diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/nest.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/nest.py
index 5ef3c210f0..dd4d1cf5a7 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/nest.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/nest.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-import datetime as dt
-
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import ExtractorError
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
 
 
 class NestIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'^https?://video\.nest\.com/embedded/live/(?P<id>[A-Za-z0-9]+)'
-    _EMBED_REGEX = [r'<iframe[^>]+?src=(["\'])(?P<url>(?:https?:)?//video\.nest\.com/embedded/live/.+)\1']
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://video\.nest\.com/(?:embedded/)?live/(?P<id>\w+)'
+    _EMBED_REGEX = [rf'<iframe[^>]+\bsrc=[\'"](?P<url>{_VALID_URL})']
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://video.nest.com/embedded/live/4fvYdSo8AX?autoplay=0',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -24,6 +23,9 @@ class NestIE(InfoExtractor):
             # m3u8 download
             'skip_download': True,
         },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://video.nest.com/live/4fvYdSo8AX',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
     _WEBPAGE_TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://www.pacificblue.biz/noyo-harbor-webcam/',
@@ -46,34 +48,25 @@ class NestIE(InfoExtractor):
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
-        now = dt.datetime.now().strftime('%s')
-        api = f'https://video.nest.com/api/dropcam/cameras.get_by_public_token?token={video_id}&_={now}'
-        data = self._download_json(api, video_id)
-        items = data.get('items')
-        item = items[0] if items else {}
-        titles = [item.get('title'), item.get('name'), item.get('where')]
-        titles = [title for title in titles if title]
-        title = titles.pop(0) if titles else None
-        alt_title = titles.pop(0) if titles else None
-        timezone = item.get('timezone', '')
-        timezone = timezone.split('/')
-        timezone = timezone[1] if len(timezone) > 1 else None
-        timezone = timezone.replace('_', ' ')
-        location = timezone or item.get('where')
+        data = self._download_json(
+            f'https://video.nest.com/api/dropcam/cameras.get_by_public_token?token={video_id}', video_id)
+        item = traverse_obj(data, ('items', 0, {dict}))
         uuid = item.get('uuid')
         domain = item.get('live_stream_host')
         if not domain or not uuid:
             raise ExtractorError('Unable to construct playlist URL')
         m3u8 = f'https://{domain}/nexus_aac/{uuid}/playlist.m3u8?public={video_id}'
-        domain = item.get('nexus_api_nest_domain_host')
-        thumb = f'https://{domain}/get_image?uuid={uuid}&width=540&public={video_id}' if domain else None
+
+        thumb_domain = item.get('nexus_api_nest_domain_host')
         return {
             'id': video_id,
-            'title': title,
-            'alt_title': alt_title,
-            'description': item.get('description'),
-            'location': location,
-            'thumbnail': thumb,
+            **traverse_obj(item, {
+                'description': ('description', {str}),
+                'title': (('title', 'name', 'where'), {str}, filter, any),
+                'alt_title': ('name', {str}),
+                'location': ((('timezone', {lambda x: x.split('/')[1].replace('_', ' ')}), 'where'), {str}, filter, any),
+            }),
+            'thumbnail': f'https://{thumb_domain}/get_image?uuid={uuid}&public={video_id}' if thumb_domain else None,
             'availability': 'public' if item.get('is_public') else None,
             'formats': self._extract_m3u8_formats(m3u8, video_id, 'mp4', live=True),
             'is_live': True,