Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden [pluralsight]

[jedz09]

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C:\Users\oTaKuGeRi\Desktop\Youtube-dl>youtube-dl -v https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/networking-comptia-a-plus-220-901
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/networking-comptia-a-plus-220-901']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.07.23
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-10-10.0.14393
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[pluralsight:course] networking-comptia-a-plus-220-901: Downloading course JSON
ERROR: Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden (caused by HTTPError()); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpu6zpd7mk\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 502, in _request_webpage
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpu6zpd7mk\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 2166, in urlopen
File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 470, in open
File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 580, in http_response
File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 508, in error
File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 442, in _call_chain
File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 588, in http_error_default

C:\Users\oTaKuGeRi\Desktop\Youtube-dl>youtube-dl -U
youtube-dl is up-to-date (2017.07.23)

C:\Users\oTaKuGeRi\Desktop\Youtube-dl>python
Python 3.6.2 (v3.6.2:5fd33b5, Jul 8 2017, 04:57:36) [MSC v.1900 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

[jedz09]

For some reason I can't login to Pluralsight Offline app as well and getting "Error Occurred", however I can login to web with no problem.

UPDATE: I was able to download properly now after using a VPN connection (Hotspot VPN) as well as login to offline app, I will be closing this ticket for now.

[acardosodev]

Probably implemented the CAPTCHA to access via JSON, since you do not have access to the dialog it refuses access.

[jedz09]

Yes, the problem all started after I got the CAPTCHA page prior to accessing the my Pluralsight Dashbpard, I tried doing the https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#how-do-i-pass-cookies-to-youtube-dl, but it never work for me.

Checked #154 and so far no update on it since 2015

After a week since I encountered the problem, somehow I can access/download again and the CAPTCHA page is now gone.

[ghost]

@jedz09 sorry for reopening this thing, i'm having this issue now. You were saying that by waiting the captcha has disappeared?

[VarunVachis]

Probably implemented the CAPTCHA to access via JSON, since you do not have access to the dialog it refuses access.

Thats true..How do i resolve this?