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[YouTube] Fix retrieving the title for videos with no title #1460

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Return an empty title string for YouTube videos with no title
G-flat Feb 22, 2026
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Add test for YouTube video with no title
G-flat Feb 28, 2026
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7 changes: 6 additions & 1 deletion .../schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeStreamInfoItemExtractor.java
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Expand Up @@ -130,10 +130,15 @@ public String getUrl() throws ParsingException {

@Override
public String getName() throws ParsingException {
final String name = getTextFromObject(videoInfo.getObject("title"));
final JsonObject title = videoInfo.getObject("title");
final String name = getTextFromObject(title);
if (!isNullOrEmpty(name)) {
return name;
}
// Videos can have no title, e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc1kN8ZSfGQ
if (!isNullOrEmpty(title) && !title.has("runs")) {
return "";
}
throw new ParsingException("Could not get name");
}

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25 changes: 25 additions & 0 deletions ...rc/test/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/YoutubeStreamInfoItemTest.java
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Expand Up @@ -85,4 +85,29 @@ void lockupViewModelPremiere()
() -> assertFalse(extractor.isShortFormContent())
);
}

@Test
void emptyTitle() throws FileNotFoundException, JsonParserException {
final var json = JsonParser.object().from(new FileInputStream(getMockPath(
YoutubeStreamInfoItemTest.class, "emptyTitle") + ".json"));
final var timeAgoParser = TimeAgoPatternsManager.getTimeAgoParserFor(Localization.DEFAULT);
final var extractor = new YoutubeStreamInfoItemExtractor(json, timeAgoParser);
assertAll(
() -> assertEquals(StreamType.VIDEO_STREAM, extractor.getStreamType()),
() -> assertFalse(extractor.isAd()),
() -> assertEquals("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc1kN8ZSfGQ", extractor.getUrl()),
() -> assertEquals("", extractor.getName()),
() -> assertEquals(39, extractor.getDuration()),
() -> assertEquals("hyper", extractor.getUploaderName()),
() -> assertEquals("https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSezUnbvCLYBXuUlPcXU_QQ", extractor.getUploaderUrl()),
() -> assertFalse(extractor.getUploaderAvatars().isEmpty()),
() -> assertTrue(extractor.isUploaderVerified()),
() -> assertEquals("8 years ago", extractor.getTextualUploadDate()),
() -> assertNotNull(extractor.getUploadDate()),
() -> assertTrue(extractor.getViewCount() >= 1318193),
() -> assertFalse(extractor.getThumbnails().isEmpty()),
() -> assertNull(extractor.getShortDescription()),
() -> assertFalse(extractor.isShortFormContent())
);
}
}
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