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extractor-args youtubetab:skip=authcheck #101

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@ashipaek0

Could anyone please enlighten me about this error.

I am running via docker and have a cookies.txt set (i think)

Also this is not a restricted page. i can view it in a web browser

$ python cli.py --media youtube --params direct
[2025-11-04 11:48:27.763789] CLI : Running youtube with ['direct'] params
[2025-11-04 11:48:27.764055] youtube : ---------------
[2025-11-04 11:48:27.764226] youtube : Working https://www.youtube.com/@m.......
[2025-11-04 11:49:08.862514] worker : ERROR: [youtube:tab] @........: Playlists that require authentication may not extract correctly without a successful webpage download. If you are not downloading private content, or your cookies are only for the first account and channel, pass "--extractor-args youtubetab:skip=authcheck" to skip this check

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