YouTube network request Strange Behaviour
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I'm scraping YouTube videos for automatic captions and storing them locally. I use window.performance.getEntries() to find the link to the subtitles after enabling subtitles. But when I tried to open some of the links the day after I retrieved them I got a 404 error.
Here is a now-defunct link to a YouTube video's captions that I retrieved yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/api/timedtext?sparams=asr_langs%2Ccaps%2Cv%2Cxoaf%2Cxorp%2Cexpire&hl=en&signature=B50CC4269D15CD954D6946B6342194EDF9F6D01F.AF819BEDE91E0F31C8F02A04508E49FC02B4F504&xorp=True&v=FSyAehMdpyI&asr_langs=ja%2Cko%2Cen%2Cde%2Cpt%2Cru%2Cnl%2Cfr%2Cit%2Ces&xoaf=1&key=yttt1&caps=asr&expire=1541769833&lang=en&fmt=srv3
I scraped the subtitles link from the same video and it's now changed!
https://www.youtube.com/api/timedtext?xoaf=1&expire=1541822131&signature=585C6AB59561084DC1B7F963679FF2D916257EFA.5EBAF0C3037FD561A0636CA47CF95396773DB78B&hl=en&asr_langs=ja%2Cpt%2Cde%2Cko%2Cru%2Cen%2Cnl%2Ces%2Cfr%2Cit&sparams=asr_langs%2Ccaps%2Cv%2Cxoaf%2Cxorp%2Cexpire&v=FSyAehMdpyI&caps=asr&key=yttt1&xorp=True&lang=en&fmt=srv3
Is there a permanent solution for storing these automatic captions?
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I'm scraping YouTube videos for automatic captions and storing them locally. I use window.performance.getEntries() to find the link to the subtitles after enabling subtitles. But when I tried to open some of the links the day after I retrieved them I got a 404 error.
Here is a now-defunct link to a YouTube video's captions that I retrieved yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/api/timedtext?sparams=asr_langs%2Ccaps%2Cv%2Cxoaf%2Cxorp%2Cexpire&hl=en&signature=B50CC4269D15CD954D6946B6342194EDF9F6D01F.AF819BEDE91E0F31C8F02A04508E49FC02B4F504&xorp=True&v=FSyAehMdpyI&asr_langs=ja%2Cko%2Cen%2Cde%2Cpt%2Cru%2Cnl%2Cfr%2Cit%2Ces&xoaf=1&key=yttt1&caps=asr&expire=1541769833&lang=en&fmt=srv3
I scraped the subtitles link from the same video and it's now changed!
https://www.youtube.com/api/timedtext?xoaf=1&expire=1541822131&signature=585C6AB59561084DC1B7F963679FF2D916257EFA.5EBAF0C3037FD561A0636CA47CF95396773DB78B&hl=en&asr_langs=ja%2Cpt%2Cde%2Cko%2Cru%2Cen%2Cnl%2Ces%2Cfr%2Cit&sparams=asr_langs%2Ccaps%2Cv%2Cxoaf%2Cxorp%2Cexpire&v=FSyAehMdpyI&caps=asr&key=yttt1&xorp=True&lang=en&fmt=srv3
Is there a permanent solution for storing these automatic captions?
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asked Nov 9 at 21:04
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I'm scraping YouTube videos for automatic captions and storing them locally. I use window.performance.getEntries() to find the link to the subtitles after enabling subtitles. But when I tried to open some of the links the day after I retrieved them I got a 404 error.
Here is a now-defunct link to a YouTube video's captions that I retrieved yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/api/timedtext?sparams=asr_langs%2Ccaps%2Cv%2Cxoaf%2Cxorp%2Cexpire&hl=en&signature=B50CC4269D15CD954D6946B6342194EDF9F6D01F.AF819BEDE91E0F31C8F02A04508E49FC02B4F504&xorp=True&v=FSyAehMdpyI&asr_langs=ja%2Cko%2Cen%2Cde%2Cpt%2Cru%2Cnl%2Cfr%2Cit%2Ces&xoaf=1&key=yttt1&caps=asr&expire=1541769833&lang=en&fmt=srv3
I scraped the subtitles link from the same video and it's now changed!
https://www.youtube.com/api/timedtext?xoaf=1&expire=1541822131&signature=585C6AB59561084DC1B7F963679FF2D916257EFA.5EBAF0C3037FD561A0636CA47CF95396773DB78B&hl=en&asr_langs=ja%2Cpt%2Cde%2Cko%2Cru%2Cen%2Cnl%2Ces%2Cfr%2Cit&sparams=asr_langs%2Ccaps%2Cv%2Cxoaf%2Cxorp%2Cexpire&v=FSyAehMdpyI&caps=asr&key=yttt1&xorp=True&lang=en&fmt=srv3
Is there a permanent solution for storing these automatic captions?
api
asked Nov 9 at 21:04
st4rgut
5391718
I'm scraping YouTube videos for automatic captions and storing them locally. I use window.performance.getEntries() to find the link to the subtitles after enabling subtitles. But when I tried to open some of the links the day after I retrieved them I got a 404 error.
