php Kodi json API

Easy control of Kodi device(s) through http json-rpc interface.

This API is a php class with easy functions for your Kodi device.

This API use json-rpc http interface and require enabling it:
In System->Settings->Network->Services activate Allow control of Kodi via HTTP
This API use POST request and is fully compatible with Kodi v17 and v18.

Feel free to submit an issue or pull request to add more.

For french Jeedom user, here is a fast integration article for you!

How-to

Download the class/phpKodi-api.php on your server.
Include it in your script.
Start it with your device IP.
You can use a local IP (‘192.168.1.120’), dyndns (‘mydynname.ddns.net’), and include pass/port (‘user:pass@IP:Port’), regarding if you use your script locally or on a web server.

require($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/path/to/phpKodi-api.php");
$_Kodi = new Kodi($IP);
if (isset($_Kodi->error)) die($_Kodi->error);

Players functions:

//get current active player:
$getActivePlayer = $_Kodi->getActivePlayer();
echo "<pre>getActivePlayer:<br>".json_encode($getActivePlayer, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT)."</pre><br>";
//start current player, or provide argument 0 for music, 1 for video, 2 for pictures
$_Kodi->play();
//stop current player:
$_Kodi->stop();
//get or set volume:
$getVolume = $_Kodi->getVolume();
echo "<pre>getVolume:<br>".json_encode($getVolume, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT)."</pre><br>";
$_Kodi->setVolume(40);
//set mute (true/false):
$_Kodi->setMute(true)
//get or set shuffle playing true/false
$dev = $_Kodi->getShuffle();
echo "<pre>dev:<br>".json_encode($dev, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT)."</pre><br>";
$_Kodi->setShuffle(true);
//get repeat:
$dev = $_Kodi->getRepeat();
echo "<pre>dev:<br>".json_encode($dev, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT)."</pre><br>";
//set repeat one, all, off
$_Kodi->setRepeat('all');
//get playing time:
$getTime = $_Kodi->getTime();
echo "<pre>getTime:<br>".json_encode($getTime, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT)."</pre><br>";
//get all music songs:
/*
You can filter result by genre or by artist:
$songsList = $_Kodi->getAudioSongsList(1, 'jazz');
$songsList = $_Kodi->getAudioSongsList(2, 'The Beatles');
*/
$songsList = $_Kodi->getAudioSongsList();
echo "<pre>songsList :<br>".json_encode($songsList , JSON_PRETTY_PRINT)."</pre><br>";
//get all music artists:
$artistList= $_Kodi->getAudioArtistsList();
echo "<pre>artistList:<br>".json_encode($artistList, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT)."</pre><br>";
//get all music albums:
$albumList = $_Kodi->getAudioAlbumsList();
echo "<pre>albumList :<br>".json_encode($albumList , JSON_PRETTY_PRINT)."</pre><br>";

Playlists functions:

//get current playlist items, or provide argument 0 for music, 1 for video, 2 for pictures:
$getPlayerItem = $_Kodi->getPlayerItem();
echo "<pre>getPlayerItem:<br>".json_encode($getPlayerItem, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT)."</pre><br>";
//clear current playlist, or provide argument 0 for music, 1 for video, 2 for pictures:
$_Kodi->clearPlayList();
//add a playlist file to current playlist:
//if the playlist contains tons of files, it can return a timeout error but playlist will load.
$_Kodi->loadPlaylist('special://profile/playlists/music/iJazz.xsp');
//open a file. This will play it automatically.
$_Kodi->openFile("smb://NAS/hollidays2017/brittany_01_1080p.mkv");
//get items by type in a folder. 0 for music, 1 for video, 2 for pictures:
$getDirectory = $_Kodi->getDirectory("smb://NAS/videos/", 1);
echo "<pre>getDirectory:<br>".json_encode($getDirectory, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT)."</pre><br>";
//add a file or directory to current playlist:
$_Kodi->addPlayListDir("smb://NAS/videos/");
$_Kodi->addPlayListFile("smb://NAS/videos/myVideo.mkv");

System functions:

$_Kodi->reboot();
$_Kodi->hibernate();
$_Kodi->shutdown();
$_Kodi->suspend();

Special:

$jsonString = '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,
        "method":"Player.GetProperties",
        "params":{"properties": ["canshuffle"], "playerid": 0}
        }';
$dev = $_Kodi->sendJson($jsonString);
echo "<pre>dev:<br>".json_encode($dev, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT)."</pre><br>";

Here are a few goodies to real world use of such API.

IFTTT

You can create an endpoint url for triggering stuff from IFTTT. See IFTTTactions.php example.

Changes

v0.61 (2020-01-16)

Fix a bug with openFile() and getDirectory()

v0.6 (2019-02-08)

Now request as POST for future Kodi v18 support!

v0.4 (2018-12-07)

New: $_Kodi->volumeUp(intdelta)
New: $_Kodi->volumeDown(intdelta)

v0.31 (2018-11-07)

New: support for batch request.
New: $_Kodi->getAudioArtistsList()
New: $_Kodi->getAudioSongsList()
New: $_Kodi->getAudioAlbumsList()

v0.22 (2017-11-05)

New: $_Kodi->setMute()

v0.2 (2017-03-22)

New: $_Kodi->reboot()
New: $_Kodi->hibernate()
New: $_Kodi->shutdown()
New: $_Kodi->suspend()
New: Send custom json command with $_Kodi->sendJson($jsonString, $timeout);

v0.1 (2017-03-21)

First public version.

License

The MIT License (MIT)

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