Get TV show ID by name

[ArthurAttout 1]

I'd like to write a script that calls my Emby server's API.

This script should do some stuffs with the subtitles of a specific episode of a given TV show.

 

How can I get the ID of a show based on its name ?

 

Alternatively, is there a way I can browse the local Emby DB for debugging purposes ?

 

Thanks !

[Luke 39335]

Hi, best way to do this is to the the /items api with the searchterm param.

 

Yes you could use a sqlite browser app to browse the DB files, although I would suggest using the api instead

[ArthurAttout 1]

Hi, best way to do this is to the the /items api with the searchterm param.

 

Yes you could use a sqlite browser app to browse the DB files, although I would suggest using the api instead

Do you have any curl example for that ?

 

http://localhost:8096/emby/Items?api_key=f52d385408...7c4&searchterm=South%20Park

 

Does not yeld any items although I have "South Park" in my collection

Edited December 27, 2019 by ArthurAttout

[PenkethBoy 2066]

go to your server dashboard and at the bottom is an api link to swagger which will allow you to test/try your api calls

[Luke 39335]

Our api wiki can also be found here:

https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby/wiki

Thanks.

[ArthurAttout 1]

go to your server dashboard and at the bottom is an api link to swagger which will allow you to test/try your api calls

 

 

Our api wiki can also be found here:

https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby/wiki

Thanks.

I attempted it from the swagger UI, with no luck. Specifying any searchterm param systematically returns an empty list.

http://localhost:8096/emby/Items?api_key=f52d385408de4.....3f3ebd07c4&searchterm=South
http://localhost:8096/emby/Items?api_key=f52d385408de4.....3f3ebd07c4&searchterm=South%20Park   <-- with \%20 url-encoded
http://localhost:8096/emby/Items?api_key=f52d385408de4.....3f3ebd07c4&searchterm=South Park 
http://localhost:8096/emby/Items?api_key=f52d385408de4.....3f3ebd07c4&searchterm=Park
http://localhost:8096/emby/Items?api_key=f52d385408de4.....3f3ebd07c4&searchterm=Sou
http://localhost:8096/emby/Items?api_key=f52d385408de4.....3f3ebd07c4&searchterm=S

 

 

Always return

 

{

    "Items": [],

    "TotalRecordCount": 0

}

Edited December 28, 2019 by ArthurAttout

[PenkethBoy 2066]

add "Recursive=true" to the api call

 

so emby searches through all items - otherwise its restricted to top level items - and you will get no results as your libraries are i guess not called South park etc

 

 

TIP: to find out how the api works is to try something in the web app - then look at the logs to see the api call - and find out what emby uses as a api call - then you can try in swagger to experiment