From ab4c0a1d3c5af5c1ba50364c04e1a996dbabc152 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: syeopite <syeopite@syeopite.dev>
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2023 23:45:44 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Fetch channel info from home tab instead of about

---
 src/invidious/channels/about.cr | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/invidious/channels/about.cr b/src/invidious/channels/about.cr
index 894670dd..8b60a728 100644
--- a/src/invidious/channels/about.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/channels/about.cr
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ record AboutChannel,
 
 def get_about_info(ucid, locale) : AboutChannel
   begin
-    # "EgVhYm91dPIGBAoCEgA=" is the base64-encoded protobuf object {"2:0:string":"about","110:1:embedded":{"1:0:embedded":{"2:0:string":""}}}
-    initdata = YoutubeAPI.browse(browse_id: ucid, params: "EgVhYm91dPIGBAoCEgA=")
+    # Fetch channel information from channel home page
+    initdata = YoutubeAPI.browse(browse_id: ucid, params: "")
   rescue
     raise InfoException.new("Could not get channel info.")
   end