ERROR: could not get subscription token

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[hrafaelveloso]

I can confirm this issue.
Everytime I launch f1viewer, the credentials are requested, but can't play anything because there's a error:

ERROR: could not get video URL: Missing parameter Ascendon Token or Entitlement Token

[ThanhDangNgo]

I have the same issue.

[PostMalone]

Same issue here. Started to happen hours before FP1. Hopefully there is a fix to this problem.

[SoMuchForSubtlety]

Looks like they remove the user agent exception for automatic login prevention. See #111 for the original discussion.

Also affects RaceControl robvdpol/RaceControl#414

I will take some time to investigate possible solutions later today.

[SoMuchForSubtlety]

I will probably add a way to manually set the subscription token as a temporary measure. That way, you will be able to log in with your browser and retrieve the token from there.

[SoMuchForSubtlety]

I added the option to set your subscription token directly with 69ce950 and 1435e18

Follow these steps to get it

[Arnvidr]

That worked just fine. Can get through the weekend with that. Any idea how long this token will be valid?

[SoMuchForSubtlety]

Any idea how long this token will be valid?

It will expire after four days (96 hours).

[maturd]

Hi, is there a way to use this preview version on macOS? Do you plan to push an update via brew before Australian FP1 starts? Thanks

[SoMuchForSubtlety]

Hi, is there a way to use this preview version on macOS?

Yes, download darwin-amd64 (x86) or darwin-arm64 (arm), and execute it in your terminal

Do you plan to push an update via brew before Australian FP1 starts?

Yes, later today

[jejupods]

Confirming this is working on MacOS Monterey 12.3, M1 Pro Macbook Pro using the darwin-arm64 preview build. As an FYI upon clicking test there was a ~10 second hang where the app interface was unresponsive, but eventually the credentials were accepted.
Thanks for the quick workaround, such a great app.

[maturd]

Confirming this is working on MacOS Monterey 12.3, M1 Pro Macbook Pro using the darwin-arm64 preview build. As an FYI upon clicking test there was a ~10 second hang where the app interface was unresponsive, but eventually the credentials were accepted.
Thanks for the quick workaround, such a great app.

Which command did you use to launch it? I downloaded the right preview build but I didn't understand if I need to clone it or what command to use to open it. I tried "launch", "go", "run" but I suppose there aren't correct. Sorry for the (I suppose) silly question but until now I just used brew and that is completely automated 😔

[BoleMNE]

Will there be some better solution down the line?

[SoMuchForSubtlety]

New release is out https://github.com/SoMuchForSubtlety/f1viewer/releases/tag/v2.7.0

Will there be some better solution down the line?

Hopefully, I will leave this issue open until we find a proper fix. Other projects are working with embedded browser views, but we can't do that from a terminal application. I will investigate further and post updates if I find anything.

[maturd]

New release is out https://github.com/SoMuchForSubtlety/f1viewer/releases/tag/v2.7.0

Will there be some better solution down the line?

Hopefully, I will leave this issue open until we find a proper fix. Other projects are working with embedded browser views, but we can't do that from a terminal application. I will investigate further and post updates if I find anything.

All is working now on M1 Max MB Pro on Monterey 12.3.1! Thank you so much. Just FWI: use Firefox on macOS to get the correct response of the by-password request. Used Safari in the beginning and the response was not the token itself

[jejupods]

Confirming this is working on MacOS Monterey 12.3, M1 Pro Macbook Pro using the darwin-arm64 preview build. As an FYI upon clicking test there was a ~10 second hang where the app interface was unresponsive, but eventually the credentials were accepted.
Thanks for the quick workaround, such a great app.

Which command did you use to launch it. I downloaded the right preview build but I didn't understand if I need to clone it or what command to use to open it. I tried "launch", "go", "run" but I suppose there aren't correct. Sorry for (I suppose) silly question but until now I just used brew and that is completely automated 😔

It looks like the Brew release has been pushed so you won't need to follow these steps, however I'll leave the response here just in case it is helpful for you or anyone else reading this in the future.

Download the file that matches your Mac processor architecture - if you've got an M1 Mac then it would be the darwin-arm64 file, double click to extract it.

Open terminal and navigate to the location of the extracted file and type:
sudo chmod +x f1viewer-darwin-arm64
(the filename will be different depending on what version you download)
Enter your mac password if prompted. This will make the f1viewer-darwin-arm64 file executable.

