stremio-addon-sdk

defineSubtitlesHandler

This method handles subtitle requests.

Arguments:

args - request object; parameters defined below

Returns:

A promise resolving to an object containing { subtitles: [] } with an array of Subtitle Objects.

The resolving object can also include the following cache related properties:

Request Parameters

type - type of the item that we’re requesting subtitles for; e.g. movie, series, channel, tv (see Content Types)

id - string id of the video that we’re requesting subtitles for (videoId); see Meta Object

extra - object that holds additional properties; parameters defined below

config - object with user settings, see Manifest - User Data

Extra Parameters

videoHash - string OpenSubtitles file hash for the video

videoSize - size of the video file in bytes

filename - filename of the video file

Basic Example

builder.defineSubtitlesHandler(function(args) {
    if (args.id === 'tt1254207') {
        // serve one subtitle for big buck bunny
        const subtitle = {
            url: 'https://mkvtoolnix.download/samples/vsshort-en.srt',
            lang: 'eng'
        }
        return Promise.resolve({ subtitles: [subtitle] })
    } else {
        // otherwise return no subtitles
        return Promise.resolve({ subtitles: [] })
    }
})

Subtitle Object Definition