Identify and stop transcoding started by system api key

[pünktchen 1409]

@Luke @softworkzIs there any way to identify and stop a transcoding session that was initialized by a system api key? Preferable within C#.

[bakes82 167]

No because not all clients honor the commands iirc, and emby doesnt seem to be able to control the spun up thread of the transcoder which seems very odd... You can hook into on playback start and look for the info you want then issue the stop commands, iirc roku devices ignore them as they dont support remote control.

[speechles 2055]

https://dev.emby.media/reference/RestAPI/HlsSegmentService/deleteVideosActiveencodings.html

Not sure of the C# hook to trigger the same call. But that is what you need to do.

Requires authentication as user <-- I know it says this but try putting the api_key with it instead and see if that works since it isn't tied to a user.

Edited April 16, 2025 by speechles