Server Version#: 1.22.2.4282 Very simple. When querying the api, it works fine. But when I’m querying with id=10 (track), ' break the query. See below: #! /bin/bash # type=2 (series): GET "http://192.168.2.15:32400/search?query=Agatha Christie's Poirot&type=2&X-Plex-Token=[[API TOKEN]]" # ' in th…

[image] Casvt: http://192.168.2.15:32400/search?query=I'm upset&type=10&X-Plex-Token=[[API TOKEN]] This worked fine for me: http://<IP_OF_PMS>:32400/search?query=Sgt.+Pepper’s+Lonely+Hearts+Club+Band&type=10&X-Plex-Token=XXXX And do note that I URL-Encode the title! Note: this was tested w…

[image] Casvt: # type=10 (track) GET "http://192.168.2.15:32400/search?query=I'm upset&type=10&X-Plex-Token=[[API TOKEN]]" So in your case it should be: GET "http://192.168.2.15:32400/search?query=I%27m+upset&type=10&X-Plex-Token=[[API TOKEN]]"

[image] dane22: So in your case it should be: GET "http://192.168.2.15:32400/search?query=I%27m+upset&type=10&X-Plex-Token=[[API TOKEN]]" I copied that, pasted it into my terminal and put in my api token, but it didn’t work. See below: cas@Waveserver:~/scripts$ GET "http://192.168.2.15:3240…

[image] Casvt: so why would I need to suddenly URL-encode when I want to search for a track An url can’t handle a space for one! (has to be either + or %20) So more puzzeled about why that worked, than I am about the other not working :wink: When said, please provide an XML Info dump of th…

[image] Casvt: pasted it into my terminal What are you using? Curl, wget or?

[image] dane22: So more puzzeled about why that worked, If you’re talking about the request using Agatha Christie's Poirot, it’s (I think atleast) because I quote the request ("http://..."). [image] dane22: An url can’t handle a space for one! True. But when you quote the request, it …

I renamed a Beatles song, and ran the following in a browser: http://qnap6:32400/search?query=I%27m+upset&type=10&X-Plex-Token=XXXyyyyZZZ Output was: <MediaContainer size="1" identifier="com.plexapp.plugins.library" mediaTagPrefix="/system/bundle/media/flags/" mediaTagVersion="1617650286"> <Track…

When doing the following, http://192.168.2.15:32400/search?query=I%27m+upset&type=10&X-Plex-Token=token inside google, it still can’t find the song. [image]

Does it also fail if you simply search inside the web app? Then it might be your Plex database which is broken. [grafik]

[image] OttoKerner: Does it also fail if you simply search inside the web app? Nope: [image]

Searching a track with ' in it using the API doesn't work. [BUG]

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dane22 April 11, 2021, 3:22pm 10

Try and do the Plex Dance on it

Edit, and if it still fails, a zip with the logs in debug mode please

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Searching a track with ' in it using the API doesn't work. [BUG]

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