# Fetch metadata - use own code or use the plex agents

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/fetch-metadata-use-own-code-or-use-the-plex-agents/57365>\
**Category:** Dev/API Corner\
**Tags:** plugin-dev\
**Created:** [February 13, 2014, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fetch-metadata-use-own-code-or-use-the-plex-agents/57365 "2014-02-13T10:47:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![realriot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@realriot](https://forums.plex.tv/u/realriot)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fetch-metadata-use-own-code-or-use-the-plex-agents/57365/1 "2014-02-13T10:47:53Z")

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Hi,

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is it possible to fetch metadata for items by using the plex agents? Or do I have to use the imdb (or other) api by myself to fetch additional metadata?

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**Author:** ![Gerk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/gerk/32/81980_2.png) [@Gerk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Gerk)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fetch-metadata-use-own-code-or-use-the-plex-agents/57365/2 "2014-02-15T17:23:28Z")

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I don't know if it's possible to use the plex agents from within the framework (I highly suspect that it's not possible).

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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, 1:18am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fetch-metadata-use-own-code-or-use-the-plex-agents/57365/3 "2019-12-21T01:18:32Z")

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