[Youtube] Did not get any data blocks for format 22

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Description

Hello, I’m attempting to download this video, but every time I try, I get “ERROR: Did not get any data blocks”.

This is the video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crt__iGLuoc

Verbose log

[debug] Command-line config: ['-vU', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crt__iGLuo
c']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs utf-8, out utf-8 (No ANSI), err utf-8 (No A
NSI), pref cp1252
[debug] yt-dlp version 2022.04.08 [7884ade] (win_exe)
[debug] Python version 3.8.10 (CPython 64bit) - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] Checking exe version: ffmpeg -bsfs
[debug] Checking exe version: avconv -bsfs
[debug] Checking exe version: ffprobe -bsfs
[debug] Checking exe version: avprobe -bsfs
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Optional libraries: brotli, certifi, Cryptodome, mutagen, sqlite, websoc
kets
[debug] Proxy map: {}
Latest version: 2022.04.08, Current version: 2022.04.08
yt-dlp is up to date (2022.04.08)
[debug] [youtube] Extracting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crt__iGLuoc
[youtube] Crt__iGLuoc: Downloading webpage
[youtube] Crt__iGLuoc: Downloading android player API JSON
[debug] Sort order given by extractor: quality, res, fps, hdr:12, source, codec:
vp9.2, lang, proto
[debug] Formats sorted by: hasvid, ie_pref, quality, res, fps, hdr:12(7), source
, vcodec:vp9.2(10), acodec, lang, proto, filesize, fs_approx, tbr, vbr, abr, asr
, vext, aext, hasaud, id
[debug] Default format spec: best/bestvideo+bestaudio
[info] Crt__iGLuoc: Downloading 1 format(s): 22
[debug] Invoking downloader on "https://rr3---sn-nx5s7n76.googlevideo.com/videop
layback?expire=1649559160&ei=GPJRYoO_BYKSsfIPjcmymAM&ip=2601%3A602%3A8a80%3A6a80
%3Ab8fb%3A5a05%3A8046%3A13d1&id=o-AOjk_BNMvIoqJKbwt-bJl12F5R4tNk6pklRKncW83062&i
tag=22&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&mh=V-&mm=31%2C29&mn=sn-nx5s7n76%2Csn-nx57yn
ld&ms=au%2Crdu&mv=m&mvi=3&pl=36&initcwndbps=2032500&vprv=1&mime=video%2Fmp4&cnr=
14&ratebypass=yes&dur=854.819&lmt=1649515077461736&mt=1649537103&fvip=6&fexp=240
01373%2C24007246&c=ANDROID&rbqsm=fa&txp=4432434&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2C
itag%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cvprv%2Cmime%2Ccnr%2Cratebypass%2Cdur%2Clmt&sig=AOq0
QJ8wRAIgf1T5hQxYvQ6ahKlDtcrh-5hEjqp4i2pB7WjZ_HOgCOkCIBtSXTi50m6Z4YZcKfibhWAFrjCu
u_39F-7a96mttRaQ&lsparams=mh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpl%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=A
G3C_xAwRQIgVoH7K2ESLMWHtHtFiNcG3TIKYxsDb48Gcjx2YsupAD0CIQCZafBSCdy4hOFJdXVlCqPSc
5e0nT2ib25ON40MMuuJGw%3D%3D"
[download] Resuming download at byte 395115


ERROR: Did not get any data blocks
  File "yt_dlp\__main__.py", line 19, in <module>
  File "yt_dlp\__init__.py", line 869, in main
  File "yt_dlp\__init__.py", line 859, in _real_main
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 3264, in download
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 3237, in wrapper
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1399, in extract_info
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1408, in wrapper
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1492, in __extract_info
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1548, in process_ie_result
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 2648, in process_video_result
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 3138, in process_info
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 2846, in dl
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\common.py", line 457, in download
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\http.py", line 370, in real_download
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\http.py", line 339, in download
  File "yt_dlp\downloader\common.py", line 178, in report_error
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 950, in report_error
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 884, in trouble

[Goldpaw]

…and solved.

