# Channel API Update? **URL:** \ **Category:** Dev/API Corner\ **Tags:** plugin-dev\ **Created:** [February 26, 2016, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/channel-api-update/136777 "2016-02-26T05:46:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mattrk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@mattrk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mattrk)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/channel-api-update/136777/1 "2016-02-26T05:46:48Z")
Does anyone know when/if Plex ever intends on updating the channel API? The current API and associated documentation is sorely lacking. When you compare it to what other apps like Kodi have, there’s just no contest. There are so many things i would love to do with my channel but can’t because of the ancient API that we have been given to work with. I’ve been on these forums for 3 or 4 years now and i’ve been told countless times that “the devs are working on it” or “updates are coming”. However that doesn’t seem to be the case. It just feels like Plex is just trying to kill off channels by just ignoring it. Just curious if anyone close to the devs, or perhaps anyone with plex, has any info on this topic. I love Plex so much but it’s super frustrating to keep getting questions and suggestions from my users that just aren’t possible due to the API. ---
**Author:** ![shopgirl284](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shopgirl284](https://forums.plex.tv/u/shopgirl284)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/channel-api-update/136777/2 "2016-02-26T19:13:33Z")
You would have to be more specific as to what changes you are looking for in the Plex API. There are always going to be certain limitations to Plex channels that you do not see in Kodi add-ons just due to the fact that Plex is a server/client media software program, not just a stand alone media center. And so in Plex, the functions of the media server and the clients are separated. Each player/client controls the playing of media. And it is bound by the interface and playback restrictions of that player/client. Kodi is able to bypass many of these restrictions. ---
**Author:** ![sfatula](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sfatula/32/199_2.png) [@sfatula](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sfatula)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/channel-api-update/136777/3 "2016-02-29T20:50:14Z")
So, what doc is there? I keep finding links to [dev.plexapp.com](http://dev.plexapp.com), which does not exist anymore. Where is the existing API doc? The support site has this .0001% minimal example, but, what else is there? ---
**Author:** ![shopgirl284](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shopgirl284](https://forums.plex.tv/u/shopgirl284)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/channel-api-update/136777/4 "2016-02-29T21:58:40Z")
> @sfatula said: > So, what doc is there? I keep finding links to [dev.plexapp.com](http://dev.plexapp.com), which does not exist anymore. Where is the existing API doc? The support site has this .0001% minimal example, but, what else is there? The Framework is available in the thread [Plugin Development Documentation](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/172923/plugin-development-documentation#latest "Plugin Development Documentation") (a downloadable PDF file) and what may have changed or is missing from the documentation is available in the thread [Missing from the Official Plugin Documentation](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/87324/missing-from-the-official-plugin-documentation#latest "Missing from the Official Plugin Documentation"). Both are listed in the pinned topics at the top of this section of the forum. There are also tutorials and templates available in those pinned documents as well as in the [Channel Development support section](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/sections/200308733-Channel-Development "Channel Development support section"). ---
**Author:** ![sfatula](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sfatula/32/199_2.png) [@sfatula](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sfatula)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/channel-api-update/136777/5 "2016-03-01T09:11:10Z")
Excellent, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/channel-api-update/136777/6 "2020-01-08T19:55:55Z")