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plexjs/docs/sdk/models/operations/gettemplatemediacontainer.md
speakeasybot 3994020ebb ## Typescript SDK Changes:
* `plex-api.libraryPlaylists.addPlaylistItems()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.hubs.getMetadataHubs()`: 
  *  `request.onlyTransient` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.hub.[].metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.libraryCollections.moveCollectionItem()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.libraryCollections.deleteCollectionItem()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.libraryCollections.addCollectionItems()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.content.getSonicallySimilar()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.butler.stopTask()`:  `request` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.butler.startTask()`:  `request` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.content.getSonicPath()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.downloadQueue.getItemDecision()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.hubs.getAllHubs()`: 
  *  `request.onlyTransient` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.hub.[].metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.hubs.getContinueWatching()`:  `response.mediacontainer.hub.[].metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.hubs.getPromotedHubs()`:  `response.mediacontainer.hub.[].metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.content.getAllLeaves()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.hubs.getPostplayHubs()`: 
  *  `request.onlyTransient` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.hub.[].metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.hubs.getRelatedHubs()`: 
  *  `request.onlyTransient` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.hub.[].metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.hubs.getSectionHubs()`: 
  *  `request.onlyTransient` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.hub.[].metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.content.listContent()`: 
  *  `request` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.content.getAlbums()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.search.searchHubs()`:  `response.mediacontainer.hub.[].metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.search.voiceSearchHubs()`: 
  *  `request.type` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
  *  `response.mediacontainer.hub.[].metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.library.getLibraryItems()`: 
  *  `request.mediaQuery` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.library.ingestTransientItem()`: 
  *  `request` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.library.getLibraryMatches()`: 
  *  `request` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
  *  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.content.getMetadataItem()`: 
  *  `request` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.library.getSections()`:  `response.mediacontainer.directory.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.library.addSection()`: 
  *  `request` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.directory.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.library.getTags()`: 
  *  `request.type` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.content.getCollectionItems()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.library.getAllItemLeaves()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.status.listSessions()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.playQueue.movePlayQueueItem()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.library.getExtras()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.playQueue.deletePlayQueueItem()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.playQueue.unshuffle()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.library.listMatches()`: 
  *  `request.manual` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.library.listSonicallySimilar()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.playQueue.resetPlayQueue()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.library.getRelatedItems()`:  `response.mediacontainer.hub.[].metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.library.listSimilar()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.playQueue.clearPlayQueue()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.library.getItemTree()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadataItem.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.playQueue.addToPlayQueue()`: 
  *  `request.next` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.playQueue.getPlayQueue()`: 
  *  `request` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.libraryPlaylists.movePlaylistItem()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.library.getPerson()`:  `response.mediacontainer.directory.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.library.listPersonMedia()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.libraryPlaylists.getPlaylistGeneratorItems()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.library.getLibraryDetails()`: 
  *  `request.includeDetails` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.directory.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.libraryPlaylists.modifyPlaylistGenerator()`: 
  *  `request.item` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.library.autocomplete()`: 
  *  `request.mediaQuery` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.library.getCollections()`: 
  *  `request.mediaQuery` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.library.getCommon()`: 
