# Dev/API Corner

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/c/dev-community/dev-api-corner/61.md?page=18

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## [On Deck via API?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/on-deck-via-api/136293)

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**Author:** [@jaffab](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jaffab)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/on-deck-via-api/136293 "2018-03-04T21:43:14Z")

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## [Trying to access Prefs in URL service not working](https://forums.plex.tv/t/trying-to-access-prefs-in-url-service-not-working/226903)

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**Author:** [@mentosmenno2](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mentosmenno2)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/trying-to-access-prefs-in-url-service-not-working/226903 "2018-03-04T16:54:07Z")

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## [Functions called twice](https://forums.plex.tv/t/functions-called-twice/227652)

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**Author:** [@xmcnuggetx](https://forums.plex.tv/u/xmcnuggetx)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2018, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/functions-called-twice/227652 "2018-03-04T08:56:22Z")

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## [Webhooks not firing](https://forums.plex.tv/t/webhooks-not-firing/227638)

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**Author:** [@Shobba](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Shobba)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2018, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/webhooks-not-firing/227638 "2018-03-03T10:14:02Z")

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## [Database and Multi server](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-and-multi-server/15195)

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**Author:** [@Sleepwalker](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Sleepwalker)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/database-and-multi-server/15195 "2018-03-02T16:33:15Z")

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Hi, I was wondering why Plex is using SQLite instead of a faster server like MySQL. MySQL exists on most systems and can handle a bigger load of data without loosing how fast it works. This would also ease up…

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## [How to get plex to recognize multi part ova series (HAMA)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-get-plex-to-recognize-multi-part-ova-series-hama/209262)

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**Author:** [@jeffmd](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jeffmd)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-get-plex-to-recognize-multi-part-ova-series-hama/209262 "2018-03-01T18:30:47Z")

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## [Paid job: Need a plugin](https://forums.plex.tv/t/paid-job-need-a-plugin/174705)

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**Author:** [@Haider\_of\_Sweden](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Haider_of_Sweden)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2018, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/paid-job-need-a-plugin/174705 "2018-02-28T08:11:18Z")

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## [Get metadata info from folder name](https://forums.plex.tv/t/get-metadata-info-from-folder-name/196000)

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**Author:** [@simonegiglio](https://forums.plex.tv/u/simonegiglio)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2018, 7:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/get-metadata-info-from-folder-name/196000 "2018-02-28T07:37:42Z")

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Hi, i’m a new user of Plex and i have a “strange” question for you: how can i modify an agent (or scanner) to get metadata info from the folder name for the video that are inside? Example: Folder name 2017-06-16 - GP -…

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## [Plex not Picking up the Eposides Names](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-picking-up-the-eposides-names/214861)

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**Author:** [@kamz1245](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kamz1245)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2018, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-picking-up-the-eposides-names/214861 "2018-02-28T07:32:03Z")

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## [Scanner or Metadata Agent?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/scanner-or-metadata-agent/227002)

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**Author:** [@Travillion](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Travillion)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2018, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/scanner-or-metadata-agent/227002 "2018-02-27T07:38:26Z")

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## [Scanner or Metadata Agent?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/scanner-or-metadata-agent/227001)

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**Author:** [@Travillion](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Travillion)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/scanner-or-metadata-agent/227001 "2018-02-26T23:28:29Z")

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## [\[REL\] Metadata Webhook Agent](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rel-metadata-webhook-agent/179199)

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**Author:** [@daeks](https://forums.plex.tv/u/daeks)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rel-metadata-webhook-agent/179199 "2018-02-26T16:02:49Z")

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## [Heimdall - A linuxserver.io start page / site launcher](https://forums.plex.tv/t/heimdall-a-linuxserver-io-start-page-site-launcher/224437)

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**Author:** [@KodeStar](https://forums.plex.tv/u/KodeStar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/heimdall-a-linuxserver-io-start-page-site-launcher/224437 "2018-02-26T15:55:07Z")

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This is still in pretty early development, but should be pretty stable. GitHub - linuxserver/Heimdall: An Application dashboard and launcher It’s just a very simple way to keep all your apps in one place You can see…

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## [Is Porting PseudoTV logistically possible?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-porting-pseudotv-logistically-possible/19608)

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**Author:** [@jackandjohn](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jackandjohn)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-porting-pseudotv-logistically-possible/19608 "2018-02-25T14:52:21Z")

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## [Creating a channel](https://forums.plex.tv/t/creating-a-channel/226775)

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**Author:** [@ballz2k7](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ballz2k7)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/creating-a-channel/226775 "2018-02-24T08:22:07Z")

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I have read all the guides but I’m not very good with python. What I want to do is create a channel that accesses a static url which returns a json/xml feed of items from my content database. I currently have a content…

