-        tt = compat_str(int(time.time() / 60))
-        did = uuid.uuid4().hex.upper()
-
-        sign_content = ''.join((room_id, did, self._API_KEY, tt))
-        sign = hashlib.md5((sign_content).encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()
-
-        flv_data = compat_urllib_parse_urlencode({
-            'cdn': 'ws',
-            'rate': '0',
-            'tt': tt,
-            'did': did,
-            'sign': sign,
-        })
-
-        video_info = self._download_json(
-            'http://www.douyu.com/lapi/live/getPlay/%s' % room_id, video_id,
-            data=flv_data, note='Downloading video info',
-            headers={'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'})
-
-        error_code = video_info.get('error', 0)
-        if error_code is not 0:
-            raise ExtractorError(
-                '%s reported error %i' % (self.IE_NAME, error_code),
-                expected=True)
-
-        base_url = video_info['data']['rtmp_url']
-        live_path = video_info['data']['rtmp_live']
-
-        video_url = '%s/%s' % (base_url, live_path)
+        # Grab the URL from PC client API
+        # The m3u8 url from mobile API requires re-authentication every 5 minutes
+        tt = int(time.time())
+        signContent = 'lapi/live/thirdPart/getPlay/%s?aid=pcclient&rate=0&time=%d9TUk5fjjUjg9qIMH3sdnh' % (room_id, tt)
+        sign = hashlib.md5(signContent.encode('ascii')).hexdigest()
+        video_url = self._download_json(
+            'http://coapi.douyucdn.cn/lapi/live/thirdPart/getPlay/' + room_id,
+            video_id, note='Downloading video URL info',
+            query={'rate': 0}, headers={
+                'auth': sign,
+                'time': str(tt),
+                'aid': 'pcclient'
+            })['data']['live_url']