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[BUG] - Downloading video by DownloadURL/TikTok from array returns "Access denied" html file

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Bug description

Trying to download videos by random/specific hashtags, it returns a html code with error instead. Same trouble with music downloads.

The code I was trying to use:

hashtags = api.discoverHashtags()
chosen_hashtag = random.choice(hashtags)['cardItem']['title']
videos_by_hashtag = api.byHashtag(chosen_hashtag, count=10)
chosen_video = random.choice(videos_by_hashtag)

video = api.get_Video_By_TikTok(chosen_video, language='en')

with open('video.mp4', 'wb') as output:
    output.write(video)

Error I’m getting written inside video.mp4

<HTML><HEAD>
<TITLE>Access Denied</TITLE>
</HEAD><BODY>
<H1>Access Denied</H1>
 
You don't have permission to access "http&#58;&#47;&#47;v16&#45;web&#46;tiktok&#46;com&#47;video&#47;tos&#47;useast2a&#47;tos&#45;useast2a&#45;ve&#45;0068c004&#47;2362532506c24a66be8a02a69273732d&#47;&#63;" on this server.<P>
Reference&#32;&#35;18&#46;e527bcd4&#46;1607970961&#46;2bc87a4
</BODY>
</HTML>

Is it possible that it’s trying to get video from US servers and banning me because of my location (Russia)? I tried to use US proxy and VPN though, no result. But somehow it downloads videos I get from api.trending method with no problems at all.

Desktop:

OS: Windows 10
TikTokApi Version: 3.8.6

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Created 3 years ago
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davidteathercommented, Mar 20, 2021

There’s also a YouTube video in the readme that explains how to get a custom_verifyFp and another workaround although the code above should still work.