(video)
API Calls that perform operations with Plex Media Server Videos
- getTimeline - Get the timeline for a media item
- startUniversalTranscode - Start Universal Transcode
Get the timeline for a media item
import { PlexAPI } from "@lukehagar/plexjs";
import { State } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/sdk/models/operations";
const plexAPI = new PlexAPI({
accessToken: "<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
});
async function run() {
const result = await plexAPI.video.getTimeline({
ratingKey: 23409,
key: "/library/metadata/23409",
state: State.Playing,
hasMDE: 1,
time: 2000,
duration: 10000,
context: "home:hub.continueWatching",
playQueueItemID: 1,
playBackTime: 2000,
row: 1,
});
// Handle the result
console.log(result);
}
run();
The standalone function version of this method:
import { PlexAPICore } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/core.js";
import { videoGetTimeline } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/funcs/videoGetTimeline.js";
import { State } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/sdk/models/operations";
// Use `PlexAPICore` for best tree-shaking performance.
// You can create one instance of it to use across an application.
const plexAPI = new PlexAPICore({
accessToken: "<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
});
async function run() {
const res = await videoGetTimeline(plexAPI, {
ratingKey: 23409,
key: "/library/metadata/23409",
state: State.Playing,
hasMDE: 1,
time: 2000,
duration: 10000,
context: "home:hub.continueWatching",
playQueueItemID: 1,
playBackTime: 2000,
row: 1,
});
if (!res.ok) {
throw res.error;
}
const { value: result } = res;
// Handle the result
console.log(result);
}
run();
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
request |
operations.GetTimelineRequest | ✔️ | The request object to use for the request. |
options |
RequestOptions | ➖ | Used to set various options for making HTTP requests. |
options.fetchOptions |
RequestInit | ➖ | Options that are passed to the underlying HTTP request. This can be used to inject extra headers for examples. All Request options, except method and body , are allowed. |
options.retries |
RetryConfig | ➖ | Enables retrying HTTP requests under certain failure conditions. |
Promise<operations.GetTimelineResponse>
Error Type | Status Code | Content Type |
---|---|---|
errors.GetTimelineBadRequest | 400 | application/json |
errors.GetTimelineUnauthorized | 401 | application/json |
errors.SDKError | 4XX, 5XX | */* |
Begin a Universal Transcode Session
import { PlexAPI } from "@lukehagar/plexjs";
const plexAPI = new PlexAPI({
accessToken: "<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
});
async function run() {
const result = await plexAPI.video.startUniversalTranscode({
hasMDE: 1,
path: "/library/metadata/23409",
mediaIndex: 0,
partIndex: 0,
protocol: "hls",
fastSeek: 0,
directPlay: 0,
directStream: 0,
subtitleSize: 100,
subtites: "burn",
audioBoost: 100,
location: "lan",
mediaBufferSize: 102400,
session: "zvcage8b7rkioqcm8f4uns4c",
addDebugOverlay: 0,
autoAdjustQuality: 0,
});
// Handle the result
console.log(result);
}
run();
The standalone function version of this method:
import { PlexAPICore } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/core.js";
import { videoStartUniversalTranscode } from "@lukehagar/plexjs/funcs/videoStartUniversalTranscode.js";
// Use `PlexAPICore` for best tree-shaking performance.
// You can create one instance of it to use across an application.
const plexAPI = new PlexAPICore({
accessToken: "<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>",
});
async function run() {
const res = await videoStartUniversalTranscode(plexAPI, {
hasMDE: 1,
path: "/library/metadata/23409",
mediaIndex: 0,
partIndex: 0,
protocol: "hls",
fastSeek: 0,
directPlay: 0,
directStream: 0,
subtitleSize: 100,
subtites: "burn",
audioBoost: 100,
location: "lan",
mediaBufferSize: 102400,
session: "zvcage8b7rkioqcm8f4uns4c",
addDebugOverlay: 0,
autoAdjustQuality: 0,
});
if (!res.ok) {
throw res.error;
}
const { value: result } = res;
// Handle the result
console.log(result);
}
run();
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
request |
operations.StartUniversalTranscodeRequest | ✔️ | The request object to use for the request. |
options |
RequestOptions | ➖ | Used to set various options for making HTTP requests. |
options.fetchOptions |
RequestInit | ➖ | Options that are passed to the underlying HTTP request. This can be used to inject extra headers for examples. All Request options, except method and body , are allowed. |
options.retries |
RetryConfig | ➖ | Enables retrying HTTP requests under certain failure conditions. |
Promise<operations.StartUniversalTranscodeResponse>
Error Type | Status Code | Content Type |
---|---|---|
errors.StartUniversalTranscodeBadRequest | 400 | application/json |
errors.StartUniversalTranscodeUnauthorized | 401 | application/json |
errors.SDKError | 4XX, 5XX | */* |