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Plex Updater API

This describes the API for searching and applying updates to the Plex Media Server.Updates to the status can be observed via the Event API.

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

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

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths. 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}.

3 operations 3 paths 0 schemas 1 GET2 PUT

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
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Plex Updater 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 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 1 GET, 2 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Updater 3

This describes the API for searching and applying updates to the Plex Media Server. Updates to the status can be observed via the Event API.

GET
/updater/status
Querying status of updates
updaterGetStatus → 200
PUT
/updater/check
Checking for updates
updaterPutCheck 1 param → 200
PUT
/updater/apply
Applying updates
updaterPutApply 2 params → 200400500

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

plex-updater-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Plex publishes across the network.

Plex Account and Authentication API
Plex MCP Server
Plex Activities API
Plex Butler API
Plex Collections API
Plex Content API
Plex Devices API
Plex Download Queue API
Plex DV Rs API
Plex EPG API
Plex Events API
Plex General API
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