ytdl-org/youtube-dl · error · ExtractorError

Video %s does not exist

Error message

Video %s does not exist

What it means

Error "Video %s does not exist" thrown in ytdl-org/youtube-dl.

Source

Thrown at youtube_dl/extractor/nosvideo.py:47

            'title': 'big_buck_bunny_480p_surround-fix.avi.mp4',
            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
        }
    }

    def _real_extract(self, url):
        video_id = self._match_id(url)

        fields = {
            'id': video_id,
            'op': 'download1',
            'method_free': 'Continue to Video',
        }
        req = sanitized_Request(url, urlencode_postdata(fields))
        req.add_header('Content-type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded')
        webpage = self._download_webpage(req, video_id,
                                         'Downloading download page')
        if re.search(self._FILE_DELETED_REGEX, webpage) is not None:
            raise ExtractorError('Video %s does not exist' % video_id,
                                 expected=True)

        xml_id = self._search_regex(r'php\|([^\|]+)\|', webpage, 'XML ID')
        playlist_url = self._PLAYLIST_URL.format(xml_id=xml_id)
        playlist = self._download_xml(playlist_url, video_id)

        track = playlist.find(_x('.//xspf:track'))
        if track is None:
            raise ExtractorError(
                'XML playlist is missing the \'track\' element',
                expected=True)
        title = xpath_text(track, _x('./xspf:title'), 'title')
        url = xpath_text(track, _x('./xspf:file'), 'URL', fatal=True)
        thumbnail = xpath_text(track, _x('./xspf:image'), 'thumbnail')
        if title is not None:
            title = title.strip()

        formats = [{

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Solutions

1. Verify the video URL/ID; the video may have been removed.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at youtube_dl/extractor/nosvideo.py:47 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/facf486a6a4b4d31. Report an issue: GitHub.