This error typically occurs when a video is restricted so it can only be played on a specific website, meaning yt-dlp cannot access the media stream directly from the player's standalone URL without a "referer" header. To fix this, you must provide the URL of the page where the video is embedded using the --referer flag.
The direct link to the video player (e.g., https://vimeo.com ). This error typically occurs when a video is
To bypass this restriction, you need to "trick" the server into thinking yt-dlp is the web page that has permission to play the video. To bypass this restriction, you need to "trick"
yt-dlp --referer "https://website-with-video.com" "https://vimeo.com" Use code with caution. Vimeo asking for embedding URL when unnecessary #12613 The URL of the actual webpage where you
Run the following command in your terminal, replacing the placeholder URLs with your actual links: yt-dlp --referer "PARENT_URL" "EMBED_URL" Use code with caution.
The URL of the actual webpage where you are watching the video (e.g., https://example-school.com ). Step 2: Use the --referer Flag
