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YouTube is the largest video sharing platform used by more than 20 billion users worldwide. It is therefore normal for some users to experience errors while visiting YouTube. There are a number of different YouTube errors, but we are going to solve the problem related to the Youtube 400 error “Your client has made a malformed or illegal request. That’s all we know in this tutorial. Let’s first see what the YouTube 400 error is, then go to the repair part.
What is YouTube Error 400 bad request?
In fact, the 400 error is not related to YouTube, but to the HTTP protocol. The error 400 incorrect request is the HTTP status code that indicates that you have sent a damaged request to the server. This error may appear on any website. However, you may have seen it when you visited YouTube. So, the technical term for this error is not the YouTube 400 error, but as most users call it with that name, we’ll call it the same in this article as well.
How to fix YouTube Error 400?
Our readers have recently asked us several times that they were receiving error 400. Your customer has made a malformed or illegal request. That’s all we know about YouTube. Well, the reasons for this mistake could be the most stupid, but also the most complicated. Follow each step below and you should be able to correct the error at the end of this article.
1. Check YouTube URL
This YouTube 400 error often occurs when we type a bad URL. In most cases, if we type an incorrect URL, the HTTP status code will return error 404 (Page Not Found). But if error 404 is not triggered, then you will see error 400. Therefore, the first remedy for YouTube Error 400 is to check the accuracy of the entered URL. If the URL you entered is correct, then you should check the next step.
2. Press F5 Several times
The F5 key is a refresh command. Try to press your Windows PC several times. It is unlikely that everything will work, but there is no harm in refreshing the page. Refreshing the page is the simplest thing you can do without any special skill, and it solves these problems in most cases. If you’ve already refreshed the page and YouTube still does not work for you, check out the following section to fix YouTube’s wrong 400 error request
3. Delete Cookies
This step should resolve the YouTube 400 error issue for 90% of users. If you do not know how to delete cookies from your browser, follow the steps below.
- If you’re using Google Chrome, click Settings, then “Privacy & Security,” and then “Clear Browsing Data.”
- Deselect everything except “Cookies and other site data”. Choose the time closest to the start of the YouTube 400 error.
- Click “Clear Browsing Data”, close your browser completely, and then reopen it. Check if YouTube is running again, and if not, go to the next step.
4. Empty Browser Cache
Close all instances of the browser and navigate to the cache. Delete it and try again. If you’re a Chrome user, follow the same steps as above, but this time, you’ll need to uncheck everything except the “Images and Cached Files” option. So far, YouTube should work again. If this still does not work, it is more likely that Error 400 will also appear on other pages.
