diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/generic.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/generic.py
index 0940258..06a2806 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/generic.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/generic.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ functionality:
 
 import math
 
-import yt_dlp
 from home.src.download.yt_cookie import CookieHandler
+from home.src.download.yt_dlp_base import YtWrap
 from home.src.es.connect import ElasticWrap
 from home.src.ta.config import AppConfig
 from home.src.ta.ta_redis import RedisArchivist
@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@ class YouTubeItem:
     index_name = False
     yt_base = False
     yt_obs = {
-        "quiet": True,
-        "default_search": "ytsearch",
         "skip_download": True,
-        "check_formats": "selected",
-        "socket_timeout": 3,
         "noplaylist": True,
     }
 
@@ -46,15 +42,7 @@ class YouTubeItem:
     def get_from_youtube(self):
         """use yt-dlp to get meta data from youtube"""
         print(f"{self.youtube_id}: get metadata from youtube")
-        try:
-            yt_item = yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(self.yt_obs)
-            response = yt_item.extract_info(self.yt_base + self.youtube_id)
-        except (
-            yt_dlp.utils.ExtractorError,
-            yt_dlp.utils.DownloadError,
-        ):
-            print(f"{self.youtube_id}: failed to get info from youtube")
-            response = False
+        response = YtWrap(self.yt_obs).extract(self.yt_base + self.youtube_id)
 
         self.youtube_meta = response
 
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/playlist.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/playlist.py
index fce019d..69dc5db 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/playlist.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/playlist.py
@@ -18,12 +18,7 @@ class YoutubePlaylist(YouTubeItem):
 
     es_path = False
     index_name = "ta_playlist"
-    yt_obs = {
-        "default_search": "ytsearch",
-        "quiet": True,
-        "skip_download": True,
-        "extract_flat": True,
-    }
+    yt_obs = {"extract_flat": True}
     yt_base = "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list="
 
     def __init__(self, youtube_id):
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/helper.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/helper.py
index 5731115..3a7164d 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/helper.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/helper.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import unicodedata
 from datetime import datetime
 from urllib.parse import parse_qs, urlparse
 
-import yt_dlp
+from home.src.download.yt_dlp_base import YtWrap
 
 
 def clean_string(file_name):
@@ -184,14 +184,12 @@ class UrlListParser:
     @staticmethod
     def extract_channel_name(url):
         """find channel id from channel name with yt-dlp help"""
-        obs = {
-            "default_search": "ytsearch",
-            "quiet": True,
+        obs_request = {
             "skip_download": True,
             "extract_flat": True,
             "playlistend": 0,
         }
-        url_info = yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(obs).extract_info(url, download=False)
+        url_info = YtWrap(obs_request).extract(url)
         try:
             channel_id = url_info["channel_id"]
         except KeyError as error: