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If an artist, album, or track share the same name it will assume artist first, then album, then track.

#Use plex to control upnp player tv

If no season/episode is specified for a TV show Plex Assistant will play the first unwatched or first in progress episode by default. play Pets 2 will match The Secret Life of Pets 2. "play walk in deed on the dawn tee" would become "Play The Walking Dead on the Downstairs TV.".

Meaning it will select the closest match using your Plex media titles and available cast device names. " Commands Fuzzy MatchingĪ media item's title and the device used in your phrase are processed using a fuzzy search.

#Use plex to control upnp player code

Then copy and paste the code below into the body field.

Select method "Post" and content type "application/json".

In the URL field enter the webhook URL HA provided you earlier.

Search for and select "Webhooks", then select "Make a web request".

Select your language (as long as it's supported, see list above), then hit "Create Trigger" to continue. You can also set a response from the Google Assistant if you'd like. The dollar sign will be the phrase sent to this component. I use things like tell plex to $ or have plex $. Now you can select how you want to trigger this service, you can select up to 3 ways to invoke it.

Select "Say phrase with text ingredient".

Search for and select "Google Assistant".

Copy or save the URL that is displayed at the end, we'll need it later.

Hit the add button and search for "IFTTT" and click configure.

Go to "Configuration" in your HA sidebar and select "Integrations".

IFTTT Setup Guide IFTTT Setup In Home Assistant

Only use DialogFlow if your language is otherwise unsupported. DialogFlow is a bit more involved and has some quirks, like always responding "I'm starting the test version of Plex", but it has support for more languages.IFTTT is the easiest way to set this up, but only if IFTTT supports your language.You can either use IFTTT or DialogFlow to trigger Plex Assistant with Google Assistant. To change a Plex client's friendly name in HA it needs to be open and reachable before doing so. Plex Assistant uses the friendly name from the entities for commands. Setting a default device will use that device if none is specified in the command. This component automatically detects compatible media_player entities from Home Assistant (Google Cast devices, Sonos devices, and Plex clients). Your Plex server is automatically retrieved from Home Assistant's Plex integration, if you have more than one server setup it will ask which one to use.Īfter setup you can click "Options" on Plex Assistant's card for more config options including: jump forward/back amount and Advanced Config Options. Follow the steps shown to select intial config options.Search for "Plex Assistant" and click it.Go to "Integrations" and click "Add Integration".If you want a Plex Client as your default device, make sure it is open/reachable before setup. You need to have HA's Plex integration setup in order to use Plex Assistant.

#Use plex to control upnp player install

Install Manually: Install this component by downloading the project and then copying the /custom_components/plex_assistant/ folder to the custom_components folder in your config directory (create the folder if it doesn't exist) and restart. Install with HACS: Search integrations for "Plex Assistant", select it, hit install, and restart. Install by using one of the methods below: ⌨️ Help with translation, development, or documentation.Use version 0.3.4 if you are on lower versions of HA and find the old readme here. This version requires Home Assistant 2021.2.0+.

#Use plex to control upnp player update

There have been many changes in version 1.0.0, follow the 1.0.0 Update Guide if updating from a lower version. Troubleshooting and Issues Version 1.0.0+ Visit the services tab in HA's Developer Tools to test it out. You can use the component's service ( plex_mand) to call the commands however you'd like. You can use this component with anything that can make a service call to HA as well.Įxample: "Hey Google, tell Plex to play The Walking Dead on the Downstairs TV." Plex Assistant is a Home Assistant integration for casting Plex media to Google devices, Sonos devices, and Plex clients with Google Assistant, HA's conversation integration, and more. Google Assistant Setup ｜ HA Conversation Setup ｜ Advanced Config Installation ｜ Configuration ｜ Cast Devices ｜ Commands