage(
            request, None, False, 'Wrong login info')
        if not re.search(r'id="tubi-logout"', login_page):
            raise ExtractorError(
                'Login failed (invalid username/password)', expected=True)

    def _real_extract(self, url):
        video_id, video_type = self._match_valid_url(url).group('id', 'type')
        webpage = self._download_webpage(f'https://tubitv.com/{video_type}/{video_id}/', video_id)
        video_data = self._search_json(
            r'window\.__data\s*=', webpage, 'data', video_id,
            transform_source=js_to_json)['video']['byId'][video_id]

        formats = []
        drm_formats = False

        for resource in traverse_obj(video_data, ('video_resources', lambda _, v: url_or_none(v['manifest']['url']))):
            resource_type = resource.get('type')
            manifest_url = resource['manifest']['url']
            if resource_type == 'dash':
                formats.extend(self._extract_mpd_formats(manifest_url, video_id, mpd_id=resource_type, fatal=False))
            elif resource_type in ('hlsv3', 'hlsv6'):

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Solutions

1. Check username and password

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at yt_dlp/extractor/tubitv.py:97 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of yt-dlp/yt-dlp@81ecd58b13 (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/5d82e7dd230cc45c. Report an issue: GitHub.