Discovery+ not working

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have used yt-dlp on discovery+ for awhile, but for 3 weeks it hasn’t worked at all, i have subscription and can watch the videos in any browser jus won’t work in yt-dlp

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• Run your yt-dlp command with -vU flag added (yt-dlp -vU <your command line>)
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C:\Users\janna>C:\Users\janna\Downloads\yt-dlp\yt-dlp.exe --verbose --cookies C:\Users\janna\Downloads\yt-dlp\discoveryplus.com_cookies.txt -f "bestvideo[height<=480]+bestaudio/best[height<=480]" "https://www.discoveryplus.com/video/on-the-case-with-paula-zahn/jennys-story"
[debug] Command-line config: ['--verbose', '--cookies', 'C:\\Users\\janna\\Downloads\\yt-dlp\\discoveryplus.com_cookies.txt', '-f', 'bestvideo[height<=480]+bestaudio/best[height<=480]', 'https://www.discoveryplus.com/video/on-the-case-with-paula-zahn/jennys-story']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs utf-8, pref cp1252, out utf-8, error utf-8, screen utf-8
[debug] yt-dlp version 2022.09.01 [5d7c7d6] (win32_exe)
[debug] Python 3.8.10 (CPython 64bit) - Windows-10-10.0.19044-SP0
[debug] Checking exe version: ffmpeg -bsfs
[debug] Checking exe version: ffprobe -bsfs
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-108101-gf1b35fc8f0-20220911 (setts), ffprobe N-108101-gf1b35fc8f0-20220911
[debug] Optional libraries: Cryptodome-3.15.0, brotli-1.0.9, certifi-2022.06.15, mutagen-1.45.1, sqlite3-2.6.0, websockets-10.3
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[debug] Loaded 1670 extractors
[debug] [DiscoveryPlus] Extracting URL: https://www.discoveryplus.com/video/on-the-case-with-paula-zahn/jennys-story
[debug] Using fake IP 6.159.20.158 (US) as X-Forwarded-For
[DiscoveryPlus] on-the-case-with-paula-zahn/jennys-story: Downloading JSON metadata
[DiscoveryPlus] 4923613: Downloading JSON metadata
[DiscoveryPlus] on-the-case-with-paula-zahn/jennys-story: Downloading MPD manifest
[debug] Formats sorted by: hasvid, ie_pref, lang, quality, res, fps, hdr:12(7), vcodec:vp9.2(10), channels, acodec, filesize, fs_approx, tbr, vbr, abr, asr, proto, vext, aext, hasaud, source, id
[info] 4923613: Downloading 1 format(s): dash-video=247000+dash-audio_eng=125000
[debug] Invoking dashsegments downloader on "https://dplus-northamerica.media-edge.prod-vod.h264.io/286ac188-ebc4-4611-867f-1f7c4c0370ca/dash_clear_fmp4/edge-cache-token=Expires=1663619014&KeyName=media-edge-key-prod-northamerica-200d417&Signature=KNS8ZiOpZJiOW2RSq9SMex0fE6GGtdIv5Yzy3DXO6OIFvLqHVhlw5CMiriRuLatz8PYeZUW13brjozdZ9FJtAg/master.mpd"
[dashsegments] Total fragments: 636
[download] Destination: Jenny's Story [4923613].fdash-video=247000.mp4
[debug] File locking is not supported. Proceeding without locking
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Retrying fragment 1 (1/10)...
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Retrying fragment 1 (2/10)...
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Retrying fragment 1 (3/10)...
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Retrying fragment 1 (4/10)...
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Retrying fragment 1 (5/10)...
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Retrying fragment 1 (6/10)...
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Retrying fragment 1 (7/10)...
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Retrying fragment 1 (8/10)...
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Retrying fragment 1 (9/10)...
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Retrying fragment 1 (10/10)...
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Giving up after 10 retries
  File "yt_dlp\__main__.py", line 18, in <module>
  File "yt_dlp\__init__.py", line 962, in main
  File "yt_dlp\__init__.py", line 954, in _real_main
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 3293, in download
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 3268, in wrapper
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1448, in extract_info
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1459, in wrapper
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1556, in __extract_info
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1614, in process_ie_result
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 2712, in process_video_result
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 3153, in process_info
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 2895, in dl
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\common.py", line 443, in download
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\dash.py", line 54, in real_download
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\fragment.py", line 373, in download_and_append_fragments_multiple
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\fragment.py", line 517, in download_and_append_fragments
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\fragment.py", line 463, in download_fragment
  File "yt_dlp\utils.py", line 5794, in __iter__
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\fragment.py", line 460, in error_callback
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\common.py", line 388, in report_retry
  File "yt_dlp\utils.py", line 5801, in report_retry
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\common.py", line 391, in <lambda>
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 994, in report_error
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 923, in trouble

