Newpipe: "Video not available" / "Could not decrypt video URL"

[MrHeating]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAsZCTL__lo

This video causes problems for some reason, even though it is very well available on the normal site and regularly there are no problems.

[MrHeating]

Ok so I didn't do anything and now it works. Btw I did restart and try it multiple times before.

[impreza233]

Opening that video causes an exception in the Extractor.

Also it happens to me in other videos.

[B0pol]

It happens now on every YouTube videos to me.
I can't use Crash report to markdown:
Cannot convert bug report to Markdown: Failed to parse JSON due to syntax error: JSON.parse: bad character in string literal at line 11 column 3117 of the JSON data

plain text crash report:

Crash error

{
"user_action": "requested stream",
"request": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tV4OVJd_ddI",
"content_language": "GB",
"service": "YouTube",
"package": "org.schabi.newpipe",
"version": "0.18.0",
"os": "Linux Android 8.1.0 - 27",
"time": "2020-01-23 19:31",
"exceptions": [
"org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor$DecryptException: Could not parse decrypt function \n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.loadDecryptionCode(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:849)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.onFetchPage(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:716)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.Extractor.fetchPage(Extractor.java:54)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getInfo(StreamInfo.java:64)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getInfo(StreamInfo.java:60)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.lambda$getStreamInfo$3(ExtractorHelper.java:115)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.util.-$$Lambda$ExtractorHelper$5fJcha6Sq5APJBLdG6osaJby-mc.call(Unknown Source:4)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.single.SingleFromCallable.subscribeActual(SingleFromCallable.java:44)\n\tat io.reactivex.Single.subscribe(Single.java:3438)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.single.SingleDoOnSuccess.subscribeActual(SingleDoOnSuccess.java:35)\n\tat io.reactivex.Single.subscribe(Single.java:3438)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeFromSingle.subscribeActual(MaybeFromSingle.java:41)\n\tat io.reactivex.Maybe.subscribe(Maybe.java:4154)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray$ConcatMaybeObserver.drain(MaybeConcatArray.java:153)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray$ConcatMaybeObserver.request(MaybeConcatArray.java:78)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe$ElementAtSubscriber.onSubscribe(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:66)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray.subscribeActual(MaybeConcatArray.java:42)\n\tat io.reactivex.Flowable.subscribe(Flowable.java:14479)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe.subscribeActual(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:36)\n\tat io.reactivex.Maybe.subscribe(Maybe.java:4154)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeToSingle.subscribeActual(MaybeToSingle.java:46)\n\tat io.reactivex.Single.subscribe(Single.java:3438)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.single.SingleSubscribeOn$SubscribeOnObserver.run(SingleSubscribeOn.java:89)\n\tat io.reactivex.Scheduler$DisposeTask.run(Scheduler.java:578)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.run(ScheduledRunnable.java:66)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.call(ScheduledRunnable.java:57)\n\tat java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)\n\tat java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:301)\n\tat java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1162)\n\tat java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:636)\n\tat java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:764)\nCaused by: org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Parser$RegexException: failed to find pattern \";([A-Za-z0-9_\$]{2})\...\( inside of var lea=function(a){a=a.split(\"\");var b=[function(c,d){d=(d�length+c.length)�length;c.splice(-d).reverse().forEach(function(e){return c.unshift(e)};\"\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Parser.matchGroup(Parser.java:73)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Parser.matchGroup(Parser.java:61)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Parser.matchGroup1(Parser.java:52)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.loadDecryptionCode(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:836)\n\t... 30 more\n"
],
"user_comment": ""
}

[MrHeating]

Same on my end.

Sent with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

[keynetag-joha]

Same here

{ "user_action": "requested stream", "request": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wx34LNWEE8E", "content_language": "GB", "service": "YouTube", "package": "org.schabi.newpipe", "version": "0.18.0", "os": "Linux Android 9 - 28", "time": "2020-01-23 19:47", "exceptions": [ "org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor$DecryptException: Could not parse decrypt function \n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.loadDecryptionCode(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:849)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.onFetchPage(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:716)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.Extractor.fetchPage(Extractor.java:54)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getInfo(StreamInfo.java:64)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getInfo(StreamInfo.java:60)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.lambda$getStreamInfo$3(ExtractorHelper.java:115)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.util.-$$Lambda$ExtractorHelper$5fJcha6Sq5APJBLdG6osaJby-mc.call(Unknown Source:4)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.single.SingleFromCallable.subscribeActual(SingleFromCallable.java:44)\n\tat io.reactivex.Single.subscribe(Single.java:3438)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.single.SingleDoOnSuccess.subscribeActual(SingleDoOnSuccess.java:35)\n\tat io.reactivex.Single.subscribe(Single.java:3438)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeFromSingle.subscribeActual(MaybeFromSingle.java:41)\n\tat io.reactivex.Maybe.subscribe(Maybe.java:4154)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray$ConcatMaybeObserver.drain(MaybeConcatArray.java:153)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray$ConcatMaybeObserver.request(MaybeConcatArray.java:78)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe$ElementAtSubscriber.onSubscribe(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:66)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray.subscribeActual(MaybeConcatArray.java:42)\n\tat io.reactivex.Flowable.subscribe(Flowable.java:14479)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe.subscribeActual(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:36)\n\tat io.reactivex.Maybe.subscribe(Maybe.java:4154)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeToSingle.subscribeActual(MaybeToSingle.java:46)\n\tat io.reactivex.Single.subscribe(Single.java:3438)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.single.SingleSubscribeOn$SubscribeOnObserver.run(SingleSubscribeOn.java:89)\n\tat io.reactivex.Scheduler$DisposeTask.run(Scheduler.java:578)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.run(ScheduledRunnable.java:66)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.call(ScheduledRunnable.java:57)\n\tat java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)\n\tat java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:301)\n\tat java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1167)\n\tat java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:641)\n\tat java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:764)\nCaused by: org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Parser$RegexException: failed to find pattern \";([A-Za-z0-9_\\$]{2})\\...\\( inside of var lea=function(a){a=a.split(\"\");var b=[function(c,d){d=(d%c.length+c.length)%c.length;c.splice(-d).reverse().forEach(function(e){return c.unshift(e)};\"\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Parser.matchGroup(Parser.java:73)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Parser.matchGroup(Parser.java:61)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Parser.matchGroup1(Parser.java:52)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.loadDecryptionCode(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:836)\n\t... 30 more\n" ], "user_comment": "" }

