Merge pull request #402 from bellingcat/dev

bug fix: wacz screenshots leak in shared session

.github/workflows/docker-publish.yaml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out the repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         
       - name: Set up QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
       - name: Log in to Docker Hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772
+        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
         id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@902fa8ec7d6ecbf8d84d538b9b233a880e428804
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@c299e40c65443455700f0fdfc63efafe5b349051
         with:
           images: bellingcat/auto-archiver
       

.github/workflows/python-publish.yaml

@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout Repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version-file: pyproject.toml
 

.github/workflows/ruff.yaml

@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Install Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
-          python-version: "3.11"
+          python-version: "3.12"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip

.github/workflows/tests-core.yaml

@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Install ffmpeg
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y ffmpeg
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         run: pipx install poetry
       
       - name: Cache Poetry and pip artifacts
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.cache/pypoetry

.github/workflows/tests-download.yaml

@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Install ffmpeg
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y ffmpeg
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         run: pipx install poetry
 
       - name: Cache Poetry and pip artifacts
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.cache/pypoetry

Dockerfile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM webrecorder/browsertrix-crawler:1.6.3 AS base
+FROM webrecorder/browsertrix-crawler:1.11.4 AS base
 
 ENV RUNNING_IN_DOCKER=1 \
     LANG=C.UTF-8 \

docs/source/development/developer_guidelines.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ This allows you to run the auto-archiver without the `poetry run` prefix.
 ### Optional Development Packages
 
 Install development packages (used for unit tests etc.) using:
-`poetry install -with dev`
+`poetry install --with dev`
 
 
 ```{toctree}
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ docs
 release
 settings_page
 style_guide
-```
+```

docs/source/development/style_guide.md

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Note not all warnings can be fixed automatically.
 
 Most fixes are safe, but some non-standard practices such as dynamic loading are not picked up by linters. Ensure you check any modifications by this before committing them.
 ```shell
-make ruff-fix
+make ruff-clean
 ```
 
 **Changing Configurations ⚙️**
@@ -67,4 +67,4 @@ One example is to extend the selected rules for linting the `pyproject.toml` fil
 extend-select = ["B"]
 ```
 
-Then re-run the `make ruff-check` command to see the new rules in action.
+Then re-run the `make ruff-check` command to see the new rules in action.

docs/source/development/testing.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 ## Running Tests 
 
-1. Make sure you've installed the dev dependencies with `pytest install --with dev`
+1. Make sure you've installed the dev dependencies with `poetry install --with dev`
 2. Tests can be run as follows:
 ```{code} bash
 #### Command prefix of 'poetry run' removed here for simplicity
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pytest -ra -v tests/test_file.py
 pytest -ra -v tests/test_file.py::test_function_name
 ```
 
-3. Some tests require environment variables to be set. You can use the example `.env.test.example` file as a template. Copy it to `.env.test` and fill in the required values. This file will be loaded automatically by `pytest`.
+3. Some tests require environment variables to be set. You can use the example `tests/.env.test.example` file as a template. Copy it to `tests/.env.test` and fill in the required values. This file will be loaded automatically by `pytest`.
 ```{code} bash
-cp .env.test.example .env.test
-```
+cp tests/.env.test.example tests/.env.test
+```

docs/source/modules/extractor.md

@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ Extractor modules are used to extract the content of a given URL. Typically, one
 
 Extractors that are able to extract content from a wide range of websites include:
 1. Generic Extractor: parses videos and images on sites using the powerful yt-dlp library.
-2. Wayback Machine Extractor: sends pages to the Wayback machine for archiving, and stores the link.
-3. WACZ Extractor: runs a web browser to 'browse' the URL and save a copy of the page in WACZ format. 
+2. Antibot Extractor: uses a headless browser to bypass bot detection and extract content.
+3. WACZ Extractor: runs a web browser to 'browse' the URL and save a copy of the page in WACZ format.
+4. Wayback Machine Extractor: sends pages to the Wayback machine for archiving, and stores the archived link.
 
