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Media → Play
AI-generatedSummary
Play or unpause a specified media source in OBS Studio via WebSocket.
Inputs
- Media Source Name (required) — The name of the media source to play or unpause.
Output shape
a JSON object indicating success and a message describing the media source that started playing
The operation attempts to reset the media cursor to 0 before playing. On success, returns { success: true, message:
Media "<Media Source Name>" playing}. On failure, returns an error in the output.