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Python-PlexAPI
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Overview
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--------
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Python bindings for the Plex API. Our goal is to match all capabilities of the official
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Plex Web Client. A few of the many features we currently support are:
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* Navigate local or remote shared libraries.
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* Perform library actions such as scan, analyze, empty trash.
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* Remote control and play media on connected clients.
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* Listen in on all Plex Server notifications.
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Installation
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------------
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.. code-block:: python
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pip install plexapi
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Getting a PlexServer Instance
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-----------------------------
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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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.. code-block:: python
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from plexapi.myplex import MyPlexAccount
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account = MyPlexAccount('<USERNAME>', '<PASSWORD>')
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plex = account.resource('<SERVERNAME>').connect() # returns a PlexServer instance
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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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.. code-block:: 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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Usage Examples
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--------------
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.. code-block:: python
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# Example 1: List all unwatched movies.
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movies = plex.library.section('Movies')
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for video in movies.search(unwatched=True):
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print(video.title)
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.. code-block:: python
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# Example 2: Mark all Game of Thrones episodes watched.
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plex.library.section('TV Shows').get('Game of Thrones').markWatched()
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.. code-block:: 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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.. code-block:: python
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# Example 4: Play the movie Cars on another client.
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# Note: Client must be on same network as server.
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cars = plex.library.section('Movies').get('Cars')
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client = plex.client("Michael's iPhone")
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client.playMedia(cars)
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.. code-block:: 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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.. code-block:: python
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# Example 6: List all movies directed by the same person as Elephants Dream.
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movies = plex.library.section('Movies')
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die_hard = movies.get('Elephants Dream')
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director = die_hard.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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.. code-block:: python
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# Example 7: List files for the latest episode of The 100.
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last_episode = plex.library.section('TV Shows').get('The 100').episodes()[-1]
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for part in last_episode.iterParts():
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print(part.file)
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.. code-block:: python
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# Example 8: Get a URL to stream a movie or show in another client
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die_hard = plex.library.section('Movies').get('Elephants Dream')
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print('Run running the following command to play in VLC:')
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print('vlc "%s"' % die_hard.getStreamURL(videoResolution='800x600'))
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.. code-block:: python
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# Example 9: Get audio/video/all playlists
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for playlist in plex.playlists():
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print(playlist.title)
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Common Questions
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**Why are you using camelCase and not following PEP8 guidelines?**
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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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**Why don't you offer feature XYZ?**
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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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**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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