 ```{include} autogen/extractor.md
 ```

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [project]
 name = "auto-archiver"
-version = "1.1.1"
+version = "1.2.2"
 description = "Automatically archive links to videos, images, and social media content from Google Sheets (and more)."
 
 requires-python = ">=3.10,<3.13"
@@ -50,14 +50,15 @@ dependencies = [
     "retrying (>=0.0.0)",
     "rich-argparse (>=1.6.0,<2.0.0)",
     "ruamel-yaml (>=0.18.10,<0.19.0)",
-    "rfc3161-client (==1.0.3)",
-    "cryptography (>44.0.1,<45.0.0)",
+    "rfc3161-client (>=1.0.5)",
+    "cryptography (>=46.0.3)",
     "opentimestamps (>=0.4.5,<0.5.0)",
     "bgutil-ytdlp-pot-provider (>=1.0.0)",
-    "yt-dlp[curl-cffi,default] (>=2025.5.22,<2026.0.0)",
+    "yt-dlp[curl-cffi,default] (>=2025.5.22)",
     "secretstorage (>=3.3.3,<4.0.0)",
     "seleniumbase (>=4.36.4,<5.0.0)",
     "pyautogui (>=0.9.54,<0.10.0)",
+    "pyperclip (>=1.9.0)", 
 ]
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ pytest = "^8.3.4"
 autopep8 = "^2.3.1"
 pytest-loguru = "^0.4.0"
 pytest-mock = "^3.14.0"
-ruff = "^0.9.10"
+ruff = "^0.15.2"
 pre-commit = "^4.1.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.docs.dependencies]

src/auto_archiver/modules/antibot_extractor_enricher/antibot_extractor_enricher.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from auto_archiver.modules.antibot_extractor_enricher.dropin import Dropin
 from auto_archiver.modules.antibot_extractor_enricher.dropins.default import DefaultDropin
 from auto_archiver.utils.misc import random_str
 from auto_archiver.utils.url import is_relevant_url
+from auto_archiver.utils.deletion_detection import detect_deletion, flag_as_deleted
 
 
 class AntibotExtractorEnricher(Extractor, Enricher):
@@ -81,6 +82,9 @@ class AntibotExtractorEnricher(Extractor, Enricher):
             os.makedirs(self.user_data_dir, exist_ok=True)
 
     def enrich(self, to_enrich: Metadata, custom_data_dir: bool = True) -> bool:
+        if to_enrich.get_media_by_id("html_source_code"):
+            logger.info("Antibot has already been executed, skipping.")
+            return True
         using_user_data_dir = self.user_data_dir if custom_data_dir else None
         url = to_enrich.get_url()
 
@@ -94,16 +98,33 @@ class AntibotExtractorEnricher(Extractor, Enricher):
                 sb.uc_gui_click_rc()  # NB: using handle instead of click breaks some sites like reddit, for now we separate here but can have dropins deciding this in the future
 
                 dropin = self._get_suitable_dropin(url, sb)
-                dropin.open_page(url)
+                if not dropin.open_page(url):
+                    # Check for deletion indicators
+                    page_title = sb.get_title()
+                    html_source = sb.get_page_source()
+                    deletion_info = detect_deletion(html_content=html_source, page_title=page_title, url=url)
+                    if deletion_info:
+                        flag_as_deleted(to_enrich, deletion_info)
+                        return to_enrich
+                    logger.warning("Failed to open drop-in page (not detected as deleted)")
+                    return False
 
-                if self.detect_auth_wall and self._hit_auth_wall(sb):
+                if self.detect_auth_wall and (dropin.hit_auth_wall() and self._hit_auth_wall(sb)):
                     logger.warning("Skipping since auth wall or CAPTCHA was detected")
                     return False
 
                 sb.wait_for_ready_state_complete()
                 sb.sleep(1)  # margin for the page to load completely
 
-                to_enrich.set_title(sb.get_title())
+                page_title = sb.get_title()
+                html_source = sb.get_page_source()
+
+                # Check if the page indicates content was deleted
+                deletion_info = detect_deletion(html_content=html_source, page_title=page_title, url=url)
+                if deletion_info:
+                    flag_as_deleted(to_enrich, deletion_info)
+
+                to_enrich.set_title(page_title)
                 self._enrich_html_source_code(sb, to_enrich)
 
                 self._enrich_full_page_screenshot(sb, to_enrich)
@@ -274,8 +295,14 @@ class AntibotExtractorEnricher(Extractor, Enricher):
             return
         url = to_enrich.get_url()
         all_urls = set()
+        logger.debug(f"Extracting media for {js_css_selector=}")
+
+        try:
+            sources = sb.execute_script(js_css_selector)
+        except selenium.common.exceptions.JavascriptException as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error executing JavaScript selector {js_css_selector}: {e}")
+            return
 
-        sources = sb.execute_script(js_css_selector)
         # js_for_css_selectors
         for src in sources:
             if len(all_urls) >= max_media:

src/auto_archiver/modules/antibot_extractor_enricher/captcha_services/.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.py

src/auto_archiver/modules/antibot_extractor_enricher/dropin.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import json
 import os
 import traceback
 from typing import Mapping
@@ -74,8 +75,11 @@ class Dropin:
 
         You can overwrite this instead of `images_selector` for more control over scraped images.
         """
+        if not self.images_selectors():
+            return "return [];"
+        safe_selector = json.dumps(self.images_selectors())
         return f"""
-            return Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("{self.images_selectors()}")).map(el => el.src || el.href).filter(Boolean);
+            return Array.from(document.querySelectorAll({safe_selector})).map(el => el.src || el.href).filter(Boolean);
         """
 
     def js_for_video_css_selectors(self) -> str:
@@ -84,8 +88,11 @@ class Dropin:
 
         You can overwrite this instead of `video_selector` for more control over scraped videos.
         """
+        if not self.video_selectors():
+            return "return [];"
+        safe_selector = json.dumps(self.video_selectors())
         return f"""
-            return Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("{self.video_selectors()}")).map(el => el.src || el.href).filter(Boolean);
+            return Array.from(document.querySelectorAll({safe_selector})).map(el => el.src || el.href).filter(Boolean);
         """
 
     def open_page(self, url) -> bool:
@@ -103,6 +110,12 @@ class Dropin:
         """
         return 0, 0
 
+    def hit_auth_wall(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        Custom check to see if the current page is behind an authentication wall, if True is returned the default global auth wall detector is used instead. If false, no auth wall is detected and the page is considered open.
+        """
+        return True
+
     def _get_username_password(self, site) -> tuple[str, str]:
         """
         Get the username and password for the site from the extractor's auth data.

src/auto_archiver/modules/antibot_extractor_enricher/dropins/tiktok.py

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+from contextlib import suppress
+from typing import Mapping
+
+from auto_archiver.utils.custom_logger import logger
+from auto_archiver.modules.antibot_extractor_enricher.dropin import Dropin
+
+
+class TikTokDropin(Dropin):
+    """
+    A class to handle TikTok drop-in functionality for the antibot extractor enricher module.
+
+    """
+
+    def documentation() -> Mapping[str, str]:
+        return {
+            "name": "TikTok Dropin",
+            "description": "Handles TikTok posts and works without authentication.\nNOTE: This dropin is highly susceptible to TikTok's bot detection mechanisms and may not work reliably if you reuse the same IP. The GenericExtractor is recommended for TikTok posts, as it handles video/image download more reliable. In the future we plan to implement better anti captcha measures for this dropin.",
+            "site": "tiktok.com",
+        }
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def suitable(url: str) -> bool:
+        return "tiktok.com" in url
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def images_selectors() -> str:
+        return '[data-e2e="detail-photo"] img'
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def video_selectors() -> str:
+        return None  # TikTok videos should be handled by the generic extractor
+
+    def open_page(self, url) -> bool:
+        self.sb.wait_for_ready_state_complete()
+        self._close_cookies_banner()
+        # TODO: implement login logic
+        if url != self.sb.get_current_url():
+            return False
+        if self.sb.is_text_visible("Video currently unavailable"):
+            logger.debug("Video may have been removed or is private.")
+            return False
+        return True
+
+    def hit_auth_wall(self) -> bool:
+        return False  # TikTok does not require authentication for public posts
+
+    def _close_cookies_banner(self):
+        with suppress(Exception):  # selenium.common.exceptions.JavascriptException
+            self.sb.execute_script("""
+                document
+                    .querySelector("tiktok-cookie-banner")
+                    .shadowRoot.querySelector("faceplate-dialog")
+                    .querySelector("button")
+                    .click()
+            """)
+        self.sb.click_if_visible("Skip")

src/auto_archiver/modules/generic_extractor/__manifest__.py

@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ If you are having issues with the extractor, you can review the version of `yt-d
             "default": "",
             "help": "http/https/socks proxy to use for the webdriver, eg https://proxy-user:password@proxy-ip:port",
         },
+        "proxy_on_failure_only": {
+            "default": True,
+            "help": "Applies only if a proxy is set. In that case if this setting is True, the extractor will only use the proxy if the initial request fails; if it is False, the extractor will always use the proxy.",
+        },
         "end_means_success": {
             "default": True,
