Here’s a quick example script for pushing data from a web API with powershell, into a InfluxDB Database. Replace “TOKEN” with your Plex token.
while ($true) { #clean previous connection $ServicePoint = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::FindServicePoint("http://192.168.99.118:8086/write?db=cacti2") #you could do something like this or manually clear out as required. $ServicePoint.ConnectionLimit = 10 #start clean $ServicePoint.CloseConnectionGroup("") # Server URL of PlexPY API to request from $request = "http://slimleech.local:32400/status/sessions/?X-Plex-Token=TOKEN" #Grab the data and count it $object = Invoke-WebRequest $request | select content $result = $object | select-string -allmatches -Pattern 'Player' | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Matches $final = $result.count #Push the data to influxdb $uri = 'http://192.168.99.118:8086/write?db=cacti2' $postParams = "plex_users,host=slimleech value=$final" Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $uri -Method POST -Body $postParams Write-Host "Number of People watching is $final" $ServicePoint.CloseConnectionGroup("") start-sleep 60 } </code>