PlexSDK Python SDK 0.0.1

A Python SDK for PlexSDK.

An Open API Spec for interacting with Plex.tv and Plex Servers

• API version: 0.0.1
• SDK version: 0.0.1

Table of Contents

• Requirements
• Installation
  • Dependencies
• Authentication
  • API Key
• API Endpoint Services
• API Models
• Testing
• Configuration
• Sample Usage
• PlexSDK Services
• License

Installation

pip install plexpy

Dependencies

This SDK uses the following dependencies:

• requests 2.28.1
• http-exceptions 0.2.10
• pytest 7.1.2
• responses 0.21.0

Authentication

To see whether an endpoint needs a specific type of authentication check the endpoint's documentation.

API Key

The PlexSDK API uses API keys as a form of authentication. An API key is a unique identifier used to authenticate a user, developer, or a program that is calling the API. You can set the API key when initializing the SDK through the constructor:

sdk = PlexSDK('YOUR_API_KEY', 'YOUR_API_KEY_HEADER')

If you omit YOUR_API_KEY_HEADER, the SDK default API key header will be X-Plex-Token.

You can also set it for each service individually:

sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.server.set_api_key('YOUR_API_KEY', 'YOUR_API_KEY_HEADER')

API Endpoint Services

All URIs are relative to http://10.10.10.47:32400.

Click the service name for a full list of the service methods.

Service
Server
Media
Activities
Butler
Hubs
Search
Library
Log
Playlists
Security
Sessions
Updater
Video

API Models

A list documenting all API models for this SDK.

Testing

Run unit tests with this command:

python -m unittest discover -p "test*.py" 

Sample Usage

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK

sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))

results = sdk.server.get_server_capabilities()

pprint(vars(results))

PlexSDK Services

A list of all services and services methods.

• Services

  • Server

  • Media

  • Activities

  • Butler

  • Hubs

  • Search

  • Library

  • Log

  • Playlists

  • Security

  • Sessions

  • Updater

  • Video

• All Methods

Server

Method	Description
get_server_capabilities	Server Capabilities
get_server_preferences	Get Server Preferences
get_available_clients	Get Available Clients
get_devices	Get Devices
get_server_identity	Get Server Identity
get_my_plex_account	Get MyPlex Account
get_resized_photo	Get a Resized Photo
get_server_list	Get Server List

Media

Method	Description
mark_played	Mark Media Played
mark_unplayed	Mark Media Unplayed
update_play_progress	Update Media Play Progress

Activities

Method	Description
get_server_activities	Get Server Activities
cancel_server_activities	Cancel Server Activities

Butler

Method	Description
start_all_tasks	Start all Butler tasks
get_butler_tasks	Get Butler tasks
stop_all_tasks	Stop all Butler tasks
start_task	Start a single Butler task
stop_task	Stop a single Butler task

Hubs

Method	Description
get_global_hubs	Get Global Hubs
get_library_hubs	Get library specific hubs

Search

Method	Description
perform_search	Perform a search
perform_voice_search	Perform a voice search
get_search_results	Get Search Results

Library

Method	Description
get_file_hash	Get Hash Value
get_recently_added	Get Recently Added
get_libraries	Get All Libraries
get_library	Get Library Details
delete_library	Delete Library Section
get_library_items	Get Library Items
refresh_library	Refresh Library
get_latest_library_items	Get Latest Library Items
get_common_library_items	Get Common Library Items
get_metadata	Get Items Metadata
get_metadata_children	Get Items Children
get_on_deck	Get On Deck

Log

Method	Description
log_multi_line	Logging a multi-line message
log_line	Logging a single line message.
enable_paper_trail	Enabling Papertrail

Playlists

Method	Description
create_playlist	Create a Playlist
get_playlists	Get All Playlists
get_playlist	Retrieve Playlist
delete_playlist	Deletes a Playlist
update_playlist	Update a Playlist
get_playlist_contents	Retrieve Playlist Contents
clear_playlist_contents	Delete Playlist Contents
add_playlist_contents	Adding to a Playlist
upload_playlist	Upload Playlist

Security

Method	Description
get_transient_token	Get a Transient Token.
get_source_connection_information	Get Source Connection Information

