Update a TV Show Series Using Match
You can update metadata for a TV show series using Plex's match feature and the API. This API command will use the information returned from the search for match API to update the series' metadata.
URL
PUT http://{ip_address}:32400/library/metadata/{id}/match?guid={guid}&name={name}&year={year}&X-Plex-Token={plex_token}Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ip_address | The IP address of the Plex Media server. |
| plex_token | The Plex token. |
| id | The key associated with the TV show to be updated. This key can be found by calling the Get All TV Shows API command and looking for the TV show series to be updated. |
| guid | This is the unique identifier returned by the search for match API. Each SearchResult will have a guid attribute. It will be in the format plex://show/{string_value}. That GUID string is what will be used for this parameter value. |
| name | The name of the TV show. |
| year | The year the TV show debuted. |
Return Status
| HTTP Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 | Success - The request was successful. |
| 401 | Unauthorized - The Plex token provided was not valid. |
| 404 | Not Found - The TV show series associated with the id parameter was not found. |
Response
An XML string is returned, but doesn't provide information about the update. If the status code is 200 and the XML is returned then that would indicated a success.
The response consists of a single MediaContainer element with a few attributes.
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| size | The number of tv shows. |
| identifier | The type of item. |
| mediaTagPrefix | Prefix for the media tag. |
| mediaTagVersion | Media tag version. Note: This could be a date and time value. |
Examples
curl -X PUT http://{ip_address}:32400/library/metadata/{id}/match?guid={guid}&name={name}&year={year}&X-Plex-Token={plex_token}
import requests
plex_url = http://{ip_address}:32400/library/metadata/{id}/match?guid={guid}&name={name}&year={year}&X-Plex-Token={plex_token}
response = requests.put(plex_url)
print(response.text)
$response = Invoke-RestMethod 'http://{ip_address}:32400/library/metadata/{id}/match?guid={guid}&name={name}&year={year}&X-Plex-Token={plex_token}' -Method 'PUT'
Write-Output $response