pavie

Node.js SDK for the Plex Media Server API.

Tested on Plex Media Server v1.16.3.

Summary

Metadata

Tv Shows

Synchronize

Playlists

History

Images

Install

$ npm install pavie

Usage

const Pavie = require("pavie")

const pavie = new Pavie({ username: "USERNAME", password: "PASSWORD" })

pavie
  .signin()
  .then(user => {
    console.log(user)
  })
  .catch(err => {
    console.error(err)
  })

Documentation

signin()

Authenticate user to Plex server. This is the first method to call, this instantiate your server and your token for the others methods !

Return user <object> if authentification is successfull.

getResources()

Get the list of resources with connection settings. Conection : [name, protocol, address, port, uri, local, relay, IPv6].

getUser()

Get user info. Return: [id, uuid, username, title, email, thumb, authToken, certificateVersion, rememberExpiresAt].

getIdentity()

Get basic info about the Plex server. Return: [machineIdentifier, version]

getActions()

Get the list actions availables. ie : platform, platformVersion, updatedAt, version, machineIdentifier, myPlexUsername. Return : [activities, butler, channels, clients, devices, diagnostics, hubs, library, livetv, media, player, playlists, resources, search, server, ...].

getServers()

Get a list of servers. Return: [name, host, address, port, machineIdentifier, version].

Metadata

getMetadata([id])

Return all info about a media.

• id <number> Identifiant

getMetadataChildren([id], [options])

Return all children metadata for a specified media. ie: Return seasons metadata for a specified Tv Show.

• id <number> Identifiant
• options <object>
  • excludeAllLeaves <number>, default: 1

getRelated([id], [options])

Return a list of related media.

• id <number> Identifiant
• options <object>
  • excludeFields <string>, default: summary
  • includeExternalMetadata <number>, default: 1
  • asyncAugmentMetadata <number>, default: 1

getSimilar([id])

Return a list of similar media.

• id <number> Identifiant

search([query], [options])

Global search of media.

• query <string>
• options <object>
  • includeCollections <number>, default: 1
  • sectionId <number>
  • limit <number>, ie: 30

Tv Shows

getTvShows([options])

Return tv shows.

• options <object>
  • unwatchedLeaves <number>, default: 0
  • sort <string>, ie: rating:desc

getSeasons([options])

Return tv shows seasons.

• options <object>
  • includeCollections <number>, default: 1
  • sort <string>, ie: rating:desc

getEpisodes([options])

Return tv shows episodes.

• options <object>
  • includeCollections <number>, default: 1
  • sort <string>, ie: rating:desc

Synchronize

getSynchronize()

Get synchronize info.

synchronize([accounntId])

Synchronize Plex and Trakt.tv.

Playlists

getPlaylists()

Get all playlists.

getPlaylist([ratingKey])

Get playlist basic info.

• ratingKey <string> | <number> Identifiant

getPlaylistFiles([ratingKey])

Get playlist video files.

• ratingKey <string> | <number> Identifiant

addPlaylist([data])

Add new playlist.

• data <object>
  • uri <string> Path to a list of video files, ie : server://2c59cf8256eccd8629081638e98e27bf8349c3e7/com.plexapp.plugins.library/library/metadata/26082
  • title <string> Title of the playlist
  • smart <number> Default: 0
  • type <string> Default: video

updatePlaylist([ratingKey], [data])

Update existing playlist.

• ratingKey <string> | <number> Identifiant
• data <object>
  • title <string> Title
  • summary <string> Description

updatePlaylistFiles([ratingKey], [uri])

Add files to an existing playlist.

• ratingKey <string> | <number> Identifiant
• uri <string> Path to a list of video files, ie: server://2c59cf8256eccd8629081638e98e27bf8349c3e7/com.plexapp.plugins.library/library/metadata/26082

removePlaylist([ratingKey])

Remove existing playlist.

• ratingKey <string> | <number> Identifiant

History

getHistory(options)

Get the history of a TV Shows.

• options <object>

  • metadataItemID <number> Identifiant
  • sort <string> Order by, default : viewed:desc

Images

getImage([url], [options])

Return an image.

• url <string> Path to the image
• options <object>
  • width <number>, default: 170
  • height <number>, default: 96
  • minSize <number>, default: 1
  • upscale <number>, default: 1
  • opacity <number>, ie: 30
  • background <hexadecimal>, ie: 36383b
  • format <string>, ie: png
  • blur <number>, ie: 56