plexjs/docs/sdks/transcoder/README.md

Transcoder

(transcoder)

Overview

API Operations against the Transcoder

Available Operations

• transcodeImage - Transcode an image
• makeDecision - Make a decision on media playback
• triggerFallback - Manually trigger a transcoder fallback
• transcodeSubtitles - Transcode subtitles
• startTranscodeSession - Start A Transcoding Session

transcodeImage

Transcode an image, possibly changing format or size

Example Usage

import { PlexAPI } from "@lukehagar/plexjs";
import { Accepts, BoolInt } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/sdk/models/shared";

const plexAPI = new PlexAPI({
  accepts: Accepts.ApplicationXml,
  clientIdentifier: "abc123",
  product: "Plex for Roku",
  version: "2.4.1",
  platform: "Roku",
  platformVersion: "4.3 build 1057",
  device: "Roku 3",
  model: "4200X",
  deviceVendor: "Roku",
  deviceName: "Living Room TV",
  marketplace: "googlePlay",
});

async function run() {
  const result = await plexAPI.transcoder.transcodeImage({
    url: "/library/metadata/265/thumb/1715112705",
    background: "#ff5522",
    upscale: BoolInt.One,
    minSize: BoolInt.One,
    rotate: BoolInt.One,
    blendColor: "#ff5522",
  });

  console.log(result);
}

run();

Standalone function

The standalone function version of this method:

import { PlexAPICore } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/core.js";
import { transcoderTranscodeImage } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/funcs/transcoderTranscodeImage.js";
import { Accepts, BoolInt } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/sdk/models/shared";

// Use `PlexAPICore` for best tree-shaking performance.
// You can create one instance of it to use across an application.
const plexAPI = new PlexAPICore({
  accepts: Accepts.ApplicationXml,
  clientIdentifier: "abc123",
  product: "Plex for Roku",
  version: "2.4.1",
  platform: "Roku",
  platformVersion: "4.3 build 1057",
  device: "Roku 3",
  model: "4200X",
  deviceVendor: "Roku",
  deviceName: "Living Room TV",
  marketplace: "googlePlay",
});

async function run() {
  const res = await transcoderTranscodeImage(plexAPI, {
    url: "/library/metadata/265/thumb/1715112705",
    background: "#ff5522",
    upscale: BoolInt.One,
    minSize: BoolInt.One,
    rotate: BoolInt.One,
    blendColor: "#ff5522",
  });
  if (res.ok) {
    const { value: result } = res;
    console.log(result);
  } else {
    console.log("transcoderTranscodeImage failed:", res.error);
  }
}

run();

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
request	operations.TranscodeImageRequest	✔️	The request object to use for the request.
options	RequestOptions	➖	Used to set various options for making HTTP requests.
options.fetchOptions	RequestInit	➖	Options that are passed to the underlying HTTP request. This can be used to inject extra headers for examples. All Request options, except method and body, are allowed.
options.retries	RetryConfig	➖	Enables retrying HTTP requests under certain failure conditions.

Response

Promise<operations.TranscodeImageResponse>

Errors

Error Type	Status Code	Content Type
errors.SDKError	4XX, 5XX	*/*

makeDecision

Make a decision on media playback based on client profile, and requested settings such as bandwidth and resolution.

Example Usage

import { PlexAPI } from "@lukehagar/plexjs";
import { MakeDecisionLocation, MakeDecisionProtocol } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/sdk/models/operations";
import { Accepts, AdvancedSubtitles, BoolInt, TranscodeType } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/sdk/models/shared";

const plexAPI = new PlexAPI({
  accepts: Accepts.ApplicationXml,
  clientIdentifier: "abc123",
  product: "Plex for Roku",
  version: "2.4.1",
  platform: "Roku",
  platformVersion: "4.3 build 1057",
  device: "Roku 3",
  model: "4200X",
  deviceVendor: "Roku",
  deviceName: "Living Room TV",
  marketplace: "googlePlay",
});

