# Play file API

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/play-file-api/136463>\
**Category:** Dev/API Corner\
**Tags:** other-dev\
**Created:** [February 23, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/play-file-api/136463 "2016-02-23T19:45:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![jervisp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@jervisp](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jervisp)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/play-file-api/136463/1 "2016-02-23T19:45:21Z")

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Hello there,

I’m fairly new to this so apologies if this is really basic, but after 2 or 3 days of trying to find and experimenting with different strings I still can’t seem to send the command for Plex to play a certain file (let’s say movie).

I’ve seen loads of information on how to make a client play a certain file, but I want to play it on my browser using my server IP address as in:

http://:/_play whatever file/keys/whatever needs to be here_…

So in the same LAN. Any help for this frustrated noob?

Just to add, that I haven’t come in here as my first resource. I’ve done quite a bit of research and tried a lot of suggested combinations as well as my own.

Thanks in advance!!

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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, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/play-file-api/136463/2 "2020-01-08T19:55:51Z")

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