Redtube isn't supported anymore

[Happybeel]

• [x ] I'm reporting a broken site support
• [x ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version 2021.06.06
• [x ] I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser
• [x ] I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped
• [x ] I've searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones

Verbose log

/usr/bin/python3 /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl https://www.redtube.com/26948792 --verbose
[debug] System config: ['--prefer-free-formats']
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['https://www.redtube.com/26948792', '--verbose']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2021.06.06
[debug] Python version 3.6.8 (CPython) - Linux-4.18.0-240.el8.x86_64-x86_64-with-centos-8.3.2011
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.2.4, ffprobe 4.2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[RedTube] 26948792: Downloading webpage
[RedTube] 26948792: Downloading m3u8 information
[debug] Default format spec: bestvideo+bestaudio/best
[debug] Invoking downloader on 'https://www.redtube.com/media/mp4?s=YTozOntzOjQ6InZrZXkiO2k6MjY5NDg3OTI7czoxOiJzIjtzOjY0OiIxMjdiYTI5Y2RlMWFiMzIxY2IzYzUwMWE0M2FlZWI2MGZkMTQ0M2I0NTg2ZmU1YmQ4ZDBlNGZhZDBhY2M4NmFjIjtzOjI6Imd0IjtpOjE2MjM3NzYyMDU7fQ%3D%3D'
[download] Black Mistress For Hot Wife, Big Ass, Bbc, Bbw (amateur cuckold)-26948792.unknown_video has already been downloaded
[download] 100% of 1.46KiB

Description

It doesn't download the video anymore. Redtube has changed its code again.

Thank you.

[rautamiekka]

Confirmed:

$ youtube-dl https://www.redtube.com/26948792 --verbose --prefer-free-formats
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['https://www.redtube.com/26948792', '--verbose', '--prefer-free-formats']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs utf-8, out utf-8, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2021.06.06
[debug] Python version 3.8.10 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.19042-SP0
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[RedTube] 26948792: Downloading webpage
[RedTube] 26948792: Downloading m3u8 information
[debug] Default format spec: best/bestvideo+bestaudio
[debug] Invoking downloader on 'https://www.redtube.com/media/mp4?s=YTozOntzOjQ6InZrZXkiO2k6MjY5NDg3OTI7czoxOiJzIjtzOjY0OiI4N2Q0ZTRjY2ZhM2RmZTEwMWU5NjdmZDg5NzZmMmNiZWQ2NmM4NWQ3MTBkMmJlOGI4ZjgwY2U5NGFhMjUzMDE3IjtzOjI6Imd0IjtpOjE2MjM3NzY3NzA7fQ%3D%3D'
[download] Destination: Black Mistress For Hot Wife, Big Ass, Bbc, Bbw (amateur cuckold)-26948792.unknown_video
[download] 100% of 1.06KiB in 00:00

jaervinen@RAUTALAPTOP2 L:\_downloads_\_0
$ youtube-dl https://www.redtube.com/26948792 --verbose
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['https://www.redtube.com/26948792', '--verbose']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs utf-8, out utf-8, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2021.06.06
[debug] Python version 3.8.10 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.19042-SP0
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[RedTube] 26948792: Downloading webpage
[RedTube] 26948792: Downloading m3u8 information
[debug] Default format spec: best/bestvideo+bestaudio
[debug] Invoking downloader on 'https://www.redtube.com/media/mp4?s=YTozOntzOjQ6InZrZXkiO2k6MjY5NDg3OTI7czoxOiJzIjtzOjY0OiI3NDgwZDc5YjNkZDQ5NzdhZTAyYzE4ODRmOWI4MmI1ZjJlNTkxZTNmOWNjZjQ2ODlkZmQzN2Q0Mzk2ODU5NDhhIjtzOjI6Imd0IjtpOjE2MjM3NzY4MjE7fQ%3D%3D'
[download] Black Mistress For Hot Wife, Big Ass, Bbc, Bbw (amateur cuckold)-26948792.unknown_video has already been downloaded
[download] 100% of 1.06KiB

jaervinen@RAUTALAPTOP2 L:\_downloads_\_0
$ DEL "Black Mistress For Hot Wife, Big Ass, Bbc, Bbw (amateur cuckold)-26948792.unknown_video"

jaervinen@RAUTALAPTOP2 L:\_downloads_\_0
$ youtube-dl https://www.redtube.com/26948792 --verbose
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['https://www.redtube.com/26948792', '--verbose']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs utf-8, out utf-8, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2021.06.06
[debug] Python version 3.8.10 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.19042-SP0
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[RedTube] 26948792: Downloading webpage
[RedTube] 26948792: Downloading m3u8 information
[debug] Default format spec: best/bestvideo+bestaudio
[debug] Invoking downloader on 'https://www.redtube.com/media/mp4?s=YTozOntzOjQ6InZrZXkiO2k6MjY5NDg3OTI7czoxOiJzIjtzOjY0OiJlYTFhMTAwZGFhNzcxMGYyNmM0NTBlYTdkNWJmM2Q2Y2U5YWFjOWUxMDA3ZGE0YmMyZjA1ZTg1OGY1MTczYjZjIjtzOjI6Imd0IjtpOjE2MjM3NzY4MzM7fQ%3D%3D'
[download] Destination: Black Mistress For Hot Wife, Big Ass, Bbc, Bbw (amateur cuckold)-26948792.unknown_video
[download] 100% of 1.05KiB in 00:00

[dirkf]

The site has introduced a second level of indirection, so what the extractor thinks are M3U8 files are now JSON media lists.

See PR #29318.