shard.lock

@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 version: 2.0
 shards:
-  ameba:
-    git: https://github.com/crystal-ameba/ameba.git
-    version: 1.5.0
-
   athena-negotiation:
     git: https://github.com/athena-framework/negotiation.git
     version: 0.1.1
@@ -48,3 +44,6 @@ shards:
     git: https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal-sqlite3.git
     version: 0.18.0
 
+  ameba:
+    git: https://github.com/crystal-ameba/ameba.git
+    version: 0.14.3

shard.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ version: 0.20.1
 
 authors:
   - Omar Roth <omarroth@protonmail.com>
-  - Invidious team
+  - Invidous team
 
 targets:
   invidious:
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ development_dependencies:
     version: ~> 0.10.4
   ameba:
     github: crystal-ameba/ameba
-    version: ~> 1.5.0
+    version: ~> 0.14.3
 
 crystal: ">= 1.0.0, < 2.0.0"
 

src/invidious/videos/parser.cr

@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@ def extract_video_info(video_id : String, proxy_region : String? = nil)
   client_config = YoutubeAPI::ClientConfig.new(proxy_region: proxy_region)
 
   # Fetch data from the player endpoint
-  # CgIQBg is a workaround for streaming URLs that returns a 403.
-  # See https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/4027#issuecomment-1666944520
-  player_response = YoutubeAPI.player(video_id: video_id, params: "CgIQBg", client_config: client_config)
+  # 8AEB param is used to fetch YouTube stories
+  player_response = YoutubeAPI.player(video_id: video_id, params: "8AEB", client_config: client_config)
 
   playability_status = player_response.dig?("playabilityStatus", "status").try &.as_s
 
@@ -136,9 +135,8 @@ end
 
 def try_fetch_streaming_data(id : String, client_config : YoutubeAPI::ClientConfig) : Hash(String, JSON::Any)?
   LOGGER.debug("try_fetch_streaming_data: [#{id}] Using #{client_config.client_type} client.")
-  # CgIQBg is a workaround for streaming URLs that returns a 403.
-  # See https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/4027#issuecomment-1666944520
-  response = YoutubeAPI.player(video_id: id, params: "CgIQBg", client_config: client_config)
+  # 8AEB param is used to fetch YouTube stories
+  response = YoutubeAPI.player(video_id: id, params: "8AEB", client_config: client_config)
 
   playability_status = response["playabilityStatus"]["status"]
   LOGGER.debug("try_fetch_streaming_data: [#{id}] Got playabilityStatus == #{playability_status}.")