[ie/twitter] Support Event Page

Apr 23, 2025 by ADMIN 32 views

Introduction

As a user of yt-dlp, a powerful command-line YouTube video downloader, you may encounter issues with unsupported URLs. In this article, we will guide you through the process of creating a support event page for an unsupported URL, specifically the /i/events page on Twitter.

Checklist

Before creating a support event page, make sure you have completed the following checklist:

I'm requesting a site-specific feature
I've verified that I have updated yt-dlp to nightly or master (update instructions)
I've checked that all provided URLs are playable in a browser with the same IP and same login details
I've searched the bugtracker for similar requests including closed ones. DO NOT post duplicates
I've read about sharing account credentials and I'm willing to share it if required

Region

Global
Japan

Example URLs

https://x.com/i/events/1910629646300762112

Problem Description

The /i/events page on Twitter is currently unsupported by yt-dlp. This means that when you try to download a video from this page using yt-dlp, you will encounter an error.

Verbose Output

To demonstrate the problem, we need to run yt-dlp with the -vU flag added. This will provide us with a verbose output that clearly shows the error.

[debug] Command-line config: ['-vU', '--ignore-config', 'https://x.com/i/events/1910629646300762112']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs utf-8, pref cp1252, out utf-8, error utf-8, screen utf-8
[debug] yt-dlp version master@2025.04.23.143136 from yt-dlp/yt-dlp-master-builds [2381881fe] (win_exe)
[debug] Python 3.10.11 (CPython AMD64 64bit) - Windows-10-10.0.19045-SP0 (OpenSSL 1.1.1t  7 Feb 2023)
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 7.0-full_build-www.gyan.dev (setts), ffprobe 7.0-full_build-www.gyan.dev, phantomjs 2.1.1, rtmpdump 2.3
[debug] Optional libraries: Cryptodome-3.22.0, brotli-1.1.0, certifi-2025.01.31, curl_cffi-0.10.0, mutagen-1.47.0, requests-2.32.3, sqlite3-3.40.1, urllib3-2.4.0, websockets-15.0.1
[debug] Proxy map: {'http': 'http://127.0.0.1:7890', 'https': 'http127.0.0.1:7890', 'ftp': 'http://127.0.0.1:7890'}
[debug] Request Handlers: urllib, requests, websockets, curl_cffi
[debug] Extractor Plugins: RadikoLiveIE, RadikoSearchIE, RadikoShareIE, RadikoStationButtonIE, RadikoTimeFreeIE
[debug] Plugin directories: C:\Users\ikena\AppData\Roaming\yt-dlp\plugins\yt_dlp_rajiko-1.1-py3-none-any.whl\yt_dlp_plugins
[debug] Loaded 1861 extractors
[debug] Fetching release info: https://api.github.com/repos/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-master-builds/releases/latest
Latest version: master@2025.04.23.143136 from yt-dlp/yt-dlp-master-builds
yt-dlp is up to date (master@2025.04.23.143136 from yt-dlp/yt-dlp-master-builds)
[generic] Extracting URL: https://x.com/i/events/1910629646300762112
[generic] 1910629646300762112: Downloading webpage
WARNING: [generic] Falling back on generic information extractor
[generic] 1910629646300762112: Extracting information
[debug] Looking for embeds
ERROR: Unsupported URL: https://x.com/i/events/1910629646300762112
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1653, in wrapper
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1788, in __extract_info
  File "yt_dlp\extractor\common.py", line 748, in extract
  File "yt_dlp\extractor\generic.py", line 2579, in _real_extract
yt_dlp.utils.UnsupportedError: Unsupported URL: https://x.com/i/events/1910629646300762112

Conclusion

Q: What is a support event page?

A: A support event page is a page where users can report issues or request features for a specific application or tool, in this case, yt-dlp.

Q: Why do I need to create a support event page for an unsupported URL?

A: Creating a support event page for an unsupported URL helps the developers of yt-dlp to identify the issue and potentially fix it. It also helps other users who may be experiencing the same issue.

