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Facebook "share" URLs are not recognized #917

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greatestradioshow opened this issue Nov 14, 2024 · 2 comments
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Facebook "share" URLs are not recognized #917

greatestradioshow opened this issue Nov 14, 2024 · 2 comments
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bug description

When trying to download a Facebook "share" URL "https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1CzXMGrJns/?mibextid=UalRPS" no media is found.

After beeing changed to the "reel" URL "https://www.facebook.com/reel/1750464455755973" it worked.

reproduction steps

  1. Open "https://cobalt.tools/".
  2. Past the following URL "https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1CzXMGrJns/?mibextid=UalRPS".
  3. Press the "download button".
  4. The following error appears: "couldn't find any media that i could download for you. are you sure you pasted the right link?".

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Share:
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1CzXMGrJns/?mibextid=UalRPS

Reel:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1750464455755973

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Mobile and Desktop

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@greatestradioshow greatestradioshow added the bug Something isn't working label Nov 14, 2024
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MMJv3 commented Nov 24, 2024

im pretty sure share links are meant for facebook to track who shared what to who.

i went to the share link, saw the reel, and I was able to download it.

i pasted this link: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1750464455755973

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lumap commented Dec 9, 2024

this also affects instagram, but clicking share -> copy link in it always results in a share link. afaik there's no way to get a working reel link out of the insta app. you can CURL the link two times (first is a 301, then a 302 that returns the reel link) but that's painful to do

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