[How To] Request a X-Plex-Token token for your app

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I just discovered that there is official documentation for a federated (OAuth) version of retrieving a user’s server token:

Authenticating with Plex

Authenticating with Plex Quick Start You’re developing an app that needs access to a user’s Plex account. To do this, you’ll need to get access to the user’s Access Token. This document details how to check whether an Access Token is valid, and how to obtain a new one. High-level Steps Choose a unique app name, like “My Cool Plex App” Check storage for your app’s Client Identifier; generate and store one if none is present. Check storage for the user’s Access Token; if present, verify its vali…

So, I’ll be rewriting my code to use this, so the user doesn’t need to hand over their plex.tv credentials to a third-party app…