RSS-Bridge / RSS-Bridge/rss-bridge

Youtube: the videos.xml endpoint occasionally returns 404

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Description

It seems that Google broke or removed the endpoint that RSS Bridge uses. I get 404 both locally and on my server

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Research direction

Start by locating the YouTube bridge and the request to the videos.xml endpoint, then reproduce the 404 locally. Check the current YouTube response and related bridge tests, if present; done means the bridge retrieves YouTube videos successfully without the reported 404.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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