Server

Server discovery, identity, and top-level status for Plex Media Server

Server

Server discovery, identity, and top-level status.

Get server identity

GET /identity

Returns the server’s identity, including its unique machine identifier. This endpoint does not require authentication and is useful for server discovery.

Response

{
  "MediaContainer": {
    "size": 0,
    "claimed": true,
    "machineIdentifier": "abc123def456",
    "version": "1.40.2.8395"
  }
}

Field	Type	Description
machineIdentifier	string	Unique identifier for this Plex server.
claimed	boolean	Whether the server is claimed to a Plex account.
version	string	Plex Media Server version.

See the API Reference for the full endpoint schema.