Casting Plex tracks

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Hi,

I’m trying to write a script that would play content from my Plex server and cast it to a Google Chromecast device. I tried the following:

> alias: Bedtime
>   sequence:
>    - service: media_player.play_media
>      data:
>        entity_id: media_player.master_bedroom_speaker
>        media_content_type: PLAYLIST
>        media_content_id: '{ "playlist_name": "Ambient Sleep", "shuffle": "1" }'

When the script executes I can hear the cast notification sound through the speakers but no media plays. My guess is that the “master_bedroom_speaker” entity (a Google Chromecast Audio) has no knowledge of the plex server. I did notice that if I go to the Integrations page and click on the Plex box I see some entities called “Plex (Plex Cast - Chromecast)” - should I be using those entities instead?

Thanks

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There is no Chromecast functionality in the Plex integration today. It’s possible that the Plex server may expose & proxy Chromecast players, but you’d have to test that. Try the other entities and let us know if it works.

3

I actually got it work by figuring out the URL of the media on the Plex server and using that as the media_content_id. Next time I’m at my desk I’ll post details.

4

Looking forward to seeing your solution here, I just recently started with Plex so keen to test out some features

5

Sounds like you are using the Cast integration instead of Plex. However perhaps this is an opportunity to help them work together better…

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Dave, I used this reddit post as a guide. Wish I could take credit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/82c53n/can_i_write_a_script_to_play_a_plex_playlist/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

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