ytdl-org/youtube-dl · error · ExtractorError

crunchyroll returned error: %s

Error message

crunchyroll returned error: %s

What it means

Error "crunchyroll returned error: %s" thrown in ytdl-org/youtube-dl.

Source

Thrown at youtube_dl/extractor/crunchyroll.py:437

            mobile_webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id, 'Downloading mobile webpage')
            webpage_url = self._search_regex(r'<link rel="canonical" href="([^"]+)" />', mobile_webpage, 'webpage_url')
        else:
            webpage_url = 'http://www.' + mobj.group('url')

        webpage = self._download_webpage(
            self._add_skip_wall(webpage_url), video_id,
            headers=self.geo_verification_headers())
        note_m = self._html_search_regex(
            r'<div class="showmedia-trailer-notice">(.+?)</div>',
            webpage, 'trailer-notice', default='')
        if note_m:
            raise ExtractorError(note_m)

        mobj = re.search(r'Page\.messaging_box_controller\.addItems\(\[(?P<msg>{.+?})\]\)', webpage)
        if mobj:
            msg = json.loads(mobj.group('msg'))
            if msg.get('type') == 'error':
                raise ExtractorError('crunchyroll returned error: %s' % msg['message_body'], expected=True)

        if 'To view this, please log in to verify you are 18 or older.' in webpage:
            self.raise_login_required()

        media = self._parse_json(self._search_regex(
            r'vilos\.config\.media\s*=\s*({.+?});',
            webpage, 'vilos media', default='{}'), video_id)
        media_metadata = media.get('metadata') or {}

        language = self._search_regex(
            r'(?:vilos\.config\.player\.language|LOCALE)\s*=\s*(["\'])(?P<lang>(?:(?!\1).)+)\1',
            webpage, 'language', default=None, group='lang')

        video_title = self._html_search_regex(
            (r'(?s)<h1[^>]*>((?:(?!<h1).)*?<(?:span[^>]+itemprop=["\']title["\']|meta[^>]+itemprop=["\']position["\'])[^>]*>(?:(?!<h1).)+?)</h1>',
             r'<title>(.+?),\s+-\s+.+? Crunchyroll'),
            webpage, 'video_title', default=None)
        if not video_title:

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Solutions

1. Read the Crunchyroll error; ensure the content is available in your region and you are logged in.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at youtube_dl/extractor/crunchyroll.py:437 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of ytdl-org/youtube-dl@956b8c5855 (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/40fea7740f9c5201. Report an issue: GitHub.