ytdl-org/youtube-dl · error · ExtractorError

`saveAndExit();` not found in `jscode`

Error message

`saveAndExit();` not found in `jscode`

What it means

Error "`saveAndExit();` not found in `jscode`" thrown in ytdl-org/youtube-dl.

Source

Thrown at youtube_dl/extractor/openload.py:202

        `saveAndExit();` is mandatory, use it instead of `phantom.exit()`
        It is possible to wait for some element on the webpage, for example:
            var check = function() {
              var elementFound = page.evaluate(function() {
                return document.querySelector('#b.done') !== null;
              });
              if(elementFound)
                saveAndExit();
              else
                window.setTimeout(check, 500);
            }

            page.evaluate(function(){
              document.querySelector('#a').click();
            });
            check();
        """
        if 'saveAndExit();' not in jscode:
            raise ExtractorError('`saveAndExit();` not found in `jscode`')
        if not html:
            html = self.extractor._download_webpage(url, video_id, note=note, headers=headers)
        with open(self._TMP_FILES['html'].name, 'wb') as f:
            f.write(html.encode('utf-8'))

        self._save_cookies(url)

        replaces = self.options
        replaces['url'] = url
        user_agent = headers.get('User-Agent') or std_headers['User-Agent']
        replaces['ua'] = user_agent.replace('"', '\\"')
        replaces['jscode'] = jscode

        for x in self._TMP_FILE_NAMES:
            replaces[x] = self._TMP_FILES[x].name.replace('\\', '\\\\').replace('"', '\\"')

        with open(self._TMP_FILES['script'].name, 'wb') as f:
            f.write(self._TEMPLATE.format(**replaces).encode('utf-8'))

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Solutions

1. Update youtube-dl; the Openload JS challenge format changed.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at youtube_dl/extractor/openload.py:202 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/7d2b1421d1a10d72. Report an issue: GitHub.