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Add a New Media Type (Concerts) - Mighty1 - 2025-08-08
Hi everyone,
I'm interested in building a plugin for Jellyfin that adds support for a new media type — specifically for concert recordings. The idea is to have a library type similar to "Music Videos," but tailored for concerts, with custom metadata e.g. "Location", "Indoor/Outdoor", etc.
I've looked around but couldn’t find much documentation or guidance on how to add a new media type or extend existing ones in this way. Is this even feasible with the current plugin system? If so, could someone point me in the right direction or share any relevant examples?
Appreciate any help or advice — thanks in advance!
Cheers,
M1
RE: Add a New Media Type (Concerts) - niels - 2025-08-08
It is not possible to create new item/library types using a plugin
RE: Add a New Media Type (Concerts) - Mighty1 - 2025-08-08
Hi Niels,
Thanks a lot for the quick reply — much appreciated!
That’s good to know. As a follow-up: would it be possible (via plugin) to extend the metadata of an existing media type, like Music Video? For example, adding fields such as Location or Indoor/Outdoor for concert recordings?
RE: Add a New Media Type (Concerts) - niels - 2025-08-08
Unfortunately that is also not possible. You can create a metadata provider plugin that provides the data for existing metadata fields though.