plexcli

Plex CLI

A comprehensive command-line interface for managing Plex Media Server libraries using the plexgo SDK.

Features

• Library Management: List, filter, and analyze your Plex libraries
• Media Analysis: Check for duplicates, missing episodes, quality issues
• Subtitle & Audio: Detect missing subtitle languages and audio configuration issues
• Metadata: Find items with incomplete metadata
• Flexible Output: Support for table, JSON, and TSV output formats

Installation

From Source

git clone https://github.com/dogbertdev/plexcli.git
cd plexcli
make install

Using Go Install

go install github.com/dogbertdev/plexcli/cmd/plex@latest

Pre-built Binaries

Download from the releases page for your platform.

Configuration

The CLI supports configuration through:

1. Environment Variables:

   • PLEX_SERVER - Your Plex server URL
   • PLEX_TOKEN - Your Plex authentication token
   • PLEX_USERNAME - Your Plex username (for authentication)
   • PLEX_PASSWORD - Your Plex password (for authentication)

2. Config File (~/.config/plexcli/config.json):

   {
     "server_url": "http://localhost:32400",
     "token": "your-plex-token"
   }
   

3. CLI Flags (highest priority):

   plex --server http://localhost:32400 --token your-token unwatched
   

Getting a Plex Token

1. Sign in to your Plex account at https://plex.tv
2. Visit https://plex.tv/claim or check your Plex server settings
3. Copy the token for use with this CLI

Usage

Global Flags

plex --help

• --json - Output JSON to stdout
• --plain - Output TSV to stdout (for piping)
• --color auto|always|never - Color mode (default: auto)
• --config PATH - Path to config file
• --server URL - Plex server URL
• --token TOKEN - Plex authentication token
• -v, --version - Show version

Commands

List Unwatched Items

# Show all unwatched items
plex unwatched

# Show unwatched movies only
plex unwatched --type movie

# Limit results
plex unwatched --limit 20

List Recently Watched

# Show recently watched (last 7 days)
plex recently-watched

# Show last 30 days
plex recently-watched --days 30

# Output as JSON
plex recently-watched --json

List Recently Added

# Show recently added items
plex recently-added

# Show last 30 days, limit to 50 items
plex recently-added --days 30 --limit 50

Find Duplicates

# Find all duplicate media files
plex duplicates

# Find duplicates in a specific section
plex duplicates --section 1

Check File Paths

# List all file paths
plex file-paths

# Filter by section
plex file-paths --section 1

Check Subtitles

# Find items missing English subtitles
plex subtitles-missing --lang en

# Check for multiple languages
plex subtitles-missing --lang en,de,fr

Check Audio

# Find items with stereo audio
plex audio-check --min-channels 2

# Check for specific codecs
plex audio-check --codecs aac,ac3

Find Missing Episodes

# Find missing episodes in all TV series
plex episodes-missing

# Check specific show
plex episodes-missing --show "Game of Thrones"

# Check specific season
plex episodes-missing --show "Game of Thrones" --season 1

Check Video Quality

# Find items below 1080p
plex quality-check --min-resolution 1080p

# Find 4K HDR content
plex quality-check --min-resolution 4k --hdr

Check Metadata

# Find items with incomplete metadata
plex metadata-missing

Development

Prerequisites

• Go 1.21+
• Make

Building

# Build for current platform
make build

# Build for all platforms
make build-all

# Run tests
make test

# Run with coverage
make test-coverage

Project Structure

.
├── cmd/plex/           # Main entry point
├── internal/
│   ├── auth/           # Authentication logic
│   ├── cmd/            # Command implementations
│   ├── config/         # Configuration management
│   ├── outfmt/         # Output formatting (table/JSON/TSV)
│   ├── plexclient/     # Plex API client wrapper
│   └── ui/             # UI utilities
├── tests/              # Integration tests
├── go.mod
├── Makefile
└── README.md

Output Formats

Table (default)

Human-readable formatted tables with headers.

JSON

Machine-readable JSON output for scripting:

plex unwatched --json | jq '.[] | select(.year > 2020)'

TSV

Tab-separated values for piping to other tools:

plex unwatched --plain | cut -f1 | sort

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests
5. Submit a pull request

Acknowledgments

• Built with plexgo SDK
• CLI framework: Kong
• Table formatting: tablewriter