src/client/response/music_item.rs

@@ -414,8 +414,7 @@ impl MusicListMapper {
                                 Ok(MusicEntityType::Playlist)
                             }
                             PageType::Channel => {
-                                // There may be broken YT channels from the artist search. They can be skipped.
-                                Ok(MusicEntityType::Artist)
+                                Err(format!("channel items unsupported. id: {}", id))
                             }
                         }
                     }

src/client/response/url_endpoint.rs

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ impl PageType {
     pub(crate) fn to_url_target(self, id: String) -> UrlTarget {
         match self {
             PageType::Artist => UrlTarget::Channel { id },
-            PageType::Album => UrlTarget::Album { id },
+            PageType::Album => UrlTarget::Playlist { id },
             PageType::Channel => UrlTarget::Channel { id },
             PageType::Playlist => UrlTarget::Playlist { id },
         }

src/client/url_resolver.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ struct QResolveUrl<'a> {
 }
 
 impl RustyPipeQuery {
-    pub async fn resolve_url(self, url: &str, resolve_albums: bool) -> Result<UrlTarget, Error> {
+    pub async fn resolve_url(self, url: &str) -> Result<UrlTarget, Error> {
         let (url, params) = util::url_to_params(url)?;
 
         let mut is_shortlink = url.domain().and_then(|d| match d {
@@ -61,17 +61,8 @@ impl RustyPipeQuery {
                     .ok_or(Error::Other(Cow::Borrowed("invalid url: no playlist id")))?
                     .to_string();
 
-                // YouTube Music album has to be resolved by the YTM API
-                if resolve_albums && id.starts_with(util::PLAYLIST_ID_ALBUM_PREFIX) {
-                    self._navigation_resolve_url(
-                        &format!("/playlist?list={}", id),
-                        ClientType::DesktopMusic,
-                    )
-                    .await
-                } else {
                 Ok(UrlTarget::Playlist { id })
             }
-            }
             // Channel vanity URL or youtu.be shortlink
             Some(mut id) => {
                 if id == "c" || id == "user" {
@@ -95,8 +86,7 @@ impl RustyPipeQuery {
                     }
                     Some(false) => {
                         // Vanity URL (e.g. youtube.com/LinusTechTips) has to be resolved by the Innertube API
-                        self._navigation_resolve_url(url.path(), ClientType::Desktop)
-                            .await
+                        self._navigation_resolve_url(url.path()).await
                     }
                     None => {
                         // We dont have the original YT domain, so this can be both
@@ -108,10 +98,7 @@ impl RustyPipeQuery {
                                 .is_match(url.path())
                                 .unwrap_or_default()
                         {
-                            match self
-                                ._navigation_resolve_url(url.path(), ClientType::Desktop)
-                                .await
-                            {
+                            match self._navigation_resolve_url(url.path()).await {
                                 Ok(target) => Ok(target),
                                 Err(Error::Extraction(ExtractionError::ContentUnavailable(e))) => {
                                     match util::VIDEO_ID_REGEX.is_match(id).unwrap_or_default() {
@@ -144,19 +131,14 @@ impl RustyPipeQuery {
         Ok(target)
     }
 
-    pub async fn resolve_string(
-        self,
-        string: &str,
-        resolve_albums: bool,
-    ) -> Result<UrlTarget, Error> {
+    pub async fn resolve_string(self, string: &str) -> Result<UrlTarget, Error> {
         // URL with protocol
         if string.starts_with("http://") || string.starts_with("https://") {
-            self.resolve_url(string, resolve_albums).await
+            self.resolve_url(string).await
         }
         // URL without protocol
         else if string.contains('/') && string.contains('.') {
-            self.resolve_url(&format!("https://{}", string), resolve_albums)
-                .await
+            self.resolve_url(&format!("https://{}", string)).await
         }
         // ID only
         else if util::VIDEO_ID_REGEX.is_match(string).unwrap_or_default() {
@@ -169,54 +151,28 @@ impl RustyPipeQuery {
                 id: string.to_owned(),
             })
         } else if util::PLAYLIST_ID_REGEX.is_match(string).unwrap_or_default() {
-            if resolve_albums && string.starts_with(util::PLAYLIST_ID_ALBUM_PREFIX) {
-                self._navigation_resolve_url(
-                    &format!("/playlist?list={}", string),
-                    ClientType::DesktopMusic,
-                )
-                .await
-            } else {
             Ok(UrlTarget::Playlist {
                 id: string.to_owned(),
             })
         }
-        } else if util::ALBUM_ID_REGEX.is_match(string).unwrap_or_default() {
-            Ok(UrlTarget::Album {
-                id: string.to_owned(),
-            })
-        }
         // Channel name only
         else if util::VANITY_PATH_REGEX.is_match(string).unwrap_or_default() {
-            self._navigation_resolve_url(
-                &format!("/{}", string.trim_start_matches('/')),
-                ClientType::Desktop,
-            )
+            self._navigation_resolve_url(&format!("/{}", string.trim_start_matches('/')))
                 .await
         } else {
             Err(Error::Other("invalid input string".into()))
         }
     }
 
