Official repository: https://github.com/grqz/yt-dlp-getpot-jsi

A yt-dlp plugin that attempts to generate POT with the phantomjs Javascript Interpreter.

The javascript part is basically a backport of LuanRT/BgUtils. The Research section of its README helped a lot when developing this plugin.

Current status: works with an HTTP server on the python side.

Installing

Requirements

1. yt-dlp 2025.05.22 or above
2. PhantomJS 1.9.0 or above

Installing PhantomJS

1. Download and unzip PhantomJS from Download PhantomJS
2. Make sure the PhantomJS is available in your PATH (see How do I set or change the PATH system variable?)

Installing the plugin

pip/pipx

If yt-dlp is installed through pip or pipx, you can install the plugin with the following:

pipx inject yt-dlp yt-dlp-getpot-jsi

or

python3 -m pip install -U yt-dlp-getpot-jsi

Manual

1. Go to the latest release

2. Find yt-dlp-getpot-jsi.zip and download it to one of the yt-dlp plugin locations

   • User Plugins

     • ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/yt-dlp/plugins (recommended on Linux/macOS)
     • ~/.yt-dlp/plugins/
     • ${APPDATA}/yt-dlp/plugins/ (recommended on Windows)

   • System Plugins

     • /etc/yt-dlp/plugins/
     • /etc/yt-dlp-plugins/

   • Executable location

     • Binary: where <root-dir>/yt-dlp.exe, <root-dir>/yt-dlp-plugins/

For more locations and methods, see installing yt-dlp plugins

If installed correctly, you should see the provider's version in yt-dlp -v output:

[debug] [youtube] [pot] PO Token Providers: phantomjs-web-0.3.1 (external)