Mark as watched from API

[muzicman0 71]

Is it possible to mark something as watched from the API? I record a show called Heartland for my wife, but I want to mark it as watched as soon as it is done recording.

 

I could use a full on script if I had to, but if I could use the post processing that would be even better (or a combination??). I know enough scripting to be dangerous, but I'm not great. I tried looking through the WIKI, but couldn't find what I was looking for.

 

Thanks for any help! @@chef

[chef 3808]

Yes, I believe you set the baseItem watched ticks to the full runtime ticks.

 

This is a per user method, found when requesting baseItems in the API with a user object attached.

 

Please let me know if you would like code samples. (Hopefully in C#)

[muzicman0 71]

code samples would be great.  I already have code to authenticate (that I use in another script), but I am not sure where to go from there.  Thanks!

[muzicman0 71]

Any chance of getting code snippets?  I really just need the format of the command, for instance, I have this one:

$MediaUrl = $embyServerUrl + "/emby/users/" + $User.User.Id + "/items?Fields=width,height,Path&Recursive=true&IncludeItemTypes=Episode&IsPlayed=True&IsMissing=False&ParentId=6f25559632c2aca7578b4fdc30acb587&SortBy=IndexNumber&SortOrder=Descending" + "&api_key=" + $User.AccessToken

That grabs episodes from a specific library that have been watched.  I am hoping I can just modify my existing script to send the command to mark it as watched.  

[PenkethBoy 2066]

 

you will need the item ID of each episode and user ID

[muzicman0 71]

I tried that, but it didn't seem to work, but then I wasn't 100% sure that I had the right ID.  where do I get the ID from?

 

Oh, and THANKS!

[muzicman0 71]

would it be 1366453 in the following URL?

 

/web/index.html#!/item?id=1366453&serverId=340d6xxxxxxxxxxx6

[PenkethBoy 2066]

the id will show in the web browser url for an item

 

should work on a season or series as well - which i assume without testing would then mark all the childitems played

[PenkethBoy 2066]

Any chance of getting code snippets?  I really just need the format of the command, for instance, I have this one:

$MediaUrl = $embyServerUrl + "/emby/users/" + $User.User.Id + "/items?Fields=width,height,Path&Recursive=true&IncludeItemTypes=Episode&IsPlayed=True&IsMissing=False&ParentId=6f25559632c2aca7578b4fdc30acb587&SortBy=IndexNumber&SortOrder=Descending" + "&api_key=" + $User.AccessToken

That grabs episodes from a specific library that have been watched.  I am hoping I can just modify my existing script to send the command to mark it as watched.  

you already have in the returned json all the id's for individual items - just need to move through the list to find them

 

or if its only one series try what i suggested above

Edited May 5, 2020 by PenkethBoy

[muzicman0 71]

Yeah, it's just one series (right now).  It would be easier to do the series, as I assume the ID wouldn't change, but it doesn't seem to put the ID in the URL when I am in the series view.

 

EDIT: Ignore the above...it is now showing the series ID.  I just uninstalled a plugin and restarted the server, maybe that changed something...either way, I will give this a shot.

Edited May 5, 2020 by muzicman0

[muzicman0 71]

Hmm...no matter how I try to format it, all I get is 'unable to find the specified file'.  I'm sure I just have the URL wrong.  

 

I appreciate the help, I will figure it out.

[PenkethBoy 2066]

../emby/Users/<userid>/PlayedItems/1772?api_key=<api_key>

 

1772 is the id of a series

 

just tested and set all episodes to played (watched)

 

you can test in swagger

[muzicman0 71]

I know I get my user id from /Users/Public, but I am not sure what it is.  I assumed it would be the "Id", but that didn't seem to work.

[PenkethBoy 2066]

go to the users page from the dashboard - click on the user you want to use aand look at the browser url usedid=xxxx.......xxxxx

[PenkethBoy 2066]

or use $User.User.Id from your example above

[muzicman0 71]

so weird.  That is what I was using.  My entire line (with some thing's x'd out) is:

http://10.1.0.122:8096/emby/Users/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/PlayedItems/1271075?api_key=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I got the API key from the dashboard under API.  

 

But it still doesn't work.  Same error.

Edited May 5, 2020 by muzicman0

[muzicman0 71]

Got it working.  Doesn't seem to work if you do it from a browser, but works from the PowerShell script you helped me with for my other project.  Thanks again!

[muzicman0 71]

So the problem I am having with this right now is that the ID of the series keeps changing for some reason.  Does the ID get 're-created' if all episodes are deleted?  The series.nfo is staying, but it doesn't seem to matter, the series ID keeps changing anyway.

[Luke 40105]

That could happen, yes.

[muzicman0 71]

Hmmm.  OK, I guess I will have to look into a way to find the series ID based on name, or an episode ID based on name.