diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 664ffbd7..a5fcfb58 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         "set-cookie-parser": "2.6.0",
         "undici": "^6.21.3",
         "url-pattern": "1.0.3",
-        "youtubei.js": "15.1.1",
+        "youtubei.js": "16.0.0",
         "zod": "^3.23.8"
     },
     "optionalDependencies": {
diff --git a/api/src/processing/helpers/youtube-session.js b/api/src/processing/helpers/youtube-session.js
index 85f1a6e1..d4b5dfd0 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/helpers/youtube-session.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/helpers/youtube-session.js
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ const defaultAgent = new Agent();
 let session;
 
 const validateSession = (sessionResponse) => {
+    sessionResponse.visitor_data ??= sessionResponse.contentBinding;
+    sessionResponse.potoken ??= sessionResponse.poToken;
+    sessionResponse.updated ??= new Date().getTime();
+
     if (!sessionResponse.potoken) {
         throw "no poToken in session response";
     }
@@ -33,11 +37,11 @@ const updateSession = (newSession) => {
 
 const loadSession = async () => {
     const sessionServerUrl = new URL(env.ytSessionServer);
-    sessionServerUrl.pathname = "/token";
+    sessionServerUrl.pathname = "/get_pot";
 
     const newSession = await fetch(
         sessionServerUrl,
-        { dispatcher: defaultAgent }
+        { method: 'POST', dispatcher: defaultAgent }
     ).then(a => a.json());
 
     validateSession(newSession);
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/youtube.js b/api/src/processing/services/youtube.js
index b47c266d..c1df46a6 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/youtube.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/youtube.js
@@ -1,12 +1,29 @@
 import HLS from "hls-parser";
 
-import { fetch } from "undici";
-import { Innertube, Session } from "youtubei.js";
+import { fetch, Request } from "undici";
+import { Innertube, Platform, Session } from "youtubei.js";
 
 import { env } from "../../config.js";
 import { getCookie } from "../cookie/manager.js";
 import { getYouTubeSession } from "../helpers/youtube-session.js";
 
+// https://github.com/LuanRT/YouTube.js/pull/1052
+Platform.shim.eval = async (data, env) => {
+  const properties = [];
+
+  if (env.n) {
+    properties.push(`n: exportedVars.nFunction("${env.n}")`)
+  }
+
+  if (env.sig) {
+    properties.push(`sig: exportedVars.sigFunction("${env.sig}")`)
+  }
+
+  const code = `${data.output}\nreturn { ${properties.join(', ')} }`;
+
+  return new Function(code)();
+}
+
 const PLAYER_REFRESH_PERIOD = 1000 * 60 * 15; // ms
 
 let innertube, lastRefreshedAt;
@@ -206,10 +223,24 @@ export default async function (o) {
     let yt;
     try {
         yt = await cloneInnertube(
-            (input, init) => fetch(input, {
-                ...init,
-                dispatcher: o.dispatcher
-            }),
+            (input, init) => {
+                const url = typeof input === 'string'
+                          ? new URL(input)
+                          : input instanceof URL
+                            ? input
+                            : new URL(input.url);
+
+                const request = new Request(
+                    url,
+                    input instanceof Platform.shim.Request
+                    ? input : undefined
+                );
+
+                return fetch(request, {
+                    ...init,
+                    dispatcher: o.dispatcher
+                });
+            },
             useSession
         );
     } catch (e) {
@@ -529,7 +560,7 @@ export default async function (o) {
         }
 
         if (!clientsWithNoCipher.includes(innertubeClient) && innertube) {
-            urls = audio.decipher(innertube.session.player);
+            urls = await audio.decipher(innertube.session.player);
         }
 
         let cover = `https://i.ytimg.com/vi/${o.id}/maxresdefault.jpg`;
@@ -576,8 +607,8 @@ export default async function (o) {
             filenameAttributes.extension = o.container === "auto" ? codecList[codec].container : o.container;
 
