> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Extractor Options

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

## Retry Configuration

<ParamField path="--extractor-retries" type="string" default="3">
  Number of retries for known extractor errors, or "infinite"

  **Example:**

  ```bash theme={null}
  yt-dlp --extractor-retries 10 URL
  yt-dlp --extractor-retries infinite URL
  ```
</ParamField>

## DASH Manifest Handling

<ParamField path="--allow-dynamic-mpd" type="flag" default="true">
  Process dynamic DASH manifests

  Alias: `--no-ignore-dynamic-mpd`
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--ignore-dynamic-mpd" type="flag">
  Do not process dynamic DASH manifests

  Alias: `--no-allow-dynamic-mpd`
</ParamField>

## HLS Playlist Handling

<ParamField path="--hls-split-discontinuity" type="flag">
  Split HLS playlists to different formats at discontinuities such as ad breaks
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--no-hls-split-discontinuity" type="flag" default="true">
  Do not split HLS playlists into different formats at discontinuities such as ad breaks
</ParamField>

## Extractor-Specific Arguments

<ParamField path="--extractor-args" type="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:**

  ```bash theme={null}
  yt-dlp --extractor-args "youtube:player_client=android" URL
  yt-dlp --extractor-args "youtube:skip=hls,dash" URL
  ```
</ParamField>