python-plexapi/README.md

## PlexAPI ##
Python bindings for the Plex API.

* Navigate local or remote shared libraries.
* Mark shows watched or unwatched.
* Request rescan, analyze, empty trash.
* Play media on connected clients.
* Get URL to stream stream h264/aac video (playable in VLC,MPV,etc).
* Plex Sync Support.


#### Install ###

    pip install plexapi


#### Getting a PlexServer Instance ####

There are two types of authentication.  If running the PlexAPI on the same
network as the Plex Server (and you are not using Plex Users), you can
authenticate without a username and password.  Getting a PlexServer
instance is as easy as the following:

```python
from plexapi.server import PlexServer
plex = PlexServer()   # Defaults to localhost:32400
```

If you are running on a separate network or using Plex Users you need to log
into MyPlex to get a PlexServer instance.  An example of this is below. NOTE:
Servername below is the name of the server (not the hostname and port).  If
logged into Plex Web you can see the server name in the top left above your
available libraries.

```python
from plexapi.myplex import MyPlexUser
user = MyPlexUser.signin('<USERNAME>', '<PASSWORD>')
plex = user.getResource('<SERVERNAME>').connect()
```

#### Usage Examples ####

```python
# Example 1: List all unwatched content in library.
for section in plex.library.sections():
    print('Unwatched content in %s:' % section.title)
    for video in section.unwatched():
        print('  %s' % video.title)
```
```python
# Example 2: Mark all Conan episodes watched.
plex.library.get('Conan (2010)').markWatched()
```
```python
# Example 3: List all clients connected to the Server.
for client in plex.clients():
    print(client.name)
```
```python
# Example 4: Play the movie Avatar on another client.
# Note: Client must be on same network as server.
avatar = plex.library.section('Movies').get('Avatar')
client = plex.client("Michael's iPhone")
client.playMedia(avatar)
```
```python
# Example 5: List all content with the word 'Game' in the title.
for video in plex.search('Game'):
    print('%s (%s)' % (video.title, video.TYPE))
```
```python
# Example 6: List all movies directed by the same person as Jurassic Park.
movies = plex.library.section('Movies')
jurassic_park = movies.get('Jurassic Park')
director = jurassic_park.directors[0]
for movie in movies.search(None, director=director):
    print(movie.title)
```
```python
# Example 7: List files for the latest episode of Friends.
the_last_one = plex.library.get('Friends').episodes()[-1]
for part in the_last_one.iter_parts():
    print(part.file)
```
```python
# Example 8: Get a URL to stream a movie or show in another client
jurassic_park = plex.library.section('Movies').get('Jurassic Park')
print 'Run running the following command to play in VLC:'
print 'vlc "%s"' % jurassic_park.getStreamUrl(videoResolution='800x600')
```

#### FAQs ####

**Q. Why are you using camelCase and not following PEP8 guidelines?**

A. This API reads XML documents provided by MyPlex and the Plex Server.
We decided to conform to their style so that the API variable names directly
match with the provided XML documents.


**Q. Why don't you offer feature XYZ?**

A. This library is meant to be a wrapper around the XML pages the Plex
server provides. If we are not providing an API that is offerered in the
XML pages, please let us know! -- Adding additional features beyond that
should be done outside the scope of this library.