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## [How to set original title for tv show programmatically?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-set-original-title-for-tv-show-programmatically/226597)

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**Author:** [@daeks](https://forums.plex.tv/u/daeks)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-set-original-title-for-tv-show-programmatically/226597 "2018-02-23T06:14:32Z")

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## [URLService for tou.tv plugin broken](https://forums.plex.tv/t/urlservice-for-tou-tv-plugin-broken/51536)

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**Author:** [@Kay\_Rozen](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Kay_Rozen)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 5:23am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/urlservice-for-tou-tv-plugin-broken/51536 "2018-02-18T05:23:20Z")

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## [plexapi - How to add to playqueue?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexapi-how-to-add-to-playqueue/225716)

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**Author:** [@socon](https://forums.plex.tv/u/socon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexapi-how-to-add-to-playqueue/225716 "2018-02-16T15:46:12Z")

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## [Question about how the sync functionality on the client side...](https://forums.plex.tv/t/question-about-how-the-sync-functionality-on-the-client-side/225609)

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**Author:** [@Zekkai](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Zekkai)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 3:03am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/question-about-how-the-sync-functionality-on-the-client-side/225609 "2018-02-15T03:03:39Z")

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So, I completely understand everything about sync from selecting a video to sync, up to the server finishing it’s transcoding of said video. My question is, how does a client know the video is ready for download? And how…

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## [PlexEmail (simple) Setup?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexemail-simple-setup/124089)

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**Author:** [@Eyelinerdevil](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Eyelinerdevil)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexemail-simple-setup/124089 "2018-02-14T11:56:24Z")

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I figured I’d ask again and see if anyone could offer any help. Thanks :slight\_smile: Has anyone put together a more thorough “non-programmer” installation for this? Id love to use it but it all look like Greek to me. A…

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## [Brightcove URL Service](https://forums.plex.tv/t/brightcove-url-service/220210)

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**Author:** [@Lexy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Lexy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/brightcove-url-service/220210 "2018-02-14T09:21:30Z")

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## [BBC iPlayer Radio feeds](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bbc-iplayer-radio-feeds/225393)

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**Author:** [@TryingPlex\_1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TryingPlex_1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bbc-iplayer-radio-feeds/225393 "2018-02-13T10:05:37Z")

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## [Content recorded via PlayOn TV shows as Power Play in Plex](https://forums.plex.tv/t/content-recorded-via-playon-tv-shows-as-power-play-in-plex/225084)

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**Author:** [@dgronceski](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dgronceski)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/content-recorded-via-playon-tv-shows-as-power-play-in-plex/225084 "2018-02-13T07:10:58Z")

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Content recorded via PlayOn TV shows as “Power Play (1998)” metadata in Plex. I have tried moving to a different library, renaming the show directory, resetting agent to The TVDB, unchecking view thumbnails and I always…

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## [Is setStream API  broken?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-setstream-api-broken/224589)

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**Author:** [@rocksride](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rocksride)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-setstream-api-broken/224589 "2018-02-12T11:45:33Z")

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## [Does anyone know why the Youku bundle was removed?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/does-anyone-know-why-the-youku-bundle-was-removed/223258)

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**Author:** [@wjmcdermott](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wjmcdermott)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2018, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/does-anyone-know-why-the-youku-bundle-was-removed/223258 "2018-02-11T05:40:29Z")

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## [Nginx on QNAP for PlexPy](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nginx-on-qnap-for-plexpy/224957)

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**Author:** [@slimshizn](https://forums.plex.tv/u/slimshizn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2018, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nginx-on-qnap-for-plexpy/224957 "2018-02-10T09:14:48Z")

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## [Need a Sample Video with Plex Metadata - Using for Tagging Tool Development](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-a-sample-video-with-plex-metadata-using-for-tagging-tool-development/224809)

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**Author:** [@mgsnell](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mgsnell)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-a-sample-video-with-plex-metadata-using-for-tagging-tool-development/224809 "2018-02-09T05:41:23Z")

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## [Plex playlist management](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-playlist-management/224499)

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**Author:** [@vnguyen972](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vnguyen972)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-playlist-management/224499 "2018-02-08T07:40:21Z")

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## [Webhook Metadata properties](https://forums.plex.tv/t/webhook-metadata-properties/224665)

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**Author:** [@CaptainMoustache](https://forums.plex.tv/u/CaptainMoustache)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 4:18am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/webhook-metadata-properties/224665 "2018-02-08T04:18:22Z")

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## [Only Use The Movie Database](https://forums.plex.tv/t/only-use-the-movie-database/224577)

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**Author:** [@devin.ellis](https://forums.plex.tv/u/devin.ellis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/only-use-the-movie-database/224577 "2018-02-08T01:22:05Z")

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