Plex

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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Operations 12

GET /livetv/dvrs Get DVRs #
POST /livetv/dvrs Create a DVR #
GET /livetv/dvrs/{dvrId} Get a single DVR #
DELETE /livetv/dvrs/{dvrId} Delete a single DVR #
POST /livetv/dvrs/{dvrId}/channels/{channel}/tune Tune a channel on a DVR #
PUT /livetv/dvrs/{dvrId}/devices/{deviceId} Add a device to an existing DVR #
DELETE /livetv/dvrs/{dvrId}/devices/{deviceId} Remove a device from an existing DVR #
PUT /livetv/dvrs/{dvrId}/lineups Add a DVR Lineup #
DELETE /livetv/dvrs/{dvrId}/lineups Delete a DVR Lineup #
PUT /livetv/dvrs/{dvrId}/prefs Set DVR preferences #
POST /livetv/dvrs/{dvrId}/reloadGuide Tell a DVR to reload program guide #
DELETE /livetv/dvrs/{dvrId}/reloadGuide Tell a DVR to stop reloading program guide #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.plex.tv/pms/
📖
APIReference
https://developer.plex.tv/pms/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/plex/refs/heads/main/openapi/plex-dvrs-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

plex-dvrs-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Plex Media Server DV Rs API
  version: '1.2.2

    '
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  description: '# API Info

    ## Content Types

    The API supports responses in both XML and JSON, and clients can request one or the other using the standard `Accept` HTTP header.'
servers:
- url: https://{IP-description}.{identifier}.plex.direct:{port}
  variables:
    IP-description:
      default: 1-2-3-4
      description: A `-` separated string of the IPv4 or IPv6 address components
    identifier:
      default: 0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef
      description: The unique identifier of this particular PMS
    port:
      default: '32400'
security:
- user_token:
  - shared user
  - admin
tags:


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