From 912f4042e56dd1a57372b20085ac8c4221729bd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MasterAcnolo <68693319+MasterAcnolo@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:34:17 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix: Enhance error handling for playlist fetch failures by
 retrying with single video

---
 server/controller/info.controller.js | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/server/controller/info.controller.js b/server/controller/info.controller.js
index beb85da..8e7cecb 100644
--- a/server/controller/info.controller.js
+++ b/server/controller/info.controller.js
@@ -22,7 +22,32 @@ async function infoController(req, res){
     }
 
     try {
-    const data = await fetchInfo(url);
+    let data;
+    let fetchError = null;
+
+    try {
+        data = await fetchInfo(url);
+    } catch (err) {
+        fetchError = err;
+        
+        // If it's a playlist URL and fetch failed, try fetching just the single video
+        if ((url.includes("&list") || url.includes("?list"))) {
+            logger.info(`Playlist fetch failed: ${err.message}. Retrying with single video...`);
+            
+            // Remove the &list parameter
+            const singleVideoUrl = url.split("&list")[0].split("?list")[0];
+            
+            try {
+                data = await fetchInfo(singleVideoUrl);
+                logger.info(`Single video fetch succeeded after playlist failure`);
+            } catch (retryErr) {
+                logger.error(`Single video fetch also failed: ${retryErr.message}`);
+                throw err; // Throw the original error
+            }
+        } else {
+            throw err;
+        }
+    }
 
     if (data._type === "playlist") {