Sessions

Method	Description
get_sessions	Get Active Sessions
get_session_history	Get Session History
get_transcode_sessions	Get Transcode Sessions
stop_transcode_session	Stop a Transcode Session

Updater

Method	Description
get_update_status	Querying status of updates
check_for_updates	Checking for updates
apply_updates	Apply Updates

Video

Method	Description
start_universal_transcode	Start Universal Transcode
get_timeline	Get the timeline for a media item

All Methods

get_server_capabilities

Server Capabilities

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Type

GetServerCapabilitiesResponse

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.server.get_server_capabilities()

pprint(vars(results))

get_server_preferences

Get Server Preferences

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /:/prefs

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.server.get_server_preferences()

pprint(vars(results))

get_available_clients

Get Available Clients

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /clients

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Type

GetAvailableClientsResponse

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.server.get_available_clients()

pprint(vars(results))

get_devices

Get Devices

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /devices

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Type

GetDevicesResponse

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.server.get_devices()

pprint(vars(results))

get_server_identity

Get Server Identity

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /identity

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Type

GetServerIdentityResponse

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.server.get_server_identity()

pprint(vars(results))

get_my_plex_account

Get MyPlex Account

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /myplex/account

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Type

GetMyPlexAccountResponse

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.server.get_my_plex_account()

pprint(vars(results))

get_resized_photo

Get a Resized Photo

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /photo/:/transcode

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
width	float	Required	The width for the resized photo
height	float	Required	The height for the resized photo
opacity	int	Required	The opacity for the resized photo
blur	float	Required	The width for the resized photo
min_size	MinSize	Required	images are always scaled proportionally. A value of '1' in minSize will make the smaller native dimension the dimension resized against.
upscale	Upscale	Required	allow images to be resized beyond native dimensions.
url	str	Required	path to image within Plex

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.server.get_resized_photo(
	width = 110,
	height = 165,
	opacity = 100,
	blur = 4000,
	min_size = 1,
	upscale = 1,
	url = '/library/metadata/49564/thumb/1654258204'
)

pprint(vars(results))

get_server_list

Get Server List

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /servers

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Type

GetServerListResponse

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.server.get_server_list()

pprint(vars(results))

mark_played

Mark Media Played

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /:/scrobble

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
key	float	Required	The media key to mark as played

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.media.mark_played(key = 59398)

pprint(vars(results))

mark_unplayed

Mark Media Unplayed

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /:/unscrobble

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
key	float	Required	The media key to mark as Unplayed

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.media.mark_unplayed(key = 59398)

pprint(vars(results))

update_play_progress

Update Media Play Progress

• HTTP Method: POST
• Endpoint: /:/progress

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
key	str	Required	the media key
time	float	Required	The time, in milliseconds, used to set the media playback progress.
state	str	Required	The playback state of the media item.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.media.update_play_progress(
	key = 'key',
	time = -21007029.127889782,
	state = 'state'
)

pprint(vars(results))

get_server_activities

Get Server Activities

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /activities

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Type

GetServerActivitiesResponse

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.activities.get_server_activities()

pprint(vars(results))

cancel_server_activities

Cancel Server Activities

• HTTP Method: DELETE
• Endpoint: /activities/{activityUUID}

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
activity_uuid	str	Required	The UUID of the activity to cancel.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.activities.cancel_server_activities(activity_uuid = 'activityUUID')

pprint(vars(results))

start_all_tasks

Start all Butler tasks

• HTTP Method: POST
• Endpoint: /butler

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.butler.start_all_tasks()

pprint(vars(results))

get_butler_tasks

Get Butler tasks

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /butler

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Type

GetButlerTasksResponse

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.butler.get_butler_tasks()

pprint(vars(results))

stop_all_tasks

Stop all Butler tasks

• HTTP Method: DELETE
• Endpoint: /butler

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.butler.stop_all_tasks()

pprint(vars(results))

start_task

Start a single Butler task

• HTTP Method: POST
• Endpoint: /butler/{taskName}

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
task_name	TaskName	Required	the name of the task to be started.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.butler.start_task(task_name = 'BackupDatabase')

pprint(vars(results))

stop_task

Stop a single Butler task

• HTTP Method: DELETE
• Endpoint: /butler/{taskName}

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
task_name	TaskName	Required	The name of the task to be started.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.butler.stop_task(task_name = 'GenerateAutoTags')

pprint(vars(results))

get_global_hubs

Get Global Hubs

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /hubs

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
count	float	Optional	The number of items to return with each hub.
only_transient	OnlyTransient	Optional	Only return hubs which are "transient", meaning those which are prone to changing after media playback or addition (e.g. On Deck, or Recently Added).

