diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 63879ef..550ab7b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "play-dl",
-  "version": "1.9.6",
+  "version": "1.9.7",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "play-dl",
-      "version": "1.9.6",
+      "version": "1.9.7",
       "license": "GPL-3.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "play-audio": "^0.5.2"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 095a9ec..89131ef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "play-dl",
-  "version": "1.9.6",
+  "version": "1.9.7",
   "description": "YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify, Deezer searching and streaming for discord-js bots",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "typings": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/play-dl/SoundCloud/index.ts b/play-dl/SoundCloud/index.ts
index e46a13c..42e03ba 100644
--- a/play-dl/SoundCloud/index.ts
+++ b/play-dl/SoundCloud/index.ts
@@ -111,10 +111,14 @@ export async function stream(url: string, quality?: number): Promise<SoundCloudS
  * @returns client ID
  */
 export async function getFreeClientID(): Promise<string> {
-    const data = await request('https://soundcloud.com/');
+    const data: any = await request('https://soundcloud.com/', {headers: {}}).catch(err => err);
+
+    if (data instanceof Error)
+        throw new Error("Failed to get response from soundcloud.com: " + data.message);
+
     const splitted = data.split('<script crossorigin src="');
     const urls: string[] = [];
-    splitted.forEach((r) => {
+    splitted.forEach((r: string) => {
         if (r.startsWith('https')) {
             urls.push(r.split('"')[0]);
         }
diff --git a/play-dl/Spotify/index.ts b/play-dl/Spotify/index.ts
index f3e6f5c..2f26281 100644
--- a/play-dl/Spotify/index.ts
+++ b/play-dl/Spotify/index.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export interface SpotifyDataOptions {
     file?: boolean;
 }
 
-const pattern = /^((https:)?\/\/)?open.spotify.com\/(track|album|playlist)\//;
+const pattern = /^((https:)?\/\/)?open\.spotify\.com\/(?:intl\-.{2}\/)?(track|album|playlist)\//;
 /**
  * Gets Spotify url details.
  *
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ export async function spotify(url: string): Promise<Spotify> {
             return err;
         });
         if (response instanceof Error) throw response;
-        return new SpotifyTrack(JSON.parse(response));
+        const resObj = JSON.parse(response);
+        if (resObj.error) throw new Error(`Got ${resObj.error.status} from the spotify request: ${resObj.error.message}`);
+        return new SpotifyTrack(resObj);
     } else if (url_.indexOf('album/') !== -1) {
         const albumID = url.split('album/')[1].split('&')[0].split('?')[0];
         const response = await request(`https://api.spotify.com/v1/albums/${albumID}?market=${spotifyData.market}`, {
@@ -66,7 +68,9 @@ export async function spotify(url: string): Promise<Spotify> {
             return err;
         });
         if (response instanceof Error) throw response;
-        return new SpotifyAlbum(JSON.parse(response), spotifyData, false);
+        const resObj = JSON.parse(response);
+        if (resObj.error) throw new Error(`Got ${resObj.error.status} from the spotify request: ${resObj.error.message}`);
+        return new SpotifyAlbum(resObj, spotifyData, false);
     } else if (url_.indexOf('playlist/') !== -1) {
         const playlistID = url.split('playlist/')[1].split('&')[0].split('?')[0];
         const response = await request(
@@ -80,7 +84,9 @@ export async function spotify(url: string): Promise<Spotify> {
             return err;
         });
         if (response instanceof Error) throw response;
-        return new SpotifyPlaylist(JSON.parse(response), spotifyData, false);
+        const resObj = JSON.parse(response);
+        if (resObj.error) throw new Error(`Got ${resObj.error.status} from the spotify request: ${resObj.error.message}`);
+        return new SpotifyPlaylist(resObj, spotifyData, false);
     } else throw new Error('URL is out of scope for play-dl.');
 }
 /**
diff --git a/play-dl/YouTube/utils/extractor.ts b/play-dl/YouTube/utils/extractor.ts
index 28255c4..a933389 100644
--- a/play-dl/YouTube/utils/extractor.ts
+++ b/play-dl/YouTube/utils/extractor.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const video_id_pattern = /^[a-zA-Z\d_-]{11,12}$/;
 const playlist_id_pattern = /^(PL|UU|LL|RD|OL)[a-zA-Z\d_-]{10,}$/;
 const DEFAULT_API_KEY = 'AIzaSyAO_FJ2SlqU8Q4STEHLGCilw_Y9_11qcW8';
 const video_pattern =
-    /^((?:https?:)?\/\/)?(?:(?:www|m|music)\.)?((?:youtube\.com|youtu.be))(\/(?:[\w\-]+\?v=|shorts\/|embed\/|v\/)?)([\w\-]+)(\S+)?$/;
+    /^((?:https?:)?\/\/)?(?:(?:www|m|music)\.)?((?:youtube\.com|youtu.be))(\/(?:[\w\-]+\?v=|shorts\/|embed\/|live\/|v\/)?)([\w\-]+)(\S+)?$/;
 const playlist_pattern =
     /^((?:https?:)?\/\/)?(?:(?:www|m|music)\.)?((?:youtube\.com|youtu.be))\/(?:(playlist|watch))?(.*)?((\?|\&)list=)(PL|UU|LL|RD|OL)[a-zA-Z\d_-]{10,}(&.*)?$/;
 /**
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ function extractVideoId(urlOrId: string): string | false {
             id = urlOrId.split('youtube.com/embed/')[1].split(/(\?|\/|&)/)[0];
         } else if (urlOrId.includes('youtube.com/shorts/')) {
             id = urlOrId.split('youtube.com/shorts/')[1].split(/(\?|\/|&)/)[0];
+        } else if (urlOrId.includes('youtube.com/live/')) {
+            id = urlOrId.split('youtube.com/live/')[1].split(/(\?|\/|&)/)[0];
         } else {
             id = (urlOrId.split('watch?v=')[1] ?? urlOrId.split('&v=')[1]).split(/(\?|\/|&)/)[0];
         }
@@ -231,7 +233,7 @@ export async function video_basic_info(url: string, options: InfoOptions = {}):
         });
     }
     const rawChapters =
-        initial_response.playerOverlays.playerOverlayRenderer.decoratedPlayerBarRenderer?.decoratedPlayerBarRenderer.playerBar?.multiMarkersPlayerBarRenderer.markersMap.find(
+        initial_response.playerOverlays.playerOverlayRenderer.decoratedPlayerBarRenderer?.decoratedPlayerBarRenderer.playerBar?.multiMarkersPlayerBarRenderer.markersMap?.find(
             (m: any) => m.key === 'DESCRIPTION_CHAPTERS'
         )?.value?.chapters;
     const chapters: VideoChapter[] = [];
@@ -542,7 +544,7 @@ export async function playlist_info(url: string, options: PlaylistOptions = {}):
             throw new Error(`While parsing playlist url\n${response.alerts[0].alertRenderer.text.runs[0].text}`);
         else throw new Error('While parsing playlist url\nUnknown Playlist Error');
     }
-    if (url_.indexOf('watch?v=') !== -1) {
+    if (response.currentVideoEndpoint) {
         return getWatchPlaylist(response, body, url_);
     } else return getNormalPlaylist(response, body);
 }
@@ -629,7 +631,7 @@ async function acceptViewerDiscretion(
             },
             nextEndpoint: {
                 urlEndpoint: {
-                    url: `watch?v=${videoId}`
+                    url: `/watch?v=${videoId}&has_verified=1`
                 }
             },
             setControvercy: true