Baidu Pan extraction code: the 4 characters you need to open a share
A Baidu Pan link is often only half of what you need. The other half is the extraction code: four letters or digits that the sharer gets together with the link. A locked share shows no file list until the right code is entered.
Where to find the code
- Next to the link. In the message or post where you found the link, look for four characters labelled “code”, “password” or “pwd”, or a short Chinese label followed by four characters.
- Inside the link. Some links end with
?pwd=and four characters, for example?pwd=ab12. That is the code. - From the owner. No code in sight? Only the sharer can tell you. Nobody else is able to look it up.
How to enter it
On Baidu’s page: a protected share opens with a single input box and a blue button under it. Type the code and click the button. Capital and small letters count as the same.
On PanPull: put the link into the link checker.
- If the link ends with
?pwd=, the code is read from the link. - If you paste the whole message, the link and the code are both picked out of it.
- Otherwise type the code into the code field. A code typed there is used first, even when the link contains another one.
Why a code is rejected
| Cause | What to do |
|---|---|
| A space was copied before or after the code | Type the four characters by hand |
| Characters that look alike, such as 0 and O, or 1, l and I | Compare with the original message one character at a time |
| The code belongs to another link | The owner sent several links: match each code to its own link |
| The owner made a new share | Use the newest message; the old link and code no longer work |
| The share itself is gone | The code is not the problem. See Share link not working |
Do not try codes at random. Ask the owner to send the link and the code again.
What a code cannot do
A code only opens the share page. Downloading still needs a Baidu login, or a service that downloads the share for you. PanPull cannot open a protected share without its code, and it cannot bring back a share that the owner has deleted.
More on the PanPull blog: Baidu extraction code checklist.
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