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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();

$request = new Operations\GetSearchAllLibrariesRequest(
    query: '<value>',
    clientID: '3381b62b-9ab7-4e37-827b-203e9809eb58',
    searchTypes: [
        Operations\SearchTypes::People,
    ],
);

$response = $sdk->library->getSearchAllLibraries(
    request: $request
);

if ($response->object !== null) {
    // handle response
}
{
  "MediaContainer": {
    "size": 123,
    "SearchResult": [
      {
        "score": 123,
        "Metadata": {
          "ratingKey": "58683",
          "key": "/library/metadata/58683",
          "guid": "plex://movie/5d7768ba96b655001fdc0408",
          "studio": "20th Century Studios",
          "skipChildren": false,
          "librarySectionID": 1,
          "librarySectionTitle": "Movies",
          "librarySectionKey": "/library/sections/1",
          "type": "movie",
          "title": "Avatar: The Way of Water",
          "slug": "4-for-texas",
          "contentRating": "PG-13",
          "summary": "Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.",
          "rating": 7.6,
          "audienceRating": 9.2,
          "year": 2022,
          "seasonCount": 2022,
          "tagline": "Return to Pandora.",
          "flattenSeasons": "1",
          "episodeSort": "0",
          "enableCreditsMarkerGeneration": "-1",
          "showOrdering": "absolute",
          "thumb": "/library/metadata/58683/thumb/1703239236",
          "art": "/library/metadata/58683/art/1703239236",
          "banner": "/library/metadata/58683/banner/1703239236",
          "duration": 11558112,
          "originallyAvailableAt": "2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z",
          "addedAt": 1556281940,
          "updatedAt": 1556281940,
          "audienceRatingImage": "rottentomatoes://image.rating.upright",
          "chapterSource": "media",
          "primaryExtraKey": "/library/metadata/58684",
          "ratingImage": "rottentomatoes://image.rating.ripe",
          "grandparentRatingKey": "66",
          "grandparentGuid": "plex://show/5d9c081b170e24001f2a7be4",
          "grandparentKey": "/library/metadata/66",
          "grandparentTitle": "Caprica",
          "grandparentThumb": "/library/metadata/66/thumb/1705716261",
          "parentSlug": "alice-in-borderland-2020",
          "grandparentSlug": "alice-in-borderland-2020",
          "grandparentArt": "/library/metadata/66/art/1705716261",
          "grandparentTheme": "/library/metadata/66/theme/1705716261",
          "Media": [
            {
              "id": 119534,
              "duration": 11558112,
              "bitrate": 25025,
              "width": 3840,
              "height": 2072,
              "aspectRatio": 1.85,
              "audioProfile": "dts",
              "audioChannels": 6,
              "audioCodec": "eac3",
              "videoCodec": "hevc",
              "videoResolution": "4k",
              "container": "mkv",
              "videoFrameRate": "24p",
              "videoProfile": "main 10",
              "hasVoiceActivity": false,
              "optimizedForStreaming": 1,
              "has64bitOffsets": false,
              "Part": [
                {
                  "id": 119542,
                  "key": "/library/parts/119542/1680457526/file.mkv",
                  "duration": 11558112,
                  "file": "/movies/Avatar The Way of Water (2022)/Avatar.The.Way.of.Water.2022.2160p.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.Atmos.DV.HDR10.HEVC-CMRG.mkv",
                  "size": 36158371307,
                  "container": "mkv",
                  "audioProfile": "dts",
                  "has64bitOffsets": false,
                  "optimizedForStreaming": false,
                  "videoProfile": "main 10",
                  "indexes": "sd",
                  "hasThumbnail": "1",
                  "Stream": [
                    {
                      "id": 272796,
                      "streamType": 1,
                      "default": true,
                      "selected": true,
                      "codec": "h264",
                      "index": 0,
                      "bitrate": 6273,
                      "colorPrimaries": "bt709",
                      "colorRange": "tv",
                      "colorSpace": "bt709",
                      "colorTrc": "bt709",
                      "bitDepth": 8,
                      "chromaLocation": "left",
                      "streamIdentifier": "2",
                      "chromaSubsampling": "4:2:0",
                      "codedHeight": 1088,
