From 94fff8f8620f03257c0a373651975fe4fc4aadf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Sykes <telemagnadon@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 01:07:18 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] Report live streams as unsupported instead of an empty
 quality list

---
 server/server.js | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index 0a0de05..0c6e60e 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -479,6 +479,13 @@ app.get('/api/streams', async (c) => {
     }
     qualities.sort((a, b) => b.height - a.height);
 
+    // Nothing proxyable (live streams only expose HLS manifests) — say so
+    // instead of handing the player an empty list it silently stalls on.
+    if (!qualities.length && !audioUrl) {
+      const live = info.is_live || info.live_status === 'is_live';
+      return c.json({ ok: false, error: live ? 'Live streams are not supported' : 'No playable formats for this video' }, 422);
+    }
+
     return c.json({
       ok: true,
       data: {