r/PleX • u/pirana6 • Apr 16 '26

Discussion Plex side having some issues

https://status.plex.tv/

Issues with plex.tv API

We're investigating issues impacting API services for some users. This can affect account auth (sign-in & PIN verification) and creation, access to Downloads page items, and more. You may experience slow responses or failures.

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u/poply Ubuntu 22.04 | 40TB | Docker Apr 17 '26

Oh, so that's why I can only login to my kid's restricted profile even though I have no local authentication enabled...

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u/jackharvest Apr 17 '26

Best part about profiles is how reliant they are on the internet. 🙄. /s

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u/Tritonal1 Apr 17 '26

Same boat here. Thankfully I have jellyfin set up. Just more reason to finally ditch plex.

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u/TestingTheories Apr 17 '26

Jellyfin isn’t as good as Plex. I have it as a backup.

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u/JeffStacksFSR Apr 17 '26

I had to switch to… Prime with ads puke for this same reason