async function run() {
  const result = await plexAPI.transcoder.makeDecision({
    transcodeType: TranscodeType.Music,
    advancedSubtitles: AdvancedSubtitles.Burn,
    audioBoost: 50,
    audioChannelCount: 5,
    autoAdjustQuality: BoolInt.One,
    autoAdjustSubtitle: BoolInt.One,
    directPlay: BoolInt.One,
    directStream: BoolInt.One,
    directStreamAudio: BoolInt.One,
    disableResolutionRotation: BoolInt.One,
    hasMDE: BoolInt.One,
    location: MakeDecisionLocation.Wan,
    mediaBufferSize: 102400,
    mediaIndex: 0,
    musicBitrate: 5000,
    offset: 90.5,
    partIndex: 0,
    path: "/library/metadata/151671",
    peakBitrate: 12000,
    photoResolution: "1080x1080",
    protocol: MakeDecisionProtocol.Dash,
    secondsPerSegment: 5,
    subtitleSize: 50,
    videoBitrate: 12000,
    videoQuality: 50,
    videoResolution: "1080x1080",
    xPlexClientProfileExtra: "add-limitation(scope=videoCodec&scopeName=*&type=upperBound&name=video.frameRate&value=60&replace=true)+append-transcode-target-codec(type=videoProfile&context=streaming&videoCodec=h264%2Chevc&audioCodec=aac&protocol=dash)",
    xPlexClientProfileName: "generic",
  });

  console.log(result);
}

run();

Standalone function

The standalone function version of this method:

import { PlexAPICore } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/core.js";
import { transcoderMakeDecision } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/funcs/transcoderMakeDecision.js";
import { MakeDecisionLocation, MakeDecisionProtocol } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/sdk/models/operations";
import { Accepts, AdvancedSubtitles, BoolInt, TranscodeType } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/sdk/models/shared";

// Use `PlexAPICore` for best tree-shaking performance.
// You can create one instance of it to use across an application.
const plexAPI = new PlexAPICore({
  accepts: Accepts.ApplicationXml,
  clientIdentifier: "abc123",
  product: "Plex for Roku",
  version: "2.4.1",
  platform: "Roku",
  platformVersion: "4.3 build 1057",
  device: "Roku 3",
  model: "4200X",
  deviceVendor: "Roku",
  deviceName: "Living Room TV",
  marketplace: "googlePlay",
});

async function run() {
  const res = await transcoderMakeDecision(plexAPI, {
    transcodeType: TranscodeType.Music,
    advancedSubtitles: AdvancedSubtitles.Burn,
    audioBoost: 50,
    audioChannelCount: 5,
    autoAdjustQuality: BoolInt.One,
    autoAdjustSubtitle: BoolInt.One,
    directPlay: BoolInt.One,
    directStream: BoolInt.One,
    directStreamAudio: BoolInt.One,
    disableResolutionRotation: BoolInt.One,
    hasMDE: BoolInt.One,
    location: MakeDecisionLocation.Wan,
    mediaBufferSize: 102400,
    mediaIndex: 0,
    musicBitrate: 5000,
    offset: 90.5,
    partIndex: 0,
    path: "/library/metadata/151671",
    peakBitrate: 12000,
    photoResolution: "1080x1080",
    protocol: MakeDecisionProtocol.Dash,
    secondsPerSegment: 5,
    subtitleSize: 50,
    videoBitrate: 12000,
    videoQuality: 50,
    videoResolution: "1080x1080",
    xPlexClientProfileExtra: "add-limitation(scope=videoCodec&scopeName=*&type=upperBound&name=video.frameRate&value=60&replace=true)+append-transcode-target-codec(type=videoProfile&context=streaming&videoCodec=h264%2Chevc&audioCodec=aac&protocol=dash)",
    xPlexClientProfileName: "generic",
  });
  if (res.ok) {
    const { value: result } = res;
    console.log(result);
  } else {
    console.log("transcoderMakeDecision failed:", res.error);
  }
}

run();

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
request	operations.MakeDecisionRequest	✔️	The request object to use for the request.
options	RequestOptions	➖	Used to set various options for making HTTP requests.
options.fetchOptions	RequestInit	➖	Options that are passed to the underlying HTTP request. This can be used to inject extra headers for examples. All Request options, except method and body, are allowed.
options.retries	RetryConfig	➖	Enables retrying HTTP requests under certain failure conditions.

