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Plex DV Rs API

The DVR provides means to watch and record live TV. This section of endpoints describes how to setup the DVR itself

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

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

This API exposes 12 operations across 7 paths, and defines 13 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}.

12 operations 7 paths 13 schemas 4 DELETE2 GET3 POST3 PUT

Metadata

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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 DV Rs 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 12

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 12 operations — 4 DELETE, 2 GET, 3 POST, 3 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

DVRs 12

The DVR provides means to watch and record live TV. This section of endpoints describes how to setup the DVR itself

GET
/livetv/dvrs
Get DVRs
livetvDvrGetSlash → 200
POST
/livetv/dvrs
Create a DVR
livetvDvrPostSlash 3 params → 200
GET
/livetv/dvrs/{dvrId}
Get a single DVR
livetvDvrGetDVR 1 param → 200
DELETE
/livetv/dvrs/{dvrId}
Delete a single DVR
livetvDvrDeleteDVR 1 param → 200
POST
/livetv/dvrs/{dvrId}/channels/{channel}/tune
Tune a channel on a DVR
livetvDvrPostChannelsChannelTune 2 params → 200500
PUT
/livetv/dvrs/{dvrId}/devices/{deviceId}
Add a device to an existing DVR
livetvDvrPutDvrDevice 2 params → 200
DELETE
/livetv/dvrs/{dvrId}/devices/{deviceId}
Remove a device from an existing DVR
livetvDvrDeleteDvrDevice 2 params → 200
PUT
/livetv/dvrs/{dvrId}/lineups
Add a DVR Lineup
livetvDvrPutLineup 2 params → 200
DELETE
/livetv/dvrs/{dvrId}/lineups
Delete a DVR Lineup
livetvDvrDeleteLineup 2 params → 200
PUT
/livetv/dvrs/{dvrId}/prefs
Set DVR preferences
livetvDvrPutPrefs 2 params → 200
POST
/livetv/dvrs/{dvrId}/reloadGuide
Tell a DVR to reload program guide
livetvDvrPostReloadGuide 1 param → 200
DELETE
/livetv/dvrs/{dvrId}/reloadGuide
Tell a DVR to stop reloading program guide
livetvDvrDeleteReloadGuide 1 param → 200

Schemas 13

The contract defines 13 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
Device-items
object
13 properties
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
mediaContainerWithStatus_properties-MediaContainer
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
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
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
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-dvrs-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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