Error: highest default value when no format is chosen doesn't exist on certain videos

[gabrielschull]

"Error: Error: No such format found: highest
at FormatUtils.chooseFormat (/workspace/node_modules/@ybd-project/ytdl-core/bundle/node.cjs:914:23829)
at /workspace/node_modules/@ybd-project/ytdl-core/bundle/node.cjs:915:624
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
at console.error (/workspace/node_modules/firebase-functions/lib/logger/compat.js:31:23)
at sendCrashResponse (/layers/google.nodejs.functions-framework/functions-framework/node_modules/@google-cloud/functions-framework/build/src/logger.js:33:17)
at Domain.errorHandler (/layers/google.nodejs.functions-framework/functions-framework/node_modules/@google-cloud/functions-framework/build/src/function_wrappers.js:93:48)
at Domain.emit (node:events:519:28)
at Domain.emit (node:domain:488:12)
at emitUnhandledRejection (node:internal/process/promises:249:24)
at throwUnhandledRejectionsMode (node:internal/process/promises:385:19)
at processPromiseRejections (node:internal/process/promises:470:17)
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:32)"

[gabrielschull]

Is there a value to pass that will be universally accepted? What else can be defaulted to?

[s123121]

this is an error when ytdl can not get any format. You either:

• rotate poToken & vistiorData to try again
• use oAuth
• use proxy (check example)

and try again, also please check other video (some video is just buggy)

[gabrielschull]

this is an error when ytdl can not get any format. You either:

• rotate poToken & vistiorData to try again
• use oAuth
• use proxy (check example)

and try again, also please check other video (some video is just buggy)

Thanks for the reply

[tiago719]

I'm consistently having this exception for multiple videos. How can I Fix it? I'm already using a proxy.

[gabrielschull]

I'm consistently having this exception for multiple videos. How can I Fix it? I'm already using a proxy.

You can find the video data with getInfo.
Explicitly choose the formats where qualityLabel (video) and audioBitrate (audio) are highest - I split audio/video streams before joining them. Also check out distube/ytdl-core.