Video

(Video)

Overview

API Calls that perform operations with Plex Media Server Videos

Available Operations

GetTimeline - Get the timeline for a media item
StartUniversalTranscode - Start Universal Transcode

GetTimeline

Get the timeline for a media item

Example Usage

using LukeHagar.PlexAPI.SDK;
using LukeHagar.PlexAPI.SDK.Models.Requests;
using LukeHagar.PlexAPI.SDK.Models.Components;

var sdk = new PlexAPI(
    accessToken: "<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
    clientID: "gcgzw5rz2xovp84b4vha3a40",
    clientName: "Plex Web",
    clientVersion: "4.133.0",
    clientPlatform: "Chrome",
    deviceName: "Linux"
);

GetTimelineRequest req = new GetTimelineRequest() {
    RatingKey = 23409D,
    Key = "/library/metadata/23409",
    State = LukeHagar.PlexAPI.SDK.Models.Requests.State.Playing,
    HasMDE = 1D,
    Time = 2000D,
    Duration = 10000D,
    Context = "home:hub.continueWatching",
    PlayQueueItemID = 1D,
    PlayBackTime = 2000D,
    Row = 1D,
};

var res = await sdk.Video.GetTimelineAsync(req);

// handle response

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`request`	GetTimelineRequest	✔️	The request object to use for the request.

Response

GetTimelineResponse

Errors

Error Object	Status Code	Content Type
LukeHagar.PlexAPI.SDK.Models.Errors.GetTimelineBadRequest	400	application/json
LukeHagar.PlexAPI.SDK.Models.Errors.GetTimelineUnauthorized	401	application/json
LukeHagar.PlexAPI.SDK.Models.Errors.SDKException	4xx-5xx	/

StartUniversalTranscode

Begin a Universal Transcode Session

Example Usage

using LukeHagar.PlexAPI.SDK;
using LukeHagar.PlexAPI.SDK.Models.Requests;
using LukeHagar.PlexAPI.SDK.Models.Components;

var sdk = new PlexAPI(
    accessToken: "<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
    clientID: "gcgzw5rz2xovp84b4vha3a40",
    clientName: "Plex Web",
    clientVersion: "4.133.0",
    clientPlatform: "Chrome",
    deviceName: "Linux"
);

StartUniversalTranscodeRequest req = new StartUniversalTranscodeRequest() {
    HasMDE = 1D,
    Path = "/library/metadata/23409",
    MediaIndex = 0D,
    PartIndex = 0D,
    Protocol = "hls",
    FastSeek = 0D,
    DirectPlay = 0D,
    DirectStream = 0D,
    SubtitleSize = 100D,
    Subtites = "burn",
    AudioBoost = 100D,
    Location = "lan",
    MediaBufferSize = 102400D,
    Session = "zvcage8b7rkioqcm8f4uns4c",
    AddDebugOverlay = 0D,
    AutoAdjustQuality = 0D,
};

var res = await sdk.Video.StartUniversalTranscodeAsync(req);

// handle response

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`request`	StartUniversalTranscodeRequest	✔️	The request object to use for the request.

Response

StartUniversalTranscodeResponse

Errors

Error Object	Status Code	Content Type
LukeHagar.PlexAPI.SDK.Models.Errors.StartUniversalTranscodeBadRequest	400	application/json
LukeHagar.PlexAPI.SDK.Models.Errors.StartUniversalTranscodeUnauthorized	401	application/json
LukeHagar.PlexAPI.SDK.Models.Errors.SDKException	4xx-5xx	/