  *  `request.mediaQuery` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.libraryPlaylists.deletePlaylistItem()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.libraryPlaylists.clearPlaylistItems()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.playQueue.shuffle()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.libraryPlaylists.createPlaylist()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.playlist.getPlaylistItems()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.playlist.getPlaylist()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.collections.createCollection()`: 
  *  `request.type` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
  *  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.dvRs.tuneChannel()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.liveTv.getSessions()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.liveTv.getLiveTvSession()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.playlist.listPlaylists()`:  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.subscriptions.getAllSubscriptions()`: 
  *  `request` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.mediaSubscription.[].mediaGrabOperation.[].metadata` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.subscriptions.createSubscription()`:  `response.mediacontainer.mediaSubscription.[].mediaGrabOperation.[].metadata` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.subscriptions.getScheduledRecordings()`:  `response.mediacontainer.mediaGrabOperation.[].metadata` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.subscriptions.getTemplate()`:  `response.mediacontainer.subscriptionTemplate.[].mediaSubscription.[].mediaGrabOperation.[].metadata` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.subscriptions.getSubscription()`: 
  *  `request` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.mediaSubscription.[].mediaGrabOperation.[].metadata` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.subscriptions.editSubscriptionPreferences()`:  `response.mediacontainer.mediaSubscription.[].mediaGrabOperation.[].metadata` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.subscriptions.reorderSubscription()`:  `response.mediacontainer.mediaSubscription.[].mediaGrabOperation.[].metadata` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.transcoder.makeDecision()`: 
  *  `request` **Changed**
  *  `response.mediacontainer.metadata.[]` **Changed** **Breaking** ⚠️
* `plex-api.library.refreshItemsMetadata()`: 
  *  `request.markUpdated` **Changed**
* `plex-api.authentication.postUsersSignInData()`: **Added**
* `plex-api.transcoder.startTranscodeSession()`:  `request` **Changed**
* `plex-api.devices.modifyDevice()`: 
  *  `request.enabled` **Changed**
* `plex-api.library.getMediaPart()`: 
  *  `request.download` **Changed**
* `plex-api.library.detectIntros()`: 
  *  `request.force` **Changed**
* `plex-api.library.refreshSection()`: 
  *  `request.force` **Changed**
* `plex-api.libraryPlaylists.uploadPlaylist()`: 
  *  `request.force` **Changed**
* `plex-api.library.deleteMediaItem()`: 
  *  `request.proxy` **Changed**
* `plex-api.authentication.getTokenDetails()`: **Added**
* `plex-api.library.getFirstCharacters()`: 
  *  `request.mediaQuery` **Changed**
* `plex-api.library.updateItems()`: 
  *  `request.field.locked` **Changed**
* `plex-api.library.deleteLibrarySection()`: 
  *  `request.async` **Changed**
* `plex-api.library.setStreamSelection()`: 
  *  `request.allParts` **Changed**
* `plex-api.playQueue.createPlayQueue()`:  `request` **Changed**
* `plex-api.library.getAugmentationStatus()`: 
  *  `request.wait` **Changed**
* `plex-api.library.detectVoiceActivity()`:  `request` **Changed**
* `plex-api.transcoder.transcodeImage()`:  `request` **Changed**
* `plex-api.transcoder.transcodeSubtitles()`:  `request` **Changed**
* `plex-api.library.addSubtitles()`:  `request` **Changed**
* `plex-api.library.getStream()`: 
  *  `request.autoAdjustSubtitle` **Changed**
* `plex-api.library.startBifGeneration()`: 
  *  `request.force` **Changed**
* `plex-api.library.detectCredits()`:  `request` **Changed**
* `plex-api.ultraBlur.getImage()`: 
  *  `request.noise` **Changed**
* `plex-api.library.generateThumbs()`: 
  *  `request.force` **Changed**
* `plex-api.updater.applyUpdates()`:  `request` **Changed**
* `plex-api.updater.checkUpdates()`: 
  *  `request.download` **Changed**
* `plex-api.library.deleteMetadataItem()`: 
  *  `request.proxy` **Changed**
* `plex-api.library.optimizeDatabase()`: 
  *  `request.async` **Changed**
* `plex-api.hubs.updateHubVisibility()`:  `request` **Changed**
* `plex-api.hubs.createCustomHub()`:  `request` **Changed**
* `plex-api.library.getSectionImage()`: 
  *  `request.mediaQuery` **Changed**
* `plex-api.downloadQueue.addDownloadQueueItems()`:  `request` **Changed**
* `plex-api.timeline.report()`:  `request` **Changed**
* `plex-api.general.getSourceConnectionInformation()`: 
  *  `request.refresh` **Changed**
* `plex-api.plex.getServerResources()`: **Added**
* `plex-api.users.getUsers()`: **Added**
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GetTemplateMediaContainer

MediaContainer is the root element of most Plex API responses. It serves as a generic container for various types of content (Metadata, Hubs, Directories, etc.) and includes pagination information (offset, size, totalSize) when applicable. Common attributes: - identifier: Unique identifier for this container - size: Number of items in this response page - totalSize: Total number of items available (for pagination) - offset: Starting index of this page (for pagination) The container often "hoists" common attributes from its children. For example, if all tracks in a container share the same album title, the parentTitle attribute may appear on the MediaContainer rather than being repeated on each track.

