[GH-ISSUE #439] KeyError: 'gridRenderer' for `get_artist_albums` #330

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opened 2026-02-27 23:00:13 +03:00 by kerem · 5 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-27 23:00:13 +03:00

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Originally created by @fabi321 on GitHub (Sep 25, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/sigma67/ytmusicapi/issues/439

Whenever using YTMusic.get_artist_albums, it fails with a KeyError: 'gridRenderer'

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

>>> from ytmusicapi import YTMusic
>>> ytmusic = YTMusic()
>>> ytmusic.get_artist_albums('UCM-CWGUijAC-8idv6k6Fygw', 'ggMIegYIARoCAQI%3D')
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "~/project/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ytmusicapi/mixins/browsing.py", line 255, in get_artist_albums
    results = nav(response, SINGLE_COLUMN_TAB + SECTION_LIST_ITEM + GRID_ITEMS)
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "~/project/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ytmusicapi/navigation.py", line 81, in nav
    raise err
  File "~/project/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ytmusicapi/navigation.py", line 75, in nav
    root = root[k]
           ~~~~^^^
KeyError: 'gridRenderer'

Originally created by @fabi321 on GitHub (Sep 25, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/sigma67/ytmusicapi/issues/439 Whenever using `YTMusic.get_artist_albums`, it fails with a `KeyError: 'gridRenderer'` **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: ``` >>> from ytmusicapi import YTMusic >>> ytmusic = YTMusic() >>> ytmusic.get_artist_albums('UCM-CWGUijAC-8idv6k6Fygw', 'ggMIegYIARoCAQI%3D') Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> File "~/project/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ytmusicapi/mixins/browsing.py", line 255, in get_artist_albums results = nav(response, SINGLE_COLUMN_TAB + SECTION_LIST_ITEM + GRID_ITEMS) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "~/project/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ytmusicapi/navigation.py", line 81, in nav raise err File "~/project/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ytmusicapi/navigation.py", line 75, in nav root = root[k] ~~~~^^^ KeyError: 'gridRenderer' ```

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2026-02-27 23:00:13 +03:00

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kerem commented

2026-02-27 23:00:14 +03:00

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@sigma67 commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2023):

Seems there's been an update and you can now filter by Albums/Singles and sort.

PR welcome.

@sigma67 commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2023): Seems there's been an update and you can now filter by Albums/Singles and sort. PR welcome.

kerem commented

2026-02-27 23:00:14 +03:00

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@fabi321 commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2023):

One problem I'm currently facing is https://music.youtube.com/browse/UCNms80n59AltHVQuPgGrKkg
The params points to a list of musicResponsiveListItemRenderer, which matches the Songs shelf in ytmusic, but the params are clearly taken from the Albums shelf. I'm not sure, who's to fault there.

artist response:

[
  {
    "musicShelfRenderer": {
      "title": {
        "runs": [
          {
            "text": "Songs",
            ...
  },
  {
    "musicCarouselShelfRenderer": {
      "header": {
        "musicCarouselShelfBasicHeaderRenderer": {
          "title": {
            "runs": [
              {
                "text": "Albums",
                "navigationEndpoint": {
                  "browseEndpoint": {
                    "browseId": "MPADUCNms80n59AltHVQuPgGrKkg",
                    "params": "ggMIegYIARoCAQI%3D",
...

response using this endpoint + parameters:

{
  "musicShelfRenderer": {
    "title": {
      "runs": [
        {
          "text": "Songs",
          "navigationEndpoint": {
            "browseEndpoint": {
              "browseId": "VLOLAK5uy_l4hMfu2sKTre4vbmEVhMWXc7HXZcdc-Os",
              "params": "ggMCCAI%3D",
              }
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "contents": [
      {
        "musicResponsiveListItemRenderer": 
...

@fabi321 commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2023): One problem I'm currently facing is https://music.youtube.com/browse/UCNms80n59AltHVQuPgGrKkg The params points to a list of `musicResponsiveListItemRenderer`, which matches the `Songs` shelf in ytmusic, but the params are clearly taken from the `Albums` shelf. I'm not sure, who's to fault there. artist response: ```json [ { "musicShelfRenderer": { "title": { "runs": [ { "text": "Songs", ... }, { "musicCarouselShelfRenderer": { "header": { "musicCarouselShelfBasicHeaderRenderer": { "title": { "runs": [ { "text": "Albums", "navigationEndpoint": { "browseEndpoint": { "browseId": "MPADUCNms80n59AltHVQuPgGrKkg", "params": "ggMIegYIARoCAQI%3D", ... ``` response using this endpoint + parameters: ```json { "musicShelfRenderer": { "title": { "runs": [ { "text": "Songs", "navigationEndpoint": { "browseEndpoint": { "browseId": "VLOLAK5uy_l4hMfu2sKTre4vbmEVhMWXc7HXZcdc-Os", "params": "ggMCCAI%3D", } } } } ] }, "contents": [ { "musicResponsiveListItemRenderer": ... ```

kerem commented

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@fabi321 commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2023):

I was to blame for that last mistake. I wrongly assumed, that I could use the channelId as browseId for getting albums, while that isn't always the case. Fixing that fixed the issue.

@fabi321 commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2023): I was to blame for that last mistake. I wrongly assumed, that I could use the channelId as browseId for getting albums, while that isn't always the case. Fixing that fixed the issue.

kerem commented

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@sigma67 commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2023):

#441 for the new features

@sigma67 commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2023): #441 for the new features

kerem commented

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@sigma67 commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2024):