[lu4p]

same Here in every Video

{
   "user_action": "requested stream",
   "request": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hAsZCTL__lo",
   "content_language": "DE",
   "service": "YouTube",
   "package": "org.schabi.newpipe",
   "version": "0.18.1",
   "os": "Linux Android 9 - 28",
   "time": "2020-01-23 19:51",
   "exceptions": [
      "org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor$DecryptException: Could not parse decrypt function \n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.loadDecryptionCode(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:849)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.onFetchPage(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:716)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.Extractor.fetchPage(Extractor.java:54)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getInfo(StreamInfo.java:64)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getInfo(StreamInfo.java:60)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.lambda$getStreamInfo$3(ExtractorHelper.java:115)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.util.-$$Lambda$ExtractorHelper$5fJcha6Sq5APJBLdG6osaJby-mc.call(Unknown Source:4)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.single.SingleFromCallable.subscribeActual(SingleFromCallable.java:44)\n\tat io.reactivex.Single.subscribe(Single.java:3438)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.single.SingleDoOnSuccess.subscribeActual(SingleDoOnSuccess.java:35)\n\tat io.reactivex.Single.subscribe(Single.java:3438)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeFromSingle.subscribeActual(MaybeFromSingle.java:41)\n\tat io.reactivex.Maybe.subscribe(Maybe.java:4154)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray$ConcatMaybeObserver.drain(MaybeConcatArray.java:153)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray$ConcatMaybeObserver.request(MaybeConcatArray.java:78)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe$ElementAtSubscriber.onSubscribe(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:66)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray.subscribeActual(MaybeConcatArray.java:42)\n\tat io.reactivex.Flowable.subscribe(Flowable.java:14479)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe.subscribeActual(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:36)\n\tat io.reactivex.Maybe.subscribe(Maybe.java:4154)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeToSingle.subscribeActual(MaybeToSingle.java:46)\n\tat io.reactivex.Single.subscribe(Single.java:3438)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.single.SingleSubscribeOn$SubscribeOnObserver.run(SingleSubscribeOn.java:89)\n\tat io.reactivex.Scheduler$DisposeTask.run(Scheduler.java:578)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.run(ScheduledRunnable.java:66)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.call(ScheduledRunnable.java:57)\n\tat java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)\n\tat java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:301)\n\tat java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1167)\n\tat java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:641)\n\tat java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:764)\nCaused by: org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Parser$RegexException: failed to find pattern \";([A-Za-z0-9_\\$]{2})\\...\\( inside of var lea=function(a){a=a.split(\"\");var b=[function(c,d){d=(d%c.length+c.length)%c.length;c.splice(-d).reverse().forEach(function(e){return c.unshift(e)};\"\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Parser.matchGroup(Parser.java:73)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Parser.matchGroup(Parser.java:61)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Parser.matchGroup1(Parser.java:52)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.loadDecryptionCode(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:836)\n\t... 30 more\n"
   ],
   "user_comment": ""
}

[njmdietrich]

Same issue here. Tried restarting my phone and reinstalling newpipe, nothing helps. Guessing YouTube changed something?

[gcandrade10]

It's happening with all videos now :c

[Sirix1995]

Same here. No video works.

[TobiGr]

Please stop posting same here etc.
I am on it. It seems like they changed the complete json handling.

[Pentaphon]

Please stop posting same here etc.

You guys should sticky this. We are going to get a ton of duplicate issues.

[kubo6472]

Didn't this happen already? What about the updated NewPipeExtractor, or is it completely new system. If yes, then await a rollback, or message Omar @Invidious if they fixed it.

