Do I need a Plex token for Media Center?

No. Media Center connects with Sign in with Plex in its web dashboard: you approve it in Plex's own sign-in window and it finds your server by itself. The token steps on this page are for other tools that still ask for one.

The X-Plex-Token is not in the URL. What now?

Make sure you clicked View XML rather than just opening the title — the token only appears in the XML tab's address. If your browser hides part of long URLs, click into the address bar to see the full address, or copy it and paste it into a text editor.

Is my Plex token the same as my 4-digit Plex code?

No. The four-character code at plex.tv/link pairs a device with your account. The X-Plex-Token is a long string that lets an app read your server; it is what server-side tools and third-party players ask for.

Is a Plex token like a password?

Treat it as one: anyone holding it can read your library. Share it only with apps you trust, never paste it in a public forum, and never send it to a support desk that asks for it by email.

How do I revoke a Plex token?

Signing out of all devices from your Plex account settings revokes existing tokens. Afterwards, get a new token and update any app that used the old one.

Does the token expire?

Not on a fixed schedule. It stops working when it is revoked — for example after you sign out of all devices — and then you simply fetch a new one.

How to Find Your Plex Token (X-Plex-Token)

Updated October 18, 2026 · 4 min read

Using Media Center? You no longer need a token. In the web dashboard, go to Sources → Add a source → Plex and click Sign in with Plex. Plex opens its own sign-in window, and Media Center finds your server and every address it has — nothing to copy. The manual method below is still the way to get an X-Plex-Token for other Plex tools that ask for one.

For Media Center: Sign in with Plex

You sign in on Plex's own page (app.plex.tv), never on ours, and approve Media Center. Your households then play with your server's own access key — not your Plex account — and Media Center keeps the server's addresses up to date by itself. To disconnect it later, remove Media Center under Authorized Devices in your Plex account.

For other tools: find your Plex token in Plex Web

Sign in to Plex WebOn a computer, open app.plex.tv and sign in with the Plex account that owns the server.
Open any movie or episodeBrowse to a library on the server you want to connect and open any single title.
Choose Get Info, then View XMLClick the … (more) menu on the title, choose Get Info, then click View XML at the bottom left of the window. A new browser tab opens with the title's XML.
Copy the token from the address barIn the new tab's address bar, find X-Plex-Token= and copy everything after it, stopping before the next & if there is one. That string is your token.

The address you copy it from looks like this — the token is the highlighted part:

https://192-168-1-20.abc123.plex.direct:32400/library/metadata/1234?X-Plex-Token=AbCdEf123456GhIjKl

Keep it safe

A token grants the same access to your library as the account that created it, so store it like a password, and give it only to apps you trust.

Next: watching away from home

For your households to play from your server outside your home, Plex Remote Access has to be on — see how to set up Plex Remote Access, then connect Plex to Apple TV.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a Plex token for Media Center?: No. Media Center connects with Sign in with Plex in its web dashboard: you approve it in Plex's own sign-in window and it finds your server by itself. The token steps on this page are for other tools that still ask for one.
The X-Plex-Token is not in the URL. What now?: Make sure you clicked View XML rather than just opening the title — the token only appears in the XML tab's address. If your browser hides part of long URLs, click into the address bar to see the full address, or copy it and paste it into a text editor.
Is my Plex token the same as my 4-digit Plex code?: No. The four-character code at plex.tv/link pairs a device with your account. The X-Plex-Token is a long string that lets an app read your server; it is what server-side tools and third-party players ask for.
Is a Plex token like a password?: Treat it as one: anyone holding it can read your library. Share it only with apps you trust, never paste it in a public forum, and never send it to a support desk that asks for it by email.
How do I revoke a Plex token?: Signing out of all devices from your Plex account settings revokes existing tokens. Afterwards, get a new token and update any app that used the old one.
Does the token expire?: Not on a fixed schedule. It stops working when it is revoked — for example after you sign out of all devices — and then you simply fetch a new one.

Get started with Media Center

Media Center plays the Plex and Jellyfin servers you already run on Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, Android and Android TV. It ships with no content of its own. The person who runs the server sets it up once; everyone else just installs the app.

You run the Plex or Jellyfin server

Create your admin account, connect your server and invite the people who watch. The Free plan covers one household.

Set up your household

Your name, your email and a one-time code. No card needed.

Already have an account? Sign in

Someone invited you

Install the app and sign in with the email your administrator invited. There is nothing to set up.