src/invidious/channels/about.cr

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ record AboutChannel,
 
 def get_about_info(ucid, locale) : AboutChannel
   begin
-    # Fetch channel information from channel home page
-    initdata = YoutubeAPI.browse(browse_id: ucid, params: "")
+    # "EgVhYm91dA==" is the base64-encoded protobuf object {"2:string":"about"}
+    initdata = YoutubeAPI.browse(browse_id: ucid, params: "EgVhYm91dA==")
   rescue
     raise InfoException.new("Could not get channel info.")
   end