Hello Plex Development Team,
I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to bring to your attention an issue that has been affecting my ability to accurately manage and query my Plex library sections.
Issue: Currently, both the “Movies” library and the “Personal Videos” library are assigned the same type value, “movie”. This overlap causes confusion and inaccuracies when querying the library sections via the API, particularly when trying to count the number of libraries or items of a specific type.
For example, when using the Plex API to count the number of “movie” libraries, the count includes both the “Movies” and “Personal Videos” libraries, which leads to incorrect data being returned for specific queries.
The request from the movies library
Directory allowSync="1" art="/:/resources/movie-fanart.jpg" thumb="/:/resources/movie.png" key="1" type="movie"
The request from the videos library
<Directory allowSync="1" art="/:/resources/movie-fanart.jpg" thumb="/:/resources/video.png" key="4" type="movie"
It is odd because the others libraries have “show” “artist” “photo”
Proposed Solution: To resolve this issue, I suggest assigning a different type value to the “Personal Videos” library. This will help in clearly differentiating between standard movies and personal video content, thus allowing for more precise API queries and better library management.
Benefits:
- Improved accuracy in API queries and data management.
- Better differentiation and organization of content types.
- Enhanced user experience for those managing large libraries with both movies and personal videos.
Example: Instead of both libraries being assigned type="movie", the “Personal Videos” library could be assigned a different type value such as type="video" or any other suitable distinction.
Thank you for considering this request. I believe this change will greatly enhance the usability and accuracy of the Plex system for many users. Please let me know if you need any further information or if there is anything I can do to assist with this request.
