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## PlexAPI ##
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Python bindings for the Plex API.
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* Navigate local or remote shared libraries.
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* Mark shows watched or unwatched.
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* Request rescan, analyze, empty trash.
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* Play media on connected clients.
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* Get URL to stream stream h264/aac video (playable in VLC,MPV,etc).
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* Plex Sync Support.
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* Plex Audio Support.
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#### Install ###
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pip install plexapi
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#### Getting a PlexServer Instance ####
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There are two types of authentication. If you are running on a separate network
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or using Plex Users you can log into MyPlex to get a PlexServer instance. An
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example of this is below. NOTE: Servername below is the name of the server (not
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the hostname and port). If logged into Plex Web you can see the server name in
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the top left above your available libraries.
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```python
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from plexapi.myplex import MyPlexAccount
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account = MyPlexAccount.signin('<USERNAME>', '<PASSWORD>')
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plex = account.resource('<SERVERNAME>').connect() # returns a PlexServer instance
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```
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If you want to avoid logging into MyPlex and you already know your auth token
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string, you can use the PlexServer object directly as above, but passing in
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the baseurl and auth token directly.
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```python
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from plexapi.server import PlexServer
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baseurl = 'http://plexserver:32400'
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token = '2ffLuB84dqLswk9skLos'
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plex = PlexServer(baseurl, token)
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```
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#### Usage Examples ####
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```python
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# Example 1: List all unwatched content in library.
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for section in plex.library.sections():
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print('Unwatched content in %s:' % section.title)
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for video in section.unwatched():
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print(' %s' % video.title)
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```
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```python
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# Example 2: Mark all Conan episodes watched.
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plex.library.get('Conan (2010)').markWatched()
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```
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```python
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# Example 3: List all clients connected to the Server.
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for client in plex.clients():
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print(client.title)
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```
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```python
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# Example 4: Play the movie Avatar on another client.
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# Note: Client must be on same network as server.
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avatar = plex.library.section('Movies').get('Avatar')
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client = plex.client("Michael's iPhone")
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client.playMedia(avatar)
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```
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```python
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# Example 5: List all content with the word 'Game' in the title.
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for video in plex.search('Game'):
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print('%s (%s)' % (video.title, video.TYPE))
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```
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```python
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# Example 6: List all movies directed by the same person as Jurassic Park.
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movies = plex.library.section('Movies')
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jurassic_park = movies.get('Jurassic Park')
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director = jurassic_park.directors[0]
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for movie in movies.search(None, director=director):
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print(movie.title)
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```
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```python
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# Example 7: List files for the latest episode of Friends.
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thelastone = plex.library.get('Friends').episodes()[-1]
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for part in thelastone.iterParts():
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print(part.file)
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```
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```python
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# Example 8: Get a URL to stream a movie or show in another client
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jurassic_park = plex.library.section('Movies').get('Jurassic Park')
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print 'Run running the following command to play in VLC:'
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print 'vlc "%s"' % jurassic_park.getStreamUrl(videoResolution='800x600')
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```
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```python
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# Example 9: Get audio/video/all playlists
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for playlist in self.plex.playlists():
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print(playlist.title)
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```
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#### FAQs ####
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**Q. Why are you using camelCase and not following PEP8 guidelines?**
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A. This API reads XML documents provided by MyPlex and the Plex Server.
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We decided to conform to their style so that the API variable names directly
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match with the provided XML documents.
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**Q. Why don't you offer feature XYZ?**
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A. This library is meant to be a wrapper around the XML pages the Plex
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server provides. If we are not providing an API that is offerered in the
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XML pages, please let us know! -- Adding additional features beyond that
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should be done outside the scope of this library.
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**Q. What are some helpful links if trying to understand the raw Plex API?**
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* https://github.com/plexinc/plex-media-player/wiki/Remote-control-API
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* https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/104353/pms-web-api-documentation
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* https://github.com/Arcanemagus/plex-api/wiki
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