---
title: "Reports that a user has begun playing an item."
method: POST
path: "/Users/{userId}/PlayingItems/{itemId}"
tags: ["Playstate"]
---

# Reports that a user has begun playing an item.

`POST /Users/{userId}/PlayingItems/{itemId}`

## Path parameters

- `userId` string, uuid, required — User id.
- `itemId` string, uuid, required — Item id.

## Query parameters

- `mediaSourceId` string, nullable — The id of the MediaSource.
- `audioStreamIndex` integer, nullable — The audio stream index.
- `subtitleStreamIndex` integer, nullable — The subtitle stream index.
- `playMethod` 'Transcode' | 'DirectStream' | 'DirectPlay'
- `liveStreamId` string, nullable — The live stream id.
- `playSessionId` string, nullable — The play session id.
- `canSeek` boolean — Indicates if the client can seek.

## Response `204`

Play start recorded.

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden

---

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