playdirector 0.1.4

Async Python library for PS4/PS5 second-screen control (wake, standby, button input)

playdirector

An async Python library for controlling PS4 and PS5 consoles over your local network — wake from standby, send button inputs, navigate home, and more.

Features

• Discover PS4/PS5 consoles on your local network via UDP broadcast
• Wake a console from standby without a full session
• Connect and send button inputs (PS4), navigate to home (PS5)
• Pair with a PS5 using your PSN credentials (NPSSO token)
• Credential storage — JSON files persisted to ~/.config/playdirector/
• Fully async/await — built on asyncio and aiohttp

Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• PS4 (firmware ≥ 8.0) or PS5
• Console and computer on the same local network

Installation

pip install playdirector

Quick Start

import asyncio
from playdirector import discover, connect, RemoteOperation
from playdirector.credentials import JsonCredentialStorage

async def main():
    storage = JsonCredentialStorage()

    # Find the console (pass ip= to target a specific address)
    device = await discover(ip="192.168.1.50")
    if device is None:
        print("Console not found")
        return

    # Load previously paired credentials
    cred = storage.load(device.device_id)
    if cred is None:
        print("No credentials — run pairing first")
        return

    # Connect and send the PS button
    async with connect(device, cred) as session:
        await session.send_keys([RemoteOperation.PS])

asyncio.run(main())

Pairing

Before connecting you need to pair with the console once to obtain credentials.

PS5

You'll need your NPSSO token from the PSN website and the 8-digit PIN shown on the console under Settings → System → Remote Play → Link Device.

import asyncio
from playdirector import pair
from playdirector.credentials import JsonCredentialStorage

async def main():
    cred = await pair(
        ip="192.168.1.50",
        pin="12345678",       # 8-digit PIN from console
        npsso="your-npsso",   # from https://ca.account.sony.com/api/v1/ssocookie
    )
    JsonCredentialStorage().save(cred)
    print("Paired:", cred.device_id)

asyncio.run(main())

PS4

import asyncio
from playdirector.pairing import pair_ps4_remoteplay
from playdirector.credentials import JsonCredentialStorage

async def main():
    cred = await pair_ps4_remoteplay(
        ip="192.168.1.100",
        pin="12345678",
        npsso="your-npsso",
    )
    JsonCredentialStorage().save(cred)

asyncio.run(main())

API

Discovery

from playdirector import discover
from playdirector.discovery import DeviceStatus

# Discover all devices on the network
async for device in discover(timeout=5):
    print(device.device_type, device.host, device.status)

# Target a specific IP
device = await discover(ip="192.168.1.50")

DiscoveredDevice fields:

Field	Type	Description
host	str	IP address
device_type	DeviceType	PS4 or PS5
status	DeviceStatus	AWAKE or STANDBY
device_id	str	Unique device identifier
running_app_name	str | None	Currently running app (if awake)
running_app_titleid	str | None	Title ID of running app

Control

from playdirector import connect, wake
from playdirector.packets import RemoteOperation

# Wake from standby (no full session needed)
await wake(device, cred)

# Full session — send button inputs (PS4 only)
async with connect(device, cred) as session:
    await session.send_keys([RemoteOperation.PS])
    await session.send_keys([RemoteOperation.UP, RemoteOperation.ENTER])
    await session.standby()

# Navigate PS5 to home screen (PS5 only)
from playdirector import go_home
await go_home(device, cred)

Note: send_keys is supported on PS4 only. The PS5 Remote Play protocol does not expose button input — only wake(), standby(), and go_home() are available for PS5.

Available Buttons (RemoteOperation) — PS4 only

UP · DOWN · LEFT · RIGHT · ENTER · BACK · OPTION · PS · CANCEL

Multiple buttons can be combined: RemoteOperation.UP | RemoteOperation.LEFT

Credential Storage

from playdirector.credentials import JsonCredentialStorage

storage = JsonCredentialStorage()           # defaults to ~/.config/playdirector/
storage = JsonCredentialStorage("/my/dir") # custom path

storage.save(cred)                         # saves to <dir>/<device_id>.json
cred = storage.load(device_id)             # returns None if not found
storage.delete(device_id)
ids = storage.list_device_ids()

Error Handling

from playdirector import PlayActorError, LoginError, UnsupportedDeviceError

try:
    async with connect(device, cred) as session:
        ...
except LoginError:
    print("Bad credentials")
except UnsupportedDeviceError:
    print("Operation not supported on this console")
except PlayActorError as e:
    print("Protocol error:", e)

License

MIT — see LICENSE.