Here is a now-defunct link to a YouTube video's captions that I retrieved yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/api/timedtext?sparams=asr_langs%2Ccaps%2Cv%2Cxoaf%2Cxorp%2Cexpire&hl=en&signature=B50CC4269D15CD954D6946B6342194EDF9F6D01F.AF819BEDE91E0F31C8F02A04508E49FC02B4F504&xorp=True&v=FSyAehMdpyI&asr_langs=ja%2Cko%2Cen%2Cde%2Cpt%2Cru%2Cnl%2Cfr%2Cit%2Ces&xoaf=1&key=yttt1&caps=asr&expire=1541769833&lang=en&fmt=srv3
I scraped the subtitles link from the same video and it's now changed!
https://www.youtube.com/api/timedtext?xoaf=1&expire=1541822131&signature=585C6AB59561084DC1B7F963679FF2D916257EFA.5EBAF0C3037FD561A0636CA47CF95396773DB78B&hl=en&asr_langs=ja%2Cpt%2Cde%2Cko%2Cru%2Cen%2Cnl%2Ces%2Cfr%2Cit&sparams=asr_langs%2Ccaps%2Cv%2Cxoaf%2Cxorp%2Cexpire&v=FSyAehMdpyI&caps=asr&key=yttt1&xorp=True&lang=en&fmt=srv3
Is there a permanent solution for storing these automatic captions?
api
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OK, so all I had to do was remove the expire parameter in the URL and it worked again. eg deleted &expire=1541769833 in below link. Not sure what it's for in the first place if anyone could clarify that. Also not sure what the downvote is for, if you think somethings poorly worded say so or I won't know how to ask better questions.
https://www.youtube.com/api/timedtext?sparams=asr_langs%2Ccaps%2Cv%2Cxoaf%2Cxorp%2Cexpire&hl=en&signature=B50CC4269D15CD954D6946B6342194EDF9F6D01F.AF819BEDE91E0F31C8F02A04508E49FC02B4F504&xorp=True&v=FSyAehMdpyI&asr_langs=ja%2Cko%2Cen%2Cde%2Cpt%2Cru%2Cnl%2Cfr%2Cit%2Ces&xoaf=1&key=yttt1&caps=asr&lang=en&fmt=srv3
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OK, so all I had to do was remove the expire parameter in the URL and it worked again. eg deleted &expire=1541769833 in below link. Not sure what it's for in the first place if anyone could clarify that. Also not sure what the downvote is for, if you think somethings poorly worded say so or I won't know how to ask better questions.
https://www.youtube.com/api/timedtext?sparams=asr_langs%2Ccaps%2Cv%2Cxoaf%2Cxorp%2Cexpire&hl=en&signature=B50CC4269D15CD954D6946B6342194EDF9F6D01F.AF819BEDE91E0F31C8F02A04508E49FC02B4F504&xorp=True&v=FSyAehMdpyI&asr_langs=ja%2Cko%2Cen%2Cde%2Cpt%2Cru%2Cnl%2Cfr%2Cit%2Ces&xoaf=1&key=yttt1&caps=asr&lang=en&fmt=srv3
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OK, so all I had to do was remove the expire parameter in the URL and it worked again. eg deleted &expire=1541769833 in below link. Not sure what it's for in the first place if anyone could clarify that. Also not sure what the downvote is for, if you think somethings poorly worded say so or I won't know how to ask better questions.
https://www.youtube.com/api/timedtext?sparams=asr_langs%2Ccaps%2Cv%2Cxoaf%2Cxorp%2Cexpire&hl=en&signature=B50CC4269D15CD954D6946B6342194EDF9F6D01F.AF819BEDE91E0F31C8F02A04508E49FC02B4F504&xorp=True&v=FSyAehMdpyI&asr_langs=ja%2Cko%2Cen%2Cde%2Cpt%2Cru%2Cnl%2Cfr%2Cit%2Ces&xoaf=1&key=yttt1&caps=asr&lang=en&fmt=srv3
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OK, so all I had to do was remove the expire parameter in the URL and it worked again. eg deleted &expire=1541769833 in below link. Not sure what it's for in the first place if anyone could clarify that. Also not sure what the downvote is for, if you think somethings poorly worded say so or I won't know how to ask better questions.
https://www.youtube.com/api/timedtext?sparams=asr_langs%2Ccaps%2Cv%2Cxoaf%2Cxorp%2Cexpire&hl=en&signature=B50CC4269D15CD954D6946B6342194EDF9F6D01F.AF819BEDE91E0F31C8F02A04508E49FC02B4F504&xorp=True&v=FSyAehMdpyI&asr_langs=ja%2Cko%2Cen%2Cde%2Cpt%2Cru%2Cnl%2Cfr%2Cit%2Ces&xoaf=1&key=yttt1&caps=asr&lang=en&fmt=srv3
answered Nov 9 at 21:18
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OK, so all I had to do was remove the expire parameter in the URL and it worked again. eg deleted &expire=1541769833 in below link. Not sure what it's for in the first place if anyone could clarify that. Also not sure what the downvote is for, if you think somethings poorly worded say so or I won't know how to ask better questions.
https://www.youtube.com/api/timedtext?sparams=asr_langs%2Ccaps%2Cv%2Cxoaf%2Cxorp%2Cexpire&hl=en&signature=B50CC4269D15CD954D6946B6342194EDF9F6D01F.AF819BEDE91E0F31C8F02A04508E49FC02B4F504&xorp=True&v=FSyAehMdpyI&asr_langs=ja%2Cko%2Cen%2Cde%2Cpt%2Cru%2Cnl%2Cfr%2Cit%2Ces&xoaf=1&key=yttt1&caps=asr&lang=en&fmt=srv3
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