panopto-dl

A script to rip Panopto recordings in the highest resolution available

Installation

panopto-dl requires Python 3.+. After installing Python, install the following pip packages using pip install or its equivalent:

1. zeep
2. beautifulsoup4

panopto-dl also requires FFmpeg to be installed. The FFmpeg executable (ffmpeg or ffmpeg.exe) should be placed in the same directory as the panopto-dl.py file. Alternatively, you may specify the directory that contains the FFmpeg executable in your PATH variable.

How to Use

py panopto-dl.py PANOPTO_URL

If PANOPTO_URL specifies a link to a single Panopto session, it will download that individual webcast. However, if PANOPTO_URL links to a Panopto folder, it will download the contents of that folder, along with all subfolders under it, recursively.

1. With .ASPXAUTH cookie

The -c ASPXAUTH_COOKIE flag can be used to provide the required authentication credentials. The .ASPXAUTH cookie can be found by going into Developer Tools > Storage > Cookies in most browsers.

2. Using NUS Single Sign-On (NUS users only)

NUS users can use their NUSNET account to directly sign in to panopto-dl by using the -u DOMAIN\USERNAME and -p PASSWORD flags. For some *nix shells, you may need to delimit the backslash, i.e. type DOMAIN\\USERNAME instead.

Panopto API Endpoints

panopto-dl uses the following RESTful API endpoints to retrieve webcast information:

1. /Panopto/Services/Data.svc/GetFolderInfo to retrieve folder names and subfolders
2. /Panopto/Services/Data.svc/GetSessions to retrieve folder contents
3. /Panopto/Pages/Viewer/DeliveryInfo.aspx to retrieve webcast names and streams, and
4. /Panopto/Pages/Viewer/Image.aspx to retrieve slides (for slideshow recordings)

It also uses the following SOAP API to get the direct link to the podcast encode: /Panopto/PublicAPI/4.6/SessionManagement.svc?singleWsdl

Disclaimer: AFAIK, the RESTful APIs are not officially supported as part of Panopto's public API, and thus, this script may break at any time.