TikTok Videos won't download

[johngriffin1]

Checklist

• I'm reporting a broken site support
• I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version 2021.12.17
• I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser
• I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped
• I've searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones

Verbose log

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: ['-o', '~/Downloads/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s']
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'https://www.tiktok.com/@standard.issue.female/video/7127028956934720814']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out utf-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2021.12.17
[debug] Git HEAD: ff9c25001
[debug] Python version 3.10.5 (CPython) - macOS-12.5-arm64-arm-64bit
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 5.1, ffprobe 5.1
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[TikTok] Setting up session
[TikTok] 7127028956934720814: Downloading webpage
ERROR: Unable to extract data; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/homebrew/Cellar/youtube-dl/2021.12.17/libexec/lib/python3.10/site-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 815, in wrapper
    return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/opt/homebrew/Cellar/youtube-dl/2021.12.17/libexec/lib/python3.10/site-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 836, in __extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/opt/homebrew/Cellar/youtube-dl/2021.12.17/libexec/lib/python3.10/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 534, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/opt/homebrew/Cellar/youtube-dl/2021.12.17/libexec/lib/python3.10/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/tiktok.py", line 110, in _real_extract
    page_props = self._parse_json(self._search_regex(
  File "/opt/homebrew/Cellar/youtube-dl/2021.12.17/libexec/lib/python3.10/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 1012, in _search_regex
    raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract data; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

Description

Whenever I try to download a tiktok video, I get a message saying that it is unable to extract the data. I know nothing about code and am just a casual user, but I figured that I would report the bug.

[DanielHeath]

Confirming broken for me also

  $ youtube-dl --verbose 'https://www.tiktok.com/@snowdreammusic/video/7117192593032727813'
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'--verbose', u'https://www.tiktok.com/@snowdreammusic/video/7117192593032727813']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2021.12.17
[debug] Python version 2.7.18 (CPython) - Linux-5.4.0-122-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-20.04-focal
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.2.7, ffprobe 4.2.7, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[TikTok] Setting up session
[TikTok] 7117192593032727813: Downloading webpage
ERROR: Unable to extract data; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 815, in wrapper
    return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 836, in __extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 534, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/tiktok.py", line 112, in _real_extract
    webpage, 'data'), video_id)['props']['pageProps']
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 1012, in _search_regex
    raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract data; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

[dirkf]

There is a PR #30479, but TT kept changing their site so it was never clear whether it would work from one day to the next. However OP's page is working in yt-dlp, which was updated recently. The PR needs to be updated and merged.

[qyzhaojinxi]

meet the same question:

youtube-dl --list-formats 'https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRfxVK5x/' --verbose
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--list-formats', 'https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRfxVK5x/', '--verbose']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out utf-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2021.12.17
[debug] Python version 3.10.4 (CPython) - macOS-12.4-x86_64-i386-64bit
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.4, ffprobe 4.4
[debug] Proxy map: {'http': 'http://127.0.0.1:8889', 'all': 'socks5://127.0.0.1:1089', 'https': 'http://127.0.0.1:8889'}
[generic] ZTRfxVK5x: Requesting header
[redirect] Following redirect to https://www.tiktok.com/@krystal0968/video/7131258685480914202?_t=8V7ExVxhQtu&_r=1
[TikTok] Setting up session
[TikTok] 7131258685480914202: Downloading webpage
ERROR: Unable to extract data; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/youtube-dl/2021.12.17/libexec/lib/python3.10/site-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 815, in wrapper
    return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/youtube-dl/2021.12.17/libexec/lib/python3.10/site-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 836, in __extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/youtube-dl/2021.12.17/libexec/lib/python3.10/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 534, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/youtube-dl/2021.12.17/libexec/lib/python3.10/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/tiktok.py", line 110, in _real_extract
    page_props = self._parse_json(self._search_regex(
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/youtube-dl/2021.12.17/libexec/lib/python3.10/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 1012, in _search_regex
    raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract data; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.