diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/views.py b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
index 1daca9dc..6009568c 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
@@ -688,14 +688,14 @@ class DownloadApiListView(ApiBaseView):
 
         pending = [i["youtube_id"] for i in to_add if i["status"] == "pending"]
         url_str = " ".join(pending)
-        try:
-            youtube_ids = Parser(url_str).parse()
-        except ValueError:
-            message = f"failed to parse: {url_str}"
-            print(message)
-            return Response({"message": message}, status=400)
+        # try:
+        #     youtube_ids = Parser(url_str).parse()
+        # except ValueError:
+        #     message = f"failed to parse: {url_str}"
+        #     print(message)
+        #     return Response({"message": message}, status=400)
 
-        extrac_dl.delay(youtube_ids, auto_start=auto_start)
+        extrac_dl.delay(url_str, auto_start=auto_start)
 
         return Response(data)
 
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/urlparser.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/urlparser.py
index 743af988..924961ac 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/urlparser.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/urlparser.py
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ class Parser:
             youtube_id = parsed.path.strip("/")
             return self._validate_expected(youtube_id, "video")
 
+        if "youtube.com" not in parsed.netloc:
+            message = f"invalid domain: {parsed.netloc}"
+            raise ValueError(message)
+
         query_parsed = parse_qs(parsed.query)
         if "v" in query_parsed:
             # video from v query str
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/tests/test_ta/test_urlparser.py b/tubearchivist/home/tests/test_ta/test_urlparser.py
index a75f5ab3..f30f1e6b 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/tests/test_ta/test_urlparser.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/tests/test_ta/test_urlparser.py
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ def test_passing_parse(url_str, expected_result):
 INVALID_IDS_ERRORS = [
     "aaaaa",
     "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=AAAA",
+    "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9-y-6csu5WGm29I7Jiwpn",
 ]
 
 
@@ -126,3 +127,17 @@ def test_invalid_ids(invalid_value):
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="not a valid id_str"):
         parser = Parser(invalid_value)
         parser.parse()
+
+
+INVALID_DOMAINS = [
+    "https://vimeo.com/32001208",
+    "https://peertube.tv/w/8RiJE2j2nw569FVgPNjDt7",
+]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("invalid_value", INVALID_DOMAINS)
+def test_invalid_domains(invalid_value):
+    """raise error on none YT domains"""
+    parser = Parser(invalid_value)
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="invalid domain"):
+        parser.parse()