Jellyfin Java API Client

Part of the Jellyfin Project

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This library allows Java and Android applications to easily access Jellyfin servers. The dependencies are modular and can easily be swapped out with alternate implementations when desired.

Setup

The API client is available through JCenter, and thus can be installed via Gradle like any other dependency:

// build.gradle.kts
repositories {
	jcenter()
}

dependencies {
	val apiclientVersion = "…"

	// For non-Android projects
	implementation("org.jellyfin.apiclient:library:$apiclientVersion")

	// For Android apps (automatically includes the library and models)
	implementation("org.jellyfin.apiclient:android:$apiclientVersion")
}

// build.gradle
repositories {
	jcenter()
}

dependencies {
	def apiclientVersion = "…"

	// For non-Android projects
	implementation "org.jellyfin.apiclient:library:$apiclientVersion"

	// For Android apps (automatically includes the library and models)
	implementation "org.jellyfin.apiclient:android:$apiclientVersion"
}

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Basic Examples

Here you can find some basic examples on how to use the API client library.

Android Example

This Kotlin example creates a new instance of the Jellyfin class with Android support enabled. It will then try to authenticate to a server with a username and password combination.

// Create a Jellyfin instance
val jellyfin = Jellyfin {
	// It is recommended to create an own logger implementation
	logger = NullLogger()
	android(context)
}

// Create a new api client
val apiClient = jellyfin.createApi(
	serverAddress = "http://localhost:8096",
	device = AndroidDevice.fromContext(context)
)

// Call authenticate function
apiClient.AuthenticateUserAsync("username", "password", object : Response<AuthenticationResult>() {
	override fun onResponse(result: AuthenticationResult) {
		// Authentication succeeded
	}

	override fun onError(error: Exception) {
		// Authentication failed
	}
})

Websockets Example

Once you have an ApiClient instance you can easily connect to the server's websocket using the following command.

apiClient.OpenWebSocket()

This will open a connection in a background thread, and periodically check to ensure it's still connected. The web socket provides various events that can be used to receive notifications from the server. Simply override the methods in the ApiEventListener class which can be passed to the "createApi" function.

override fun onSetVolumeCommand(value: Int) {
}

Java Example

The Jellyfin library supports both Java and Kotlin out of the box. The basic Android example in Java looks like this:

// Create the options using the options builder
JellyfinOptions.Builder options = new JellyfinOptions.Builder();
options.setLogger(new NullLogger());
JellyfinAndroidKt.android(options, context);

// Create a Jellyfin instance
Jellyfin jellyfin = new Jellyfin(options.build());

// Create a new api client
ApiClient apiClient = jellyfin.createApi(
		"http://localhost:8096",
		null,
		AndroidDevice.fromContext(context),
		new ApiEventListener()
);

// Call authenticate function
apiClient.AuthenticateUserAsync("username", "password", new Response<AuthenticationResult>() {
	@Override
	public void onResponse(AuthenticationResult response) {
		// Authentication succeeded
	}

	@Override
	public void onError(Exception exception) {
		// Authentication failed
	}
});

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Projects using the API client

This library can be utilized in any JVM or Android based application and serves as an abstraction layer to interact with the API endpoints provided by a current version of Jellyfin server. We already use this library within our own official clients and is is used by other third-party clients as well.

Jellyfin for Android

Jellyfin for Android is our official Kotlin based Android client for phones and tablets.

Jellyfin for Android TV

Jellyfin for Android TV is the official Android TV client for devices running Android TV, Fire TV or Google TV.

Gelli

Gelli is a music-focused third-party Android client.