plexjs/docs/sdks/media

Media

(media)

Overview

API Calls interacting with Plex Media Server Media

Available Operations

• markPlayed - Mark Media Played
• markUnplayed - Mark Media Unplayed
• updatePlayProgress - Update Media Play Progress
• getBannerImage - Get Banner Image
• getThumbImage - Get Thumb Image

markPlayed

This will mark the provided media key as Played.

Example Usage

import { PlexAPI } from "@lukehagar/plexjs";

const plexAPI = new PlexAPI({
  accessToken: "<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
});

async function run() {
  const result = await plexAPI.media.markPlayed(59398);

  console.log(result);
}

run();

Standalone function

The standalone function version of this method:

import { PlexAPICore } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/core.js";
import { mediaMarkPlayed } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/funcs/mediaMarkPlayed.js";

// Use `PlexAPICore` for best tree-shaking performance.
// You can create one instance of it to use across an application.
const plexAPI = new PlexAPICore({
  accessToken: "<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
});

async function run() {
  const res = await mediaMarkPlayed(plexAPI, 59398);
  if (res.ok) {
    const { value: result } = res;
    console.log(result);
  } else {
    console.log("mediaMarkPlayed failed:", res.error);
  }
}

run();

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
key	number	✔️	The media key to mark as played	[object Object]
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.MarkPlayedResponse>

Errors

Error Type	Status Code	Content Type
errors.MarkPlayedBadRequest	400	application/json
errors.MarkPlayedUnauthorized	401	application/json
errors.SDKError	4XX, 5XX	*/*

markUnplayed

This will mark the provided media key as Unplayed.

Example Usage

import { PlexAPI } from "@lukehagar/plexjs";

const plexAPI = new PlexAPI({
  accessToken: "<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
});

async function run() {
  const result = await plexAPI.media.markUnplayed(59398);

  console.log(result);
}

run();

Standalone function

The standalone function version of this method:

import { PlexAPICore } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/core.js";
import { mediaMarkUnplayed } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/funcs/mediaMarkUnplayed.js";

// Use `PlexAPICore` for best tree-shaking performance.
// You can create one instance of it to use across an application.
const plexAPI = new PlexAPICore({
  accessToken: "<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
});

async function run() {
  const res = await mediaMarkUnplayed(plexAPI, 59398);
  if (res.ok) {
    const { value: result } = res;
    console.log(result);
  } else {
    console.log("mediaMarkUnplayed failed:", res.error);
  }
}

run();

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
key	number	✔️	The media key to mark as Unplayed	[object Object]
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.MarkUnplayedResponse>

Errors

Error Type	Status Code	Content Type
errors.MarkUnplayedBadRequest	400	application/json
errors.MarkUnplayedUnauthorized	401	application/json
errors.SDKError	4XX, 5XX	*/*

updatePlayProgress

This API command can be used to update the play progress of a media item.

Example Usage

import { PlexAPI } from "@lukehagar/plexjs";

const plexAPI = new PlexAPI({
  accessToken: "<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
});

async function run() {
  const result = await plexAPI.media.updatePlayProgress("<key>", 90000, "played");

  console.log(result);
}

run();

Standalone function

The standalone function version of this method:

import { PlexAPICore } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/core.js";
import { mediaUpdatePlayProgress } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/funcs/mediaUpdatePlayProgress.js";

// Use `PlexAPICore` for best tree-shaking performance.
// You can create one instance of it to use across an application.
const plexAPI = new PlexAPICore({
  accessToken: "<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
});

async function run() {
  const res = await mediaUpdatePlayProgress(plexAPI, "<key>", 90000, "played");
  if (res.ok) {
    const { value: result } = res;
    console.log(result);
  } else {
    console.log("mediaUpdatePlayProgress failed:", res.error);
  }
}

run();

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
key	string	✔️	the media key
time	number	✔️	The time, in milliseconds, used to set the media playback progress.	[object Object]
state	string	✔️	The playback state of the media item.	[object Object]
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.UpdatePlayProgressResponse>

Errors

Error Type	Status Code	Content Type
errors.UpdatePlayProgressBadRequest	400	application/json
errors.UpdatePlayProgressUnauthorized	401	application/json
errors.SDKError	4XX, 5XX	*/*

getBannerImage

Gets the banner image of the media item

Example Usage

import { PlexAPI } from "@lukehagar/plexjs";

const plexAPI = new PlexAPI({
  accessToken: "<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
});

async function run() {
  const result = await plexAPI.media.getBannerImage({
    ratingKey: 9518,
    width: 396,
    height: 396,
    minSize: 1,
    upscale: 1,
    xPlexToken: "CV5xoxjTpFKUzBTShsaf",
  });

  console.log(result);
}

run();

Standalone function

The standalone function version of this method:

import { PlexAPICore } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/core.js";
import { mediaGetBannerImage } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/funcs/mediaGetBannerImage.js";

// Use `PlexAPICore` for best tree-shaking performance.
// You can create one instance of it to use across an application.
const plexAPI = new PlexAPICore({
  accessToken: "<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
});

async function run() {
  const res = await mediaGetBannerImage(plexAPI, {
    ratingKey: 9518,
    width: 396,
    height: 396,
    minSize: 1,
    upscale: 1,
    xPlexToken: "CV5xoxjTpFKUzBTShsaf",
  });
  if (res.ok) {
    const { value: result } = res;
    console.log(result);
  } else {
    console.log("mediaGetBannerImage failed:", res.error);
  }
}

run();

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
request	operations.GetBannerImageRequest	✔️	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.GetBannerImageResponse>

Errors

Error Type	Status Code	Content Type
errors.GetBannerImageBadRequest	400	application/json
errors.GetBannerImageUnauthorized	401	application/json
errors.SDKError	4XX, 5XX	*/*

getThumbImage

Gets the thumbnail image of the media item

Example Usage

import { PlexAPI } from "@lukehagar/plexjs";

const plexAPI = new PlexAPI({
  accessToken: "<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
});

async function run() {
  const result = await plexAPI.media.getThumbImage({
    ratingKey: 9518,
    width: 396,
    height: 396,
    minSize: 1,
    upscale: 1,
    xPlexToken: "CV5xoxjTpFKUzBTShsaf",
  });

  console.log(result);
}

run();

Standalone function

The standalone function version of this method:

import { PlexAPICore } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/core.js";
import { mediaGetThumbImage } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/funcs/mediaGetThumbImage.js";

// Use `PlexAPICore` for best tree-shaking performance.
// You can create one instance of it to use across an application.
const plexAPI = new PlexAPICore({
  accessToken: "<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
});

async function run() {
  const res = await mediaGetThumbImage(plexAPI, {
    ratingKey: 9518,
    width: 396,
    height: 396,
    minSize: 1,
    upscale: 1,
    xPlexToken: "CV5xoxjTpFKUzBTShsaf",
  });
  if (res.ok) {
    const { value: result } = res;
    console.log(result);
  } else {
    console.log("mediaGetThumbImage failed:", res.error);
  }
}

run();

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
request	operations.GetThumbImageRequest	✔️	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.GetThumbImageResponse>

Errors

Error Type	Status Code	Content Type
errors.GetThumbImageBadRequest	400	application/json
errors.GetThumbImageUnauthorized	401	application/json
errors.SDKError	4XX, 5XX	*/*