             "help": "if True, any archived content will mean a 'success', if False this extractor will not return a 'success' stage; this is useful for cases when the yt-dlp will archive a video but ignore other types of content like images or text only pages that the subsequent extractors can retrieve.",

src/auto_archiver/modules/generic_extractor/facebook.py

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def _extract_metadata(self, webpage, video_id):
             ...,
             "attachments",
             ...,
-            lambda k, v: (k == "media" and str(v["id"]) == video_id and v["__typename"] == "Video"),
+            lambda k, v: k == "media" and str(v["id"]) == video_id and v["__typename"] == "Video",
         ),
         expected_type=dict,
     )

src/auto_archiver/modules/generic_extractor/generic_extractor.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import datetime
 import os
 import importlib
 import subprocess
+import traceback
 import zipfile
 
 from typing import Generator, Type
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ from auto_archiver.core.extractor import Extractor
 from auto_archiver.core import Metadata, Media
 from auto_archiver.utils import get_datetime_from_str
 from auto_archiver.utils.misc import ydl_entry_to_filename
+from auto_archiver.utils.deletion_detection import detect_deletion, flag_as_deleted
 from .dropin import GenericDropin
 
 
@@ -305,9 +307,9 @@ class GenericExtractor(Extractor):
             result.set_url(url)
 
         if "description" in video_data and not result.get("content"):
-            result.set_content(video_data.get("description"))
+            result.set_content(video_data.pop("description"))
         # extract comments if enabled
-        if self.comments and video_data.get("comments", []) is not None:
+        if self.comments and video_data.get("comments", None) is not None:
             result.set(
                 "comments",
                 [
@@ -353,7 +355,7 @@ class GenericExtractor(Extractor):
         if not dropin:
             # TODO: add a proper link to 'how to create your own dropin'
             logger.debug(f"""Could not find valid dropin for {info_extractor.ie_key()}.
-                     Why not try creating your own, and make sure it has a valid function called 'create_metadata'. Learn more: https://auto-archiver.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guidelines.html#""")
+                     Why not try creating your own, and make sure it has a valid function called 'create_metadata'. Learn more: https://auto-archiver.readthedocs.io/en/latest/modules/autogen/extractor/generic_extractor.html#dropins""")
             return False
 
         post_data = dropin.extract_post(url, ie_instance)
@@ -406,9 +408,9 @@ class GenericExtractor(Extractor):
                             logger.error(f"Error loading subtitle file {val.get('filepath')}: {e}")
                 result.add_media(new_media)
             except Exception as e:
-                logger.error(f"Error processing entry {entry}: {e}")
+                logger.error(f"Error processing entry {str(entry)[:256]}: {e} {traceback.format_exc()}")
         if not len(result.media):
-            logger.info(f"No media found for entry {entry}, skipping.")
+            logger.info(f"No media found for entry {str(entry)[:256]}, skipping.")
             return False
 
         return self.add_metadata(data, info_extractor, url, result)
@@ -483,6 +485,13 @@ class GenericExtractor(Extractor):
             # don't download since it can be a live stream
             data = ydl.extract_info(url, ie_key=info_extractor.ie_key(), download=False)
 
+            # Check for deletion indicators in video data
+            deletion_info = detect_deletion(video_data=data, url=url)
+            if deletion_info:
+                result = Metadata()
+                flag_as_deleted(result, deletion_info)
+                return result
+
             result = _helper_for_successful_extract_info(data, info_extractor, url, ydl)
 
         except MaxDownloadsReached:
@@ -502,6 +511,16 @@ class GenericExtractor(Extractor):
             try:
                 result = self.get_metadata_for_post(info_extractor, url, ydl)
             except (yt_dlp.utils.DownloadError, yt_dlp.utils.ExtractorError) as post_e:
+                # Check if the error indicates deletion
+                deletion_info = detect_deletion(error_message=str(post_e), url=url)
+                if deletion_info:
+                    result = Metadata()
+                    flag_as_deleted(result, deletion_info)
+                    return result
+
+                if "NSFW tweet requires authentication." in str(post_e):
+                    logger.warning(str(post_e))
+                    return False
                 logger.error("Error downloading metadata for post: {error}", error=str(post_e))
                 return False
             except Exception as generic_e:
@@ -513,7 +532,7 @@ class GenericExtractor(Extractor):
                 )
                 return False
 
-        if result:
+        if result and not result.is_success():
             extractor_name = "yt-dlp"
             if info_extractor:
                 extractor_name += f"_{info_extractor.ie_key()}"
@@ -525,7 +544,7 @@ class GenericExtractor(Extractor):
 
         return result
 
-    def download(self, item: Metadata) -> Metadata:
+    def download(self, item: Metadata, skip_proxy: bool = False) -> Metadata:
         url = item.get_url()
 
         # TODO: this is a temporary hack until this issue is closed: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/11025
@@ -533,6 +552,16 @@ class GenericExtractor(Extractor):
             url = url.replace("https://ya.ru", "https://yandex.ru")
             item.set("replaced_url", url)
 
+        # proxy_on_failure_only logic
+        if self.proxy and self.proxy_on_failure_only and not skip_proxy:
+            # when proxy_on_failure_only is True, we first try to download without a proxy and only continue with execution if that fails
+            try:
+                if without_proxy := self.download(item, skip_proxy=True):
+                    logger.info("Downloaded successfully without proxy.")
+                    return without_proxy
+            except Exception:
+                logger.debug("Download without proxy failed, trying with proxy...")
+
         ydl_options = [
             "-o",
             os.path.join(self.tmp_dir, "%(id)s.%(ext)s"),
@@ -546,7 +575,7 @@ class GenericExtractor(Extractor):
         ]
 
         # proxy handling
-        if self.proxy:
+        if self.proxy and not skip_proxy:
             ydl_options.extend(["--proxy", self.proxy])
 
         # max_downloads handling
@@ -591,9 +620,9 @@ class GenericExtractor(Extractor):
             validated_options
         )  # allsubtitles and subtitleslangs not working as expected, so default lang is always "en"
 
+        result: Metadata = None
         for info_extractor in self.suitable_extractors(url):
-            result = self.download_for_extractor(info_extractor, url, ydl)
-            if result:
-                return result
-
-        return False
+            local_result: Metadata = self.download_for_extractor(info_extractor, url, ydl)
+            if local_result:
+                result = result.merge(local_result) if result else local_result
+        return result if result else False

src/auto_archiver/modules/generic_extractor/tiktok.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import re
 import requests
 from auto_archiver.utils.custom_logger import logger
 
@@ -14,12 +15,16 @@ class Tiktok(GenericDropin):
     It's useful for capturing content that requires a login, like sensitive content.
     """
 
+    # Regex pattern to match TikTok photo post URLs
+    PHOTO_URL_REGEX = r"https?://(?:www\.)?tiktok\.com/@[\w\.-]+/photo/\d+"
     TIKWM_ENDPOINT = "https://www.tikwm.com/api/?url={url}"
 
     def suitable(self, url, info_extractor) -> bool:
         """This dropin (which uses Tikvm) is suitable for *all* Tiktok type URLs - videos, lives, VMs, and users.
         Return the 'suitable' method from the TikTokIE class."""
-        return any(extractor().suitable(url) for extractor in (TikTokIE, TikTokLiveIE, TikTokVMIE, TikTokUserIE))
+        return any(extractor().suitable(url) for extractor in (TikTokIE, TikTokLiveIE, TikTokVMIE, TikTokUserIE)) or (
+            re.match(self.PHOTO_URL_REGEX, url) is not None
+        )
 
     def extract_post(self, url: str, ie_instance):
         logger.debug("Using Tikwm API to attempt to download tiktok video")
@@ -28,56 +33,91 @@ class Tiktok(GenericDropin):
 
         r = requests.get(endpoint)
         if r.status_code != 200:
-            raise ValueError(f"unexpected status code '{r.status_code}' from tikwm.com for {url=}:")
+            raise ValueError(f"Unexpected status code '{r.status_code}' from tikwm.com")
 
         try:
             json_response = r.json()
         except ValueError:
-            raise ValueError(f"failed to parse JSON response from tikwm.com for {url=}")
+            raise ValueError("Failed to parse JSON response from tikwm.com")
 
         if not json_response.get("msg") == "success" or not (api_data := json_response.get("data", {})):
-            raise ValueError(f"failed to get a valid response from tikwm.com for {url=}: {repr(json_response)}")
+            raise ValueError(f"Unable to download with tikwm.com: {repr(json_response)}")
 
         # tries to get the non-watermarked version first
-        video_url = api_data.pop("play", api_data.pop("wmplay", None))
-        if not video_url:
-            raise ValueError(f"no valid video URL found in response from tikwm.com for {url=}")
-
-        api_data["video_url"] = video_url
+        play_url = api_data.pop("play", api_data.pop("wmplay", None))
+        if play_url and "mime_type=audio" in play_url:
+            play_url = None
+        if play_url:
+            api_data["video_url"] = play_url
         return api_data
 
     def keys_to_clean(self, video_data: dict, info_extractor):
-        return ["video_url", "title", "create_time", "author", "cover", "origin_cover", "ai_dynamic_cover", "duration"]
+        return [
+            "video_url",
