YouTube stream fails with could not extract stream for this track

[twlite]

Discord Player throws could not extract stream for this track when trying to stream youtube source. This affects all the extractors that depend upon youtube streaming:

• spotify extractor
• apple music extractor
• youtube extractor

Update 1
Streaming works upon removing ytdl-core and installing play-dl. This seems to be node-ytdl-core issue as mentioned in fent/node-ytdl-core#1197. As a workaround, follow these steps:

1. npm install play-dl or npm install @distube/ytdl-core
2. add DP_FORCE_YTDL_MOD="play-dl" or DP_FORCE_YTDL_MOD="@distube/ytdl-core" in your .env file

If npm doesn't work, clear npm cache and try again, or switch to another package manager like yarn.

[NerdyTechy]

@discord-player/extractor has ytdl-core as a peer dependency, so if you're using that you'll want to install play-dl then delete the ytdl-core folder inside of node_modules

[twlite]

@discord-player/extractor has ytdl-core as a peer dependency, so if you're using that you'll want to install play-dl then delete the ytdl-core folder inside of node_modules

You don't have to modify node_modules. Set DP_FORCE_YTDL_MOD="play-dl" environment variable to prioritize specific lib.

[Mittelblut9]

I have followed the workaround, but it's still failing

Song Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/1SOTqkhpIWoLX1AS9Y2RpU

[jasonkwok475]

Downgrading to [email protected] worked for me

[twlite]

I have followed the workaround, but it's still failing

Song Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/1SOTqkhpIWoLX1AS9Y2RpU

Try clearing npm cache or use another package manager like yarn.

[AlvaroDonoso05]

Downgrade the ytdl-core package to [email protected], like that:
"ytdl-core": "4.9.1"

[fpsone]

Downgrading to [email protected] make the stream url download bottleneck and the music is not playing smoothly
play-dl can play normal youtube link but it doesn't support live stream url (Error: Could not extract stream for this track)

My solution
Using @distube/ytdl-core fork (https://github.com/Androz2091/discord-player#streaming-library)

1. npm i @distube/ytdl-core@latest
2. Set DP_FORCE_YTDL_MOD="@distube/ytdl-core" environment variable

This should make your bot play youtube stream smoothly and play live stream normally

[AlvaroDonoso05]

How can i setup the enviroment variable, where is the variable?

[twlite]

How can i setup the enviroment variable, where is the variable?

You can set it in your .env file or via cli

[khlevon]

For fix check this comment: fent/node-ytdl-core#1197 (comment)

[AlvaroDonoso05]

How can i setup the enviroment variable, where is the variable?

You can set it in your .env file or via cli

And then What am I supposed to do with that variable?

[twlite]

And then What am I supposed to do with that variable?

You don't have to do anything with the environment variable in your code. The DP_ prefixed environment variables change the behavior of discord-player. In this case, DP_FORCE_YTDL_MOD variable makes discord-player prioritize the given ytdl module.

[MathusanP]

Downgrading to [email protected] worked for me

Yup, worked for me as well.

[twlite]

The issue has been fixed https://github.com/fent/node-ytdl-core/releases/tag/v4.11.4

[twlite]

fent/node-ytdl-core#1216

[rohankanhaisingh]

Downgrading to [email protected] worked for me

Yup, worked for me as well.

Does still work for you? For me, it doesn't. Tried everything, installing different packages, but no positive results.

[zachrussell12]

This is still an issue as of [email protected]. Downgrading to 4.9.1 fixed the issue for now.

[twlite]

We support the following youtube streaming libs:

• youtube-ext
• ytdl-core
• @distube/ytdl-core
• play-dl
• yt-stream

If ytdl-core is not working, try another lib (process.env.DP_FORCE_YTDL_MOD supports all of these libs).