Request error with slides download

[Lexsah]

Hello, I updated to the last version (.19) to patch #35. Video works fine now but slides don't.

I have the following error: Invalid URL '': No schema supplied. Perhaps you meant http://? Am I the only one having this issue ?

Thanks in advance.

[dfreelon]

@BillyBSig implemented this part of the code so I'll need to take some time to test it. But that "No schema supplied" error may occur if you omit the "https://" part of the TT URL (e.g. if you use "tiktok.com/@whateveretc..." instead of "https://tiktok.com/@whateveretc..."

[Lexsah]

I'm using a similar parsing on both video and slides, I want to note that I had no issues with this previously. Here is a snippet of my code with the linked output for both a video and a slide :

try:
    print(f"Trying to save {i}")
    pyk.save_tiktok(i,True)
    print("Save successful")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Tiktok save error: {e}")

Output:

Trying to save https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJoHUT3e/
Tiktok save error: Invalid URL '': No scheme supplied. Perhaps you meant https://?
Trying to save https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGed6wJx2/
Saved video
 https://v16-webapp-prime.tiktok.com/video/tos/maliva/tos-maliva-ve-0068c799-us/oUCIAEmgjgvQKA6ff1gvqeC9sW [...]

The issue isn't from the https as it is given in the command input

[dfreelon]

OK figured out the problem--the address used for video downloading is blank for slideshows. It'll take me some time to fix it, but if you want to access the data yourself in the meantime, you can find it in the output of alt_get_tiktok_json at tt_json["__DEFAULT_SCOPE__"]['webapp.video-detail']['itemInfo']['itemStruct']['imagePost']

[tomasruizt]

@dfreelon The error @Lexsah pointed out can also happen for videos.

Specifically, when the video url contained in the key downloadAddr is the empty string ''. An example where this happens for me is: https://www.tiktok.com/@lalobita0802/video/7386887684125461790

I noticed that instead of using the key downloadAddr I can fall-back to the key playAddr which also points to the video. As an added benefit, the video in playAddr has no TikTok watermark (compare snapshots below). Perhaps it would be better to switch to using the key playAddras a default? Or is there some downside to it?

Watermark Comparison for post=https://www.tiktok.com/@kontennonkreator/video/7381864022871706885

downloadAddr	playAddr

[dfreelon]

@tomasruizt Hi, I tested your suggestion and just implemented it into the code. Thanks.

[xxyy-leo]

It is not working for slideshow (Ex. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNbTmcdc/). TikTok seems removed the ['webapp.video-detail'] for slideshow post so we can't get the image download url.