# yt-dlp 2026.08.19 — yt-dlp 2026.08.19

- Product: yt-dlp (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/yt-dlp)
- Vendor: yt-dlp
- Date: 2026-08-19
- Version: 2026.08.19
- Original notes: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2026.08.19
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/yt-dlp/releases/2026.08.19

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- **deprecated** — Deprecate `number_of_digits` utility function
- **deprecated** — Deprecate `random_uuidv4` utility function
- **fixed** — Make `float_or_none` catch `OverflowError`
- **changed** — Update `random_user_agent` version range from 144-150 to 145-151
- **fixed** — Fix season/series extraction for americastestkitchen extractor
- **changed** — Rework apple extractors
- **removed** — Remove dead ard extractor
- **added** — Support browser impersonation for bandcamp extractor
- **fixed** — Fix bfmtv extractor
- **fixed** — Fix logged-in extraction for instagram extractor
- **changed** — Rework showroom extractors
- **fixed** — Fix tiktok extractor
- **fixed** — Fix formats extraction for tiktok extractor
- **added** — Support share URLs for tiktok extractor
- **fixed** — Fix events handling for twitter broadcast extractor
- **removed** — Remove `ios` and `macos` clients from vimeo extractor
- **fixed** — Fix whyp extractor
- **added** — Add `visionos` player client for youtube extractor

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<details><summary><h3>Changelog</h3></summary>


###### Core changes
- **utils**
    - [Deprecate `number_of_digits`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/4ce0e4d331c34ea1fb8b7f7ec50a0036f3ddcab3) ([#17300](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/17300)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
    - [Deprecate `random_uuidv4`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/0d1e029d14058ddfb986fdafb07c00869c89105a) ([#17301](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/17301)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
    - `float_or_none`: [Catch `OverflowError`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/93a7a995e02b098d95b3e7e8d48a3fe16aa511ec) ([#17299](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/17299)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
    - `random_user_agent`: [Bump version range 144-150 => 145-151](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/15941bd48fdbc665c12232b047b9a1c89a5a8a29) ([#17344](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/17344)) by [dlp-bot](https://github.com/dlp-bot)

###### Extractor changes
- **americastestkitchen**: [Fix season/series extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/d9813a3da6959662841dfb34cad0ee6c07a65d1e) ([#17151](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/17151)) by [bm1549](https://github.com/bm1549)
- **apple**: [Rework extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/aaf7405ba3a45b32c59f160426efc9b561af035a) ([#17277](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/17277)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
- **ard**: [Remove dead extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/981190089f5bb75ae691c29c8a5d9d7be87ba8a6) ([#17158](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/17158)) by [InvalidUsernameException](https://github.com/InvalidUsernameException)
- **bandcamp**: [Support browser impersonation](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/ec9425fcd06b04cb980eb73c03aae241ef6e87a3) ([#17422](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/17422)) by [InvalidUsernameException](https://github.com/InvalidUsernameException)
- **bfmtv**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/537ed68684587fc9aa191275154f0c350f5a452a) ([#16905](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/16905)) by [0xvd](https://github.com/0xvd)
- **instagram**: [Fix logged-in extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/1f1101d0dc8a0ee316540fc938edbaca43e4977b) ([#17278](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/17278)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
- **showroom**: [Rework extractors](https:

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