programmatically update metadata

[jaxnatax 2]

Hallo,

 

 

I'd like to update media metadata informations programmatically, eg:

- non-consistent age rating

- badly/not identified imdb/moviedb id

- badly identified 3d settings

 

Is it enough/valid to update the correct info at the XML files that stored beside the media file ?

or

Is it necessary to update it at somewhere else ?

or

Is it a must to invoke a method through the API/SDK ?

 

ps. I mean "enough" here as MB capable the re-identify the movie if I exchange the ID field ?

 

 

Please help.

 

Regards,

J

[Luke 37248]

Updating these metadata files is enough to get the new value into emby, but then the content will need to be refreshed afterwards

[coldacid 6]

Luke, is there a way to forcibly refresh metadata from files? There have been a number of times where I've had to manually create or edit metadata files for some of my media for various reasons, and could never get the server to pick up on them.

[Luke 37248]

if you the metadata file and the timestamp changes, just run a normal library scan and it will pick up the changes, or just do nothing and allow the server to eventually realize the change on it's own.

[Happy2Play 8356]

@@Luke

Isn't that what a Local Refresh does?  Edit-Refresh-Local Refresh

[jaxnatax 2]

Updating these metadata files is enough to get the new value into emby, but then the content will need to be refreshed afterwards

 

Hello Luke,

 

Thank you for the response.

Is it possible to initiate such a refresh on a specific/single item ?

It would be great.

 

br,

J

[Luke 37248]

if you change nfo's then just run a normal library scan after