HTTP 415 Unsupported Media Type

[philroche]

• RTE Player video downloader version: 0.0.4
• Python version: 3.7
• Operating System: Ubuntu 19.10

Description

RTE now returns HTTP 415 Unsupported Media Type when trying to download any of the media files from their servers.

For example trying to download the ismv from https://vod.rte.ie/rte/vod/RTE_Prod_-_Prod/87/352/IP000065166/ (for programme https://www.rte.ie/player/series/ireland-s-fittest-family/SI0000000826?epguid=IP000065166) will result in a HTTP 415.

What I Did

Use rteplayer-dl on any programme returns the following exception.

Unable to download webpage: HTTP Error 415: Unsupported Media Type

[philroche]

This is a new response RTE are returning and I haven't quite figured out how best to get around this. My current plan is to inspect all the headers being sent by the RTE player in chrome.

[feilimb]

I came across this excellent project just yesterday, thanks for all the dev thus far and best of luck resolving this issue.

[philroche]

At first glance it does not look promising. If anyone knows why they have started returning HTTP 415 now please share.

[outhud]

From here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/415 it seems like inspecting the requests Content-Type or Content-Encoding and comparing it with what the RTE Player website sends might yield some results.

[fullonrager]

I have attempted to download the oddly light (2.3MB) file for The Late Late Toy Show from here with a browser extension to modify my HTTP requests. I included Content-Type: video/mp4 but unfortunately I still got the 415 error.

I also had no success downloading the .ismv video file either using content-type: video/ismv, perhaps there are other headers that need to be modified?

[philroche]

I tried the same headers too.

It is strange that this suddenly started happening.

Even stranger it it comes a few days after a LinkedIn connection request from RTE's lead developer so this project was definitely on their radar.

When using Wireshark to inspect network traffic from rte player I can't see any direct request to the ismv files so I can't see what might be using those files or what headers are required.

[sentriz]

best of luck with it. would be very cool to have this

[mikfar]

Did RTE have men in black throw you in the back of a Transit van and take you into a dark room where Tubs interrogated you, by any chance? I'm looking for anyone else who's had that experience after messing with RTE.
Real shame this isn't working anymore, in all seriousness.

[stephen147]

I use a program called VideoCacheView by Nirsoft.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/video_cache_view.html

I looked at the cache and it has the following URL:
https://vod.rte.ie/rte/vod-d/RTE_Prod_-_Prod/659/900/IH000402357/M3730943-1618392685068.ism/dash/M3730943-1618392685068-audio=128000-188415.dash?expiry=1620941940&hls_fmp4=true

The original URL is:
https://www.rte.ie/player/series/prime-time-rewind/SI0000008343?epguid=IH000402357

Hopefully, this info help will help fix this.

[fullonrager]

That URL is a Widevine-encrypted segment. Downloading it normally through your browser and attempting to play it won't work as you don't have the decryption key.

[stephen147]

That URL is a Widevine-encrypted segment. Downloading it normally through your browser and attempting to play it won't work as you don't have the decryption key.

Worth a shot anyway. Looks like RTE have closed their doors for the time being anyway.