+            "title",
+            "create_time",
+            "author",
+            "cover",
+            "origin_cover",
+            "ai_dynamic_cover",
+            "duration",
+            "size",
+            "wm_size",
+            "music",
+            "music_info",
+            "play_count",
+            "digg_count",
+            "comment_count",
+            "share_count",
+            "download_count",
+            "collect_count",
+            "anchors",
+            "anchors_extras",
+            "is_ad",
+            "commerce_info",
+            "commercial_video_info",
+            "item_comment_settings",
+            "mentioned_users",
+        ]  # all of these will be added via api_data in a single metadata field vs individual ones in the generic extractor
 
     def create_metadata(self, post: dict, ie_instance, archiver, url):
         # prepare result, start by downloading video
         result = Metadata()
-        video_url = post.pop("video_url")
-
+        is_success = False
         # get the cover if possible
         cover_url = post.pop("origin_cover", post.pop("cover", post.pop("ai_dynamic_cover", None)))
         if cover_url and (cover_downloaded := archiver.download_from_url(cover_url)):
             result.add_media(Media(cover_downloaded))
 
-        # get the video or fail
-        video_downloaded = archiver.download_from_url(video_url, f"vid_{post.get('id', '')}")
-        if not video_downloaded:
-            logger.error("Failed to download video")
-            return False
-        video_media = Media(video_downloaded)
-        if duration := post.get("duration", None):
-            video_media.set("duration", duration)
-        result.add_media(video_media)
+        for image_url in post.pop("images", []):
+            if image_downloaded := archiver.download_from_url(image_url):
+                result.add_media(Media(image_downloaded))
+                is_success = True  # this is an images post and we got it/them
+
+        # get the video if present, could be an image post
+        if video_url := post.pop("video_url", None):
+            video_downloaded = archiver.download_from_url(video_url, f"vid_{post.get('id', '')}")
+            if not video_downloaded:
+                logger.error("Failed to download video")
+                return False
+            video_media = Media(video_downloaded)
+            if duration := post.pop("duration", None):
+                video_media.set("duration", duration)
+            result.add_media(video_media)
+            is_success = True  # this is a video post and we got it
 
         # add remaining metadata
-        result.set_title(post.get("title", ""))
+        result.set_title(post.pop("title", ""))
 
-        if created_at := post.get("create_time", None):
+        if created_at := post.pop("create_time", None):
             result.set_timestamp(datetime.fromtimestamp(created_at, tz=timezone.utc))
 
-        if author := post.get("author", None):
+        if author := post.pop("author", None):
             result.set("author", author)
 
-        result.set("api_data", post)
-
+        result.set("api_data", {k: v for k, v in post.items() if v})
+        if is_success:
+            result.success("yt-dlp_TikTok")
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Unable to download any media from TikTok post, possibly deleted or private.")
         return result

src/auto_archiver/modules/generic_extractor/twitter.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from slugify import slugify
 from auto_archiver.core.metadata import Metadata, Media
 from auto_archiver.utils import url as UrlUtil, get_datetime_from_str
 from auto_archiver.core.extractor import Extractor
+from auto_archiver.utils.deletion_detection import detect_deletion, flag_as_deleted
 from auto_archiver.modules.generic_extractor.dropin import GenericDropin, InfoExtractor
 
 
@@ -37,7 +38,15 @@ class Twitter(GenericDropin):
         result = Metadata()
         try:
             if not tweet.get("user") or not tweet.get("created_at"):
-                raise ValueError("Error retreiving post. Are you sure it exists?")
+                # Check for deletion indicators
+                deletion_info = detect_deletion(
+                    video_data=tweet, url=url, error_message="Missing user or created_at fields"
+                )
+                if deletion_info:
+                    flag_as_deleted(result, deletion_info)
+                    return result
+
+                raise ValueError("Error retrieving post. Are you sure it exists?")
             timestamp = get_datetime_from_str(tweet["created_at"], "%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %z %Y")
         except (ValueError, KeyError) as ex:
             logger.warning(f"Unable to parse tweet: {str(ex)}\nRetreived tweet data: {tweet}")

src/auto_archiver/modules/gsheet_feeder_db/gsheet_feeder_db.py

@@ -32,26 +32,37 @@ class GsheetsFeederDB(Feeder, Database):
         if not self.sheet and not self.sheet_id:
             raise ValueError("You need to define either a 'sheet' name or a 'sheet_id' in your manifest.")
 
-    def open_sheet(self):
+    @retry(
+        wait_exponential_multiplier=1,
+        stop_max_attempt_number=6,
+    )
+    def open_sheet(self) -> gspread.Spreadsheet:
         if self.sheet:
             return self.gsheets_client.open(self.sheet)
         else:
             return self.gsheets_client.open_by_key(self.sheet_id)
 
+    @retry(
+        wait_exponential_multiplier=1,
+        stop_max_attempt_number=6,
+    )
+    def enumerate_sheets(self, sheet) -> Iterator[gspread.Worksheet]:
+        for worksheet in sheet.worksheets():
+            yield worksheet
+
     def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[Metadata]:
-        sh = self.open_sheet()
-        for ii, worksheet in enumerate(sh.worksheets()):
-            if not self.should_process_sheet(worksheet.title):
-                logger.debug(f"Skipped worksheet '{worksheet.title}' due to allow/block rules")
-                continue
-            logger.info(f"Opening worksheet {ii=}: {worksheet.title=} header={self.header}")
-            gw = GWorksheet(worksheet, header_row=self.header, columns=self.columns)
-            if len(missing_cols := self.missing_required_columns(gw)):
-                logger.debug(
-                    f"Skipped worksheet '{worksheet.title}' due to missing required column(s) for {missing_cols}"
-                )
-                continue
-            with logger.contextualize(worksheet=f"{sh.title}:{worksheet.title}"):
+        spreadsheet = self.open_sheet()
+        for worksheet in self.enumerate_sheets(spreadsheet):
+            with logger.contextualize(worksheet=f"{spreadsheet.title}:{worksheet.title}"):
+                if not self.should_process_sheet(worksheet.title):
+                    logger.debug("Skipped worksheet due to allow/block rules")
+                    continue
+                logger.info(f"Opening worksheet header={self.header}")
+                gw = GWorksheet(worksheet, header_row=self.header, columns=self.columns)
+                if len(missing_cols := self.missing_required_columns(gw)):
+                    logger.debug(f"Skipped worksheet due to missing required column(s) for {missing_cols}")
+                    continue
+
                 # process and yield metadata here:
                 yield from self._process_rows(gw)
             logger.info(f"Finished worksheet {worksheet.title}")

src/auto_archiver/modules/metadata_enricher/__manifest__.py

@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
     "type": ["enricher"],
     "requires_setup": True,
     "dependencies": {"python": ["loguru"], "bin": ["exiftool"]},
+    "configs": {
+        "look_for_keys": {
+            "default": [],
+            "help": "list of lowercased metadata keys that will be included in the enriched metadata. Special keys: 'author', 'datetimes', 'location' to include related metadata fields. The default empty list `[]` means all metadata will be included.",
+            "type": "list",
+        },
+    },
     "description": """
     Extracts metadata information from files using ExifTool.
 

src/auto_archiver/modules/metadata_enricher/metadata_enricher.py

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ class MetadataEnricher(Enricher):
 
         for i, m in enumerate(to_enrich.media):
             if len(md := self.get_metadata(m.filename)):
+                if self.look_for_keys != []:
+                    md = self.select_metadata(md, self.look_for_keys)
                 to_enrich.media[i].set("metadata", md)
 
     def get_metadata(self, filename: str) -> dict:
@@ -23,7 +25,6 @@ class MetadataEnricher(Enricher):
             # Run ExifTool command to extract metadata from the file
             cmd = ["exiftool", filename]
             result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
-
             # Process the output to extract individual metadata fields
             metadata = {}
             for line in result.stdout.splitlines():
@@ -35,3 +36,33 @@ class MetadataEnricher(Enricher):
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error occurred: {e}: {traceback.format_exc()}")
         return {}
+
+    def select_metadata(self, all_md, requested_metadata_keys):
+        """
+        coordinates the selection of metadata from the general exiftool output to the user-specified grocery list
+        """
+        # defining the batches of metadata that get pulled for special terms
+        author_key_terms = ["author", "producer", "creator"]
+        datetime_key_terms = ["date", "time"]
+        location_key_terms = ["gps", "latitude", "longitude"]
+
+        specified_md = {}
+        for md_key in all_md.keys():
+            md_key_lower = md_key.lower()
+            # checking for special baskets within the grocery list of requested metadata
+            if ("author" in requested_metadata_keys) and any(
+                term in md_key_lower and len(all_md[md_key]) for term in author_key_terms
+            ):
+                specified_md[md_key] = all_md[md_key]
+            if ("datetime" in requested_metadata_keys) and any(
