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YouTube cookies are required to download age-restricted and some region-locked videos. Cookies expire periodically and need to be refreshed.

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How to export cookies from browser

Option 1: Use yt-dlp (requires local install):

yt-dlp --cookies-from-browser chrome --cookies cookies.txt --skip-download "https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"

Option 2: Chrome extension "Get cookies.txt LOCALLY":

  1. Install the extension from Chrome Web Store
  2. Go to youtube.com and make sure you are logged in
  3. Click the extension icon → Export → Copy or download
  4. Upload the file here or paste the content

⚠ Cookies typically expire within 1-2 weeks. Re-export when imports start failing.