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Media → Refresh

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Summary

Refreshes metadata for a specific media item in the Plex Media Server library, identified by its rating key.

Inputs

  • Rating Key (required) — The rating key (ID) of the media item to refresh

Output shape

a JSON object representing the refreshed metadata of the specified media item

Returns the updated metadata for the media item; errors during refresh are thrown unless 'Continue On Fail' is enabled, in which case error details are returned per item.

Examples

Example 1: Refresh media metadata

Provide the media item's Rating Key to trigger a metadata refresh request.

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