Possible to start a Qobuz playlist and/or WiiM preset from the HTTP API?

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I'm trying to create shortcuts on my phone to start playing various Qobuz playlists via the HTTP API for WiiM. I see the "play" and "playlist" commands in the API documentation but can't figure out how to use them to start a Qobuz personal playlist, or, alternatively, to start a WiiM Preset (which would be an acceptable alternative).

Has anyone figured this out? Examples would be very helpful.

Thanks in advance.
 
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You can try the UPnP interface, which is much more full featured.

An excerpt from my wmq terminal app:

Python:
def do_search(query="",node="playlist"):
  
    dev=conf['dev']
    app_id=conf['app_id']
              
    url=f'https://www.qobuz.com/api.json/0.2/{node}/search?query={query}&limit=100&offset=0&app_id={app_id}'
    try:
        ret = requests.get(url).json()
        items = ret[f"{node}s"]["items"]
    except:
        return ""
  
    options=[]
    idx=1
    for item in items:
        if node=="album":
            preview=[str(item["id"]),str(item["artist"]["id"]),f'Tracks: {item["tracks_count"]}',f'Released: {item["release_date_original"]}', f'Quality: {item["maximum_bit_depth"]}/{item["maximum_sampling_rate"]}']
            preview="~".join(preview)
      
            option = f'{idx} {item["artist"]["name"]} - {item["title"]}|{preview}'
        else:
            preview=f'{item["name"]}^Tracks: {item["tracks_count"]}^{item["description"]}'
            option = f'{idx} {item["name"]}|{preview}'
                                      
        options.append(option)
        idx = idx+1
      
      
    terminal_menu = TerminalMenu(options,
                                 clear_screen=True,
                                 title="Enter:Play Esc:Exit",
                                 preview_command=from_title,
                                 preview_size=0.5)
                              
    menu_entry_index = terminal_menu.show()
              
    if menu_entry_index == None:
        return
    else:
        if node=="album":           
            list_name=items[menu_entry_index]["title"].replace("&","&")
            extra=""       
        else:
            list_name=items[menu_entry_index]["name"].replace("&","&")
            extra="&extra=tracks,subscribers&limit=100&"       

        list_name = list_name.upper()
        item_id=items[menu_entry_index]["id"]
        user_auth_token=conf["accessToken"]
        Login_username=conf["Login_username"]
      

        xml = f'<?xml version="1.0"?><PlayList><ListName>{list_name}</ListName><ListInfo><SourceName>Qobuz</SourceName><requestQuality>6</requestQuality> <SearchUrl>https://www.qobuz.com/api.json/0.2/{node}/get?{node}_id={item_id}{extra}</SearchUrl><Login_username>{Login_username}</Login_username></ListInfo></PlayList>'

        #### Populate the WiiM Queue
        dev.PlayQueue.CreateQueue(QueueContext=xml)

        #### Play
        dev.PlayQueue.PlayQueueWithIndex(QueueName=list_name,Index=0)

...and a query for Qobuz "cool jazz" playlists:

Screenshot 2023-05-17 9.41.40 PM.png
 
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I'm trying to create shortcuts on my phone to start playing various Qobuz playlists via the HTTP API for WiiM. I see the "play" and "playlist" commands in the API documentation but can't figure out how to use them to start a Qobuz personal playlist, or, alternatively, to start a WiiM Preset (which would be an acceptable alternative).

Has anyone figured this out? Examples would be very helpful.

Thanks in advance.
MCUKeyShortClick:x for calling a preset.
 
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@onlyoneme - Thanks very much! Works perfectly.

I'd seen a reference to that in this thread, but tried it with syntax https://<ip>/httpapi.asp?command=setPlayerCmd:MCUKeyShortClick:x, since the Play stream and Play playlist commands had that setPlayerCmd prefix. That didn't work. so I assumed it worked only with Home Assistant, mentioned in that thread.

But trying just https://<ip>/httpapi.asp?command=MCUKeyShortClick:x (no setPlayerCmd: prefix) worked. Thanks again.


@cc_rider - Thanks as well. I'll look into that UPnP interface more over time.
 
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