ytdl-org/youtube-dl · error · ExtractorError

Unable to access page. You may have been blocked.

Error message

Unable to access page. You may have been blocked.

What it means

Error "Unable to access page. You may have been blocked." thrown in ytdl-org/youtube-dl.

Source

Thrown at youtube_dl/extractor/ondemandkorea.py:33

        'url': 'http://www.ondemandkorea.com/ask-us-anything-e43.html',
        'info_dict': {
            'id': 'ask-us-anything-e43',
            'ext': 'mp4',
            'title': 'Ask Us Anything : E43',
            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
        },
        'params': {
            'skip_download': 'm3u8 download'
        }
    }

    def _real_extract(self, url):
        video_id = self._match_id(url)
        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id, fatal=False)

        if not webpage:
            # Page sometimes returns captcha page with HTTP 403
            raise ExtractorError(
                'Unable to access page. You may have been blocked.',
                expected=True)

        if 'msg_block_01.png' in webpage:
            self.raise_geo_restricted(
                msg='This content is not available in your region',
                countries=self._GEO_COUNTRIES)

        if 'This video is only available to ODK PLUS members.' in webpage:
            raise ExtractorError(
                'This video is only available to ODK PLUS members.',
                expected=True)

        title = self._og_search_title(webpage)

        jw_config = self._parse_json(
            self._search_regex(
                r'(?s)jwplayer\(([\'"])(?:(?!\1).)+\1\)\.setup\s*\((?P<options>.+?)\);',

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Solutions

1. You may have been blocked; wait, or use --proxy and retry with cookies.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at youtube_dl/extractor/ondemandkorea.py:33 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/a1068c70a561088e. Report an issue: GitHub.