Example Usage

import { GetTemplateMediaContainer } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/sdk/models/operations";
import { RFCDate } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/sdk/types";

let value: GetTemplateMediaContainer = {
  subscriptionTemplate: [
    {
      mediaSubscription: [
        {
          title: "This Episode",
          mediaGrabOperation: [
            {
              metadata: {
                title: "<value>",
                type: "<value>",
                addedAt: 3539,
                art: "/library/metadata/58683/art/1703239236",
                autotag: [
                  {
                    filter: "actor=49",
                    ratingKey: "58683",
                    role: "Secretary",
                    tag: "Shaun Lawton",
                    tagKey: "5d3ee12c4cde6a001c3e0b27",
                    thumb:
                      "http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/lcJ8qM51ClAR2UzXU1mkZGfnn3o.jpg",
                  },
                ],
                chapterSource: "media",
                childCount: 1,
                country: [
                  {
                    filter: "actor=49",
                    ratingKey: "58683",
                    role: "Secretary",
                    tag: "Shaun Lawton",
                    tagKey: "5d3ee12c4cde6a001c3e0b27",
                    thumb:
                      "http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/lcJ8qM51ClAR2UzXU1mkZGfnn3o.jpg",
                  },
                ],
                director: [
                  {
                    filter: "actor=49",
                    ratingKey: "58683",
                    role: "Secretary",
                    tag: "Shaun Lawton",
                    tagKey: "5d3ee12c4cde6a001c3e0b27",
                    thumb:
                      "http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/lcJ8qM51ClAR2UzXU1mkZGfnn3o.jpg",
                  },
                ],
                genre: [
                  {
                    filter: "actor=49",
                    ratingKey: "58683",
                    role: "Secretary",
                    tag: "Shaun Lawton",
                    tagKey: "5d3ee12c4cde6a001c3e0b27",
                    thumb:
                      "http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/lcJ8qM51ClAR2UzXU1mkZGfnn3o.jpg",
                  },
                ],
                grandparentGuid: "plex://show/5d9c081b170e24001f2a7be4",
                guid: "plex://movie/5d7768ba96b655001fdc0408",
                guids: [
                  {
                    id:
                      "{\"imdbExample\":{\"summary\":\"IMDB example\",\"value\":\"imdb://tt13015952\"},\"tmdbExample\":{\"summary\":\"TMDB example\",\"value\":\"tmdb://2434012\"},\"tvdbExample\":{\"summary\":\"TVDB example\",\"value\":\"tvdb://7945991\"}}",
                  },
                ],
                key: "<key>",
                lastViewedAt: 1556281940,
                media: [
                  {
                    aspectRatio: 2.35,
                    audioChannels: 2,
                    audioCodec: "aac",
                    audioProfile: "lc",
                    bitrate: 5612,
                    container: "mov",
                    duration: 150192,
                    has64bitOffsets: false,
                    hasVoiceActivity: true,
                    height: 544,
                    id: 1,
                    optimizedForStreaming: false,
                    part: [
                      {
                        accessible: true,
                        audioProfile: "lc",
                        container: "mov",
                        duration: 150192,
                        exists: true,
                        file:
                          "/home/schuyler/Videos/Trailers/Cloud Atlas (2012).mov",
                        has64bitOffsets: false,
                        id: 1,
                        indexes: "sd",
                        key: "/library/parts/1/1531779263/file.mov",
                        optimizedForStreaming: false,
                        size: 105355654,
                        stream: [
                          {
                            default: true,
                            audioChannelLayout: "5.1(side)",
                            channels: 6,
                            bitDepth: 10,
                            doviblCompatID: 1,
                            doviblPresent: true,
                            dovielPresent: false,
                            doviLevel: 6,
