Multiple issues with services, 404 and EPG data

[Starslayer74]

I went through and tested all of the available services and found the following issues:

Channels do not show up at all: Samsung

Channels show up but do not play, and no EPG data: Pluto

Channels show up and play, but no EPG data: Roku, PBS Kids, Plex, Stirr

Channels show up, play but screen is blank and only audio, and no EPG data: PBS

I'm using the US region for all, and I deployed the code today for all of them.

[dtankdempse]

Which code did you use?

[Starslayer74]

Which code did you use?

The code from https://github.com/dtankdempse/free-iptv-channels/blob/main/code.gs

[dtankdempse]

I redeployed the exact code from code.gs without any issues. My question is: when deploying your Google App Script, are you selecting 'Anyone' as the access level? Additionally, which application are you using to load the playlist?

Google Deployment

PlutoTV

SamsungTVPlus

EPG Data seems to be updating as you can see here.

[Starslayer74]

I did choose anyone on the deployment.

I'm using the Kodi IPTV-Simple addon from the official Kodi repo.

[dtankdempse]

Alright, I'll test my deployment with Kodi to see if I can reproduce the issue.

[dtankdempse]

Yeah, I loaded SamsungTVPlus, and while the channels and guide did load, they aren't playing. Honestly, if you're using Kodi, you should probably stick to the SlyGuy Addon. My script only converts Matt's Kodi Addons into M3U8 playlists, but his service was specifically designed for Kodi.

Here is the URL: https://github.com/matthuisman/slyguy.addons

Install Instructions: https://www.matthuisman.nz/2020/02/slyguy-kodi-repository.html

I haven't loaded these playlists into Kodi before, so I'm not sure why the streams aren't playing. I'll continue looking into it.

SamsungTVPlus Kodi

[Starslayer74]

Thank you, I was able to get it working. I had tried the slyguy stuff before but had some issues, I was able to frankenstein something together using the stuff in slyguy with the EPG data from this project.

[Starslayer74]

Yeah, I loaded SamsungTVPlus, and while the channels and guide did load, they aren't playing. Honestly, if you're using Kodi, you should probably stick to the SlyGuy Addon. My script only converts Matt's Kodi Addons into M3U8 playlists, but his service was specifically designed for Kodi.

Here is the URL: https://github.com/matthuisman/slyguy.addons

Install Instructions: https://www.matthuisman.nz/2020/02/slyguy-kodi-repository.html

I haven't loaded these playlists into Kodi before, so I'm not sure why the streams aren't playing. I'll continue looking into it.

SamsungTVPlus Kodi

I decided to try out Channels DVR and I'm getting the shows but the EPG data isn't importing.... is there something I'm missing?

[dtankdempse]

I haven't used Channels DVR myself, do they let you manually enter an EPG URL? If they do, you can open the playlist in your browser to download it. The EPG URL will be displayed at the top of the playlist.

#EXTM3U url-tvg="EPG_URL_HERE"

[Fofer]

I haven't used Channels DVR myself, do they let you manually enter an EPG URL?

yes, they do:

If they do, you can open the playlist in your browser to download it. The EPG URL will be displayed at the top of the playlist.

#EXTM3U url-tvg="EPG_URL_HERE"

Thanks for this, I was able to add Roku and Stirr to Channels DVR via this script. Much appreciated!

[Fofer]

As a Channels DVR user I can report that when I use the publicly shared URL for this script and the Roku source as an example, the file is recognized, and 163 channels are loaded into Channels DVR just fine. I'm also able to integrate the guide data via the tip above. However, I wish to follow your advice and deploy it as a Google Apps Script, rather than relying on the publicly shared URL long-term.

When I tried that, unfortunately, the resulting M3U URL doesn't work with Channels DVR as a custom source, the error reported is "invalid source url: malformed M3U provided."

I tried the long URL from my web app deployment, and I also tried with a tinyURL as the Github page suggested, adding the strings at the end as instructed to both. Neither worked. I get the same error with every attempt.

I noticed that the name of the downloaded file from the shared URL is roku.m3u8
and the name of the downloaded file deployed by Google Web App is echo.txt

Can that naming discrepancy explain the issue I'm experiencing? Since the contents of both files are identical.

Thanks for any feedback...

[dtankdempse]

@Fofer Open your deployed URL in a private browser window where you're not logged into Google. If it prompts you to log in, that's the issue. To fix it, redeploy the script and ensure you select 'Anyone' for the 'Who has access' setting during the deployment process. This will make the app accessible without requiring authentication.

If the channels load properly, the problem is likely with the Channel DVR not following the redirect when fetching the playlist. Let me know if that's the case, and I can add an option to download the file instead of just displaying it.

[Fofer]

Thanks! I could have sworn I selected "Anyone" when deploying, I watched the tutorial video closely. Alas, you're correct, I re-deployed and tried again, and now it's working. I appreciate the quick assist, and also for all the work you've done to share these great scripts. Much appreciated!