Receiving Metadata Externally
PlayoutONE Monitor can receive metadata from an external source via TCP Port 1073. Parameters are separated by a pipe character.
| Parameter | Value |
| Event | setnowplaying |
| Title | The title of the item (string) |
| Artist | The artist of the item (string) |
| Length | The length of the item (milliseconds) (integer) |
| Multistation | The PlayoutONE Multistation number. Default is 0 (optional) (integer) |
| Item Type | Song, NonSong or Commercial. Default is Song (optional) (string) |
Example:
event=setnowplaying|title=help|artist=the beatles|length=132000|multistation=1|type=song