[kastixx]

Looks like it can be fixed by adding one more extractor regexp: https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/c3cfea906869e8358652e382679a5996c2aec73e

[grravity]

Same issue, I'm using the F-Droid release. I'm curious how this broke? F-Droid didn't update anything, so not sure why anything would have changed with Newpipe? Getting the issue on every video though.

[nat16ishere]

Just updated and it's still happening to me too

{
   "user_action": "requested stream",
   "request": "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dwI5b-wRLic",
   "content_language": "US",
   "service": "YouTube",
   "package": "org.schabi.newpipe",
   "version": "0.18.1",
   "os": "Linux lge\/lv517_vzw\/lv517:7.0\/NRD90U\/190181842abee:user\/release-keys 7.0 - 24",
   "time": "2020-01-24 00:30",
   "exceptions": [
      "org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor$DecryptException: Could not parse decrypt function \n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.loadDecryptionCode(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:849)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.onFetchPage(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:716)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.Extractor.fetchPage(Extractor.java:54)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getInfo(StreamInfo.java:64)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getInfo(StreamInfo.java:60)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.lambda$getStreamInfo$3(ExtractorHelper.java:115)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.util.-$$Lambda$ExtractorHelper$5fJcha6Sq5APJBLdG6osaJby-mc.call(lambda)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.single.SingleFromCallable.subscribeActual(SingleFromCallable.java:44)\n\tat io.reactivex.Single.subscribe(Single.java:3438)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.single.SingleDoOnSuccess.subscribeActual(SingleDoOnSuccess.java:35)\n\tat io.reactivex.Single.subscribe(Single.java:3438)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeFromSingle.subscribeActual(MaybeFromSingle.java:41)\n\tat io.reactivex.Maybe.subscribe(Maybe.java:4154)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray$ConcatMaybeObserver.drain(MaybeConcatArray.java:153)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray$ConcatMaybeObserver.request(MaybeConcatArray.java:78)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe$ElementAtSubscriber.onSubscribe(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:66)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray.subscribeActual(MaybeConcatArray.java:42)\n\tat io.reactivex.Flowable.subscribe(Flowable.java:14479)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe.subscribeActual(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:36)\n\tat io.reactivex.Maybe.subscribe(Maybe.java:4154)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeToSingle.subscribeActual(MaybeToSingle.java:46)\n\tat io.reactivex.Single.subscribe(Single.java:3438)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.operators.single.SingleSubscribeOn$SubscribeOnObserver.run(SingleSubscribeOn.java:89)\n\tat io.reactivex.Scheduler$DisposeTask.run(Scheduler.java:578)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.run(ScheduledRunnable.java:66)\n\tat io.reactivex.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.call(ScheduledRunnable.java:57)\n\tat java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:237)\n\tat java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:272)\n\tat java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1133)\n\tat java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:607)\n\tat java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:761)\nCaused by: org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Parser$RegexException: failed to find pattern \";([A-Za-z0-9_\\$]{2})\\...\\( inside of var lea=function(a){a=a.split(\"\");var b=[function(c,d){d=(d%c.length+c.length)%c.length;c.splice(-d).reverse().forEach(function(e){return c.unshift(e)};\"\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Parser.matchGroup(Parser.java:73)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Parser.matchGroup(Parser.java:61)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Parser.matchGroup1(Parser.java:52)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.loadDecryptionCode(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:836)\n\t... 30 more\n"
   ],
   "user_comment": ""
}

[TobiGr]

'\b(?P<sig>[a-zA-Z0-9$]{2})\s*=\s*function\(\s*a\s*\)\s*{\s*a\s*=\s*a\.split\(\s*""\s*\)'

Adopting the Python Regex into the Java extractor seems to be more difficult than i I thought.
It should be added here and here. However, the regex does not work for me. Can someone help me with that?

[71walceli]

Maybe this online tool could help you test and debug the regex you're trying to use.

https://regex101.com/

Hope you have luck fixing this...

[TobiGr]

@stvpn Thanks. That works :tada: I'll try to get the new version out tonight.

[drji3m]

Mine broke between videos at about 3pm east us. No change in app. Thanks for you work.

[TheAssassin]

The new release has been uploaded to GitHub. Thanks @TobiGr for fixing this in such a short time!

[Acelya-9028]

Thank you @TobiGr 🥰

[jts105]

It's still not working.

[AnotherLife]

Works on the first video I tried, thanks!

[11fen]

It's still not working.

[TheAssassin]

Check your screenshot, you're on the old version @11fen...

[11fen]

All uninstalled and reinstalled but no longer working

[wangxu94]

The fix was in v0.18.2. That has been released here on Github, but has not been pushed to fdroid yet.

[tianxuefeng]

thanks for million! waitting for push to fdroid so that I can use v0.18.2

[11fen]

.

thanks

[rogerval]

Works for my device, too. Thanks guys!
(Couldn't install the fresh apk file until I realised that I had to uninstall the version I obtained via F-droid first... oops! :-) )

[TheAssassin]

@rogerval that's hopefully going to be fixed with #1981.

Locking this thread to avoid further spam. It's great that works for you again, I think that's been established.

If you have further issues, please open a new issue. You can also ask first in our IRC chat #newpipe on Freenode, often issues can be sorted out there.