Got a hint from this that the issue was downloading mp4 in some cases, so I listed the formats and chose a webm stream instead. Then it worked.

~$ yt-dlp --list-formats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnXk6Pex0SE 

[youtube] GnXk6Pex0SE: Downloading webpage
[youtube] GnXk6Pex0SE: Downloading android player API JSON
[info] Available formats for GnXk6Pex0SE:
ID  EXT   RESOLUTION FPS │   FILESIZE   TBR PROTO │ VCODEC        VBR ACODEC      ABR     ASR MORE INFO
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
sb2 mhtml 48x27          │                  mhtml │ images                                    storyboard
sb1 mhtml 80x45          │                  mhtml │ images                                    storyboard
sb0 mhtml 160x90         │                  mhtml │ images                                    storyboard
139 m4a   audio only     │    4.50MiB   48k https │ audio only        mp4a.40.5   48k 22050Hz low, m4a_dash
249 webm  audio only     │    4.63MiB   50k https │ audio only        opus        50k 48000Hz low, webm_dash
250 webm  audio only     │    5.99MiB   64k https │ audio only        opus        64k 48000Hz low, webm_dash
140 m4a   audio only     │   11.95MiB  129k https │ audio only        mp4a.40.2  129k 44100Hz medium, m4a_dash
251 webm  audio only     │   11.05MiB  119k https │ audio only        opus       119k 48000Hz medium, webm_dash
17  3gp   176x144      6 │    7.62MiB   82k https │ mp4v.20.3     82k mp4a.40.2    0k 22050Hz 144p
160 mp4   256x144     25 │    7.45MiB   80k https │ avc1.4d400c   80k video only              144p, mp4_dash
278 webm  256x144     25 │    7.47MiB   80k https │ vp9           80k video only              144p, webm_dash
133 mp4   426x240     25 │   15.89MiB  172k https │ avc1.4d4015  172k video only              240p, mp4_dash
242 webm  426x240     25 │   13.33MiB  144k https │ vp9          144k video only              240p, webm_dash
134 mp4   640x360     25 │   29.41MiB  318k https │ avc1.4d401e  318k video only              360p, mp4_dash
18  mp4   640x360     25 │   45.91MiB  497k https │ avc1.42001E  497k mp4a.40.2    0k 44100Hz 360p
243 webm  640x360     25 │   22.90MiB  248k https │ vp9          248k video only              360p, webm_dash
135 mp4   854x480     25 │   63.53MiB  688k https │ avc1.4d401e  688k video only              480p, mp4_dash
244 webm  854x480     25 │   37.29MiB  404k https │ vp9          404k video only              480p, webm_dash
136 mp4   1280x720    25 │  119.43MiB 1294k https │ avc1.64001f 1294k video only              720p, mp4_dash
22  mp4   1280x720    25 │ ~ 96.75MiB 1023k https │ avc1.64001F 1023k mp4a.40.2    0k 44100Hz 720p
247 webm  1280x720    25 │   69.13MiB  749k https │ vp9          749k video only              720p, webm_dash
298 mp4   1280x720    50 │  153.51MiB 1663k https │ avc1.640020 1663k video only              720p50, mp4_dash
302 webm  1280x720    50 │  107.75MiB 1167k https │ vp9         1167k video only              720p50, webm_dash
299 mp4   1920x1080   50 │  269.23MiB 2917k https │ avc1.64002a 2917k video only              1080p50, mp4_dash
303 webm  1920x1080   50 │  200.36MiB 2171k https │ vp9         2171k video only              1080p50, webm_dash

~$ yt-dlp -f 303 --no-continue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnXk6Pex0SE

[youtube] GnXk6Pex0SE: Downloading webpage
[youtube] GnXk6Pex0SE: Downloading android player API JSON
[info] GnXk6Pex0SE: Downloading 1 format(s): 303
[download] Destination: Modifying a Harley Benton Jazzmaster Kit _ #DIYKitChallenge22 Part 1 [GnXk6Pex0SE].webm
[download] 100% of 200.36MiB in 00:21

[xxxLCxxx]

It certainly is one in regard to biting me away from here. Noted.