plexpy/docs/sdks/video

Video

(video)

Overview

API Calls that perform operations with Plex Media Server Videos

Available Operations

• get_timeline - Get the timeline for a media item
• start_universal_transcode - Start Universal Transcode

get_timeline

Get the timeline for a media item

Example Usage

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	✔️	The request object to use for the request.
retries	Optional[utils.RetryConfig]	➖	Configuration to override the default retry behavior of the client.

Response

operations.GetTimelineResponse

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

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	✔️	The request object to use for the request.
retries	Optional[utils.RetryConfig]	➖	Configuration to override the default retry behavior of the client.

Response

operations.StartUniversalTranscodeResponse

Errors

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