# Plex  - Fetching now playing information

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-fetching-now-playing-information/17005>\
**Category:** Dev/API Corner\
**Tags:** other-dev\
**Created:** [April 25, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-fetching-now-playing-information/17005 "2012-04-25T16:00:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![trickards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/91b2a8/32.png) [@trickards](https://forums.plex.tv/u/trickards)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-fetching-now-playing-information/17005/1 "2012-04-25T16:00:11Z")

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I am looking to write some C# to interface with my home theater case’s VFD. Does plex have an API for fetching the “Now Playing” information? Such as the current Movie, or TV show?  
  
  
  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![elan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/elan/32/5_2.png) [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-fetching-now-playing-information/17005/2 "2012-04-26T21:03:22Z")

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The media server does not currently make that information available, but will in the future!

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**Author:** ![roger\_rocfusion.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@roger\_rocfusion.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/roger_rocfusion.com)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-fetching-now-playing-information/17005/3 "2012-04-27T23:58:28Z")

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maybe not on the server, but on the client its possible. Try…  
  
  
  
http://{clientipaddress}:3000/xbmcCmds/xbmcHttp?command=GetCurrentlyPlaying  
  
  
  
well it works on 9.5.2 windows clients…  
  
  
  
  
  
thx  
  
  
  
Rog

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**Author:** ![elan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/elan/32/5_2.png) [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2012, 12:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-fetching-now-playing-information/17005/4 "2012-04-28T00:02:58Z")

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Absolutely right, Rog, but that interface is deprecated and will likely eventually go the way of the Dodo 🙂

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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:** [December 20, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-fetching-now-playing-information/17005/5 "2019-12-20T21:51:53Z")

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