Threads.net

Summary

Implement support for downloading videos from Threads.net. This will involve analyzing how Threads serves video content, identifying the relevant URLs and metadata, and writing new Python code within youtube-dl to extract and download these videos, likely requiring reverse-engineering of the site's API or player.

Skills Required

PythonWeb Scraping/Reverse EngineeringNetwork Analysis (e.g., browser developer tools)Understanding of video streaming protocols

Files Likely Touched

youtube_dl/extractor/*.py
youtube_dl/downloader/common.py
test/test_download.py

Labels

site-support-request