+                term in md_key_lower and len(all_md[md_key]) for term in datetime_key_terms
+            ):
+                specified_md[md_key] = all_md[md_key]
+            if ("location" in requested_metadata_keys) and any(
+                term in md_key_lower and len(all_md[md_key]) for term in location_key_terms
+            ):
+                specified_md[md_key] = all_md[md_key]
+            # if the metadata value is requested directly
+            if md_key_lower in requested_metadata_keys or md_key in requested_metadata_keys and len(all_md[md_key]):
+                specified_md[md_key] = all_md[md_key]
+        return specified_md

src/auto_archiver/modules/timestamping_enricher/__manifest__.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                     # "http://tsa.sinpe.fi.cr/tsaHttp/", # self-signed
                     # "http://tsa.cra.ge/signserver/tsa?workerName=qtsa", # self-signed
                     "http://tss.cnbs.gob.hn/TSS/HttpTspServer",
-                    "http://dss.nowina.lu/pki-factory/tsa/good-tsa",
+                    # "http://dss.nowina.lu/pki-factory/tsa/good-tsa",
                     # "https://freetsa.org/tsr", # self-signed
                 ],
             "help": "List of RFC3161 Time Stamp Authorities to use, separate with commas if passed via the command line.",

src/auto_archiver/modules/timestamping_enricher/timestamping_enricher.py

@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ from importlib.metadata import version
 import hashlib
 
 from slugify import slugify
+from retrying import retry
 import requests
 from auto_archiver.utils.custom_logger import logger
 
-from rfc3161_client import (decode_timestamp_response,TimestampRequestBuilder,TimeStampResponse, VerifierBuilder)
+from rfc3161_client import (decode_timestamp_response, TimestampRequestBuilder, TimeStampResponse, VerifierBuilder)
 from rfc3161_client import VerificationError as Rfc3161VerificationError
-from rfc3161_client.base import HashAlgorithm
 from rfc3161_client.tsp import SignedData
 from cryptography import x509
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class TimestampingEnricher(Enricher):
             logger.debug(f"No hashes found")
             return
 
-        
         hashes_fn = os.path.join(self.tmp_dir, "hashes.txt")
 
         data_to_sign = "\n".join(hashes)
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ class TimestampingEnricher(Enricher):
 
                 logger.debug(f"Timestamping with {tsa_url=}")
                 signed: TimeStampResponse = self.sign_data(tsa_url, message)
-                
+
                 # fail if there's any issue with the certificates, uses certifi list of trusted CAs or the user-defined `cert_authorities`
                 root_cert = self.verify_signed(signed, message)
 
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ class TimestampingEnricher(Enricher):
             f.write(timestamp_token)
         return tst_path
 
-    def verify_signed(self, timestamp_response: TimeStampResponse, message: bytes) ->  x509.Certificate:
+    def verify_signed(self, timestamp_response: TimeStampResponse, message: bytes) -> x509.Certificate:
         """
         Verify a Signed Timestamp Response is trusted by a known Certificate Authority.
 
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ class TimestampingEnricher(Enricher):
 
         if not cert_authorities:
             raise ValueError(f"No trusted roots found in {trusted_root_path}.")
-        
+
         timestamp_certs = self.tst_certs(timestamp_response)
         intermediate_certs = timestamp_certs[1:-1]
 
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ class TimestampingEnricher(Enricher):
             message_hash = hashlib.sha256(message).digest()
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"Unsupported hash algorithm: {hash_algorithm}")
-        
+
         for certificate in cert_authorities:
             builder = VerifierBuilder()
             builder.add_root_certificate(certificate)
@@ -158,7 +157,6 @@ class TimestampingEnricher(Enricher):
 
             verifier = builder.build()
 
-            
             try:
                 verifier.verify(timestamp_response, message_hash)
                 return certificate
@@ -171,23 +169,38 @@ class TimestampingEnricher(Enricher):
         # see https://github.com/sigstore/sigstore-python/blob/99948d5b80525a5a104e904ffea58169dc6e0629/sigstore/_internal/timestamp.py#L84-L121
 
         timestamp_request = (
-                TimestampRequestBuilder().data(bytes_data).nonce(nonce=True).build()
-            )
-        try:
+            TimestampRequestBuilder().data(bytes_data).nonce(nonce=True).build()
+        )
+
+        @retry(
+            wait_exponential_multiplier=1,
+            stop_max_attempt_number=2,
+        )
+        def sign_with_retry():
             response = self.session.post(tsa_url, data=timestamp_request.as_bytes(), timeout=10)
             response.raise_for_status()
+            return response
+
+        try:
+            response = sign_with_retry()
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             logger.error(f"Error while sending request to {tsa_url=}: {e}")
             raise
 
+        @retry(
+            wait_exponential_multiplier=1,
+            stop_max_attempt_number=2,
+        )
+        def decode_with_retry(response):
+            return decode_timestamp_response(response.content)
         # Check that we can parse the response but do not *verify* it
         try:
-            timestamp_response = decode_timestamp_response(response.content)
+            timestamp_response = decode_with_retry(response)
         except ValueError as e:
             logger.error(f"Invalid timestamp response from server {tsa_url}: {e}")
             raise
         return timestamp_response
-    
+
     def tst_certs(self, tsp_response: TimeStampResponse):
         signed_data: SignedData = tsp_response.signed_data
         certs = [x509.load_der_x509_certificate(c) for c in signed_data.certificates]
@@ -196,7 +209,7 @@ class TimestampingEnricher(Enricher):
         if len(certs) == 1:
             return certs
 
-        while(len(ordered_certs) < len(certs)):
+        while (len(ordered_certs) < len(certs)):
             if len(ordered_certs) == 0:
                 for cert in certs:
                     if not [c for c in certs if cert.subject == c.issuer]:
@@ -220,7 +233,7 @@ class TimestampingEnricher(Enricher):
 
         cert_chain = []
         for i, cert in enumerate(certificates):
-            cert_fn = os.path.join(self.tmp_dir, f"{i+1} – {str(cert.serial_number)[:20]}.crt")
+            cert_fn = os.path.join(self.tmp_dir, f"{i + 1} – {str(cert.serial_number)[:20]}.crt")
             with open(cert_fn, "wb") as f:
                 f.write(cert.public_bytes(encoding=serialization.Encoding.PEM))
             cert_chain.append(Media(filename=cert_fn).set("subject", cert.subject.get_attributes_for_oid(x509.NameOID.COMMON_NAME)[0].value))

src/auto_archiver/modules/wacz_extractor_enricher/wacz_extractor_enricher.py

@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ class WaczExtractorEnricher(Enricher, Extractor):
         self.use_docker = os.environ.get("WACZ_ENABLE_DOCKER") or not os.environ.get("RUNNING_IN_DOCKER")
         self.docker_in_docker = os.environ.get("WACZ_ENABLE_DOCKER") and os.environ.get("RUNNING_IN_DOCKER")
 
-        self.crawl_id = random_str(8)
-        self.cwd_dind = f"/crawls/crawls{self.crawl_id}"
+        self.cwd_dind = f"/crawls/crawls{random_str(8)}"
         self.browsertrix_home_host = os.environ.get("BROWSERTRIX_HOME_HOST")
         self.browsertrix_home_container = os.environ.get("BROWSERTRIX_HOME_CONTAINER") or self.browsertrix_home_host
         # create crawls folder if not exists, so it can be safely removed in cleanup
@@ -51,7 +50,8 @@ class WaczExtractorEnricher(Enricher, Extractor):
 
         url = to_enrich.get_url()
 
-        collection = self.crawl_id
+        crawl_id = random_str(8)
+        collection = crawl_id
         browsertrix_home_host = self.browsertrix_home_host or os.path.abspath(self.tmp_dir)
         browsertrix_home_container = self.browsertrix_home_container or browsertrix_home_host
 
@@ -83,8 +83,10 @@ class WaczExtractorEnricher(Enricher, Extractor):
             # "--blockAds" # note: this has been known to cause issues on cloudflare protected sites
         ]
 
+        crawl_cwd_dind = os.path.join(self.cwd_dind, crawl_id)
         if self.docker_in_docker:
-            cmd.extend(["--cwd", self.cwd_dind])
+            os.makedirs(crawl_cwd_dind, exist_ok=True)
+            cmd.extend(["--cwd", crawl_cwd_dind])
 
         if self.auth_for_site(url):
             # there's an auth for this site, but browsertrix only supports username/password auth
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ class WaczExtractorEnricher(Enricher, Extractor):
                 ] + cmd
 
             if self.profile:
-                profile_file = f"profile-{self.crawl_id}.tar.gz"
+                profile_file = f"profile-{crawl_id}.tar.gz"
                 profile_fn = os.path.join(browsertrix_home_container, profile_file)
                 logger.debug(f"Copying {self.profile} to {profile_fn}")
                 shutil.copyfile(self.profile, profile_fn)
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ class WaczExtractorEnricher(Enricher, Extractor):
             return False
 
         if self.docker_in_docker:
-            wacz_fn = os.path.join(self.cwd_dind, "collections", collection, f"{collection}.wacz")
+            wacz_fn = os.path.join(crawl_cwd_dind, "collections", collection, f"{collection}.wacz")
         elif self.use_docker:
             wacz_fn = os.path.join(browsertrix_home_container, "collections", collection, f"{collection}.wacz")
         else:
@@ -152,7 +154,7 @@ class WaczExtractorEnricher(Enricher, Extractor):
             self.extract_media_from_wacz(to_enrich, wacz_fn)
 
         if self.docker_in_docker:
-            jsonl_fn = os.path.join(self.cwd_dind, "collections", collection, "pages", "pages.jsonl")
+            jsonl_fn = os.path.join(crawl_cwd_dind, "collections", collection, "pages", "pages.jsonl")
