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POST
/
playlists
/
upload
PlexPHP
declare(strict_types=1);

require 'vendor/autoload.php';

use LukeHagar\Plex_API;
use LukeHagar\Plex_API\Models\Operations;

$sdk = Plex_API\PlexAPI::builder()
    ->setSecurity(
        '<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>'
    )
    ->build();



$response = $sdk->playlists->uploadPlaylist(
    path: '/home/barkley/playlist.m3u',
    force: Operations\QueryParamForce::One,
    sectionID: 1

);

if ($response->statusCode === 200) {
    // handle response
}
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Authorizations

​
X-Plex-Token
string
header
required

The token which identifies the user accessing the PMS. This can be either:

  • A traditional access token obtained from plex.tv
  • A JWT token obtained through the JWT authentication flow

JWT tokens provide better security with:

  • Short-lived tokens (7 days expiration)
  • Public-key cryptography (ED25519)
  • Better clock synchronization
  • Individual device revocation capability

Headers

​
accepts
enum<string>
default:application/xml

Indicates the client accepts the indicated media types

Available options:
application/json,
application/xml
​
X-Plex-Client-Identifier
string
required

An opaque identifier unique to the client

Example:

"abc123"

​
X-Plex-Product
string

The name of the client product

Example:

"Plex for Roku"

​
X-Plex-Version
string

The version of the client application

Example:

"2.4.1"

​
X-Plex-Platform
string

The platform of the client

Example:

"Roku"

​
X-Plex-Platform-Version
string

The version of the platform

Example:

"4.3 build 1057"

​
X-Plex-Device
string

A relatively friendly name for the client device

Example:

"Roku 3"

​
X-Plex-Model
string

A potentially less friendly identifier for the device model

Example:

"4200X"

​
X-Plex-Device-Vendor
string

The device vendor

Example:

"Roku"

​
X-Plex-Device-Name
string

A friendly name for the client

Example:

"Living Room TV"

​
X-Plex-Marketplace
string

The marketplace on which the client application is distributed

Example:

"googlePlay"

Query Parameters

​
path
string

Absolute path to a directory on the server where m3u files are stored, or the absolute path to a playlist file on the server. If the path argument is a directory, that path will be scanned for playlist files to be processed. Each file in that directory creates a separate playlist, with a name based on the filename of the file that created it. The GUID of each playlist is based on the filename. If the path argument is a file, that file will be used to create a new playlist, with the name based on the filename of the file that created it. The GUID of each playlist is based on the filename.

​
force
enum<integer>

Force overwriting of duplicate playlists. By default, a playlist file uploaded with the same path will overwrite the existing playlist. The force argument is used to disable overwriting. If the force argument is set to 0, a new playlist will be created suffixed with the date and time that the duplicate was uploaded.

Available options:
0,
1

Response

OK

The response is of type file.