External scrobbling - webhook

[psyciknz]

What is the method for posting external Plex server watch history.

Using a webhook endpoint that is externally accessible will record Plex plays from not only a local server but friends servers.

I see Plex webhooks are depreciated in favour of watchers. Which will only access my Plex server.

[cenodude]

I’m not entirely sure what you want to accomplish, but I’ll give it a try:
You need to configure profiles, for example, one profile for your own plex server and one profile for your friend server. After that, configure the watcher with the correct profile and the relevant filters. You will probably also want to create additional profiles for the tracker you want to use.

https://wiki.crosswatch.app/crosswatch/profiles
https://wiki.crosswatch.app/crosswatch/scrobble/watcher

[psyciknz]

You might have me on the right track. But after logging in with plex, how can I choose friend A's server for their TV Show Library so that it can consume events from that server for when i watch their content?

The beauty of webhooks was once you had them set up on your plex account. It it was lan accessible only, you'd only see your server traffic. But if you had a plex webhook end point that was externally accessible (ie say expose that part of crosswatch to the internet, or in my case I actually use a web hook proxy i developed and host as a worker on cloudflare) - then regardless of the server I watch content from, mine, or friend A's - then plex can fire the webhook.

[cenodude]

That’s a good point, I hadn’t really thought about this scenario.

I think it should work with Watcher, but I’m not completely sure. It is a bit cumbersome though.

• You would need to create a new Plex profile in CrossWatch, add your friend’s Plex server using your own credentials, and whitelist the library you want to include.

• After that, create a new route using that new profile, filtered on your username.

Alternatively, you can just use webhooks, but those are limited to Trakt only. I’m not going to remove webhooks (also not in the future) but development is rather limited for webhooks and lacking some functionalities that is included in watcher.

[psyciknz]

"You would need to create a new Plex profile in CrossWatch, add your friend’s Plex server using your own credentials, and whitelist the library you want to include." - does that mean i need their server details - and then work out how to get a x-plex-token?

AS I tried a new profile and once logged in, I didn't see anything that seem to show the other servers i have access to (I looked at the libraries to whitelist).

I mean once there is yamtrack API and connectivity, that would solve it for me as I can yamtrack webhooks from external. But trakt will only get it if you're VIP I believe. And since a lot of people dumped them after their last price rises.

Is there a case here for plex webhooks staying or being improved? Though I acknowledge it's a pretty edge case.

[cenodude]

does that mean i need their server details - and then work out how to get a x-plex-token?
You create a new profile, click the green Connect Plex button. etc.. after the flow is completed you:

1. go to the second tab (settings) change or add the server IP from your friends server (or perhaps you can click on it in the list, not sure)
2. save (red big button)
3. again in settings: pick your user (you should only see your own user) - check after selecting there is a account_id filled in.
4. save (red big button)
5. go to whitelist tab and now you should see the libraries on your friends server.

If above work, you can create the routes in watcher..

Is there a case here for plex webhooks staying or being improved? Though I acknowledge it's a pretty edge case.
The Plex webhooks will remain available, and in this case they may be the better option for you. As mentioned, the only limitation is that the target is Trakt only. They are still maintained for security fixes, but they will not follow the same roadmap as the watcher.

[psyciknz]

Cheers. Just updated my worker to add crosswatch webhook

[psyciknz]

Is this any interest in allowing both watcher and webhook? with a method for excluding from webhook the local library?

[cenodude]

I disabled it to prevent possible user mistakes. You can add a request here: https://github.com/cenodude/CrossWatch/issues, and if there is enough interest from other users, I can look into the possibilities. However, another issue with the webhooks is that they are not up to date with most of the recent changes, including profile support and locks other tracker support. It's just very limited.

with a method for excluding from webhook the local library?
Basically in the plex adapter - whitelistings you just enable the libraries that you want to scrobble. https://wiki.crosswatch.app/crosswatch/library-whitelisting

The best option would be to add support in the watcher routes, where users can select webhook as the method. However, that would be a lot of work, and I think the use cases are too limited to justify adding another layer of complexity. Perhaps in the future, dont know yet.