Extractor Options

Configure extractor behavior, retry settings, and extractor-specific arguments

Retry Configuration

--extractor-retries · string · default: "3"

Number of retries for known extractor errors, or “infinite”

Example:

yt-dlp --extractor-retries 10 URL
yt-dlp --extractor-retries infinite URL

DASH Manifest Handling

--allow-dynamic-mpd · flag · default: "true"

Process dynamic DASH manifests

Alias: --no-ignore-dynamic-mpd

--ignore-dynamic-mpd · flag

Do not process dynamic DASH manifests

Alias: --no-allow-dynamic-mpd

HLS Playlist Handling

--hls-split-discontinuity · flag

Split HLS playlists to different formats at discontinuities such as ad breaks

--no-hls-split-discontinuity · flag · default: "true"

Do not split HLS playlists into different formats at discontinuities such as ad breaks

Extractor-Specific Arguments

--extractor-args · string

Pass ARGS arguments to the IE_KEY extractor

Format: IE_KEY:ARGS

See “EXTRACTOR ARGUMENTS” for details. You can use this option multiple times to give arguments for different extractors.

Example:

yt-dlp --extractor-args "youtube:player_client=android" URL
yt-dlp --extractor-args "youtube:skip=hls,dash" URL