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Not able to play DRM content in Chrome headless mode

I tried launching chrome headless with the below arguments.

/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --headless --remote-debugging-port=9222 --disable-gpu https://www.netflix.com/

I then used the chrome debugging port to navigate within the app and play a DRM protected video. Video never plays. But this works if i play a clear content.

is there any flag that i need to turn on to make DRM work in chrome headless mode?

Solution

  • This is currently not possible. What you are looking for is specifically the EME keySystems, that are not currently available in headless mode.

    There is a bug filed with Google that requests this be changed, but that bug is still not resolved. I suggest you follow that for any updates.