-    async fn _navigation_resolve_url(
-        &self,
-        url_path: &str,
-        ctype: ClientType,
-    ) -> Result<UrlTarget, Error> {
-        let context = self.get_context(ctype, true, None).await;
+    async fn _navigation_resolve_url(&self, url_path: &str) -> Result<UrlTarget, Error> {
+        let context = self.get_context(ClientType::Desktop, true, None).await;
         let request_body = QResolveUrl {
             context,
-            url: format!(
-                "https://{}.youtube.com{}",
-                match ctype {
-                    ClientType::DesktopMusic => "music",
-                    _ => "www",
-                },
-                url_path
-            ),
+            url: format!("https://www.youtube.com{}", url_path),
         };
 
         self.execute_request::<response::ResolvedUrl, _, _>(
-            ctype,
+            ClientType::Desktop,
             "channel_id",
             &request_body.url,
             "navigation/resolve_url",
@@ -233,24 +189,23 @@ impl MapResponse<UrlTarget> for response::ResolvedUrl {
         _lang: Language,
         _deobf: Option<&crate::deobfuscate::Deobfuscator>,
     ) -> Result<MapResult<UrlTarget>, ExtractionError> {
-        let browse_endpoint = self
-            .endpoint
-            .browse_endpoint
-            .ok_or(ExtractionError::InvalidData(Cow::Borrowed("No browse ID")))?;
-
         let page_type = self
             .endpoint
             .command_metadata
-            .map(|c| c.web_command_metadata.web_page_type)
-            .or_else(|| {
-                browse_endpoint
-                    .browse_endpoint_context_supported_configs
-                    .map(|c| c.browse_endpoint_context_music_config.page_type)
-            })
-            .ok_or(ExtractionError::InvalidData(Cow::Borrowed("No page type")))?;
+            .ok_or(ExtractionError::InvalidData(Cow::Borrowed(
+                "No command metadata",
+            )))?
+            .web_command_metadata
+            .web_page_type;
+
+        let id = self
+            .endpoint
+            .browse_endpoint
+            .ok_or(ExtractionError::InvalidData(Cow::Borrowed("No browse ID")))?
+            .browse_id;
 
         Ok(MapResult {
-            c: page_type.to_url_target(browse_endpoint.browse_id),
+            c: page_type.to_url_target(id),
             warnings: Vec::new(),
         })
     }

src/model/mod.rs

@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ pub enum UrlTarget {
     Video { id: String, start_time: u32 },
     Channel { id: String },
     Playlist { id: String },
-    Album { id: String },
 }
 
 impl ToString for UrlTarget {
@@ -67,11 +66,6 @@ impl UrlTarget {
             UrlTarget::Playlist { id } => {
                 format!("{}/playlist?list={}", yt_host, id)
             }
-            UrlTarget::Album { id } => {
-                // The official album URLs use the playlist ID
-                // This looks weird, but it works
-                format!("{}/channel/{}", yt_host, id)
-            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -95,12 +89,6 @@ impl UrlTarget {
                     false => Err(Error::Other("invalid playlist id".into())),
                 }
             }
-            UrlTarget::Album { id } => {
-                match util::ALBUM_ID_REGEX.is_match(id).unwrap_or_default() {
-                    true => Ok(()),
-                    false => Err(Error::Other("invalid album id".into())),
-                }
-            }
         }
     }
 }

src/util/mod.rs

@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ pub static VIDEO_ID_REGEX: Lazy<Regex> = Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"^[A-Za-z0-9_-
 pub static CHANNEL_ID_REGEX: Lazy<Regex> =
     Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"^UC[A-Za-z0-9_-]{22}$").unwrap());
 pub static PLAYLIST_ID_REGEX: Lazy<Regex> =
-    Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"^(?:PL|RD|OLAK)[A-Za-z0-9_-]{30,}$").unwrap());
-pub static ALBUM_ID_REGEX: Lazy<Regex> =
-    Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"^MPREb_[A-Za-z0-9_-]{11}$").unwrap());
+    Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"^(?:PL|RD)[A-Za-z0-9_-]{30,}$").unwrap());
 pub static VANITY_PATH_REGEX: Lazy<Regex> =
     Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"^/?(?:(?:c\/|user\/)?[A-z0-9]+)|(?:@[A-z0-9-_.]+)$").unwrap());
 
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ pub const DOT_SEPARATOR: &str = " • ";
 /// YouTube Music name (author of official playlists)
 pub const YT_MUSIC_NAME: &str = "YouTube Music";
 pub const VARIOUS_ARTISTS: &str = "Various Artists";
-pub const PLAYLIST_ID_ALBUM_PREFIX: &str = "OLAK";
 
 const CONTENT_PLAYBACK_NONCE_ALPHABET: &[u8; 64] =
     b"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-_";

tests/youtube.rs

@@ -1165,11 +1165,10 @@ async fn search_suggestion_empty() {
 #[case("https://piped.mha.fi/dQw4w9WgXcQ", UrlTarget::Channel {id: "UCoG6BrhgmivrkcbEHcYtK4Q".to_owned()})]
 // Both a video ID and a channel name + video time param => returns video
 #[case("https://piped.mha.fi/dQw4w9WgXcQ?t=0", UrlTarget::Video {id: "dQw4w9WgXcQ".to_owned(), start_time: 0})]
-#[case("https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k0yFrZlFRgCf3rLPza-lkRmCrtLPbK9pE", UrlTarget::Album {id: "MPREb_GyH43gCvdM5".to_owned()})]
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn resolve_url(#[case] url: &str, #[case] expect: UrlTarget) {
     let rp = RustyPipe::builder().strict().build();
-    let target = rp.query().resolve_url(url, true).await.unwrap();
+    let target = rp.query().resolve_url(url).await.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(target, expect);
 }
 
@@ -1183,12 +1182,10 @@ async fn resolve_url(#[case] url: &str, #[case] expect: UrlTarget) {
 #[case("dQw4w9WgXcQ", UrlTarget::Video {id: "dQw4w9WgXcQ".to_owned(), start_time: 0})]
 #[case("PL4lEESSgxM_5O81EvKCmBIm_JT5Q7JeaI", UrlTarget::Playlist {id: "PL4lEESSgxM_5O81EvKCmBIm_JT5Q7JeaI".to_owned()})]
 #[case("RDCLAK5uy_kFQXdnqMaQCVx2wpUM4ZfbsGCDibZtkJk", UrlTarget::Playlist {id: "RDCLAK5uy_kFQXdnqMaQCVx2wpUM4ZfbsGCDibZtkJk".to_owned()})]
-#[case("OLAK5uy_k0yFrZlFRgCf3rLPza-lkRmCrtLPbK9pE", UrlTarget::Album {id: "MPREb_GyH43gCvdM5".to_owned()})]
-#[case("MPREb_GyH43gCvdM5", UrlTarget::Album {id: "MPREb_GyH43gCvdM5".to_owned()})]
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn resolve_string(#[case] string: &str, #[case] expect: UrlTarget) {
     let rp = RustyPipe::builder().strict().build();
-    let target = rp.query().resolve_string(string, true).await.unwrap();
+    let target = rp.query().resolve_string(string).await.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(target, expect);
 }
 
@@ -1197,7 +1194,7 @@ async fn resolve_channel_not_found() {
     let rp = RustyPipe::builder().strict().build();
     let err = rp
         .query()
-        .resolve_url("https://www.youtube.com/feeqegnhq3rkwghjq43ruih43io3", true)
+        .resolve_url("https://www.youtube.com/feeqegnhq3rkwghjq43ruih43io3")
         .await
         .unwrap_err();