Credentials reported invalid although they work fine on regular player

[bhalejos]

Just today I started getting this error:

%qobuz-dl dl https://open.qobuz.com/album/0888880783004
Logging...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13/bin/qobuz-dl", line 7, in
sys.exit(main())
~~~~^^
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13/lib/python3.13/site-packages/qobuz_dl/cli.py", line 174, in main
qobuz.initialize_client(email, password, app_id, secrets)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13/lib/python3.13/site-packages/qobuz_dl/core.py", line 73, in initialize_client
self.client = qopy.Client(email, pwd, app_id, secrets)
~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13/lib/python3.13/site-packages/qobuz_dl/qopy.py", line 39, in init
self.auth(email, pwd)
~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13/lib/python3.13/site-packages/qobuz_dl/qopy.py", line 124, in auth
usr_info = self.api_call("user/login", email=email, pwd=pwd)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13/lib/python3.13/site-packages/qobuz_dl/qopy.py", line 109, in api_call
raise AuthenticationError("Invalid credentials.\n" + RESET)
qobuz_dl.exceptions.AuthenticationError: Invalid credentials.
Reset your credentials with 'qobuz-dl -r'

I've checked my credentials, they work perfectly from iOS, MacOS, Android, and even WiiM.

I've seen similar issues before and some say it could be Qobuz blocking the download whilst other say it's an issue with their servers.

Anyone else seeing this behaviour today?

[9d656hyprt-lang]

It’s reported Qobuz are migrating (some) services to the cloud. There are playback issues within Roon, LMS and subsequently I’ve heard reports of login issues with their native app and 3rd party logins.

I believe the LMS community devs had a reply from Qobuz stating they’re aware of an issue with certain files of a certain size (~50mb) with the API.

Chances are this is a server issue or they’re closing the way authentication is granted which will break this and other similar methods to download Qobuz files.

[zapf2000]

Root cause: Qobuz silently killed their direct user/login API endpoint for email/password auth. They migrated to an OAuth flow protected by reCAPTCHA, making automated login impossible. qobuz-dl (unmaintained since ~2022) never adapted.
The fix: Bypass login entirely by using the user_auth_token from an active browser session, stored directly as the password in config.
When the token expires (it's a JWT, likely expires in hours or days), grab a fresh one from the browser:

Open DevTools → Network tab on qobuz.com
Filter by user/login
Click the POST 200 request → Response tab
Copy the user_auth_token value
Run:

python3 -c import configparser path = '/path/to/config/.config/qobuz-dl/config.ini' c = configparser.ConfigParser() c.read(path) c['DEFAULT']['password'] = 'PASTE_NEW_TOKEN_HERE' with open(path, 'w') as f: c.write(f) print('Done') "

It's a bit of manual maintenance, but it works until someone writes a proper OAuth-based replacement for qobuz-dl.

The only other "patched" file is config.ini — but that's just your token in the password field, nothing structural. The cli.py was never modified.
Changes summary vs the original:

Added import configparser and import os at the top
api_call: login now uses POST instead of GET
auth: completely rewritten — uses extra=partner refresh instead of email/password, auto-saves the refreshed token back to config

qopy.py

[Yuffie513]

@zapf2000

Thank you for posting this! Tried with Streamrip and while it allows to login with token the download situation remains the same for now.

9 out of 10 albums will have 1-2 tracks missing. Probably just have to wait a while longer.

@vitiko98 Can you release an update at some point please? Thank you!

[Yuffie513]

I can't find any user_auth_token value here

Browser? I had to go to play.qobuz.com and play a track, then follow the guide above, token is at the bottom (Firefox).

[silversurfer7702]

Tried using the token workaround (used the Edge Browser), but it still gives me an authentication error. Anyone else having issues with trying the user_auth_token in place of password?

Admittedly I'm not an expert coder.

[ColinDavis1]

I spent hours this morning trying to get Qobuz-dl to work with the Invalid credentials issue. Qobuz-dl has been working flawlessly previously. I read the comments on this page and all became clear that Qobuz has made some backend changes. I am hoping the developer of Qobuz-dl manages to code a solution. I have tried the above workaround, however it does not work for me, it's probable that I'm doing something wrong, I am not a coder. I would like to thank zapf200 for detailing the issue.

[ColinDavis1]

I just got it working and did a download of an album.

1. replaced gopy.py with the one detailed above
2. obtained token as detailed above
3. ran qobuz-dl -r
4. replaced password with token in config.ini

[YX42]

thank you! @zapf2000 and @ColinDavis1

[davidavdavid]

thank you! @zapf2000 and @ColinDavis1

Good that you got it to work, curious what you did on your mac.
Thanks

[YX42]

I found the qoby.py file in the pipx folder after figuring out that I used pipx to install qobuz-dl. I was too embarrassed so I deleted the previous comment.
I then replaced it with the qoby.py file provided by @zapf2000 exactly as @ColinDavis1 described, then continued following his instructions.

So I didn’t need to run any commands except qobuz-dl -r and I think it‘s optional as well, you can just replace the pw with the auth token because the new qoby.py file does all the work.

So basically all you need to do is:

1. find the qoby.py file, replace it
2. get auth token by using firefox dev tool
3. find and edit config file

I think the files were in hidden folders so use cmd+shift+. to unhide

Form now on step 2 and 3 will need to be repeated whenever the token has expired.

[davidavdavid]

I found the qoby.py file in the pipx folder after figuring out that I used pipx to install qobuz-dl. I was too embarrassed, so I deleted the previous comment. I then replaced it with the qoby.py file provided by @zapf2000 exactly as @ColinDavis1 described, then continued following his instructions.

Thanks for sharing the above. It will help a lot of folks who find themselves in the same boat. And no need to be embarrassed, learning by doing is how we all advance.

[blodt]

Thank you for the work on the fix w/ qoby and Auth token. 🙏

[tenets-gamma]

Thank you all for your efforts. I tried the fix above, replaced qoby.py, replaced the auth token in the config file, and it still does not work. I get this error (even when I freshly update the token).

Logging...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/username/.local/bin/qobuz-dl", line 6, in <module>
    sys.exit(main())
             ~~~~^^
  File "/Users/username/.local/pipx/venvs/qobuz-dl/lib/python3.14/site-packages/qobuz_dl/cli.py", line 174, in main
    qobuz.initialize_client(email, password, app_id, secrets)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/username/.local/pipx/venvs/qobuz-dl/lib/python3.14/site-packages/qobuz_dl/core.py", line 73, in initialize_client
    self.client = qopy.Client(email, pwd, app_id, secrets)
                  ~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/username/.local/pipx/venvs/qobuz-dl/lib/python3.14/site-packages/qobuz_dl/qopy.py", line 39, in __init__
    self.auth(email, pwd)
    ~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/username/.local/pipx/venvs/qobuz-dl/lib/python3.14/site-packages/qobuz_dl/qopy.py", line 135, in auth
    raise AuthenticationError(
    ...<3 lines>...
    )
qobuz_dl.exceptions.AuthenticationError: Token expired or invalid. Get a fresh token from your browser:
  DevTools -> Network -> user/login POST -> Response -> user_auth_token
  Then run: qobuz-dl -r  (paste the token as the password)

Do you have any advice?

[YX42]

Did you save the config file after editing? I had the same error at some point