FFmpeg add proxy to request

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Does FFmpeg support the ability to add a proxy to a request? On the Internet, I found that there is the -http_proxy option, but when I tried to use it by typing ffmpeg -http_proxy=http://ip:port/ in terminal, I received an Option not found error

@Gyan Unable to find a suitable output format for 'http_proxy' http_proxy: Invalid argument — P1NG2WIN, Aug 13 '19 at 08:17
@Gyan Maybe you can show full ffmpeg requst with http_proxy? — P1NG2WIN, Aug 13 '19 at 08:18
@Gyan only `ffmpeg http_proxy http://136.243.47.220:3128` Or should I write a complete request in terminal? Also, for ffmpeg I u se Java wrapper - ffmpeg-cli-wrapper. Here is his request, without proxy `ffmpeg.exe -y -v error -progress tcp://127.0.0.1:36512 tcp://136.243.47.220:3128 -i https://animethemes.moe/video/HeavyObject-ED2v2.webm stuff/WEBMs/Kawaranai Tsuyosa.opus` — P1NG2WIN, Aug 13 '19 at 08:22
`ffmpeg.exe -y -v error -progress tcp://127.0.0.1:36512 -http_proxy http://ip:port/ -i https://animethemes.moe/video/HeavyObject-ED2v2.webm stuff/WEBMs/Kawaranai Tsuyosa.opus tcp://136.243.47.220:3128` — Gyan, Aug 13 '19 at 08:35
`ffmpeg.exe -y -v error -progress tcp://127.0.0.1:37076 -http_proxy http://136.243.47.220:3128/ -i https://animethemes.moe/video/HeavyObject-ED2v2.webm stuff/WEBMs/Kawaranai Tsuyosa.opus` Unrecognized option 'http_proxy http://136.243.47.220:3128/'. — P1NG2WIN, Aug 13 '19 at 08:38
@Gyan `ffmpeg version N-94528-gfaa9cd312f Copyright (c) 2000-2019 the FFmpeg developers` — P1NG2WIN, Aug 13 '19 at 09:00
@Gyan `ffmpeg.exe -y -v error -progress tcp://127.0.0.1:40293 -http_proxy http://51.254.69.246:3128/ -i https://animethemes.moe/video/HeavyObject-ED2v2.webm stuff/WEBMs/Kawaranai Tsuyosa.opus` [tcp @ 000001f59c6aa780] Connection to tcp://127.0.0.1:40293 failed: Error number -138 occurred Failed to open progress URL "tcp://127.0.0.1:40293": Error number -138 occurred Failed to set value 'tcp://127.0.0.1:40293' for option 'progress': Error number -138 occurred Error parsing global options: Error number -138 occurred — P1NG2WIN, Aug 13 '19 at 10:43
Write progress to a local file.Anyway, this is a different issue. — Gyan, Aug 13 '19 at 10:46
@Gyan Thank you!! It helped. If you want, you can write your answer and I will mark it true. Also, so that the wrapper does not highlight -http proxy, you must write -http proxy and ip:port in separate additional arguments — P1NG2WIN, Aug 13 '19 at 12:29
@Gyan Do ffmpeg proxies works at all? Because I specifically banned my ip on the site to test proxies and when trying `ffmpeg.exe -y -v error tcp://127.0.0.1:29046 -http_proxy http://91.67.17.221:3128/ -i https://animethemes.moe/video/HangyakuseiMillionArthur-OP1.webm stuff/WEBMs/Highlight.opus` I got a _Server returned 4XX Client Error_. Also, if i change my ip, all works — P1NG2WIN, Aug 15 '19 at 09:55

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 13 '19 at 16:25

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So, as the comments explained to me, I was just doing the request incorrectly. FFmpeg supports proxies, just write -http_proxy http://ip:port/ Be sure not to select it by "". Also, if you use Java wrapper ffmpeg-cli-wrapper, then separate the proxy flag (-http_proxy) and the proxies themselves into two different addExtraArgs, otherwise an error will be causing

answered Aug 13 '19 at 16:25

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Did you succeed connect through http proxy? What is your FFmpeg version? – ronald8192 Sep 21 '20 at 11:59

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 27 '22 at 08:04

It works for me on Windows 10, but with the extra environment variable (explained here: Set proxy through windows command line including login parameters ), without any extra command line parameter for ffmpeg:

set HTTP_PROXY=http://yourproxyservername:yourproxyserverport
ffmpeg.exe -codec copy download.mp4 -i "https://mediaserver/transform/videomanifest"

FFmpeg add proxy to request

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