https://github.com/harperreed/chromecast-control

Control a chromecast with python
https://github.com/harperreed/chromecast-control

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Control a chromecast with python

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/harperreed/chromecast-control
• Owner: harperreed
• License: mit
• Archived: true
• Created: 2013-08-23T17:25:55.000Z (about 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-02-27T19:33:13.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-02T14:12:22.264Z (4 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 5.86 KB
• Stars: 46
• Watchers: 8
• Forks: 6
• Open Issues: 4
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# chromecast-control

## Control a chromecast with python

We got chromecasts at [ltc](http://ltc.io) and I immediately wanted to use them to power our [dashing](http://shopify.github.io/dashing/) dashboards. It is the cheapest route and being that it is just a chrome browser, makes the most sense. 

This script will start, stop get info on a particular appid and a target chromecast (ip).

## REST

Turns out that interacting with the chromecast is just rest. 

You do REST operations on the appid url: `http://CHROMECAST_IP:8008/apps/APPID` 

You stop it by DELETING to the appid URL. You also start by POSTING to it. 

## More interesting 

There are other URLS that show up when you sniff traffic: 

* http://CHROMECAST_IP:8008/ssdp/device-desc.xml

* http://CHROMECAST_IP:8008/apps/ChromeCast

* http://CHROMECAST_IP:8008/apps/

No idea what this does:

POST `http://CHROMECAST_IP:8008/connection/ChromeCast`

	{

    	"channel": 0,

	    "senderId": {

    	    "appName": "ChromeCast",

	        "senderId": ""

    	}

	}

	

### Youtube	

#### Start:

POST `http://CHROMECAST_IP:8008/apps/YouTube`

	pairingCode:  No idea

	v:            awMIbA34MT8

#### Stop:

DELETE `http://CHROMECAST_IP:8008/apps/YouTube`

# Please help

There is a lot of work to do  (discovery, etc) that would make this useful. The chromecast is very powerful, but it is wrapped in an annoying interaction model (browser extension, etc).