Response

Promise<operations.MakeDecisionResponse>

Errors

Error Type	Status Code	Content Type
errors.SDKError	4XX, 5XX	*/*

triggerFallback

Manually trigger a transcoder fallback ex: HEVC to h.264 or hw to sw

Example Usage

import { PlexAPI } from "@lukehagar/plexjs";
import { Accepts, TranscodeType } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/sdk/models/shared";

const plexAPI = new PlexAPI({
  accepts: Accepts.ApplicationXml,
  clientIdentifier: "abc123",
  product: "Plex for Roku",
  version: "2.4.1",
  platform: "Roku",
  platformVersion: "4.3 build 1057",
  device: "Roku 3",
  model: "4200X",
  deviceVendor: "Roku",
  deviceName: "Living Room TV",
  marketplace: "googlePlay",
});

async function run() {
  const result = await plexAPI.transcoder.triggerFallback({
    transcodeType: TranscodeType.Audio,
  });

  console.log(result);
}

run();

Standalone function

The standalone function version of this method:

import { PlexAPICore } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/core.js";
import { transcoderTriggerFallback } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/funcs/transcoderTriggerFallback.js";
import { Accepts, TranscodeType } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/sdk/models/shared";

// Use `PlexAPICore` for best tree-shaking performance.
// You can create one instance of it to use across an application.
const plexAPI = new PlexAPICore({
  accepts: Accepts.ApplicationXml,
  clientIdentifier: "abc123",
  product: "Plex for Roku",
  version: "2.4.1",
  platform: "Roku",
  platformVersion: "4.3 build 1057",
  device: "Roku 3",
  model: "4200X",
  deviceVendor: "Roku",
  deviceName: "Living Room TV",
  marketplace: "googlePlay",
});

async function run() {
  const res = await transcoderTriggerFallback(plexAPI, {
    transcodeType: TranscodeType.Audio,
  });
  if (res.ok) {
    const { value: result } = res;
    console.log(result);
  } else {
    console.log("transcoderTriggerFallback failed:", res.error);
  }
}

run();

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
request	operations.TriggerFallbackRequest	✔️	The request object to use for the request.
options	RequestOptions	➖	Used to set various options for making HTTP requests.
options.fetchOptions	RequestInit	➖	Options that are passed to the underlying HTTP request. This can be used to inject extra headers for examples. All Request options, except method and body, are allowed.
options.retries	RetryConfig	➖	Enables retrying HTTP requests under certain failure conditions.

Response

Promise<operations.TriggerFallbackResponse>

Errors

Error Type	Status Code	Content Type
errors.SDKError	4XX, 5XX	*/*

transcodeSubtitles

Only transcode subtitle streams.

Example Usage

import { PlexAPI } from "@lukehagar/plexjs";
import { TranscodeSubtitlesLocation, TranscodeSubtitlesProtocol } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/sdk/models/operations";
import { Accepts, AdvancedSubtitles, BoolInt, TranscodeType } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/sdk/models/shared";

const plexAPI = new PlexAPI({
  accepts: Accepts.ApplicationXml,
  clientIdentifier: "abc123",
  product: "Plex for Roku",
  version: "2.4.1",
  platform: "Roku",
  platformVersion: "4.3 build 1057",
  device: "Roku 3",
  model: "4200X",
  deviceVendor: "Roku",
  deviceName: "Living Room TV",
  marketplace: "googlePlay",
});

async function run() {
  const result = await plexAPI.transcoder.transcodeSubtitles({
    transcodeType: TranscodeType.Audio,
    advancedSubtitles: AdvancedSubtitles.Burn,
    audioBoost: 50,
    audioChannelCount: 5,
    autoAdjustQuality: BoolInt.One,
    autoAdjustSubtitle: BoolInt.One,
    directPlay: BoolInt.One,
    directStream: BoolInt.One,
    directStreamAudio: BoolInt.One,
    disableResolutionRotation: BoolInt.One,
    hasMDE: BoolInt.One,
    location: TranscodeSubtitlesLocation.Wan,
    mediaBufferSize: 102400,
    mediaIndex: 0,
    musicBitrate: 5000,
    offset: 90.5,
    partIndex: 0,
    path: "/library/metadata/151671",
    peakBitrate: 12000,
    photoResolution: "1080x1080",
    protocol: TranscodeSubtitlesProtocol.Dash,
    secondsPerSegment: 5,
    subtitleSize: 50,
    videoBitrate: 12000,
    videoQuality: 50,
    videoResolution: "1080x1080",
    xPlexClientProfileExtra: "add-limitation(scope=videoCodec&scopeName=*&type=upperBound&name=video.frameRate&value=60&replace=true)+append-transcode-target-codec(type=videoProfile&context=streaming&videoCodec=h264%2Chevc&audioCodec=aac&protocol=dash)",
    xPlexClientProfileName: "generic",
  });

  console.log(result);
}

run();

