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 \

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [project]
 name = "auto-archiver"
-version = "1.1.6"
+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"
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ dependencies = [
     "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 (==1.8.2)", 
+    "pyperclip (>=1.9.0)", 
 ]
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
@@ -66,7 +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):
@@ -98,8 +99,14 @@ class AntibotExtractorEnricher(Extractor, Enricher):
 
                 dropin = self._get_suitable_dropin(url, sb)
                 if not dropin.open_page(url):
-                    # TODO: could we detect deleted videos?
+                    # Check for deletion indicators
-                    logger.warning("Failed to open drop-in page")
+                    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 (dropin.hit_auth_wall() and self._hit_auth_wall(sb)):
@@ -109,7 +116,15 @@ class AntibotExtractorEnricher(Extractor, Enricher):
                 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)

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

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

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

@@ -21,6 +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
 
 
@@ -354,7 +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)
@@ -484,6 +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:
@@ -503,6 +511,13 @@ 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

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/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/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{random_str(8)}"
-        self.cwd_dind = f"/crawls/crawls{self.crawl_id}"
         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/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

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class TestAntibotExtractorEnricher(TestExtractorBase):
                 "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_barn_owl",
                 "western barn owl",
                 "Tyto alba",
-                4,
+                5,
                 0,
                 False,
             ),

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")