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[Bug] Too Many Requests #886

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I have error on some videos

Downloading:
Title: 
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR908JbvYFQ&t=1s&pp=2AEBkAIB
Type: video
Command:
--extractor-args "youtube:lang=en" --newline --no-quiet --no-simulate --print "after_move:'%(filepath,_filename)s'" -N "3" --trim-filenames "228" --write-thumbnail --convert-thumbnails "png" --no-mtime --embed-chapters --merge-output-format "mp4" -S "vcodec:h264,acodec:aac,vext:mp4,aext:m4a" -f "bv+ba[language^=ru]/bv+ba/b" --write-subs --write-auto-subs --embed-subs --sub-format "srt/best" --convert-subtitles "srt" --sub-langs "en.*,ru.*,.*-orig" -P "/storage/emulated/0/Movies" -o "[%(upload_date)s] %(title)s.%(ext)s" --parse-metadata "%(artists,artist,uploader,channel,creator|null)l:^(?P<uploader>.*?)(?:(?= - Topic)|$)" --embed-thumbnail "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR908JbvYFQ&t=1s&pp=2AEBkAIB" 

[youtube] Extracting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR908JbvYFQ&t=1s&pp=2AEBkAIB
[youtube] mR908JbvYFQ: Downloading webpage
[youtube] mR908JbvYFQ: Downloading tv client config
[youtube] mR908JbvYFQ: Downloading player 461f4c95-main
[youtube] mR908JbvYFQ: Downloading tv player API JSON
[youtube] mR908JbvYFQ: Downloading ios player API JSON
[youtube] mR908JbvYFQ: Downloading m3u8 information
[info] mR908JbvYFQ: Downloading subtitles: en, ru-orig, ru
[MetadataParser] Parsed uploader from '%(artists,artist,uploader,channel,creator|null)l': 'Шахматы - это Круто'
[info] mR908JbvYFQ: Downloading 1 format(s): 137+140
[info] Writing video subtitles to: /storage/emulated/0/Movies/[20250720] Таль жертвует ферзя и оставляет 3 фигуры под боем! Михаил Таль - Ханс Хехт. Варна 1962. Шахматы.en.srt
WARNING: The extractor specified to use impersonation for this download, but no impersonate target is available. If you encounter errors, then see  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#impersonation  for information on installing the required dependencies
ERROR: Unable to download video subtitles for 'en': HTTP Error 429: Too Many Requests

Or

Downloading:
Title: 
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clDGqPfaIto
Type: video
Command:
--extractor-args "youtube:lang=en" --newline --no-quiet --no-simulate --print "after_move:'%(filepath,_filename)s'" -N "3" --trim-filenames "228" --write-thumbnail --convert-thumbnails "png" --no-mtime --embed-chapters --merge-output-format "mp4" -S "vcodec:h264,acodec:aac,vext:mp4,aext:m4a" -f "bv+ba[language^=ru]/bv+ba/b" --write-subs --write-auto-subs --embed-subs --sub-format "srt/best" --convert-subtitles "srt" --sub-langs "en.*,ru.*,.*-orig" -P "/storage/emulated/0/Movies" -o "[%(upload_date)s] %(title)s.%(ext)s" --parse-metadata "%(artists,artist,uploader,channel,creator|null)l:^(?P<uploader>.*?)(?:(?= - Topic)|$)" --embed-thumbnail "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clDGqPfaIto" 

[youtube] Extracting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clDGqPfaIto
[youtube] clDGqPfaIto: Downloading webpage
[youtube] clDGqPfaIto: Downloading tv client config
[youtube] clDGqPfaIto: Downloading player 6074d4a4-main
[youtube] clDGqPfaIto: Downloading tv player API JSON
[youtube] clDGqPfaIto: Downloading ios player API JSON
[youtube] clDGqPfaIto: Downloading m3u8 information
[info] clDGqPfaIto: Downloading subtitles: en-orig, en, ru
[MetadataParser] Parsed uploader from '%(artists,artist,uploader,channel,creator|null)l': 'Kotlin by JetBrains'
[info] clDGqPfaIto: Downloading 1 format(s): 299+140
[info] Writing video subtitles to: /storage/emulated/0/Movies/[20250731] The Easing Symphony: AnimationSpec in detail! | Nicole Terc.en-orig.srt
WARNING: The extractor specified to use impersonation for this download, but no impersonate target is available. If you encounter errors, then see  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#impersonation  for information on installing the required dependencies
[download] Destination: /storage/emulated/0/Movies/[20250731] The Easing Symphony: AnimationSpec in detail! | Nicole Terc.en-orig.srt
[download]    1.00KiB at   23.68KiB/s (00:00:00)
[download]    3.00KiB at   63.74KiB/s (00:00:00)
[download]    7.00KiB at  139.59KiB/s (00:00:00)
[download]   15.00KiB at  278.40KiB/s (00:00:00)
[download]   31.00KiB at  533.94KiB/s (00:00:00)
[download]   44.13KiB at  695.42KiB/s (00:00:00)
[download] 100% of   44.13KiB in 00:00:00 at 125.75KiB/s
[info] Writing video subtitles to: /storage/emulated/0/Movies/[20250731] The Easing Symphony: AnimationSpec in detail! | Nicole Terc.en.srt
WARNING: The extractor specified to use impersonation for this download, but no impersonate target is available. If you encounter errors, then see  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#impersonation  for information on installing the required dependencies
[download] Destination: /storage/emulated/0/Movies/[20250731] The Easing Symphony: AnimationSpec in detail! | Nicole Terc.en.srt
[download]    1.00KiB at   33.45KiB/s (00:00:00)
[download]    3.00KiB at   89.08KiB/s (00:00:00)
[download]    7.00KiB at  186.27KiB/s (00:00:00)
[download]   15.00KiB at  364.96KiB/s (00:00:00)
[download]   31.00KiB at  658.22KiB/s (00:00:00)
[download]   44.13KiB at  808.90KiB/s (00:00:00)
[download] 100% of   44.13KiB in 00:00:00 at 120.54KiB/s
[info] Writing video subtitles to: /storage/emulated/0/Movies/[20250731] The Easing Symphony: AnimationSpec in detail! | Nicole Terc.ru.srt
WARNING: The extractor specified to use impersonation for this download, but no impersonate target is available. If you encounter errors, then see  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#impersonation  for information on installing the required dependencies
ERROR: Unable to download video subtitles for 'ru': HTTP Error 429: Too Many Requests

But some videos, I can download

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mR908JbvYFQ&t=1s&pp=2AEBkAIB
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1YrZTHQy9X0

Subtitles language
en.,ru.,.*-orig

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Google Pixel 8 Pro
Android 16

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