# Is setStream API  broken?

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-setstream-api-broken/224589>\
**Category:** Dev/API Corner\
**Tags:** other-dev\
**Created:** [February 7, 2018, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-setstream-api-broken/224589 "2018-02-07T17:30:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rocksride](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8491ac/32.png) [@rocksride](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rocksride)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-setstream-api-broken/224589/1 "2018-02-07T17:30:55Z")

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Hello there, i am working on some desktop application and I need to remotedly set streams (video, audio or subtitle) . And I am currently struggling trying to make setStream API work. 192.168.0.207:32500/player/playback/setStreams?videoStreamID=2121&token= **&X-Plex-Target-Client-Identifier=** \*\*\*\* The problem is that it seems to be broken because nothing happens: no error or success - not any responce. Has anybody used this API or come across this situation?

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**Author:** ![rocksride](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8491ac/32.png) [@rocksride](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rocksride)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-setstream-api-broken/224589/2 "2018-02-12T11:45:33Z")

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it turns out - you need to provide additional parameter type=video to your request

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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:** [January 8, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-setstream-api-broken/224589/3 "2020-01-08T20:07:01Z")

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