                            doviPresent: true,
                            doviProfile: 8,
                            dovirpuPresent: true,
                            doviVersion: "1.0",
                            bitrate: 24743,
                            canAutoSync: false,
                            chromaLocation: "topleft",
                            chromaSubsampling: "4:2:0",
                            codedHeight: 1608,
                            codedWidth: 3840,
                            closedCaptions: true,
                            codec: "hevc",
                            colorPrimaries: "bt2020",
                            colorRange: "tv",
                            colorSpace: "bt2020nc",
                            colorTrc: "smpte2084",
                            displayTitle: "4K DoVi/HDR10 (HEVC Main 10)",
                            extendedDisplayTitle:
                              "4K DoVi/HDR10 (HEVC Main 10)",
                            frameRate: 23.976,
                            hasScalingMatrix: false,
                            height: 1602,
                            id: 1002625,
                            index: 0,
                            key: "/library/streams/216389",
                            language: "English",
                            languageCode: "eng",
                            languageTag: "en",
                            format: "srt",
                            headerCompression: true,
                            level: 150,
                            original: true,
                            profile: "main 10",
                            refFrames: 1,
                            samplingRate: 48000,
                            scanType: "progressive",
                            embeddedInVideo: "progressive",
                            selected: true,
                            forced: true,
                            hearingImpaired: true,
                            dub: true,
                            title: "SDH",
                            streamIdentifier: 1,
                            width: 3840,
                          },
                        ],
                        videoProfile: "main",
                      },
                    ],
                    videoCodec: "h264",
                    videoFrameRate: "24p",
                    videoProfile: "main",
                    videoResolution: "720",
                    width: 1280,
                  },
                ],
                originallyAvailableAt: new RFCDate("2022-12-14"),
                parentGuid: "plex://show/5d9c081b170e24001f2a7be4",
                ratingArray: [
                  {
                    filter: "actor=49",
                    ratingKey: "58683",
                    role: "Secretary",
                    tag: "Shaun Lawton",
                    tagKey: "5d3ee12c4cde6a001c3e0b27",
                    thumb:
                      "http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/lcJ8qM51ClAR2UzXU1mkZGfnn3o.jpg",
                  },
                ],
                role: [
                  {
                    filter: "actor=49",
                    ratingKey: "58683",
                    role: "Secretary",
                    tag: "Shaun Lawton",
                    tagKey: "5d3ee12c4cde6a001c3e0b27",
                    thumb:
                      "http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/lcJ8qM51ClAR2UzXU1mkZGfnn3o.jpg",
                  },
                ],
                theme: "/library/metadata/1/theme/1705636920",
                thumb: "/library/metadata/58683/thumb/1703239236",
                writer: [
                  {
                    filter: "actor=49",
                    ratingKey: "58683",
                    role: "Secretary",
                    tag: "Shaun Lawton",
                    tagKey: "5d3ee12c4cde6a001c3e0b27",
                    thumb:
                      "http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/lcJ8qM51ClAR2UzXU1mkZGfnn3o.jpg",
                  },
                ],
              },
            },
          ],
        },
      ],
    },
  ],
};

Fields

Field Type Required Description
identifier string N/A
offset number The offset of where this container page starts among the total objects available. Also provided in the X-Plex-Container-Start header.
size number N/A
totalSize number The total size of objects available. Also provided in the X-Plex-Container-Total-Size header.
subscriptionTemplate operations.SubscriptionTemplate[] N/A