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.hubs.get_global_hubs(
	count = -25530716.436555773,
	only_transient = 1
)

pprint(vars(results))

get_library_hubs

Get library specific hubs

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /hubs/sections/{sectionId}

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
section_id	float	Required	the Id of the library to query
count	float	Optional	The number of items to return with each hub.
only_transient	OnlyTransient	Optional	Only return hubs which are "transient", meaning those which are prone to changing after media playback or addition (e.g. On Deck, or Recently Added).

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.hubs.get_library_hubs(
	section_id = 89136618.25964785,
	count = -44116336.8194041,
	only_transient = 1
)

pprint(vars(results))

perform_search

Perform a search

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /hubs/search

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
query	str	Required	The query term
section_id	float	Optional	This gives context to the search, and can result in re-ordering of search result hubs
limit	float	Optional	The number of items to return per hub

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.search.perform_search(
	query = 'dylan',
	section_id = 69456479.38410482,
	limit = 5
)

pprint(vars(results))

perform_voice_search

Perform a voice search

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /hubs/search/voice

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
query	str	Required	The query term
section_id	float	Optional	This gives context to the search, and can result in re-ordering of search result hubs
limit	float	Optional	The number of items to return per hub

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.search.perform_voice_search(
	query = 'dead+poop',
	section_id = -89240370.29516296,
	limit = 5
)

pprint(vars(results))

get_search_results

Get Search Results

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /search

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
query	str	Required	The search query string to use

Return Type

GetSearchResultsResponse

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.search.get_search_results(query = '110')

pprint(vars(results))

get_file_hash

Get Hash Value

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /library/hashes

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
url	str	Required	This is the path to the local file, must be prefixed by file://
type	float	Optional	Item type

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.library.get_file_hash(
	url = 'file://C:\Image.png&type=13',
	type = -93479594.8520502
)

pprint(vars(results))

get_recently_added

Get Recently Added

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /library/recentlyAdded

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Type

GetRecentlyAddedResponse

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.library.get_recently_added()

pprint(vars(results))

get_libraries

Get All Libraries

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /library/sections

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.library.get_libraries()

pprint(vars(results))

get_library

Get Library Details

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /library/sections/{sectionId}

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
section_id	float	Required	the Id of the library to query
include_details	IncludeDetails	Optional	Whether or not to include details for a section (types, filters, and sorts). Only exists for backwards compatibility, media providers other than the server libraries have it on always.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.library.get_library(
	section_id = 1000,
	include_details = 42.1
)

pprint(vars(results))

delete_library

Delete Library Section

• HTTP Method: DELETE
• Endpoint: /library/sections/{sectionId}

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
section_id	float	Required	the Id of the library to query

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.library.delete_library(section_id = 1000)

pprint(vars(results))

get_library_items

Get Library Items

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /library/sections/{sectionId}/all

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
section_id	float	Required	the Id of the library to query
type	float	Optional	item type
filter	str	Optional	the filter parameter

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.library.get_library_items(
	section_id = -59611894.83078693,
	type = 61422299.35649505,
	filter = 'filter'
)

pprint(vars(results))

refresh_library

Refresh Library

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /library/sections/{sectionId}/refresh

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
section_id	float	Required	the Id of the library to refresh

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.library.refresh_library(section_id = -18672976.902678773)

pprint(vars(results))

get_latest_library_items

Get Latest Library Items

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /library/sections/{sectionId}/latest

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
section_id	float	Required	the Id of the library to query
type	float	Required	item type
filter	str	Optional	the filter parameter

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.library.get_latest_library_items(
	section_id = -58307061.73064084,
	type = 54395952.1588783,
	filter = 'filter'
)

pprint(vars(results))

get_common_library_items

Get Common Library Items

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /library/sections/{sectionId}/common

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
section_id	float	Required	the Id of the library to query
type	float	Required	item type
filter	str	Optional	the filter parameter

