API Library refresh clarification

Soleous
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 11:47:00 +0000
Dev/API Corner

Hello,

I’ve always done library scans (refresh) with get requests and according to the new API documentation it is a post. Get still works but there appears to be some errors or inconsistencies within the documentation for this.

https://developer.plex.tv/pms/#tag/Library/operation/libraryPostSectionsRefresh

For example, “https://{IP-description}.{identifier}.plex.direct:{port}/library/sections/refresh” I get 404 responses with get and post and I’ve always used /library/sections/all/refresh, which works with get and post.

I am taking the API documentation as the official spec and anything I have working may not work in the future.

Edit: When I execute a refresh from the webui, its a get request.

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