diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/baidu.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/baidu.py
index d60cb0fdd3..d35116a7cb 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/baidu.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/baidu.py
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ class BaiduVideoIE(InfoExtractor):
         'playlist_mincount': 12,
     }]
 
-    def _call_api(self, path, category, playlist_id):
-        return self._download_json('http://app.video.baidu.com/%s/?worktype=adnative%s&id=%s' % (path, category, playlist_id), playlist_id)
+    def _call_api(self, path, category, playlist_id, note):
+        return self._download_json('http://app.video.baidu.com/%s/?worktype=adnative%s&id=%s' % (
+            path, category, playlist_id), playlist_id, note)
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         category, playlist_id = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url).groups()
@@ -38,12 +39,14 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         if category == 'tv':
             category = 'tvplay'
 
-        playlist_detail = self._call_api('xqinfo', category, playlist_id)
+        playlist_detail = self._call_api(
+            'xqinfo', category, playlist_id, 'Download playlist JSON metadata')
 
         playlist_title = playlist_detail['title']
         playlist_description = unescapeHTML(playlist_detail.get('intro'))
 
-        episodes_detail = self._call_api('xqsingle', category, playlist_id)
+        episodes_detail = self._call_api(
+            'xqsingle', category, playlist_id, 'Download episodes JSON metadata')
 
         entries = []
         for episode in episodes_detail['videos']: