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[GH-ISSUE #739] song videoIds in get_album(browseid) return video versions instead of the song counterparts #475

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opened 2026-02-27 23:01:00 +03:00 by kerem · 5 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-27 23:01:00 +03:00

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Originally created by @zigzatuzoo on GitHub (Feb 4, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/sigma67/ytmusicapi/issues/739

Describe the bug
When you download a song using the videoId from the get_album function it gets the music video version because the watch id that is returned is the wrong one.

To Reproduce

Select a playlist
Lets say SMITHEREENS by Joji
url = 'https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k3PjxW48IpcnVsPn-AWVoll_mJvV2b6DY'
Get the album info

url = 'https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k3PjxW48IpcnVsPn-AWVoll_mJvV2b6DY'

from ytmusicapi import YTMusic
api = YTMusic()
a = api.get_album(api.get_album_browse_id(url.split('playlist?list=')[1]))

Get the song watch ids

for song in a['tracks']:
    print(song['title'] +' - '+ song['videoId'])

The id we should expect for Glimpse of us is OkNx2kt0vV0 ... Instead we get FvOpPeKSf_4

You can see this in action if you go to the song link below and click the toggle for Song/Video and watch the URL
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=OkNx2kt0vV0

Originally created by @zigzatuzoo on GitHub (Feb 4, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/sigma67/ytmusicapi/issues/739 **Describe the bug** When you download a song using the videoId from the get_album function it gets the music video version because the watch id that is returned is the wrong one. **To Reproduce** 1. Select a playlist Lets say SMITHEREENS by Joji ```url = 'https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k3PjxW48IpcnVsPn-AWVoll_mJvV2b6DY'``` 2. Get the album info ``` url = 'https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k3PjxW48IpcnVsPn-AWVoll_mJvV2b6DY' from ytmusicapi import YTMusic api = YTMusic() a = api.get_album(api.get_album_browse_id(url.split('playlist?list=')[1])) ``` 3. Get the song watch ids ``` for song in a['tracks']: print(song['title'] +' - '+ song['videoId']) ``` The id we should expect for Glimpse of us is `OkNx2kt0vV0` ... Instead we get `FvOpPeKSf_4` You can see this in action if you go to the song link below and click the toggle for Song/Video and watch the URL https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=OkNx2kt0vV0

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kerem commented

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@sgvictorino commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2025):

Try api.get_playlist(url.split('playlist?list=')[1]) instead.

@sgvictorino commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2025): Try `api.get_playlist(url.split('playlist?list=')[1])` instead.

kerem commented

2026-02-27 23:01:00 +03:00

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@zigzatuzoo commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2025):

Try api.get_playlist(url.split('playlist?list=')[1]) instead.

Huh ... That does work ... Weird.
If this is the intended behavior feel free to close the issue ... But I don't see any mention about this behavior in the documentation so I assume it's not.

@zigzatuzoo commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2025): > Try `api.get_playlist(url.split('playlist?list=')[1])` instead. Huh ... That does work ... Weird. If this is the intended behavior feel free to close the issue ... But I don't see any mention about this behavior in the documentation so I assume it's not.

kerem commented

2026-02-27 23:01:00 +03:00

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@sigma67 commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2025):

@zigzatuzoo do you get the correct ID if you use an authenticated account? Anonymous/non premium accounts prefer video versions

@sigma67 commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2025): @zigzatuzoo do you get the correct ID if you use an authenticated account? Anonymous/non premium accounts prefer video versions

kerem commented

2026-02-27 23:01:00 +03:00

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@zigzatuzoo commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2025):

I'm just running anon. Haven't tried using an account ... I do have a premium account though so I'll try that later when I get the chance.

@zigzatuzoo commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2025): I'm just running anon. Haven't tried using an account ... I do have a premium account though so I'll try that later when I get the chance.

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@sortedcord commented on GitHub (Feb 8, 2025):

@zigzatuzoo I was facing a similar issue where it was only fetching details of the video counterparts of the tracks. As soon as I authenticated with my yt premium account, it automatically switched to the audio versions.

I was specifically looking out for the durations of the items which were significantly longer for the video versions but logging in seems to have rectified this.

@sortedcord commented on GitHub (Feb 8, 2025): @zigzatuzoo I was facing a similar issue where it was only fetching details of the video counterparts of the tracks. As soon as I authenticated with my yt premium account, it automatically switched to the audio versions. I was specifically looking out for the durations of the items which were significantly longer for the video versions but logging in seems to have rectified this.