Make API Requests for Library Scan and More in PowerShell - Help

[Oracle 83]

Hi, all.

So, I've been just slowing chipping away at this PowerShell script I run every night to sync my server with some other drives and want to make an API request to scan the Emby library and call two other requests as well (Timelord Plugins). Has anyone does this that has some code they'd be willing to share (privately or publicly) as examples?

Here is my barebones script, without any of my server's info in there.

Thanks!

server_sync (1).ps1

[Luke 38839]

@chef might have something.

[Happy2Play 9140]

Don't know power shell but I just use the api curl request in bat file for simple tasks on demand.

use parentid for specific library scan

REM Specific library scan
C:\Windows\System32\curl.exe -X POST "http://‌‍‍localhost‌:8096/emby/Items/390537/Refresh?Recursive=true&ImageRefreshMode=Default&MetadataRefreshMode=Default&ReplaceAllImages=false&ReplaceAllMetadata=false?api_key=YOURAPIKEY" -d ""

REM Full Scan
C:\Windows\System32\curl.exe -X POST "http://‌‍‍localhost‌:8096/emby/ScheduledTasks/Running/6330ee8fb4a957f33981f89aa78b030f?api_key=YOURAPIKEY" -d ""


REM TimeLord Movie-TV
C:\Windows\System32\curl.exe -X POST "http://‌‍‍localhost‌:8096/emby/ScheduledTasks/Running/b95991ed8b0d75310172647aa4505a84?api_key=YOURAPIKEY" -d ""
C:\Windows\System32\curl.exe -X POST "http://‌‍‍localhost‌:8096/emby/ScheduledTasks/Running/a83932aa7d62326d7624ceb39611ca6b?api_key=YOURAPIKEY" -d ""

 

[Oracle 83]

Thanks @Happy2Play! I appreciate these, this is really helpful!

However, I've been having some difficulty in getting these to run. I can get them to work on Swagger no issue. I suppose I need to learn how to authenticate and invoke a web request through a text script.

[Happy2Play 9140]

Not sure of your issue as I have a bat file with this for updates but applies to all calls.

C:\Windows\System32\curl.exe -X POST "http://192.168.151.16:8096/emby/ScheduledTasks/Running/1cc2f60a05befec8b1532ac44630a00f?api_key=yourapikey" -d ""
C:\Windows\System32\curl.exe -X POST "http://192.168.151.16:8096/emby/ScheduledTasks/Running/c27fda37dfb6e39be141191aaa1c3060?api_key=yourapikey" -d ""

2022-10-13 16:10:14.979 Info Server: http/1.1 POST http://‌‍‍192.168.151.16‌:8096/emby/ScheduledTasks/Running/1cc2f60a05befec8b1532ac44630a00f. UserAgent: curl/7.84.0
2022-10-13 16:10:14.981 Debug AuthenticationRepository: GetCapabilities id: 48
2022-10-13 16:10:14.981 Info Server: http/1.1 Response 204 to ‌‍‍192.168.151.59‌. Time: 2ms. http://‌‍‍192.168.151.16‌:8096/emby/ScheduledTasks/Running/1cc2f60a05befec8b1532ac44630a00f
2022-10-13 16:10:14.981 Debug TaskManager: Executing Check for application updates
2022-10-13 16:10:14.982 Info HttpClient: GET https://api.github.com/repos/MediaBrowser/Emby.Releases/releases
2022-10-13 16:10:15.008 Info Server: http/1.1 POST http://‌‍‍192.168.151.16‌:8096/emby/ScheduledTasks/Running/c27fda37dfb6e39be141191aaa1c3060. UserAgent: curl/7.84.0
2022-10-13 16:10:15.010 Info Server: http/1.1 Response 204 to ‌‍‍192.168.151.59‌. Time: 2ms. http://‌‍‍192.168.151.16‌:8096/emby/ScheduledTasks/Running/c27fda37dfb6e39be141191aaa1c3060
2022-10-13 16:10:15.010 Debug TaskManager: Executing Check for plugin updates
2022-10-13 16:10:15.010 Info HttpClient: GET https://www.mb3admin.com/admin/service/EmbyPackages.json
2022-10-13 16:10:16.071 Debug TaskManager: Check for plugin updates Completed after 0 minute(s) and 1 seconds
2022-10-13 16:10:17.378 Debug App: No application update available.
2022-10-13 16:10:17.378 Debug TaskManager: Check for application updates Completed after 0 minute(s) and 2 seconds

 

[Happy2Play 9140]

@Arly (Sprinkles) A guess, did you generate your own api key to use? Settings-API keys

[chef 3799]

2 hours ago, Happy2Play said:

@Arly (Sprinkles) A guess, did you generate your own api key to use? Settings-API keys

I was just going to mention that might be the issue.

That's nice work there by the way! 

[rbjtech 4811]

If using a http request (ie not https) you may also need the script running on the same machine for this to work (ie localhost) - and use localhost, not the IP.  This is due to limitations on cross scripting - you get the same limitation if you try and use the API directly via swagger from a different host.

 

Edited October 14, 2022 by rbjtech

[Oracle 83]

Yeah, I did generate an API.

I ended up just creating a batch file (which works great!) and adjusting it for my specific needs, and then calling that batch script from within my sync script in PowerShell!

I'm going to keep working on seeing how I can use Emby's API in PowerShell. Postman might be able to help. 

On another note, now that I've gone down a rabbit hole here of API stuff (Seriously, up until 3am on this stuff), what are some examples of things that you guys use the API for? I know that @Happy2Play mentioned he uses a handful of scripts.

 

[chef 3799]

• Controlling sessions
• Session events (playback etc.)
• User management
• Images
• Provider data
• Streaming
• Item metadata 

Very powerful stuff...

 

[hnorgaar 1]

On 14/10/2022 at 02:06, Happy2Play said:

Don't know power shell but I just use the api curl request in bat file for simple tasks on demand.

use parentid for specific library scan

REM Specific library scan
C:\Windows\System32\curl.exe -X POST "http://‌‍‍localhost‌:8096/emby/Items/390537/Refresh?Recursive=true&ImageRefreshMode=Default&MetadataRefreshMode=Default&ReplaceAllImages=false&ReplaceAllMetadata=false?api_key=YOURAPIKEY" -d ""

REM Full Scan
C:\Windows\System32\curl.exe -X POST "http://‌‍‍localhost‌:8096/emby/ScheduledTasks/Running/6330ee8fb4a957f33981f89aa78b030f?api_key=YOURAPIKEY" -d ""


REM TimeLord Movie-TV
C:\Windows\System32\curl.exe -X POST "http://‌‍‍localhost‌:8096/emby/ScheduledTasks/Running/b95991ed8b0d75310172647aa4505a84?api_key=YOURAPIKEY" -d ""
C:\Windows\System32\curl.exe -X POST "http://‌‍‍localhost‌:8096/emby/ScheduledTasks/Running/a83932aa7d62326d7624ceb39611ca6b?api_key=YOURAPIKEY" -d ""

 

How would i find the task number for library scan on my system or is it the same number for everybody? Thx

[hnorgaar 1]

Figured it out