ERROR: fragment 1 not found, unable to continue
  File "yt_dlp\__main__.py", line 18, in <module>
  File "yt_dlp\__init__.py", line 962, in main
  File "yt_dlp\__init__.py", line 954, in _real_main
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 3293, in download
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 3268, in wrapper
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1448, in extract_info
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1459, in wrapper
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1556, in __extract_info
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1614, in process_ie_result
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 2712, in process_video_result
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 3153, in process_info
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 2895, in dl
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\common.py", line 443, in download
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\dash.py", line 54, in real_download
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\fragment.py", line 373, in download_and_append_fragments_multiple
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\fragment.py", line 518, in download_and_append_fragments
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\fragment.py", line 482, in append_fragment
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 994, in report_error
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 923, in trouble


[debug] Invoking dashsegments downloader on "https://dplus-northamerica.media-edge.prod-vod.h264.io/286ac188-ebc4-4611-867f-1f7c4c0370ca/dash_clear_fmp4/edge-cache-token=Expires=1663619014&KeyName=media-edge-key-prod-northamerica-200d417&Signature=KNS8ZiOpZJiOW2RSq9SMex0fE6GGtdIv5Yzy3DXO6OIFvLqHVhlw5CMiriRuLatz8PYeZUW13brjozdZ9FJtAg/master.mpd"
[dashsegments] Total fragments: 638
[download] Destination: Jenny's Story [4923613].fdash-audio_eng=125000.m4a
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Retrying fragment 1 (1/10)...
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Retrying fragment 1 (2/10)...
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Retrying fragment 1 (3/10)...
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Retrying fragment 1 (4/10)...
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Retrying fragment 1 (5/10)...
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Retrying fragment 1 (6/10)...
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Retrying fragment 1 (7/10)...
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Retrying fragment 1 (8/10)...
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Retrying fragment 1 (9/10)...
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Retrying fragment 1 (10/10)...
[download] Got error: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden. Giving up after 10 retries
  File "yt_dlp\__main__.py", line 18, in <module>
  File "yt_dlp\__init__.py", line 962, in main
  File "yt_dlp\__init__.py", line 954, in _real_main
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 3293, in download
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 3268, in wrapper
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1448, in extract_info
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1459, in wrapper
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1556, in __extract_info
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1614, in process_ie_result
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 2712, in process_video_result
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 3153, in process_info
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 2895, in dl
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\common.py", line 443, in download
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\dash.py", line 54, in real_download
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\fragment.py", line 373, in download_and_append_fragments_multiple
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\fragment.py", line 517, in download_and_append_fragments
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\fragment.py", line 463, in download_fragment
  File "yt_dlp\utils.py", line 5794, in __iter__
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\fragment.py", line 460, in error_callback
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\common.py", line 388, in report_retry
  File "yt_dlp\utils.py", line 5801, in report_retry
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\common.py", line 391, in <lambda>
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 994, in report_error
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 923, in trouble

ERROR: fragment 1 not found, unable to continue
  File "yt_dlp\__main__.py", line 18, in <module>
  File "yt_dlp\__init__.py", line 962, in main
  File "yt_dlp\__init__.py", line 954, in _real_main
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 3293, in download
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 3268, in wrapper
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1448, in extract_info
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1459, in wrapper
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1556, in __extract_info
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1614, in process_ie_result
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 2712, in process_video_result
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 3153, in process_info
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 2895, in dl
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\common.py", line 443, in download
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\dash.py", line 54, in real_download
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\fragment.py", line 373, in download_and_append_fragments_multiple
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\fragment.py", line 518, in download_and_append_fragments
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\fragment.py", line 482, in append_fragment
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 994, in report_error
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 923, in trouble

[Mr-Jake]

Does this fix the issue of not pulling the subtitles also?

Subtitles can be downloaded in dash mp4 format only. Be aware that this subtitle format is not supported by ffmpeg. So they can’t be embedded or converted to another format using yt-dlp or ffmpeg.

However, using mp4box

mp4box -raw 1 subtitle.en.mp4

The output is subtitle.en.vtt

[elyse0]

Well, in the meantime you can download an unofficial daily build from https://github.com/ytdl-patched/yt-dlp/releases

That should fix this error, but please do not open issues using that version.