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.library.get_common_library_items(
	section_id = -96350957.04933052,
	type = -59684397.0411133,
	filter = 'filter'
)

pprint(vars(results))

get_metadata

Get Items Metadata

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /library/metadata/{ratingKey}

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
rating_key	float	Required	the id of the library item to return the children of.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.library.get_metadata(rating_key = -75419040.74332453)

pprint(vars(results))

get_metadata_children

Get Items Children

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /library/metadata/{ratingKey}/children

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
rating_key	float	Required	the id of the library item to return the children of.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.library.get_metadata_children(rating_key = -1105110.1166751534)

pprint(vars(results))

get_on_deck

Get On Deck

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /library/onDeck

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Type

GetOnDeckResponse

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.library.get_on_deck()

pprint(vars(results))

log_multi_line

Logging a multi-line message

• HTTP Method: POST
• Endpoint: /log

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.log.log_multi_line()

pprint(vars(results))

log_line

Logging a single line message.

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /log

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
level	Level	Required	An integer log level to write to the PMS log with. 0: Error 1: Warning 2: Info 3: Debug 4: Verbose
message	str	Required	The text of the message to write to the log.
source	str	Required	a string indicating the source of the message.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.log.log_line(
	level = 2,
	message = 'message',
	source = 'source'
)

pprint(vars(results))

enable_paper_trail

Enabling Papertrail

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /log/networked

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.log.enable_paper_trail()

pprint(vars(results))

create_playlist

Create a Playlist

• HTTP Method: POST
• Endpoint: /playlists

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
title	str	Required	name of the playlist
type	Type	Required	type of playlist to create
smart	Smart	Required	whether the playlist is smart or not
uri	str	Optional	the content URI for the playlist
play_queue_id	float	Optional	the play queue to copy to a playlist

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.playlists.create_playlist(
	title = 'title',
	type = 'photo',
	smart = 1,
	uri = 'uri',
	play_queue_id = 24795931.71901846
)

pprint(vars(results))

get_playlists

Get All Playlists

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /playlists/all

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
playlist_type	PlaylistType	Optional	limit to a type of playlist.
smart	Smart	Optional	type of playlists to return (default is all).

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.playlists.get_playlists(
	playlist_type = 'video',
	smart = 1
)

pprint(vars(results))

get_playlist

Retrieve Playlist

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /playlists/{playlistID}

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
playlist_id	float	Required	the ID of the playlist

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.playlists.get_playlist(playlist_id = 92652013.47806525)

pprint(vars(results))

delete_playlist

Deletes a Playlist

• HTTP Method: DELETE
• Endpoint: /playlists/{playlistID}

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
playlist_id	float	Required	the ID of the playlist

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.playlists.delete_playlist(playlist_id = 15166092.952776998)

pprint(vars(results))

update_playlist

Update a Playlist

• HTTP Method: PUT
• Endpoint: /playlists/{playlistID}

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
playlist_id	float	Required	the ID of the playlist

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.playlists.update_playlist(playlist_id = -13354153.8729752)

pprint(vars(results))

get_playlist_contents

Retrieve Playlist Contents

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /playlists/{playlistID}/items

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
playlist_id	float	Required	the ID of the playlist
type	float	Required	the metadata type of the item to return

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.playlists.get_playlist_contents(
	playlist_id = 72191503.82096133,
	type = -50585783.98957678
)

pprint(vars(results))

clear_playlist_contents

Delete Playlist Contents

• HTTP Method: DELETE
• Endpoint: /playlists/{playlistID}/items

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
playlist_id	float	Required	the ID of the playlist

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.playlists.clear_playlist_contents(playlist_id = 8693313.65152806)

pprint(vars(results))

add_playlist_contents

Adding to a Playlist

• HTTP Method: PUT
• Endpoint: /playlists/{playlistID}/items

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
playlist_id	float	Required	the ID of the playlist
uri	str	Required	the content URI for the playlist
play_queue_id	float	Required	the play queue to add to a playlist

