# Agent API Documentation

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/agent-api-documentation/4740>\
**Category:** Dev/API Corner\
**Tags:** scanner-agent-dev\
**Created:** [September 2, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/agent-api-documentation/4740 "2010-09-02T13:39:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![SoupX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@SoupX](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SoupX)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/agent-api-documentation/4740/1 "2010-09-02T13:39:17Z")

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I’m trying to find some documentation about creating Agents, and possibly some sample source code.  
  
  
  
Does this exist yet? I’m interested in creating a few of these…  
  
  
  
thanks!

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**Author:** ![jam](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jam/32/186050_2.png) [@jam](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jam)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/agent-api-documentation/4740/2 "2010-09-02T17:31:00Z")

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No documentation exists yet, sorry - I’ll try to get some out as soon as we’re not being slammed by bug reports 🙂 You can check out the source code of the existing agents though. They’re stored in “~/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins”.

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**Author:** ![oncleben31](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@oncleben31](https://forums.plex.tv/u/oncleben31)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/agent-api-documentation/4740/3 "2010-09-02T21:11:16Z")

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This is the best way to developp you plugin. Watch the IMDB or THETVDB bundlle. The API is very easy to understand. Other clue : watch in system bundle the python file. This is the source of the Plex Media Server core.

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**Author:** ![NickChristensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/nickchristensen/32/90555_2.png) [@NickChristensen](https://forums.plex.tv/u/NickChristensen)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/agent-api-documentation/4740/4 "2010-10-21T21:45:14Z")

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Has anyone created an agent that pulls from an RSS feed? It would be great for video podcasts and such. I don’t speak python, but I imagine it wouldn’t be as complicated as using an API?

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**Author:** ![embeddedcoder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/embeddedcoder/32/156_2.png) [@embeddedcoder](https://forums.plex.tv/u/embeddedcoder)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/agent-api-documentation/4740/5 "2010-11-25T08:01:41Z")

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> Has anyone created an agent that pulls from an RSS feed? It would be great for video podcasts and such. I don't speak python, but I imagine it wouldn't be as complicated as using an API?

  
You're thinking of plug-ins. Agents are for local files.  
Have a look at the Feed Me plug-in.

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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 20, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/agent-api-documentation/4740/6 "2019-12-20T20:42:51Z")

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