             if (!clientsWithNoCipher.includes(innertubeClient) && innertube) {
-                video = video.decipher(innertube.session.player);
-                audio = audio.decipher(innertube.session.player);
+                video = await video.decipher(innertube.session.player);
+                audio = await audio.decipher(innertube.session.player);
             } else {
                 video = video.url;
                 audio = audio.url;
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 99bc803c..daefd140 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: 1.0.3
         version: 1.0.3
       youtubei.js:
-        specifier: 15.1.1
-        version: 15.1.1
+        specifier: 16.0.0
+        version: 16.0.0
       zod:
         specifier: ^3.23.8
         version: 3.23.8
@@ -1447,9 +1447,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-bZsjR/iRjl1Nk1UkjGpAzLNfQtzuijhn2g+pbZb98HQ1Gk8vM9hfbxeMBP+M2/UUdwj0RqGG3mlvk2MsAqwvEw==}
     engines: {node: 20 || >=22}
 
-  jintr@3.3.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-nnOzyhf0SLpbWuZ270Omwbj5LcXUkTcZkVnK8/veJXtSZOiATM5gMZMdmzN75FmTyj+NVgrGaPdH12zIJ24oIA==}
-
   joycon@3.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-34wB/Y7MW7bzjKRjUKTa46I2Z7eV62Rkhva+KkopW7Qvv/OSWBqvkSY7vusOPrNuZcUG3tApvdVgNB8POj3SPw==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
@@ -1538,6 +1535,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-8q7VEgMJW4J8tcfVPy8g09NcQwZdbwFEqhe/WZkoIzjn/3TGDwtOCYtXGxA3O8tPzpczCCDgv+P2P5y00ZJOOg==}
     engines: {node: '>= 8'}
 
+  meriyah@6.1.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Sz8FzjzI0kN13GK/6MVEsVzMZEPvOhnmmI1lU5+/1cGOiK3QUahntrNNtdVeihrO7t9JpoH75iMNXg6R6uWflQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=18.0.0'}
+
   methods@1.1.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-iclAHeNqNm68zFtnZ0e+1L2yUIdvzNoauKU4WBA3VvH/vPFieF7qfRlwUZU+DA9P9bPXIS90ulxoUoCH23sV2w==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.6'}
@@ -2186,8 +2187,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-rVksvsnNCdJ/ohGc6xgPwyN8eheCxsiLM8mxuE/t/mOVqJewPuO1miLpTHQiRgTKCLexL4MeAFVagts7HmNZ2Q==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
 
-  youtubei.js@15.1.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-fuEDj9Ky6cAQg93BrRVCbr+GTYNZQAIFZrx/a3oDRuGc3Mf5bS0dQfoYwwgjtSV7sgAKQEEdGtzRdBzOc8g72Q==}
+  youtubei.js@16.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-aMx+ulnrxzsgVsxTr7gbBVnIjti2NQUlMwCoo1/MzICCJS3iMLOPUFdo7bSpwskL6ljzQ/LxmmB4WQC3FtkBlA==}
 
   zimmerframe@1.1.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-rAbqEGa8ovJy4pyBxZM70hg4pE6gDgaQ0Sl9M3enG3I0d6H4XSAM3GeNGLKnsBpuijUow064sf7ww1nutC5/3w==}
@@ -3388,10 +3389,6 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@isaacs/cliui': 8.0.2
 
-  jintr@3.3.1:
-    dependencies:
-      acorn: 8.14.0
-
   joycon@3.1.1: {}
 
   js-yaml@3.14.1:
@@ -3464,6 +3461,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   merge2@1.4.1: {}
 
+  meriyah@6.1.4: {}
+
   methods@1.1.2: {}
 
   micromatch@4.0.7:
@@ -4044,11 +4043,10 @@ snapshots:
 
   yocto-queue@0.1.0: {}
 
-  youtubei.js@15.1.1:
+  youtubei.js@16.0.0:
     dependencies:
       '@bufbuild/protobuf': 2.2.5
-      jintr: 3.3.1
-      undici: 6.21.3
+      meriyah: 6.1.4
 
   zimmerframe@1.1.2: {}