# Video
(*video*)

## Overview

API Calls that perform operations with Plex Media Server Videos


### Available Operations

* [get_timeline](#get_timeline) - Get the timeline for a media item
* [start_universal_transcode](#start_universal_transcode) - Start Universal Transcode

## get_timeline

Get the timeline for a media item

### Example Usage

```python
from plex_api_client import PlexAPI
from plex_api_client.models import operations

s = PlexAPI(
    access_token="<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
    x_plex_client_identifier="gcgzw5rz2xovp84b4vha3a40",
)

res = s.video.get_timeline(request={
    "rating_key": 23409,
    "key": "/library/metadata/23409",
    "state": operations.State.PLAYING,
    "has_mde": 1,
    "time": 2000,
    "duration": 10000,
    "context": "home:hub.continueWatching",
    "play_queue_item_id": 1,
    "play_back_time": 2000,
    "row": 1,
})

if res is not None:
    # handle response
    pass

```

### Parameters

| Parameter                                                                      | Type                                                                           | Required                                                                       | Description                                                                    |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `request`                                                                      | [operations.GetTimelineRequest](../../models/operations/gettimelinerequest.md) | :heavy_check_mark:                                                             | The request object to use for the request.                                     |
| `retries`                                                                      | [Optional[utils.RetryConfig]](../../models/utils/retryconfig.md)               | :heavy_minus_sign:                                                             | Configuration to override the default retry behavior of the client.            |

### Response

**[operations.GetTimelineResponse](../../models/operations/gettimelineresponse.md)**

### Errors

| Error Object                   | Status Code                    | Content Type                   |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------ |
| errors.GetTimelineBadRequest   | 400                            | application/json               |
| errors.GetTimelineUnauthorized | 401                            | application/json               |
| errors.SDKError                | 4xx-5xx                        | */*                            |


## start_universal_transcode

Begin a Universal Transcode Session

### Example Usage

```python
from plex_api_client import PlexAPI

s = PlexAPI(
    access_token="<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
    x_plex_client_identifier="gcgzw5rz2xovp84b4vha3a40",
)

res = s.video.start_universal_transcode(request={
    "has_mde": 1,
    "path": "/library/metadata/23409",
    "media_index": 0,
    "part_index": 0,
    "protocol": "hls",
    "fast_seek": 0,
    "direct_play": 0,
    "direct_stream": 0,
    "subtitle_size": 100,
    "subtites": "burn",
    "audio_boost": 100,
    "location": "lan",
    "media_buffer_size": 102400,
    "session": "zvcage8b7rkioqcm8f4uns4c",
    "add_debug_overlay": 0,
    "auto_adjust_quality": 0,
})

if res is not None:
    # handle response
    pass

```

### Parameters

| Parameter                                                                                              | Type                                                                                                   | Required                                                                                               | Description                                                                                            |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `request`                                                                                              | [operations.StartUniversalTranscodeRequest](../../models/operations/startuniversaltranscoderequest.md) | :heavy_check_mark:                                                                                     | The request object to use for the request.                                                             |
| `retries`                                                                                              | [Optional[utils.RetryConfig]](../../models/utils/retryconfig.md)                                       | :heavy_minus_sign:                                                                                     | Configuration to override the default retry behavior of the client.                                    |

### Response

**[operations.StartUniversalTranscodeResponse](../../models/operations/startuniversaltranscoderesponse.md)**

### Errors

| Error Object                               | Status Code                                | Content Type                               |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------ |
| errors.StartUniversalTranscodeBadRequest   | 400                                        | application/json                           |
| errors.StartUniversalTranscodeUnauthorized | 401                                        | application/json                           |
| errors.SDKError                            | 4xx-5xx                                    | */*                                        |