Changing genres and tags with API

[Killface69 96]

I'm trying to update Emby genres and tags with the API in python.

Please see below the code in question. 

I tried setting only all the genres/tags at a time with no succuees, I also tried "GenreItems" and "TagItems" instead.
I also converted the list to string items with ', ' and '; ' as separators.
I was able to actually get updated genres for my library items yesterday, but I have no clue what I was doing different.

Do I need to use the TagService for the tags, including Name and Id?

EDIT: Maybe I'm missing this? https://betadev.emby.media/reference/RestAPI/ItemUpdateService/postItemsByItemid.html

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                print(f"\r{filter_tdb_new_genres}")
  				['ᵃᵈᵛ Adventure', 'ᵃᶜᵗ Action', 'ᶜʳⁱ Crime']
                print(f"\r{tdb_new_tags}")
      			[' TMDB 1. Top', ' MEGA Blockbuster', ' Hollywood Film', ' Big Budget Film', ' Academy Award - Winner', ' Academy Award - Nomination', ' Golden Globe - Nomination']
                emby_server.set_genres_and_tags(media_item.emby_item_id, filter_tdb_new_genres, tdb_new_tags)
      
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    def set_genres_and_tags(self, item_id, genres: list, tags: list):
        return self.update_item(item_id, {
            "Genres": genres,
            "Tags": tags})
    
    def get_item(self, item_id) -> dict:
        endpoint = f"/emby/users/{self.emby_user_id}/items/{item_id}"
        url = self.emby_server_url + endpoint
        try:
            response = requests.get(url, headers=self.headers)
            response.raise_for_status()
            return response.json()
        except requests.RequestException as e:
            print(f"Error while getting item {item_id}: {e}")
            return None

    
        def update_item(self, item_id, updates: dict, max_retries: int = 3, base_delay: float = 0.1,
                    max_delay: float = 2.0) -> bool:
        item = self.get_item(item_id)
        if not item:
            tqdm.write(f"\rItem {item_id} not found.")
            return False

        # Update LockedFields if needed
        if "ForcedSortName" in updates and "SortName" not in item.get("LockedFields", []):
            item.setdefault("LockedFields", []).append("SortName")
        # print(item)
        # Combine updates
        item.update(updates)
        # print(updates)
        # print(item)
        update_url = f"{self.emby_server_url}/emby/Items/{item_id}?api_key={self.api_key}"
        delay = base_delay

        for attempt in range(1, max_retries + 1):
            try:
                response = requests.post(update_url, json=item, headers=self.headers)
                response.raise_for_status()  # Raise error for non-2xx responses
                # print(response.text)
                tqdm.write(f"\rUpdated item {item_id} with {updates}.")
                time.sleep(self.seconds_between_requests)
                return True
            except requests.RequestException as e:
                tqdm.write(f"\rError while updating item {item_id} (Attempt {attempt}/{max_retries}): {e}")
                if attempt < max_retries:
                    time.sleep(delay)
                    delay = min(delay * 5, max_delay)  # Erhöhe das Delay exponentiell
                else:
                    tqdm.write(f"\rFailed to update item {item_id} after {max_retries} attempts.")
                    return False

 

Edited November 27, 2024 by Killface69

[Killface69 96]

Found a solution, it's only working if both xyz and xyzItems are updated at once.

Working example:

        return self.update_item(item_id, {
            "Genres": genres,
            "GenreItems": genres,
            "Tags": tags,
            "TagItems": tags,
        }