                      "codedWidth": 1920,
                      "frameRate": 29.97,
                      "hasScalingMatrix": false,
                      "hearingImpaired": false,
                      "closedCaptions": false,
                      "embeddedInVideo": "1",
                      "height": 1080,
                      "level": 40,
                      "profile": "main",
                      "refFrames": 4,
                      "scanType": "progressive",
                      "width": 1920,
                      "displayTitle": "1080p (H.264)",
                      "extendedDisplayTitle": "1080p (H.264)",
                      "channels": 2,
                      "language": "English",
                      "languageTag": "en",
                      "languageCode": "eng",
                      "audioChannelLayout": "stereo",
                      "samplingRate": 48000,
                      "title": "English",
                      "canAutoSync": false
                    }
                  ]
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "Genre": [
            {
              "tag": "Adventure"
            }
          ],
          "Country": [
            {
              "tag": "United States of America"
            }
          ],
          "Director": [
            {
              "tag": "James Cameron"
            }
          ],
          "Writer": [
            {
              "tag": "James Cameron"
            }
          ],
          "Collection": [
            {
              "tag": "Working NL Subs"
            }
          ],
          "Role": [
            {
              "id": 294129,
              "filter": "actor=294129",
              "thumb": "https://metadata-static.plex.tv/2/people/27b85844536c39f3f9ac943aaad46608.jpg",
              "tag": "Mike Smith",
              "tagKey": "668e7e7b22bcad9064350c91",
              "role": "Self"
            }
          ],
          "Location": [
            {
              "path": "/TV Shows/House"
            }
          ],
          "Guid": [
            {
              "id": "imdb://tt13015952"
            }
          ],
          "UltraBlurColors": {
            "topLeft": "11333b",
            "topRight": "0a232d",
            "bottomRight": 73958,
            "bottomLeft": "1f5066"
          },
          "Rating": [
            {
              "image": "themoviedb://image.rating",
              "value": 3,
              "type": "audience"
            }
          ],
          "Image": [
            {
              "alt": "Episode 1",
              "type": "background",
              "url": "/library/metadata/45521/thumb/1644710589"
            }
          ],
          "titleSort": "Whale",
          "viewCount": 1,
          "lastViewedAt": 1682752242,
          "originalTitle": "映画 ブラッククローバー 魔法帝の剣",
          "viewOffset": 5222500,
          "skipCount": 1,
          "index": 1,
          "theme": "/library/metadata/1/theme/1705636920",
          "leafCount": 14,
          "viewedLeafCount": 0,
          "childCount": 1,
          "hasPremiumExtras": "1",
          "hasPremiumPrimaryExtra": "1",
          "parentRatingKey": "66",
          "parentGuid": "plex://show/5d9c081b170e24001f2a7be4",
          "parentStudio": "UCP",
          "parentKey": "/library/metadata/66",
          "parentTitle": "Caprica",
          "parentIndex": 1,
          "parentYear": 2010,
          "parentThumb": "/library/metadata/66/thumb/1705716261",
          "parentTheme": "/library/metadata/66/theme/1705716261"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Authorizations

​
X-Plex-Token
string
header
required

Plex Authentication Token

Headers

​
X-Plex-Client-Identifier
string
required

An opaque identifier unique to the client (UUID, serial number, or other unique device ID)

Query Parameters

​
query
string
required

The search query term.

​
limit
integer

Limit the number of results returned.

​
searchTypes
enum<string>[]

A comma-separated list of search types to include. Valid values are: movies, music, otherVideos, people, tv.

Available options:
movies,
music,
otherVideos,
people,
tv
Example:

"movies,music,otherVideos,people,tv"

​
includeCollections
enum<integer>
default:0

Whether to include collections in the search results.

Available options:
0,
1
Example:

1

​
includeExternalMedia
enum<integer>
default:0

Whether to include external media in the search results.

Available options:
0,
1
Example:

1

Response

200
application/json
The libraries available on the Server
​
MediaContainer
object
required
Get Actors of library mediaGet Media Metadata