# Get current playback timestamp and filename from API?

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/get-current-playback-timestamp-and-filename-from-api/597154>\
**Category:** Dev/API Corner\
**Tags:** playback\
**Created:** [May 29, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/get-current-playback-timestamp-and-filename-from-api/597154 "2020-05-29T18:23:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![SirMaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@SirMaster](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SirMaster)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/get-current-playback-timestamp-and-filename-from-api/597154/1 "2020-05-29T18:23:20Z")

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Can anyone give me an example or point me in the right direction for the API request that I can use to get the current playback timestamp and filename of a currently playing movie?

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**Author:** ![Conicaw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/conicaw/32/189663_2.png) [@Conicaw](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Conicaw)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/get-current-playback-timestamp-and-filename-from-api/597154/2 "2020-07-25T05:25:32Z")

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I would recommend checking out the sessions endpoint. [https://github.com/Arcanemagus/plex-api/wiki/Plex-Web-API-Overview](https://github.com/Arcanemagus/plex-api/wiki/Plex-Web-API-Overview)