Is it possible to play a specific item from iTunes Store or Apple Music?

[herrernst]

What do you need help with?

Hi,
when playing something from Apple Music on Apple TV, atvremote itunes_store_identifier prints the iTunes Store Identifier of a currently playing item. But is it possible to also change it, i. e. play a specific item by setting iTunes Store Identifier? Thanks

[thiccaxe]

I believe you will have to first resolve what service it is on, e.g. music, apple tv (podcasts?). Then, you need to use open_url. See here for examples. https://community.home-assistant.io/t/appletv-integration-deep-link-urls-which-are-working/592862. #1545

[herrernst]

Thank you for your answer. But atvremote has no open_url, am I missing something?

atvremote open_url=https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/spirited/umc.cmc.3lp7wqowerzdbej98tveildi3
2025-01-07 21:02:00 ERROR [pyatv.scripts.atvremote]: Unknown command: open_url

[herrernst]

Oh, but now I see one can use launch_app, e. g.:

atvremote launch_app=https://music.apple.com/album/the-soft-bulletin/1247942375

In this case it opens Apple Music with the specified album, but it's still necessary to "load" it by sending atvremote select afterwards (which presses the "Play" button on screen).