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Download Skool Videos from .m3u8 Token Streams (HLS Guide)

Step-by-step guide for finding Skool HLS token URLs in developer tools and saving the stream with yt-dlp, including tips for faster downloads.

Devin Schumacher1 min read
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  1. Get the .m3u8?token= URL from the network requests
  2. Replace the "URL" in the prepared command with the m3u8?token URL

Get the .m3u8?token= URL from the network requests

  1. Open dev tools > network requests
  2. Play the video to put the stream into the network requests
  3. Filter by m3u8 (to make your life easier)
  4. Click on the m3u8 stream with the ?token in the URL
  5. Copy the URL from the Headers > Request URL

A link like this:

https://stream.video.skool.com/MXf2v021K3zabLTz3wxh2dvAnRgv1lMD01LK1cqr2aG2E.m3u8?token=eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJhdWQiOiJ2IiwiZXhwIjoxNzU4NTYyOTk2LCJraWQiOiJPVjIwMHZ6SWZuZFVCNHdXdTAxbDRjb0hrYTVQQUd3TlYwMEtZSkJrQkppVlFrIiwicGxheWJhY2tfcmVzdHJpY3Rpb25faWQiOiIzMDJ2dXNuVG1lbW1QSzllOUpMaWxaUmpnVkJ3T2hTNlVLdGkyWnhJS2V1WSIsInN1YiI6Ik1YZjJ2MDIxSzN6YWJMVHozd3hoMmR2QW5SZ3YxbE1EMDFMSzFjcXIyYUcyRSJ9.1R6_xDCcKYUyUWUISfiyjKnd0Xm8laMDRKSpCd0lkziGnm95CLqPZlW4Bsj5T3xB9v2NgFQ-Ql0N0HewS685-l6r3WV8g5ddbEWQDWpmyHVDNq_Vc1PD9w-e9CIkXruzCp6-kREQtrrGgCmx2p_V5aLOjCLeVNOgRwOFuFHZxXAXlLJt-4vXqEgfRyzDVRrze5sskn1Xm5GeUQPtNWWnDWRx6k3FGQdz8BRIhucJ771TLBpTTnNgPPRINzmZeBCuVY1ZAJt84EDLKX2XCuo8MUu4vRz6P_6tLeWoljy2JlEaUD-8UbOQRYIlUVj2lYrP4iZTon7x70HvLm0SqmT8OA&CMCD=cid%3D%22MXf2v021K3zabLTz3wxh2dvAnRgv1lMD01LK1cqr2aG2E%22%2Csid%3D%2262f1bce3-68bd-46ae-a45d-2f746c6cb24b%22

2. Replace the "URL" in the prepared command with the m3u8?token URL

command

BASH
yt-dlp --referer "https://skool.com" "URL" -o "output.mp4"

It should become something like this:

BASH
yt-dlp --referer "https://skool.com" "https://stream.video.skool.com/MXf2v021K3zabLTz3wxh2dvAnRgv1lMD01LK1cqr2aG2E.m3u8?token=eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJhdWQiOiJ2IiwiZXhwIjoxNzU4NTYyOTk2LCJraWQiOiJPVjIwMHZ6SWZuZFVCNHdXdTAxbDRjb0hrYTVQQUd3TlYwMEtZSkJrQkppVlFrIiwicGxheWJhY2tfcmVzdHJpY3Rpb25faWQiOiIzMDJ2dXNuVG1lbW1QSzllOUpMaWxaUmpnVkJ3T2hTNlVLdGkyWnhJS2V1WSIsInN1YiI6Ik1YZjJ2MDIxSzN6YWJMVHozd3hoMmR2QW5SZ3YxbE1EMDFMSzFjcXIyYUcyRSJ9.1R6_xDCcKYUyUWUISfiyjKnd0Xm8laMDRKSpCd0lkziGnm95CLqPZlW4Bsj5T3xB9v2NgFQ-Ql0N0HewS685-l6r3WV8g5ddbEWQDWpmyHVDNq_Vc1PD9w-e9CIkXruzCp6-kREQtrrGgCmx2p_V5aLOjCLeVNOgRwOFuFHZxXAXlLJt-4vXqEgfRyzDVRrze5sskn1Xm5GeUQPtNWWnDWRx6k3FGQdz8BRIhucJ771TLBpTTnNgPPRINzmZeBCuVY1ZAJt84EDLKX2XCuo8MUu4vRz6P_6tLeWoljy2JlEaUD-8UbOQRYIlUVj2lYrP4iZTon7x70HvLm0SqmT8OA&CMCD=cid%3D%22MXf2v021K3zabLTz3wxh2dvAnRgv1lMD01LK1cqr2aG2E%22%2Csid%3D%2262f1bce3-68bd-46ae-a45d-2f746c6cb24b%22" -o "output.mp4"

Bonus! If you want to download larger streams faster...

You can add --concurrent-fragments NUM to the end of the command (where "NUM" should be replaced by a number, like 5,10,15,etc.

BASH
yt-dlp --referer "https://skool.com" "URL" -o "output.mp4" --concurrent-fragments 10

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