Standalone function

The standalone function version of this method:

import { PlexAPICore } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/core.js";
import { transcoderTranscodeSubtitles } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/funcs/transcoderTranscodeSubtitles.js";
import { TranscodeSubtitlesLocation, TranscodeSubtitlesProtocol } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/sdk/models/operations";
import { Accepts, AdvancedSubtitles, BoolInt, TranscodeType } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/sdk/models/shared";

// Use `PlexAPICore` for best tree-shaking performance.
// You can create one instance of it to use across an application.
const plexAPI = new PlexAPICore({
  accepts: Accepts.ApplicationXml,
  clientIdentifier: "abc123",
  product: "Plex for Roku",
  version: "2.4.1",
  platform: "Roku",
  platformVersion: "4.3 build 1057",
  device: "Roku 3",
  model: "4200X",
  deviceVendor: "Roku",
  deviceName: "Living Room TV",
  marketplace: "googlePlay",
});

async function run() {
  const res = await transcoderTranscodeSubtitles(plexAPI, {
    transcodeType: TranscodeType.Audio,
    advancedSubtitles: AdvancedSubtitles.Burn,
    audioBoost: 50,
    audioChannelCount: 5,
    autoAdjustQuality: BoolInt.One,
    autoAdjustSubtitle: BoolInt.One,
    directPlay: BoolInt.One,
    directStream: BoolInt.One,
    directStreamAudio: BoolInt.One,
    disableResolutionRotation: BoolInt.One,
    hasMDE: BoolInt.One,
    location: TranscodeSubtitlesLocation.Wan,
    mediaBufferSize: 102400,
    mediaIndex: 0,
    musicBitrate: 5000,
    offset: 90.5,
    partIndex: 0,
    path: "/library/metadata/151671",
    peakBitrate: 12000,
    photoResolution: "1080x1080",
    protocol: TranscodeSubtitlesProtocol.Dash,
    secondsPerSegment: 5,
    subtitleSize: 50,
    videoBitrate: 12000,
    videoQuality: 50,
    videoResolution: "1080x1080",
    xPlexClientProfileExtra: "add-limitation(scope=videoCodec&scopeName=*&type=upperBound&name=video.frameRate&value=60&replace=true)+append-transcode-target-codec(type=videoProfile&context=streaming&videoCodec=h264%2Chevc&audioCodec=aac&protocol=dash)",
    xPlexClientProfileName: "generic",
  });
  if (res.ok) {
    const { value: result } = res;
    console.log(result);
  } else {
    console.log("transcoderTranscodeSubtitles failed:", res.error);
  }
}

run();

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
request	operations.TranscodeSubtitlesRequest	✔️	The request object to use for the request.
options	RequestOptions	➖	Used to set various options for making HTTP requests.
options.fetchOptions	RequestInit	➖	Options that are passed to the underlying HTTP request. This can be used to inject extra headers for examples. All Request options, except method and body, are allowed.
options.retries	RetryConfig	➖	Enables retrying HTTP requests under certain failure conditions.

Response

Promise<operations.TranscodeSubtitlesResponse>

Errors

Error Type	Status Code	Content Type
errors.SDKError	4XX, 5XX	*/*

startTranscodeSession

Starts the transcoder and returns the corresponding streaming resource document.

Example Usage

import { PlexAPI } from "@lukehagar/plexjs";
import { Extension, StartTranscodeSessionLocation, StartTranscodeSessionProtocol } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/sdk/models/operations";
import { Accepts, AdvancedSubtitles, BoolInt, TranscodeType } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/sdk/models/shared";

const plexAPI = new PlexAPI({
  accepts: Accepts.ApplicationXml,
  clientIdentifier: "abc123",
  product: "Plex for Roku",
  version: "2.4.1",
  platform: "Roku",
  platformVersion: "4.3 build 1057",
  device: "Roku 3",
  model: "4200X",
  deviceVendor: "Roku",
  deviceName: "Living Room TV",
  marketplace: "googlePlay",
});

