plex-dl

plex-dl is a command-line interface utility for downloading media files from a Plex server.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Quick Start
• FAQ

Features

1. CLI utility that downloads Plex media and saves it to a local file.

Quick Start

Install the Tool

npm install -g plex-dl

Use the Tool

$ plex-dl

> Base URL: https://255-255-255-255.dygevsK8qUWrIXGjXFzhFQDjgbpQWpnW.plex.direct:32400
> Media ID: 123456
> Auth Token: wa3iJvt3nKzi12Pr1Zxq
> Media Output Directory: ~/Downloads
  Downloading [====================] 1469081/bps 100% 0.0s
Success! File downloaded without error.
Please check /Users/evanklein/Downloads/Inception.mp4

Non-interactive mode

To use plex-dl in a non-interactive mode, supply the following CLI flags:

$ plex-dl \
  --baseUrl https://255-255-255-255.dygevsK8qUWrIXGjXFzhFQDjgbpQWpnW.plex.direct:32400
  --mediaId 123456 \
  --authToken wa3iJvt3nKzi12Pr1Zxq \
  --outputDirectory ~/Downloads

FAQ

What are some example inputs for the CLI prompts

Base URL

• Description

  • The base URL of the Plex server.

• Example Value

  • https://255-255-255-255.dygevsK8qUWrIXGjXFzhFQDjgbpQWpnW.plex.direct:32400

Media ID

• Description

  • The ID of the media item in Plex server.
  • Obtain this value by navigating to the desired media item on Plex server. Inspect the query parameter key. Its value will have the schema /library/metadata/<mediaId>

• Example Value

  • 123456

Auth Token

• Description

  • The authentication token used to make requests via the Plex server API.
  • Inspect the network logs in the browser when playing the media item in Plex server. Search for X-Plex-Token, which is the name of the query parameter Plex uses to pass its authentication token in requests.

• Example Value

  • wa3iJvt3nKzi12Pr1Zxq

Media Output Directory

• Description

  • The directory which will contain the downloaded media file.
  • This value can be an absolute or relative path.

• Example Value

  • ~/Downloads

Overwrite File

• Description

  • This field dictates whether of not to overwrite a file if one exists with the same name as the media item to be downloaded at the same location specified at Media Output Directory.

• Example Value

  • Y