Site Support Request: BoyfriendTV

[SmoochySix4]

Checklist

• [x] I'm reporting a new site support request
• [x] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version 2021.06.06
• [x] I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser
• [x] I've checked that none of provided URLs violate any copyrights
• [x] I've searched the bugtracker for similar site support requests including closed ones

Example URLs

• Single video: https://www.boyfriendtv.com/videos/704502/horny-fit-boy-moaning-and-masturbating-till-he-cum-europe-tight-jeans-hunks/
• Single video: https://www.boyfriendtv.com/videos/704387/boy-next-door-and-make-his-big-dick-explode-wth-ton-of-cum-after-workout-monster-cock-do/
• Playlist: https://www.boyfriendtv.com/playlists/2120667/

Description

Using youtube-dl on this site always defaults to the lowest quality with no other options for higher quality. Only the generic extractor is used. The HTML source of the pages that have HD video shows there are multiple streams with a description tag in the code. Example provided below of one of the videos from the list.

sources: {mp4:[{"src":"https:\/\/cdn.boyfriendtv.com\/key=PEvVLklSFwEraHVi56a-kA,end=1638351759\/ip=162.235.55.100\/speed=373916\/buffer=3.0\/2021-11\/hq_ade7857234800601182c4c91d95a4acc.mp4","desc":"720p","active":"true"},{"src":"https:\/\/cdn.boyfriendtv.com\/key=UZY7VOeHBpFlbNwc2AatHA,end=1638351759\/ip=162.235.55.100\/speed=179180\/buffer=3.0\/2021-11\/ade7857234800601182c4c91d95a4acc.mp4","desc":"480p","active":""},{"src":"https:\/\/cdn.boyfriendtv.com\/key=B4yKycOfc6sEuBduRdXGkA,end=1638351759\/ip=162.235.55.100\/speed=70290\/buffer=3.0\/2021-11\/m_ade7857234800601182c4c91d95a4acc.mp4","desc":"360p","active":""}]},

[dirkf]

The HTML <src> element served by the site lists one resolution. Presumably JS served by the site parses JSON similar to what you quote to access other resolutions.

The generic extractor, not unreasonably, looks for media links in the HTML of a web page. Unless there is a case that many sites are encoding media links using the same JSON format, a separate extractor would be needed. With a separate extractor for the single video pages, the generic extractor ought to handle the playlist automatically.

[SmoochySix4]

Thank you for that information. Does that mean a separate extractor can be created to parse the video URLs in the HTML source?

[dirkf]

It could be if someone cared enough, but two issues should be considered:

• the project isn't currently releasing new versions of the program owing to the absence of the project admins;
• in the pro forma you checked "I've checked that none of provided URLs violate any copyrights" but see also the Manual regarding copyrighted material.

The Manual also describes how to create an extractor.