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Unable to parse item

Invidious encountered an error while trying to parse this item. For more information see below:

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Title: `Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError)`
Date: `2026-02-12T03:43:44Z`
Route: `/channel/UCI4tcSMV2kEh3BooY_XFSYQ/streams`
Version: `2026.02.10-f31ab87c @ master`

<details>
<summary>Backtrace</summary>
<p>
   
```
Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError)
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/hash.cr:1202:9 in '??'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/json/any.cr:149:5 in 'process'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:524:17 in 'process'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1035:17 in 'parse_item'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1082:14 in 'extract_items'
  from src/invidious/channels/videos.cr:73:12 in 'get_60_livestreams:continuation:sort_by'
  from src/invidious/routes/channels.cr:127:34 in 'streams'
  from lib/kemal/src/kemal/route.cr:13:9 in '->'
  from src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr:31:37 in 'call'
  from lib/kemal/src/kemal/filter_handler.cr:22:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/request_processor.cr:51:11 in 'handle_client'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/fiber.cr:170:11 in 'run'
  from ???
```
</p>
</details>

Unable to parse item

Invidious encountered an error while trying to parse this item. For more information see below:

Show technical details
Title: `Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError)`
Date: `2026-02-12T03:43:44Z`
Route: `/channel/UCI4tcSMV2kEh3BooY_XFSYQ/streams`
Version: `2026.02.10-f31ab87c @ master`

<details>
<summary>Backtrace</summary>
<p>
   
```
Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError)
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/hash.cr:1202:9 in '??'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/json/any.cr:149:5 in 'process'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:524:17 in 'process'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1035:17 in 'parse_item'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1082:14 in 'extract_items'
  from src/invidious/channels/videos.cr:73:12 in 'get_60_livestreams:continuation:sort_by'
  from src/invidious/routes/channels.cr:127:34 in 'streams'
  from lib/kemal/src/kemal/route.cr:13:9 in '->'
  from src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr:31:37 in 'call'
  from lib/kemal/src/kemal/filter_handler.cr:22:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/request_processor.cr:51:11 in 'handle_client'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/fiber.cr:170:11 in 'run'
  from ???
```
</p>
</details>

Unable to parse item

Invidious encountered an error while trying to parse this item. For more information see below:

Show technical details
Title: `Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError)`
Date: `2026-02-12T03:43:44Z`
Route: `/channel/UCI4tcSMV2kEh3BooY_XFSYQ/streams`
Version: `2026.02.10-f31ab87c @ master`

<details>
<summary>Backtrace</summary>
<p>
   
```
Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError)
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/hash.cr:1202:9 in '??'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/json/any.cr:149:5 in 'process'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:524:17 in 'process'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1035:17 in 'parse_item'
  from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1082:14 in 'extract_items'
  from src/invidious/channels/videos.cr:73:12 in 'get_60_livestreams:continuation:sort_by'
  from src/invidious/routes/channels.cr:127:34 in 'streams'
  from lib/kemal/src/kemal/route.cr:13:9 in '->'
  from src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr:31:37 in 'call'
  from lib/kemal/src/kemal/filter_handler.cr:22:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/http/server/request_processor.cr:51:11 in 'handle_client'
  from /home/invidious/crystal/share/crystal/src/fiber.cr:170:11 in 'run'
  from ???
```
</p>
</details>