Video Service

Video Service API List

API Command	POST Required?	Description
GetVideos	No	Get a list of videos and their metadata.
GetVideoById	No	Get a single video's metadata by database id.
GetVideoByFilename	No	Get a single video's metadata by filename.
AddVideo	Yes	Add a new filename to the video database.
RemoveVideoFromDB	No	Remove a single video from the database by database id.
LookupVideo	No	Perform an online metadata lookup for a given title, subtitle, inetref, season, or episode number.
GetBluray	No	Query technical data for a Blu-ray disc or folder.

Video APIs

GetVideos

The GetVideos API takes the following arguments:

Descending (Optional)

Parameter Type: Boolean

Whether to return results in ascending or descending order.

StartIndex (Optional)

Parameter Type: Integer

The first index number to return.

Count (Optional)

Parameter Type: Integer

The number of records to return.

Example Query:

http://BackendServerIP:6544/Video/GetVideos?StartIndex=100&Count=1

Example Return:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<VideoMetadataInfoList version="1.01" serializerVersion="1.1">
<StartIndex>100</StartIndex>
<Count>1</Count>
<CurrentPage>101</CurrentPage>
<TotalPages>1656</TotalPages>
<TotalAvailable>1656</TotalAvailable>
<AsOf>2011-10-02T21:03:35</AsOf>
<Version>0.25.20110928-1</Version>
<ProtoVer>69</ProtoVer>
<VideoMetadataInfos>
    <VideoMetadataInfo>
        <Id>106</Id>
        <Title>Men In Black</Title>
        <SubTitle></SubTitle>
        <Tagline>Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe.</Tagline>
        <Director>Barry Sonnenfeld</Director>
        <Studio>Amblin Entertainment</Studio>
        The American science fiction comedy about a conspiracy theory. Two secret agents are searching the streets for aliens in this blockbuster film that earned 590 million dollars at the box-office and birthed a sequel; Men in Black II.
        <Certification>PG-13</Certification>
        <InetRef>607</InetRef>
        <HomePage>http://www.themoviedb.org/movie/607</HomePage>
        <ReleaseDate>1997-07-01T00:00:00</ReleaseDate>
        <AddDate>2010-06-03T00:00:00</AddDate>
        <UserRating>7</UserRating>
        <Length>98</Length>
        <Season>0</Season>
        <Episode>0</Episode>
        <ParentalLevel>3</ParentalLevel>
        <Visible>true</Visible>
        <Watched>false</Watched>
        <Processed>true</Processed>
        <FileName>Men in Black.mkv</FileName>
        <Hash>22be408157d11281</Hash>
        <Host>holmes</Host>
        <Coverart>607_coverart.jpg</Coverart>
        <Fanart>607_fanart.jpg</Fanart>
        <Banner></Banner>
        <Screenshot></Screenshot>
        <Trailer></Trailer>
    </VideoMetadataInfo>
</VideoMetadataInfos>
</VideoMetadataInfoList>

GetVideoById

The GetVideoById API takes the following arguments:

Id (Required)

Parameter Type: Integer

The database id of the requested metadata record.

Example Query:

http://BackendServerIP:6544/Video/GetVideoById?Id=106

Example Return:

<VideoMetadataInfo>
    <Id>106</Id>
    <Title>Men In Black</Title>
    <SubTitle></SubTitle>
    <Tagline>Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe.</Tagline>
    <Director>Barry Sonnenfeld</Director>
    <Studio>Amblin Entertainment</Studio>
    The American science fiction comedy about a conspiracy theory. Two secret agents are searching the streets for aliens in this blockbuster film that earned 590 million dollars at the box-office and birthed a sequel; Men in Black II.
    <Certification>PG-13</Certification>
    <InetRef>607</InetRef>
    <HomePage>http://www.themoviedb.org/movie/607</HomePage>
    <ReleaseDate>1997-07-01T00:00:00</ReleaseDate>
    <AddDate>2010-06-03T00:00:00</AddDate>
    <UserRating>7</UserRating>
    <Length>98</Length>
    <Season>0</Season>
    <Episode>0</Episode>
    <ParentalLevel>3</ParentalLevel>
    <Visible>true</Visible>
    <Watched>false</Watched>
    <Processed>true</Processed>
    <FileName>Men in Black.mkv</FileName>
    <Hash>22be408157d11281</Hash>
    <Host>holmes</Host>
    <Coverart>607_coverart.jpg</Coverart>
    <Fanart>607_fanart.jpg</Fanart>
    <Banner></Banner>
    <Screenshot></Screenshot>
    <Trailer></Trailer>
</VideoMetadataInfo>

GetVideoByFilename

The GetVideoByFilename API takes the following arguments:

Filename (Required)

Parameter Type: String

The filename of the requested metadata record.

Example Query:

http://BackendServerIP:6544/Video/GetVideoByFilename?Filename=Men%20in%20Black.mkv

Example Return:

<VideoMetadataInfo>
    <Id>106</Id>
    <Title>Men In Black</Title>
    <SubTitle></SubTitle>
    <Tagline>Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe.</Tagline>
    <Director>Barry Sonnenfeld</Director>
    <Studio>Amblin Entertainment</Studio>
    The American science fiction comedy about a conspiracy theory. Two secret agents are searching the streets for aliens in this blockbuster film that earned 590 million dollars at the box-office and birthed a sequel; Men in Black II.
    <Certification>PG-13</Certification>
    <InetRef>607</InetRef>
    <HomePage>http://www.themoviedb.org/movie/607</HomePage>
    <ReleaseDate>1997-07-01T00:00:00</ReleaseDate>
    <AddDate>2010-06-03T00:00:00</AddDate>
    <UserRating>7</UserRating>
    <Length>98</Length>
    <Season>0</Season>
    <Episode>0</Episode>
    <ParentalLevel>3</ParentalLevel>
    <Visible>true</Visible>
    <Watched>false</Watched>
    <Processed>true</Processed>
    <FileName>Men in Black.mkv</FileName>
    <Hash>22be408157d11281</Hash>
    <Host>holmes</Host>
    <Coverart>607_coverart.jpg</Coverart>
    <Fanart>607_fanart.jpg</Fanart>
    <Banner></Banner>
    <Screenshot></Screenshot>
    <Trailer></Trailer>
</VideoMetadataInfo>