# Updated Plex API **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Tags:** other-dev\ **Created:** [August 8, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/updated-plex-api/928376 "2025-08-08T20:51:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anqui3tas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/76d3ee/32.png) [@Anqui3tas](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Anqui3tas)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/updated-plex-api/928376/1 "2025-08-08T20:51:41Z")
Is there an update on the updated Plex API that was discussed late last year/early this year? Or updates on the deep linking for the newer iOS/multiplatform app? ---
**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/updated-plex-api/928376/2 "2025-08-08T20:54:10Z")
one is coming. nothing to share at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![JCHH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jchh/32/84326_2.png) [@JCHH](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JCHH)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/updated-plex-api/928376/3 "2025-08-08T21:36:51Z")
The ability to deep link into the AppleTV Plex app from HomeAssistant (automation software) would be awesome. ---
**Author:** ![ThioJoe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/thiojoe/32/336257_2.png) [@ThioJoe](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ThioJoe)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2025, 4:15am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/updated-plex-api/928376/4 "2025-09-09T04:15:22Z")
Please add back the API. It super sucks without it. I had [another thread](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-control-api-removed/919707/3) talking about this but it got closed due to inactivity (I hate forums that do that by the way) Reposting what I had there: > In the iOS app there seems to be no more “Advertise as Player” option for the [Remote Control API](https://github.com/plexinc/plex-media-player/wiki/Remote-control-API) (not related to “remote playback”). And any previous commands to control a device’s player like play/pause/change track no longer work because the app now refuses the connection despite having an authenticated plex token. > > I made a [whole app](https://github.com/ThioJoe/Plex-Show-Subtitles-On-Rewind) for automatically enabling subtitles temporarily upon rewind which no longer works except on the Apple TV app which hasn’t gotten the new experience yet. > > Is there some other way to control the player directly via API? I tried sending commands directly to the server with the device ID and stuff and it doesn’t seem to work, only sending it directly to the player device would. > > This is a HUGE bummer. I’ve literally disabled app updates on my AppleTV because I rely on my own subtitles app too much. I only stream plex to my apple tv. At this rate it seems like I’m never going to upgrade to the new plex experience, not that I care to. The new API was announced ages ago and I expect it is still a long ways off. I’ll probably find an alternative to plex before it comes along. One option I’d be happy with is if they released ‘plex classic’ versions of the apps or something. Even if they don’t get updates. I STILL cannot believe they just ripped the API out of the apps completely, released a new version without feature parity, and got rid of the previous version. ---
**Author:** ![Anqui3tas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/76d3ee/32.png) [@Anqui3tas](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Anqui3tas)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/updated-plex-api/928376/5 "2025-09-17T20:53:49Z")
In the meantime you might like Infuse? the UI isn’t as familiar as plex, but it solves almost all issues with playback I’ve experienced. The app developer also has an API for external apps, I am working on implementing into my own apps as well. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 2:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/updated-plex-api/928376/6 "2025-09-18T02:46:43Z")
> [@Anqui3tas](#): > > the updated Plex API Btw. there won’t be an updated API as such. There will be public _documentation_ of the already existing API. ---
**Author:** ![Anqui3tas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/76d3ee/32.png) [@Anqui3tas](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Anqui3tas)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/updated-plex-api/928376/7 "2025-09-19T19:25:10Z")
Well I think we already have a lot of that documentation from the openapi docs from a while back. I guess if it won’t be a “new” api, I can continue to build out with the current api, and just make the updates as they come around. ---
**Author:** ![D\_eight6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@D\_eight6](https://forums.plex.tv/u/D_eight6)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/updated-plex-api/928376/8 "2025-09-22T11:21:07Z")
> [@Public API Docs for PMS Are Here!](https://forums.plex.tv/t/public-api-docs-for-pms-are-here/930957): > > For years, developers have poked, prodded, and packet-sniffed their way into building amazing tools and integrations with Plex Media Server. Today, we’re making that process a whole lot easier: we’re releasing official public API documentation, built using the OpenAPI standard! Without further ado: [https://developer.plex.tv](https://developer.plex.tv)! Who is it for? If you’re building something that talks to PMS, this is for you! Third-party clients that want to play content from a PMS. Tools and services that int… ---
**Author:** ![ThioJoe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/thiojoe/32/336257_2.png) [@ThioJoe](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ThioJoe)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/updated-plex-api/928376/9 "2025-09-22T16:20:42Z")
@D_eight6 Ah that is very good news. I’ll have to look through the new docs to see if there’s a way to accomplish the same functionality with my app without needing to contact the remote player directly. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/updated-plex-api/928376/10 "2025-12-21T16:21:07Z")
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