# Advices to develop a remote control ?

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/advices-to-develop-a-remote-control/79902>\
**Category:** Dev/API Corner\
**Tags:** other-dev\
**Created:** [October 16, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/advices-to-develop-a-remote-control/79902 "2014-10-16T15:14:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![vincen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vincen/32/81901_2.png) [@vincen](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vincen)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/advices-to-develop-a-remote-control/79902/1 "2014-10-16T15:14:50Z")

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Hi

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I'm programming some home automation system and I'd like to develop a program that would allow me to contral a plex player from my home automation system. What is the best way to do it ? the idea would be to be able to "mimic" something similar to the web interface of Plex and when you hit Play for an audio or vidéo media it's played on a specific player connected to the PMS.

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Thanks for help and advices,

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Vincèn

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**Author:** ![dane22](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dane22/32/4389_2.png) [@dane22](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dane22)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/advices-to-develop-a-remote-control/79902/2 "2014-10-16T17:24:47Z")

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> I'm programming some home automation system and I'd like to develop a program that would allow me to contral a plex player from my home automation system.

First year, buy her a ring.

Second year, marry her

Now that's what I call a program&nbsp; :D

And your question is simply too wide to answer like that.....

For a start, take a peak here:

[https://forums.plex.tv/topic/104353-pms-web-api-documentation/](https://forums.plex.tv/topic/104353-pms-web-api-documentation/)

But note, that not all players support this.....Sammy for one....

/T

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**Author:** ![vincen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vincen/32/81901_2.png) [@vincen](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vincen)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2014, 4:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/advices-to-develop-a-remote-control/79902/3 "2014-10-17T04:29:19Z")

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> And your question is simply too wide to answer like that.....
> 
> For a start, take a peak here:
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> [https://forums.plex.tv/topic/104353-pms-web-api-documentation/](https://forums.plex.tv/topic/104353-pms-web-api-documentation/)
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> But note, that not all players support this.....Sammy for one....

Thanks for link I had already seen that and it looks I can scan media libraries and select each media individually and get multiple infos related to PMS and what is happening but I still have one concern. Is it possible, once I browsed the library to access the specific media I want to play, to start playing that media on a specific player of the system ? as my automation system is just a remote and not a player !

Thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/advices-to-develop-a-remote-control/79902/4 "2019-12-21T03:16:59Z")

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