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Plex Content API

The actual content of the media provider

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Plex Content API is one of 31 APIs that Plex publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Content. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 13 operations across 13 paths, and defines 12 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.2.2 .

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{IP-description}.{identifier}.plex.direct:{port}.

13 operations 13 paths 12 schemas 13 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.2.2
Base URL
https://1-2-3-4.0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef.plex.direct:32400
Authentication
API Key
License
Apache 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Plex Content API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-Plex-Token (user_token). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • user_token — The token which identifies the user accessing the PMS. This is typically provided to the client by plex.tv. This can be either a traditional access token or a…

Paths & Operations 13

Across 13 paths, the API surfaces 13 operations — 13 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Content 13

The actual content of the media provider

GET
/library/collections/{collectionId}/composite/{updatedAt}
Get a collection's image
libraryCollectionCollectionGetComposite 3 params → 200404
GET
/library/collections/{collectionId}/items
Get items in a collection
libraryCollectionCollectionGetItems 1 param → 200404
GET
/library/metadata/{ids}
Get a metadata item
libraryMetadataGetSlash 9 params → 200
GET
/library/sections/{sectionId}/all
Get items in the section
librarySectionGetAll 2 params → 200
GET
/library/sections/{sectionId}/allLeaves
Set section leaves
librarySectionGetAllLeaves 1 param → 200
GET
/library/sections/{sectionId}/arts
Set section artwork
librarySectionGetArts 1 param → 200
GET
/library/sections/{sectionId}/albums
Set section albums
librarySectionGetAlbums 1 param → 200
GET
/library/sections/{sectionId}/categories
Set section categories
librarySectionGetCategories 1 param → 200
GET
/library/sections/{sectionId}/cluster
Set section clusters
librarySectionGetCluster 1 param → 200
GET
/library/sections/{sectionId}/computePath
Similar tracks to transition from one to another
librarySectionGetComputePath 5 params → 200
GET
/library/sections/{sectionId}/location
Get all folder locations
librarySectionGetLocations 1 param → 200
GET
/library/sections/{sectionId}/nearest
The nearest audio tracks
librarySectionGetNearest 5 params → 200
GET
/library/sections/{sectionId}/moment
Set section moments
librarySectionGetMoment 1 param → 200

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are metadata (67 properties), stream (29 properties), media (18 properties), directory (15 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

MediaContainer
object
4 properties
directory
object
15 properties
mediaContainerWithArtwork
object
1 property
image
object
Images such as movie posters and background artwork are represented by Image elements.
3 properties
part
object
Part represents a particular file or "part" of a media item. The part is the playable unit of the media hierarchy. Suppose that a movie library contains a movi…
11 properties
sort
metadata
object
Items in a library are referred to as "metadata items." These metadata items are distinct from "media items" which represent actual instances of media that can…
67 properties
stream
object
Stream represents a particular stream from a media item, such as the video stream, audio stream, or subtitle stream. The stream may either be part of the file…
29 properties
mediaContainerWithMetadata
object
MediaContainer is commonly found as the root of a response and is a pretty generic container. Common attributes include identifier and things related to paging…
1 property
media
object
Media represents an one or more media files (parts) and is a child of a metadata item. There aren't necessarily any guaranteed attributes on media elements sin…
18 properties
filter
tag
object
A variety of extra information about a metadata item is included as tags. These tags use their own element names such as Genre, Writer, Directory, and Role. In…
10 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

plex-content-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
plex:plex-content-api
Base URL
https://1-2-3-4.0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef.plex.direct:32400
Docs
https://developer.plex.tv/pms/
Provider
Plex
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