ytdl-org/youtube-dl · error · ExtractorError

Video %s is not available

Error message

Video %s is not available

What it means

Error "Video %s is not available" thrown in ytdl-org/youtube-dl.

Source

Thrown at youtube_dl/extractor/drtv.py:125

        },
    }, {
        'url': 'https://www.dr.dk/drtv/episode/bonderoeven_71769',
        'only_matching': True,
    }, {
        'url': 'https://dr-massive.com/drtv/se/bonderoeven_71769',
        'only_matching': True,
    }, {
        'url': 'https://www.dr.dk/drtv/program/jagten_220924',
        'only_matching': True,
    }]

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

        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)

        if '>Programmet er ikke længere tilgængeligt' in webpage:
            raise ExtractorError(
                'Video %s is not available' % video_id, expected=True)

        video_id = self._search_regex(
            (r'data-(?:material-identifier|episode-slug)="([^"]+)"',
             r'data-resource="[^>"]+mu/programcard/expanded/([^"]+)"'),
            webpage, 'video id', default=None)

        if not video_id:
            video_id = self._search_regex(
                r'(urn(?:%3A|:)dr(?:%3A|:)mu(?:%3A|:)programcard(?:%3A|:)[\da-f]+)',
                webpage, 'urn', default=None)
            if video_id:
                video_id = compat_urllib_parse_unquote(video_id)

        _PROGRAMCARD_BASE = 'https://www.dr.dk/mu-online/api/1.4/programcard'
        query = {'expanded': 'true'}

        if video_id:

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Solutions

1. The video is unavailable (removed or geo-blocked); try --proxy if region-restricted.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at youtube_dl/extractor/drtv.py:125 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/0ce494f12d0769bd. Report an issue: GitHub.