async function run() {
  const result = await plexAPI.transcoder.startTranscodeSession({
    transcodeType: TranscodeType.Music,
    extension: Extension.Mpd,
    advancedSubtitles: AdvancedSubtitles.Burn,
    audioBoost: 50,
    audioChannelCount: 5,
    autoAdjustQuality: BoolInt.One,
    autoAdjustSubtitle: BoolInt.One,
    directPlay: BoolInt.One,
    directStream: BoolInt.One,
    directStreamAudio: BoolInt.One,
    disableResolutionRotation: BoolInt.One,
    hasMDE: BoolInt.One,
    location: StartTranscodeSessionLocation.Wan,
    mediaBufferSize: 102400,
    mediaIndex: 0,
    musicBitrate: 5000,
    offset: 90.5,
    partIndex: 0,
    path: "/library/metadata/151671",
    peakBitrate: 12000,
    photoResolution: "1080x1080",
    protocol: StartTranscodeSessionProtocol.Dash,
    secondsPerSegment: 5,
    subtitleSize: 50,
    videoBitrate: 12000,
    videoQuality: 50,
    videoResolution: "1080x1080",
    xPlexClientProfileExtra: "add-limitation(scope=videoCodec&scopeName=*&type=upperBound&name=video.frameRate&value=60&replace=true)+append-transcode-target-codec(type=videoProfile&context=streaming&videoCodec=h264%2Chevc&audioCodec=aac&protocol=dash)",
    xPlexClientProfileName: "generic",
  });

  console.log(result);
}

run();

Standalone function

The standalone function version of this method:

import { PlexAPICore } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/core.js";
import { transcoderStartTranscodeSession } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/funcs/transcoderStartTranscodeSession.js";
import { Extension, StartTranscodeSessionLocation, StartTranscodeSessionProtocol } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/sdk/models/operations";
import { Accepts, AdvancedSubtitles, BoolInt, TranscodeType } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/sdk/models/shared";

// Use `PlexAPICore` for best tree-shaking performance.
// You can create one instance of it to use across an application.
const plexAPI = new PlexAPICore({
  accepts: Accepts.ApplicationXml,
  clientIdentifier: "abc123",
  product: "Plex for Roku",
  version: "2.4.1",
  platform: "Roku",
  platformVersion: "4.3 build 1057",
  device: "Roku 3",
  model: "4200X",
  deviceVendor: "Roku",
  deviceName: "Living Room TV",
  marketplace: "googlePlay",
});

async function run() {
  const res = await transcoderStartTranscodeSession(plexAPI, {
    transcodeType: TranscodeType.Music,
    extension: Extension.Mpd,
    advancedSubtitles: AdvancedSubtitles.Burn,
    audioBoost: 50,
    audioChannelCount: 5,
    autoAdjustQuality: BoolInt.One,
    autoAdjustSubtitle: BoolInt.One,
    directPlay: BoolInt.One,
    directStream: BoolInt.One,
    directStreamAudio: BoolInt.One,
    disableResolutionRotation: BoolInt.One,
    hasMDE: BoolInt.One,
    location: StartTranscodeSessionLocation.Wan,
    mediaBufferSize: 102400,
    mediaIndex: 0,
    musicBitrate: 5000,
    offset: 90.5,
    partIndex: 0,
    path: "/library/metadata/151671",
    peakBitrate: 12000,
    photoResolution: "1080x1080",
    protocol: StartTranscodeSessionProtocol.Dash,
    secondsPerSegment: 5,
    subtitleSize: 50,
    videoBitrate: 12000,
    videoQuality: 50,
    videoResolution: "1080x1080",
    xPlexClientProfileExtra: "add-limitation(scope=videoCodec&scopeName=*&type=upperBound&name=video.frameRate&value=60&replace=true)+append-transcode-target-codec(type=videoProfile&context=streaming&videoCodec=h264%2Chevc&audioCodec=aac&protocol=dash)",
    xPlexClientProfileName: "generic",
  });
  if (res.ok) {
    const { value: result } = res;
    console.log(result);
  } else {
    console.log("transcoderStartTranscodeSession failed:", res.error);
  }
}

run();

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
request	operations.StartTranscodeSessionRequest	✔️	The request object to use for the request.
options	RequestOptions	➖	Used to set various options for making HTTP requests.
options.fetchOptions	RequestInit	➖	Options that are passed to the underlying HTTP request. This can be used to inject extra headers for examples. All Request options, except method and body, are allowed.
options.retries	RetryConfig	➖	Enables retrying HTTP requests under certain failure conditions.

Response

Promise<operations.StartTranscodeSessionResponse>

Errors

Error Type	Status Code	Content Type
errors.SDKError	4XX, 5XX	*/*