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.playlists.add_playlist_contents(
	playlist_id = 41362150.74332705,
	uri = 'library://..',
	play_queue_id = 123
)

pprint(vars(results))

upload_playlist

Upload Playlist

• HTTP Method: POST
• Endpoint: /playlists/upload

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
path	str	Required	absolute path to a directory on the server where m3u files are stored, or the absolute path to a playlist file on the server. If the path argument is a directory, that path will be scanned for playlist files to be processed. Each file in that directory creates a separate playlist, with a name based on the filename of the file that created it. The GUID of each playlist is based on the filename. If the path argument is a file, that file will be used to create a new playlist, with the name based on the filename of the file that created it. The GUID of each playlist is based on the filename.
force	Force	Required	force overwriting of duplicate playlists. By default, a playlist file uploaded with the same path will overwrite the existing playlist. The force argument is used to disable overwriting. If the force argument is set to 0, a new playlist will be created suffixed with the date and time that the duplicate was uploaded.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.playlists.upload_playlist(
	path = '/home/barkley/playlist.m3u',
	force = 1
)

pprint(vars(results))

get_transient_token

Get a Transient Token.

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /security/token

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
type	SecurityType	Required	delegation - This is the only supported type parameter.
scope	Scope	Required	all - This is the only supported scope parameter.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.security.get_transient_token(
	type = 'delegation',
	scope = 'all'
)

pprint(vars(results))

get_source_connection_information

Get Source Connection Information

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /security/resources

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
source	str	Required	The source identifier with an included prefix.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.security.get_source_connection_information(source = 'provider://provider-identifier')

pprint(vars(results))

get_sessions

Get Active Sessions

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /status/sessions

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.sessions.get_sessions()

pprint(vars(results))

get_session_history

Get Session History

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /status/sessions/history/all

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.sessions.get_session_history()

pprint(vars(results))

get_transcode_sessions

Get Transcode Sessions

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /transcode/sessions

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Type

GetTranscodeSessionsResponse

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.sessions.get_transcode_sessions()

pprint(vars(results))

stop_transcode_session

Stop a Transcode Session

• HTTP Method: DELETE
• Endpoint: /transcode/sessions/{sessionKey}

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
session_key	str	Required	the Key of the transcode session to stop

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.sessions.stop_transcode_session(session_key = 'zz7llzqlx8w9vnrsbnwhbmep')

pprint(vars(results))

get_update_status

Querying status of updates

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /updater/status

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.updater.get_update_status()

pprint(vars(results))

check_for_updates

Checking for updates

• HTTP Method: PUT
• Endpoint: /updater/check

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
download	Download	Optional	Indicate that you want to start download any updates found.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.updater.check_for_updates(download = 'foo')

pprint(vars(results))

apply_updates

Apply Updates

• HTTP Method: PUT
• Endpoint: /updater/apply

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
tonight	Tonight	Optional	Indicate that you want the update to run during the next Butler execution. Omitting this or setting it to false indicates that the update should install
skip	Skip	Optional	Indicate that the latest version should be marked as skipped. The entry for this version will have the state set to skipped.

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.updater.apply_updates(
	tonight = 1,
	skip = 1
)

pprint(vars(results))

start_universal_transcode

Start Universal Transcode

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /video/:/transcode/universal/start.mpd

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
has_mde	float	Required	Whether the media item has MDE
path	str	Required	The path to the media item to transcode
media_index	float	Required	The index of the media item to transcode
part_index	float	Required	The index of the part to transcode
protocol	str	Required	The protocol to use for the transcode session
fast_seek	float	Optional	Whether to use fast seek or not
direct_play	float	Optional	Whether to use direct play or not
direct_stream	float	Optional	Whether to use direct stream or not
subtitle_size	float	Optional	The size of the subtitles
subtites	str	Optional	The subtitles
audio_boost	float	Optional	The audio boost
location	str	Optional	The location of the transcode session
media_buffer_size	float	Optional	The size of the media buffer
session	str	Optional	The session ID
add_debug_overlay	float	Optional	Whether to add a debug overlay or not
auto_adjust_quality	float	Optional	Whether to auto adjust quality or not