         elif self.use_docker:
             jsonl_fn = os.path.join(browsertrix_home_container, "collections", collection, "pages", "pages.jsonl")
         else:

src/auto_archiver/modules/wayback_extractor_enricher/wayback_extractor_enricher.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import json
 from auto_archiver.utils.custom_logger import logger
 import time
 import requests
-
+from urllib3.exceptions import MaxRetryError
 from auto_archiver.core import Extractor, Enricher
 from auto_archiver.utils import url as UrlUtil
 from auto_archiver.core import Metadata
@@ -45,7 +45,14 @@ class WaybackExtractorEnricher(Enricher, Extractor):
         if self.if_not_archived_within:
             post_data["if_not_archived_within"] = self.if_not_archived_within
         # see https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nsv52MvSjbLb2PCpHlat0gkzw0EvtSgpKHu4mk0MnrA for more options
-        r = requests.post("https://web.archive.org/save/", headers=ia_headers, data=post_data, proxies=proxies)
+        try:
+            r = requests.post("https://web.archive.org/save/", headers=ia_headers, data=post_data, proxies=proxies)
+        except MaxRetryError as e:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"MaxRetryError during Wayback POST call to /save, this may be do to a high number of calls leading to rate limiting: {e}"
+            )
+            to_enrich.set("wayback", "failed: possible rate limit")
+            return False
 
         if r.status_code != 200:
             logger.error(em := f"Internet archive failed with status of {r.status_code}: {r.json()}")
@@ -76,6 +83,9 @@ class WaybackExtractorEnricher(Enricher, Extractor):
                 if r_status.status_code == 200 and r_json["status"] == "success":
                     wayback_url = f"https://web.archive.org/web/{r_json['timestamp']}/{r_json['original_url']}"
                 elif r_status.status_code != 200 or r_json["status"] != "pending":
+                    if r_json.get("status_ext") in ["error:blocked-url", "error:unauthorized"]:
+                        logger.warning("Wayback cannot currently archive the URL, skipping.")
+                        to_enrich.set("wayback", r_json.get("status_ext"))
                     logger.error(f"Wayback failed with {r_json}")
                     return False
             except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:

src/auto_archiver/utils/custom_logger.py

@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ from loguru import logger
 import json
 
 
+def type_serializer(obj):
+    """Fallback function for objects json can't handle."""
+    if isinstance(obj, type):
+        return obj.__name__
+    return str(obj)
+
+
 def extract_location(record, short=False):
     """Extracts the file name, function name, and line number from the log record."""
     if short:
@@ -35,11 +42,11 @@ def serialize_for_console(record):
     subset.pop("time", None)
     if not subset:
         return ""
-    return json.dumps(subset, ensure_ascii=False)
+    return json.dumps(subset, ensure_ascii=False, default=type_serializer)
 
 
 def serialize(record):
-    return json.dumps(extract_log_data(record), ensure_ascii=False)
+    return json.dumps(extract_log_data(record), ensure_ascii=False, default=type_serializer)
 
 
 def patching(record):

src/auto_archiver/utils/deletion_detection.py

@@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+"""
+Deletion Detection Utilities
+
+Provides a best-effort detection of deleted, missing, or unavailable content
+across various social media platforms based on presence of expected keywords.
+
+This module helps identify removed content, helps to:
+- Document content that existed but was deleted
+- Track patterns of content removal
+- Preserve metadata about missing content
+"""
+
+from typing import Optional, Dict, List
+from auto_archiver.utils.custom_logger import logger
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
+
+class DeletionIndicators:
+    """
+    Platform-specific indicators that content has been deleted or is unavailable, alongside generic indicators.
+    """
+
+    # Twitter/X deletion indicators
+    TWITTER = [
+        "Hmm...this page doesn't exist",
+        "Try searching for something else",
+        "This Tweet is unavailable",
+        "This account doesn't exist",
+        "This Tweet has been deleted",
+        "This account has been suspended",
+        "Sorry, that page doesn't exist",
+        "The Tweet you're looking for isn't available",
+    ]
+
+    # Facebook deletion indicators
+    FACEBOOK = [
+        "This content isn't available",
+        "Sorry, this content isn't available",
+        "This content is no longer available",
+        "The link you followed may be broken",
+        "Page Not Found",
+        "Content Not Found",
+        "This content is no longer on Facebook",
+    ]
+
+    # Instagram deletion indicators
+    INSTAGRAM = [
+        "Sorry, this page isn't available",
+        "The link you followed may be broken",
+        "Media not found or unavailable",
+        "This post is no longer available",
+        "This account is private",
+    ]
+
+    # TikTok deletion indicators
+    TIKTOK = [
+        "Couldn't find this account",
+        "This video is no longer available",
+        "This video is currently unavailable",
+        "Video not found",
+        "This video may have been deleted",
+    ]
+
+    # YouTube deletion indicators
+    YOUTUBE = [
+        "This video isn't available anymore",
+        "Video unavailable",
+        "This video has been removed",
+        "This video is no longer available",
+        "This video is private",
+        "This video has been removed by the uploader",
+        "This video has been deleted",
+    ]
+
+    # Reddit deletion indicators
+    REDDIT = [
+        "this post has been removed",
+        "this comment has been removed",
+        "[removed]",
+        "[deleted]",
+        "page not found",
+        "there doesn't seem to be anything here",
+    ]
+
+    # VK deletion indicators
+    VK = [
+        "Post deleted",
+        "Page not found",
+        "Content unavailable",
+        "Access denied",
+    ]
+
+    # Telegram deletion indicators
+    TELEGRAM = [
+        "Message not found",
+        "Deleted message",
+        "Channel is private",
+    ]
+
+    # Generic indicators (work across platforms)
+    GENERIC = [
+        "has been removed",
+        "no longer available",
+        "content removed",
+        "access denied",
+        "page not found",
+    ]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def all_indicators(cls) -> List[str]:
+        """Returns all deletion indicators from all platforms."""
+        return (
+            cls.TWITTER
+            + cls.FACEBOOK
+            + cls.INSTAGRAM
+            + cls.TIKTOK
+            + cls.YOUTUBE
+            + cls.REDDIT
+            + cls.VK
+            + cls.TELEGRAM
+            + cls.GENERIC
+        )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def for_url(cls, url: str) -> List[str]:
+        """Returns platform-specific indicators based on URL domain."""
+        platform = _extract_platform(url)
+
+        indicators_map = {
+            "twitter": cls.TWITTER + cls.GENERIC,
+            "facebook": cls.FACEBOOK + cls.GENERIC,
+            "instagram": cls.INSTAGRAM + cls.GENERIC,
+            "tiktok": cls.TIKTOK + cls.GENERIC,
+            "youtube": cls.YOUTUBE + cls.GENERIC,
+            "reddit": cls.REDDIT + cls.GENERIC,
+            "vk": cls.VK + cls.GENERIC,
+            "telegram": cls.TELEGRAM + cls.GENERIC,
+        }
+        return indicators_map.get(platform, cls.GENERIC)
+
+
+def detect_deletion(
+    html_content: str = None,
+    page_title: str = None,
+    error_message: str = None,
+    url: str = None,
+    video_data: dict = None,
+) -> Optional[Dict[str, any]]:
+    """
+    Best-effort deletion detection across multiple signals.
+
+    Checks HTML content, page titles, error messages, and video metadata for
+    indicators that content has been deleted or is unavailable.
+
+    Args:
+        html_content: Raw HTML source of the page
+        page_title: Browser page title
+        error_message: Any error message from the extractor
+        url: The URL being archived (for platform-specific detection)
+        video_data: Video metadata from yt-dlp or other extractors
+
+    Returns:
+        Dictionary with deletion details if detected, None otherwise.
+        Format: {
+            "is_deleted": True,
+            "indicator": "specific text that was found",
+            "source": "html|title|error|metadata",
+            "platform": "twitter|facebook|etc"
+        }
+    """
+
+    # Determine indicators to check based on URL
+    if url:
+        indicators = DeletionIndicators.for_url(url)
+        platform = _extract_platform(url)
+    else:
+        indicators = DeletionIndicators.all_indicators()
+        platform = "unknown"
+
+    # Check HTML content
+    if html_content:
+        for indicator in indicators:
+            if indicator.lower() in html_content.lower():
+                logger.info(f"Deletion detected in HTML: '{indicator}' found for {url}")
+                return {"is_deleted": True, "indicator": indicator, "source": "html_content", "platform": platform}
+
+    # Check page title
+    if page_title:
+        for indicator in indicators:
+            if indicator.lower() in page_title.lower():
+                logger.info(f"Deletion detected in page title: '{indicator}' found for {url}")
+                return {"is_deleted": True, "indicator": indicator, "source": "page_title", "platform": platform}
+
+    # Check error messages
+    if error_message:
+        for indicator in indicators:
+            if indicator.lower() in str(error_message).lower():
+                logger.info(f"Deletion detected in error: '{indicator}' found for {url}")
+                return {"is_deleted": True, "indicator": indicator, "source": "error_message", "platform": platform}
+
+    # Check video metadata (from yt-dlp)
+    if video_data:
+        # Check if yt-dlp flagged it as unavailable
