Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most common mistakes and misuse of yt-dlp:
options:
- label:I'm reporting a broken site
required:true
- label:I've verified that I'm running yt-dlp version **%(version)s**. ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update))
required:true
- label:I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser
required:true
- label:I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are [properly quoted or escaped](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#video-url-contains-an-ampersand-and-im-getting-some-strange-output-1-2839-or-v-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-external-command)
required:true
- label:I've searched the [bugtracker](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q=) for similar issues including closed ones. DO NOT post duplicates
required:true
- label:I've read the [guidelines for opening an issue](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#opening-an-issue)
required:true
- label:I've read about [sharing account credentials](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#are-you-willing-to-share-account-details-if-needed) and I'm willing to share it if required
- type:input
id:region
attributes:
label:Region
description:"Enter the region the site is accessible from"
placeholder:"India"
- type:textarea
id:description
attributes:
label:Description
description:|
Provide an explanation of your issue in an arbitrary form.
Provide any additional information, any suggested solutions, and as much context and examples as possible