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.video.start_universal_transcode(
	has_mde = -81137488.49360377,
	path = 'path',
	media_index = -77210832.41519478,
	part_index = -72229071.84453362,
	protocol = 'protocol',
	fast_seek = -34663937.278298415,
	direct_play = -65649475.52201366,
	direct_stream = -45808524.16842922,
	subtitle_size = -22927306.960050985,
	subtites = 'subtites',
	audio_boost = -27400291.423254773,
	location = 'location',
	media_buffer_size = 23155108.458466023,
	session = 'session',
	add_debug_overlay = 84869389.04259121,
	auto_adjust_quality = 36723992.04259604
)

pprint(vars(results))

get_timeline

Get the timeline for a media item

• HTTP Method: GET
• Endpoint: /:/timeline

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
rating_key	float	Required	The rating key of the media item
key	str	Required	The key of the media item to get the timeline for
state	State	Required	The state of the media item
has_mde	float	Required	Whether the media item has MDE
time	float	Required	The time of the media item
duration	float	Required	The duration of the media item
context	str	Required	The context of the media item
play_queue_item_id	float	Required	The play queue item ID of the media item
play_back_time	float	Required	The playback time of the media item
row	float	Required	The row of the media item

Return Type

Returns a dict object.

Example Usage Code Snippet

from os import getenv
from pprint import pprint
from plexsdk import PlexSDK
sdk = PlexSDK()
sdk.set_api_key(getenv("PLEXSDK_API_KEY"))
results = sdk.video.get_timeline(
	rating_key = -59189022.367571995,
	key = 'key',
	state = 'paused',
	has_mde = 84394939.21690026,
	time = 76537742.6976276,
	duration = -90087270.61978817,
	context = 'context',
	play_queue_item_id = -71830087.03538291,
	play_back_time = 61930081.99176124,
	row = 23118864.63882491
)

pprint(vars(results))

License

License: MIT. See license in LICENSE.

Error Handling

Handling errors in this SDK should largely match your expectations. All operations return a response object or raise an error. If Error objects are specified in your OpenAPI Spec, the SDK will raise the appropriate Error type.

Error Object	Status Code	Content Type
errors.GetServerCapabilitiesResponseBody	401	application/json
errors.SDKError	4x-5xx	/

Example

import plex_api

s = plex_api.PlexAPI(
    access_token="<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
)


res = None
try:
    res = s.server.get_server_capabilities()
except errors.GetServerCapabilitiesResponseBody as e:
    print(e)  # handle exception
    raise(e)
except errors.SDKError as e:
    print(e)  # handle exception
    raise(e)

if res.object is not None:
    # handle response
    pass

Server Selection

Select Server by Index

You can override the default server globally by passing a server index to the server_idx: int optional parameter when initializing the SDK client instance. The selected server will then be used as the default on the operations that use it. This table lists the indexes associated with the available servers:

#	Server	Variables
0	{protocol}://{ip}:{port}	protocol (default is http), ip (default is 10.10.10.47), port (default is 32400)

Example

import plex_api

s = plex_api.PlexAPI(
    server_idx=0,
    access_token="<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
)


res = s.server.get_server_capabilities()

if res.object is not None:
    # handle response
    pass

Variables

Some of the server options above contain variables. If you want to set the values of those variables, the following optional parameters are available when initializing the SDK client instance:

• protocol: models.ServerProtocol
• ip: str
• port: str

Override Server URL Per-Client

The default server can also be overridden globally by passing a URL to the server_url: str optional parameter when initializing the SDK client instance. For example:

import plex_api

s = plex_api.PlexAPI(
    server_url="{protocol}://{ip}:{port}",
    access_token="<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
)


res = s.server.get_server_capabilities()

if res.object is not None:
    # handle response
    pass

Custom HTTP Client

The Python SDK makes API calls using the requests HTTP library. In order to provide a convenient way to configure timeouts, cookies, proxies, custom headers, and other low-level configuration, you can initialize the SDK client with a custom requests.Session object.

For example, you could specify a header for every request that this sdk makes as follows:

import plex_api
import requests

http_client = requests.Session()
http_client.headers.update({'x-custom-header': 'someValue'})
s = plex_api.PlexAPI(client: http_client)

Authentication

Per-Client Security Schemes

This SDK supports the following security scheme globally:

Name	Type	Scheme
access_token	apiKey	API key

To authenticate with the API the access_token parameter must be set when initializing the SDK client instance. For example:

import plex_api

s = plex_api.PlexAPI(
    access_token="<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
)


res = s.server.get_server_capabilities()

if res.object is not None:
    # handle response
    pass