# Import Films or Serials via API
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/import-films-or-serials-via-api/480370
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files
**Tags:** server-linux
**Created:** [October 23, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/import-films-or-serials-via-api/480370 "2019-10-23T14:09:46Z")
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### Author:  [@SkySpirit](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SkySpirit)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/import-films-or-serials-via-api/480370/1 "2019-10-23T14:09:46Z")
Hello. How I can add films from another source via API? Thanks.
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### Author:  [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/import-films-or-serials-via-api/480370/2 "2019-10-23T15:54:25Z")
Plex is looking at media files. No other “sources” are possible.
Or do you mean something like this?
> **[Plex Media Scanner via Command Line | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201242707-plex-media-scanner-via-command-line/)**
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> Introduction There are a number of commands that can be used to control the Plex Media Scanner via the command...
> **[Plex Media Server URL Commands | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201638786-plex-media-server-url-commands/)**
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> If you’re familiar with interpreting XML, you can gather information about your Plex Media Server. You might like to do...
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/import-films-or-serials-via-api/480370/3 "2020-01-21T15:54:26Z")
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