+        if video_data.get("availability") in ["unavailable", "private", "deleted"]:
+            logger.info(f"Deletion detected in metadata: availability={video_data.get('availability')}")
+            return {
+                "is_deleted": True,
+                "indicator": f"availability: {video_data.get('availability')}",
+                "source": "video_metadata",
+                "platform": platform,
+            }
+
+        # Check description/title for deletion indicators
+        for key in ["title", "description", "fulltitle"]:
+            if key in video_data:
+                for indicator in indicators:
+                    if indicator.lower() in str(video_data[key]).lower():
+                        logger.info(f"Deletion detected in {key}: '{indicator}'")
+                        return {
+                            "is_deleted": True,
+                            "indicator": indicator,
+                            "source": f"video_metadata_{key}",
+                            "platform": platform,
+                        }
+
+    return None
+
+
+def _extract_platform(url: str) -> str:
+    """Extracts platform name from URL."""
+    parsed = urlparse(url)
+    domain = parsed.netloc
+
+    if "twitter.com" in domain or "x.com" in domain:
+        return "twitter"
+    elif "facebook.com" in domain or "fb.com" in domain:
+        return "facebook"
+    elif "instagram.com" in domain:
+        return "instagram"
+    elif "tiktok.com" in domain:
+        return "tiktok"
+    elif "youtube.com" in domain or "youtu.be" in domain:
+        return "youtube"
+    elif "reddit.com" in domain:
+        return "reddit"
+    elif "vk.com" in domain:
+        return "vk"
+    elif "t.me" in domain:
+        return "telegram"
+    return "unknown"
+
+
+def flag_as_deleted(metadata, deletion_info: Dict[str, any]) -> None:
+    """
+    Flags metadata object as deleted/unavailable.
+    Adds tentative deletion information to the metadata object.
+
+    Args:
+        metadata: Metadata object to update
+        deletion_info: Dictionary from detect_deletion()
+    """
+    metadata.set("deletion_detected", True)
+    metadata.set("deletion_indicator", deletion_info.get("indicator"))
+    metadata.set("deletion_source", deletion_info.get("source"))
+    metadata.set("deletion_platform", deletion_info.get("platform"))
+    metadata.status = "deleted_or_unavailable"
+
+    logger.debug(
+        f"Content marked as deleted/unavailable: "
+        f"platform={deletion_info.get('platform')}, "
+        f"indicator='{deletion_info.get('indicator')}', "
+        f"source={deletion_info.get('source')}"
+    )

tests/enrichers/test_metadata_enricher.py

@@ -56,6 +56,19 @@ def test_enrich_sets_metadata(enricher, mocker):
     assert metadata.media == [media1, media2]
 
 
+def test_enrich_no_metadata_selection(enricher, mocker):
+    media1 = mocker.Mock(filename="img1.jpg")
+    media2 = mocker.Mock(filename="img2.jpg")
+    metadata = mocker.Mock()
+    metadata.media = [media1, media2]
+    enricher.get_metadata = lambda f: {"key": "value"} if f == "img1.jpg" else {}
+    enricher.look_for_keys = ["no-key"]
+    enricher.enrich(metadata)
+    media1.set.assert_called_once_with("metadata", {})
+    media2.set.assert_not_called()
+    assert metadata.media == [media1, media2]
+
+
 def test_enrich_empty_media(enricher, mocker):
     metadata = mocker.Mock()
     metadata.media = []
@@ -71,7 +84,9 @@ def test_get_metadata_error_handling(enricher, mocker):
     assert "Error occurred: " in mock_log.call_args[0][0]
 
 
-def test_metadata_pickle(enricher, unpickle, mocker):
+# TODO depends on the expected functionality
+"""
+def test_default_metadata_pickle(enricher, unpickle, mocker):
     mock_run = mocker.patch("subprocess.run")
     # Uses pickled values
     mock_run.return_value = unpickle("metadata_enricher_exif.pickle")
@@ -79,6 +94,39 @@ def test_metadata_pickle(enricher, unpickle, mocker):
     expected = unpickle("metadata_enricher_ytshort_expected.pickle")
     enricher.enrich(metadata)
     expected_media = expected.media
+    print(expected_media)
     actual_media = metadata.media
+
     assert len(expected_media) == len(actual_media)
     assert actual_media[0].properties.get("metadata") == expected_media[0].properties.get("metadata")
+"""
+
+
+def test_metadata_pickle_megapixel(enricher, unpickle, mocker):
+    mock_run = mocker.patch("subprocess.run")
+    mock_run.return_value = unpickle("metadata_enricher_exif.pickle")
+    metadata = unpickle("metadata_enricher_ytshort_input.pickle")
+
+    enricher.look_for_keys = ["megapixels"]
+    enricher.enrich(metadata)
+    actual_media = metadata.media
+
+    assert actual_media[0].properties.get("metadata") == {"Megapixels": "0.922"}
+
+
+def test_metadata_specify_datetime_and_metapixels(enricher, unpickle, mocker):
+    mock_run = mocker.patch("subprocess.run")
+    mock_run.return_value = unpickle("metadata_enricher_exif.pickle")
+    metadata = unpickle("metadata_enricher_ytshort_input.pickle")
+
+    enricher.look_for_keys = ["datetime", "megapixels", "image height"]
+    enricher.enrich(metadata)
+    actual_media = metadata.media
+
+    assert actual_media[0].properties.get("metadata") == {
+        "File Modification Date/Time": "2025:02:18 19:42:50+00:00",
+        "File Access Date/Time": "2025:02:18 19:42:50+00:00",
+        "File Inode Change Date/Time": "2025:02:18 19:42:50+00:00",
+        "Megapixels": "0.922",
+        "Image Height": "720",
+    }

tests/extractors/test_antibot_extractor_enricher.py

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ from auto_archiver.modules.antibot_extractor_enricher.antibot_extractor_enricher
 from .test_extractor_base import TestExtractorBase
 
 
+CI = os.getenv("GITHUB_ACTIONS", "") == "true"
+
+
 class DummySB:
     def __init__(self, url="", title="", visible_texts=None, visible_elements=None):
         self._url = url
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ class TestAntibotExtractorEnricher(TestExtractorBase):
 
     @pytest.mark.download
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-        "url,in_title,in_text,image_count,video_count",
+        "url,in_title,in_text,image_count,video_count,skip_ci",
         [
             (
                 "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_barn_owl",
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ class TestAntibotExtractorEnricher(TestExtractorBase):
                 "Tyto alba",
                 5,
                 0,
+                False,
             ),
             (
                 "https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/04/29/open-sources-show-myanmar-junta-airstrike-damages-despite-post-earthquake-ceasefire/",
@@ -66,6 +70,7 @@ class TestAntibotExtractorEnricher(TestExtractorBase):
                 "Bellingcat has geolocated",
                 5,
                 0,
+                False,
             ),
             (
                 "https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/03/27/gaza-israel-palestine-shot-killed-injured-destroyed-dangerous-drone-journalists-in-gaza/",
@@ -73,6 +78,7 @@ class TestAntibotExtractorEnricher(TestExtractorBase):
                 "continued the work of Gazan journalists",
                 5,
                 1,
+                False,
             ),
             (
                 "https://www.bellingcat.com/about/general-information",
@@ -80,6 +86,7 @@ class TestAntibotExtractorEnricher(TestExtractorBase):
                 "Stichting Bellingcat",
                 0,  # SVGs are ignored
                 0,
+                False,
             ),
             (
                 "https://vk.com/wikipedia?from=search&w=wall-36156673_20451",
@@ -87,13 +94,27 @@ class TestAntibotExtractorEnricher(TestExtractorBase):
                 "16 сентября 1985 года лейблом EMI Records.",
                 5,
                 0,
+                False,
+            ),
+            (
+                "https://www.tiktok.com/@tracy_2424/photo/7418200173953830162",
+                "TikTok",
+                "Dito ko lang",
+                1,
+                0,
+                True,
             ),
         ],
     )
-    def test_download_pages_with_media(self, setup_module, make_item, url, in_title, in_text, image_count, video_count):
+    def test_download_pages_with_media(
+        self, setup_module, make_item, url, in_title, in_text, image_count, video_count, skip_ci
+    ):
         """
         Test downloading pages with media.
         """
+        if CI and skip_ci:
+            pytest.skip("Skipping test in CI environment")
+
         self.extractor = setup_module(
             self.extractor_module,
             self.config

tests/extractors/test_generic_extractor.py

@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ class TestGenericExtractor(TestExtractorBase):
             ("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qap5aO4i9A", ["youtube"]),
             ("https://www.tiktok.com/@funnycats0ftiktok/video/7345101300750748970?lang=en", ["tiktok"]),
             ("https://www.instagram.com/p/CU1J9JYJ9Zz/", ["instagram"]),
-            ("https://www.facebook.com/nytimes/videos/10160796550110716", ["facebook"]),
-            ("https://www.facebook.com/BylineFest/photos/t.100057299682816/927879487315946/", ["facebook"]),
         ],
     )
     def test_suitable_extractors(self, url, suitable_extractors):
@@ -148,6 +146,7 @@ class TestGenericExtractor(TestExtractorBase):
     def test_bluesky_download_video(self, make_item):
         item = make_item("https://bsky.app/profile/bellingcat.com/post/3le2l4gsxlk2i")
         result = self.extractor.download(item)
+        assert result.get_url() == "https://bsky.app/profile/bellingcat.com/post/3le2l4gsxlk2i"
         assert result is not False
 
     @pytest.mark.skipif(not TEST_TRUTH_SOCIAL, reason="Truth social download tests disabled in environment variables.")

tests/extractors/test_tiktok_tikwm_extractor.py

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class TestTiktokTikwmExtractor(TestExtractorBase):
             ("https://www.tiktok.com/@ggs68taiwan.official/video/7441821351142362375", True),
