-    def _download_json(self, url, video_id, note='Downloading JSON metadata'):
-        response = super(UdemyIE, self)._download_json(url, video_id, note)
+    def _download_json(self, url_or_request, video_id, note='Downloading JSON metadata'):
+        headers = {
+            'X-Udemy-Snail-Case': 'true',
+            'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest',
+        }
+        for cookie in self._downloader.cookiejar:
+            if cookie.name == 'client_id':
+                headers['X-Udemy-Client-Id'] = cookie.value
+            elif cookie.name == 'access_token':
+                headers['X-Udemy-Bearer-Token'] = cookie.value
+
+        if isinstance(url_or_request, compat_urllib_request.Request):
+            for header, value in headers.items():
+                url_or_request.add_header(header, value)
+        else:
+            url_or_request = compat_urllib_request.Request(url_or_request, headers=headers)
+
+        response = super(UdemyIE, self)._download_json(url_or_request, video_id, note)