# Remote Control Entry During Playback

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-control-entry-during-playback/12291>\
**Category:** Dev/API Corner\
**Tags:** plugin-dev\
**Created:** [November 13, 2011, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-control-entry-during-playback/12291 "2011-11-13T07:59:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![fillet54](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3be4f8/32.png) [@fillet54](https://forums.plex.tv/u/fillet54)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-control-entry-during-playback/12291/1 "2011-11-13T07:59:46Z")

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Is it possible to capture the entry from a remote control while a video is playing? The video stream I have is a live stream which can be controlled through a HTTP API. I would like to capture specific key entry while the video is playing and then execute a specific request to modify the stream.

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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, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-control-entry-during-playback/12291/2 "2019-12-20T21:25:30Z")

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