Now you can just double click the f1viewer-darwin-arm64 file (or whatever you called it) in Finder and it will launch.

[pizza461]

New release is out https://github.com/SoMuchForSubtlety/f1viewer/releases/tag/v2.7.0

Will there be some better solution down the line?

Hopefully, I will leave this issue open until we find a proper fix. Other projects are working with embedded browser views, but we can't do that from a terminal application. I will investigate further and post updates if I find anything.

Thank you for the quick fix, however I cannot paste my token with v.2.7.0 on Windows 10 21H1, I cannot paste anything into any of the fields for that matter. CTRL + V does not work for password and username either and right click does nothing ofcourse.

I have followed all the steps with Firefox, but I am stuck now not being able to paste my token :(

Am I alone?

Edit:

Oh, I have to select the token field first, then right click the tab and then paste through the menu. Works fine now, thank you!

I usually use Race Control, so not really used to command line programs. Maybe you could add it to your instructions as I'm sure I won't be the only one with this problem.

[yagyamalik]

Am I the only one who is getting an empty response after logging in to F1TV? The response field in by-password seems to be empty and I get the error "Failed to load response data: No resource with given identifier found"

[SoMuchForSubtlety]

Am I the only one who is getting an empty response after logging in to F1TV? The response field in by-password seems to be empty and I get the error "Failed to load response data: No resource with given identifier found"

That's a bug in Chrome, you need to use Firefox

[ThanhDangNgo]

New release is out https://github.com/SoMuchForSubtlety/f1viewer/releases/tag/v2.7.0

Will there be some better solution down the line?

Hopefully, I will leave this issue open until we find a proper fix. Other projects are working with embedded browser views, but we can't do that from a terminal application. I will investigate further and post updates if I find anything.

Thank you for the quick fix, however I cannot paste my token with v.2.7.0 on Windows 10 21H1, I cannot paste anything into any of the fields for that matter. CTRL + V does not work for password and username either and right click does nothing ofcourse.

I have followed all the steps with Firefox, but I am stuck now not being able to paste my token :(

Am I alone?

Edit:

Oh, I have to select the token field first, then right click the tab and then paste through the menu. Works fine now, thank you!

I usually use Race Control, so not really used to command line programs. Maybe you could add it to your instructions as I'm sure I won't be the only one with this problem.

I cannot paste token with v.2.7.0 on Windows 10 21H1, it doesn't display any menu to paste in f1viewer

1. Open f1viewer
2. Left-click token field
3. Press and hold Tab
4. Right-click token field

I try Ctrl V or hold mouse or hold Tab but nothing happen. Please help me.

[pizza461]

I cannot paste token with v.2.7.0 on Windows 10 21H1, it doesn't display any menu to paste in f1viewer

1. Open f1viewer

2. Left-click token field

3. Press and hold Tab

4. Right-click token field

I try Ctrl V or hold mouse or hold Tab but nothing happen. Please help me.

Don't hold tab, right click the tab, meaning: the tab where it says f1viewer.exe or right click left to the minimize button. There you can find a menu that says 'paste', which will then allow you to paste.

I guess I was right in saying that I wouldn't be the only one who was struggling with this xD

[pizza461]

Christ! I'm sorry to say that it has started opening .mpd files again, with no picture. So I guess this is the end for us :( We must use the web browser to watch the race :(

Appears to be a problem with DRM and I fear there won't be a fix :'(

robvdpol/RaceControl#413

[PostMalone]

Is F1Viewer opening blank .mpd files for anyone else?

Replays works fine, live stream sessions not.

[campodoro74]

Appears to be a problem with DRM and I fear there won't be a fix :'(

Same here - live video is encrypted.

[telelisast]

Appears to be a problem with DRM and I fear there won't be a fix :'(

Same here - live video is encrypted.

Replays from fp2 as well.

[vidje]

I can't get the subscription token at all, the Network tab in firefox shows nothing with "api.formula1.com" as filter. Actually, the login page returns absolutely nothing.

[FxRe]

I can't get the subscription token at all, the Network tab in firefox shows nothing with "api.formula1.com" as filter. Actually, the login page returns absolutely nothing.

Yeah, same here. The response to that POST doesn't load, Chrome says "Failed to load response data: No resource with given identifier found".

[fherenius]

@FxRe You can copy the request that was sent and then use a program like Postman to inspect the response and get the Subscription token.