             ("https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YQ8e5j/", True),
             ("https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSMTJeqRP/", True),
+            ("https://tiktok.com/@user/photo/123?lang=en", True),
         ],
     )
     def test_is_suitable(self, url, is_suitable, tiktok_dropin):
@@ -68,10 +69,7 @@ class TestTiktokTikwmExtractor(TestExtractorBase):
             mock_get.assert_called_once()
             mock_get.return_value.json.assert_called_once()
             # first message is just the 'Skipping using ytdlp to download files for TikTok' message
-            assert (
-                "failed to parse JSON response from tikwm.com for url='https://www.tiktok.com/@example/video/1234'"
-                in caplog.text
-            )
+            assert "Failed to parse JSON response from tikwm.com" in caplog.text
 
         mock_get.return_value.json.side_effect = Exception
         with caplog.at_level("ERROR"):
@@ -79,10 +77,7 @@ class TestTiktokTikwmExtractor(TestExtractorBase):
             mock_get.assert_called()
             assert mock_get.call_count == 2
             assert mock_get.return_value.json.call_count == 2
-            assert (
-                "failed to parse JSON response from tikwm.com for url='https://www.tiktok.com/@example/video/1234'"
-                in caplog.text
-            )
+            assert "Failed to parse JSON response from tikwm.com" in caplog.text
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "response",
@@ -98,27 +93,30 @@ class TestTiktokTikwmExtractor(TestExtractorBase):
             assert self.extractor.download(make_item(self.VALID_EXAMPLE_URL)) is False
             mock_get.assert_called_once()
             mock_get.return_value.json.assert_called_once()
-            assert "failed to get a valid response from tikwm.com" in caplog.text
+            assert "Unable to download with tikwm.com: " in caplog.text
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-        "response,has_vid",
+        "response,is_success",
         [
-            ({"data": {"id": 123}}, False),
-            ({"data": {"wmplay": "url"}}, True),
-            ({"data": {"play": "url"}}, True),
+            ({"data": {"id": 123, "images": []}}, False),
+            ({"data": {"wmplay": "url", "images": ["img1.jpg"]}}, True),
+            ({"data": {"play": "url", "images": ["img1.jpg"]}}, True),
+            ({"data": {"images": ["img1.jpg"]}}, True),
         ],
     )
-    def test_correct_extraction(self, mock_get, make_item, response, has_vid, mocker):
+    def test_correct_extraction(self, mock_get, make_item, response, is_success, mocker):
+        data = {k: v for k, v in response.get("data", {}).items()}
         mock_get.return_value.status_code = 200
         mock_get.return_value.json.return_value = {"msg": "success", **response}
         result = self.extractor.download(make_item(self.VALID_EXAMPLE_URL))
-        if not has_vid:
-            assert result is False
-        else:
+        total_media = len(data.get("images", [])) + (1 if data.get("wmplay", data.get("play")) else 0)
+        if is_success:
             assert result.is_success()
-            assert len(result.media) == 1
+            assert len(result.media) == total_media
+        else:
+            assert result is False
         mock_get.assert_called()
-        assert mock_get.call_count == 1 + int(has_vid)
+        assert mock_get.call_count == 1 + total_media
         mock_get.return_value.json.assert_called_once()
 
     def test_correct_data_extracted(self, mock_get, make_item):
@@ -142,7 +140,9 @@ class TestTiktokTikwmExtractor(TestExtractorBase):
         assert len(result.media) == 2
         assert result.get_title() == "Title"
         assert result.get("author") == "Author"
-        assert result.get("api_data") == {"other": "data", "id": 123}
+        assert result.get("other") == "data"
+        assert result.get("comments") is None
+        assert result.get("api_data") == {"id": 123, "other": "data"}
         assert result.media[1].get("duration") == 60
         assert result.get("timestamp") == datetime.fromtimestamp(1736301699, tz=timezone.utc)
 

tests/utils/test_deletion_detection.py

@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+"""
+Tests for deletion detection utilities.
+
+These tests verify the current best-effort by the auto-archiver
+to detect when content has been deleted or is unavailable across
+various platforms.
+"""
+
+from auto_archiver.utils.deletion_detection import detect_deletion, flag_as_deleted, DeletionIndicators
+from auto_archiver.core.metadata import Metadata
+
+
+class TestDeletionIndicators:
+    """Test the deletion indicator lists for various platforms."""
+
+    def test_twitter_indicators(self):
+        """Verify Twitter deletion indicators are comprehensive."""
+        assert "Hmm...this page doesn't exist" in DeletionIndicators.TWITTER
+        assert "Try searching for something else" in DeletionIndicators.TWITTER
+        assert "This Tweet is unavailable" in DeletionIndicators.TWITTER
+
+    def test_platform_specific_indicators(self):
+        """Test that platform-specific indicators are returned based on URL."""
+        twitter_indicators = DeletionIndicators.for_url("https://twitter.com/user/status/123")
+        assert any("page doesn't exist" in ind.lower() for ind in twitter_indicators)
+
+        instagram_indicators = DeletionIndicators.for_url("https://instagram.com/p/ABC123")
+        assert any("page isn't available" in ind.lower() for ind in instagram_indicators)
+
+
+class TestDetectDeletion:
+    """Test the detect_deletion function with various inputs."""
+
+    def test_detect_deletion_in_html_twitter(self):
+        """Test detection of Twitter's deleted post page."""
+        html = "<html><body>Hmm...this page doesn't exist. Try searching for something else.</body></html>"
+        url = "https://twitter.com/user/status/123"
+
+        result = detect_deletion(html_content=html, url=url)
+
+        assert result is not None
+        assert result["is_deleted"] is True
+        assert result["platform"] == "twitter"
+        assert result["source"] == "html_content"
+        assert "page doesn't exist" in result["indicator"].lower()
+
+    def test_detect_deletion_in_page_title(self):
+        """Test detection via page title."""
+        title = "Page Not Found"
+        url = "https://facebook.com/post/123"
+
+        result = detect_deletion(page_title=title, url=url)
+
+        assert result is not None
+        assert result["is_deleted"] is True
+        assert result["source"] == "page_title"
+
+    def test_detect_deletion_in_error_message(self):
+        """Test detection via error messages."""
+        error = "yt_dlp.utils.DownloadError: This video is no longer available"
+        url = "https://youtube.com/watch?v=abc123"
+
+        result = detect_deletion(error_message=error, url=url)
+
+        assert result is not None
+        assert result["is_deleted"] is True
+        assert result["platform"] == "youtube"
+        assert result["source"] == "error_message"
+
+    def test_detect_deletion_in_video_metadata(self):
+        """Test detection via yt-dlp video metadata."""
+        video_data = {"availability": "unavailable", "title": "Private video"}
+        url = "https://youtube.com/watch?v=test123"
+
+        result = detect_deletion(video_data=video_data, url=url)
+
+        assert result is not None
+        assert result["is_deleted"] is True
+        assert result["source"] == "video_metadata"
+        assert "availability" in result["indicator"]
+
+    def test_no_deletion_detected(self):
+        """Test that normal content is not flagged as deleted."""
+        html = "<html><body><h1>Welcome to my page</h1><p>This is normal content.</p></body></html>"
+        title = "My Normal Page"
+        url = "https://example.com/page"
+
+        result = detect_deletion(html_content=html, page_title=title, url=url)
+
+        assert result is None
+
+    def test_instagram_media_not_found(self):
+        """Test Instagram-specific deletion message."""
+        error = "Media not found or unavailable"
+        url = "https://instagram.com/p/ABC123"
+
+        result = detect_deletion(error_message=error, url=url)
+
+        assert result is not None
+        assert result["platform"] == "instagram"
+        assert "not found" in result["indicator"].lower()
+
+    def test_reddit_removed_content(self):
+        """Test Reddit [removed] and [deleted] markers."""
+        html = "<div class='comment'>[removed]</div>"
+        url = "https://reddit.com/r/test/comments/abc123"
+
+        result = detect_deletion(html_content=html, url=url)
+
+        assert result is not None
+        assert result["platform"] == "reddit"
+
+
+class TestFlagAsDeleted:
+    """Test the flag_as_deleted function."""
+
+    def test_flag_metadata_as_deleted(self):
+        """Verify that metadata is properly flagged with deletion info."""
+        metadata = Metadata()
+        deletion_info = {
+            "is_deleted": True,
+            "indicator": "This Tweet is unavailable",
+            "source": "html_content",
+            "platform": "twitter",
+        }
+
+        flag_as_deleted(metadata, deletion_info)
+
+        assert metadata.get("deletion_detected") is True
+        assert metadata.get("deletion_indicator") == "This Tweet is unavailable"
+        assert metadata.get("deletion_source") == "html_content"
+        assert metadata.get("deletion_platform") == "twitter"
+        assert metadata.status == "deleted_or_unavailable"
+
+    def test_metadata_contains_deletion_context(self):
+        """Verify investigators have full context about the deletion."""
+        metadata = Metadata()
+        deletion_info = {
+            "is_deleted": True,
+            "indicator": "Video has been removed by the uploader",
+            "source": "error_message",
+            "platform": "youtube",
+        }
+
+        flag_as_deleted(metadata, deletion_info)
+        assert "deletion_indicator" in metadata.metadata
+        assert "uploader" in metadata.get("deletion_indicator")