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<h1 className={"openapi__heading"}>Checking for updates</h1>

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Checking for updates

<details style={{"marginBottom":"1rem"}} className={"openapi-markdown__details"} data-collapsed={false} open={true}><summary style={{}}><strong>Query Parameters</strong></summary><div><ul><ParamsItem className={"paramsItem"} param={{"name":"download","description":"Indicate that you want to start download any updates found.","required":false,"in":"query","schema":{"enum":[0,1]},"example":1}}></ParamsItem></ul></div></details><div><div><ApiTabs><TabItem label={"200"} value={"200"}><div></div><div></div></TabItem><TabItem label={"401"} value={"401"}><div>

Unauthorized - Returned if the X-Plex-Token is missing from the header or query.

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