Q: What is the checklist for creating a support event page?

A: The checklist for creating a support event page includes:

I'm requesting a site-specific feature
I've verified that I have updated yt-dlp to nightly or master (update instructions)
I've checked that all provided URLs are playable in a browser with the same IP and same login details
I've searched the bugtracker for similar requests including closed ones. DO NOT post duplicates
I've read about sharing account credentials and I'm willing to share it if required

Q: What is the region for the support event page?

A: The region for the support event page is:

Global
Japan

Q: What is the example URL for the support event page?

A: The example URL for the support event page is:

https://x.com/i/events/1910629646300762112

Q: What is the problem description for the support event page?

A: The problem description for the support event page is:

The /i/events page on Twitter is currently unsupported by yt-dlp.

Q: What is the verbose output for the support event page?

A: The verbose output for the support event page is:

[debug] Command-line config: ['-vU', '--ignore-config', 'https://x.com/i/events/1910629646300762112']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs utf-8, pref cp1252, out utf-8, error utf-8, screen utf-8
[debug] yt-dlp version master@2025.04.23.143136 from yt-dlp/yt-dlp-master-builds [2381881fe] (win_exe)
[debug] Python 3.10.11 (CPython AMD64 64bit) - Windows-10-10.0.19045-SP0 (OpenSSL 1.1.1t  7 Feb 2023)
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 7.0-full_build-www.gyan.dev (setts), ffprobe 7.0-full_build-www.gyan.dev, phantomjs 2.1.1, rtmpdump 2.3
[debug] Optional libraries: Cryptod-3.22.0, brotli-1.1.0, certifi-2025.01.31, curl_cffi-0.10.0, mutagen-1.47.0, requests-2.32.3, sqlite3-3.40.1, urllib3-2.4.0, websockets-15.0.1
[debug] Proxy map: {'http': 'http://127.0.0.1:7890', 'https': 'http127.0.0.1:7890', 'ftp': 'http://127.0.0.1:7890'}
[debug] Request Handlers: urllib, requests, websockets, curl_cffi
[debug] Extractor Plugins: RadikoLiveIE, RadikoSearchIE, RadikoShareIE, RadikoStationButtonIE, RadikoTimeFreeIE
[debug] Plugin directories: C:\Users\ikena\AppData\Roaming\yt-dlp\plugins\yt_dlp_rajiko-1.1-py3-none-any.whl\yt_dlp_plugins
[debug] Loaded 1861 extractors
[debug] Fetching release info: https://api.github.com/repos/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-master-builds/releases/latest
Latest version: master@2025.04.23.143136 from yt-dlp/yt-dlp-master-builds
yt-dlp is up to date (master@2025.04.23.143136 from yt-dlp/yt-dlp-master-builds)
[generic] Extracting URL: https://x.com/i/events/1910629646300762112
[generic] 1910629646300762112: Downloading webpage
WARNING: [generic] Falling back on generic information extractor
[generic] 1910629646300762112: Extracting information
[debug] Looking for embeds
ERROR: Unsupported URL: https://x.com/i/events/1910629646300762112
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1653, in wrapper
  File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 1788, in __extract_info
  File "yt_dlp\extractor\common.py", line 748, in extract
  File "yt_dlp\extractor\generic.py", line 2579, in _real_extract
yt_dlp.utils.UnsupportedError: Unsupported URL: https://x.com/i/events/1910629646300762112

Q: How do I create a support event page for an unsupported URL?

A: To create a support event page for an unsupported URL, follow these steps:

Make sure you have completed the checklist for creating a support event page.
Provide a description of the problem, including the URL and any relevant details.
Provide a verbose output that clearly shows the error.
Submit the support event page to the yt-dlp developers.

Q: What are the benefits of creating a support event page for an unsupported URL?

A: Creating a support event page for an unsupported URL helps the developers of yt-dlp to identify the issue and potentially fix it. It also helps other users who may be experiencing the same issue.