Add headers to look like a browser

httppaths.go

@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ func videoplayback(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	body := []byte{0x78, 0} // protobuf body
 
 	request, err := http.NewRequest("POST", proxyURL.String(), bytes.NewReader(body))
-
 	copyHeaders(req.Header, request.Header, false)
 	request.Header.Set("User-Agent", ua)
 	if err != nil {

main.go

@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ func beforeAll(next http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 
 		atomic.AddInt64(&stats_.RequestCount, 1)
 
+		// To look like more like a browser
+		req.Header.Add("Origin", "https://www.youtube.com")
+		req.Header.Add("Referer", "https://www.youtube.com/")
+
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "*")
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Max-Age", "1728000")