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obsws-cli
Table of Contents
Requirements
- Python 3.10 or greater
 - OBS Studio 28+
 
Installation
with uv
uv tool install .
with pipx
pipx install .
The CLI should now be discoverable as obsws-cli
Configuration
Flags
Pass --host, --port and --password as flags to the root command, for example:
obsws-cli --host=localhost --port=4455 --password=<websocket password> --help
Environment Variables
Store and load environment variables from:
- A 
.envfile in the cwd user home directory / .config / obsws-cli / obsws.env
OBSWS_HOST=localhost
OBSWS_PORT=4455
OBSWS_PASSWORD=<websocket password>
Flags can be used to override environment variables.
Root Typer
- version: Get the OBS Client and WebSocket versions.
 
obsws-cli version
Sub Typers
Scene
- list: List all scenes.
 
obsws-cli scene list
- current: Get the current program scene.
 
obsws-cli scene current
- switch: Switch to a scene.
- args: <scene_name>
 
 
obsws-cli scene switch LIVE
Scene Item
- show: Show an item in a scene.
- args: <scene_name> <item_name>
 
 
obsws-cli scene-item show START "Colour Source"
- hide: Hide an item in a scene.
- args: <scene_name> <item_name>
 
 
obsws-cli scene-item hide START "Colour Source"
- list: List all items in a scene.
- args: <scene_name>
 
 
obsws-cli scene-item list LIVE
Group
- show: Show a group in a scene.
- args: <scene_name> <group_name>
 
 
obsws-cli group show START "test_group"
- hide: Hide a group in a scene.
- args: <scene_name> <group_name>
 
 
obsws-cli group hide START "test_group"
- list: List groups in a scene.
- args: <scene_name>
 
 
obsws-cli group list START
Input
- list: List all inputs.
 
obsws-cli input list
- mute: Mute an input.
- args: <input_name>
 
 
obsws-cli input mute "Mic/Aux"
- unmute: Unmute an input.
- args: <input_name>
 
 
obsws-cli input unmute "Mic/Aux"
- toggle: Toggle an input.
 
obsws-cli input toggle "Mic/Aux"
Record
- start: Start recording.
 
obsws-cli record start
- stop: Stop recording.
 
obsws-cli record stop
- status: Get recording status.
 
obsws-cli record status
- toggle: Toggle recording.
 
obsws-cli record toggle
- resume: Resume recording.
 
obsws-cli record resume
- pause: Pause recording.
 
obsws-cli record pause
Stream
- start: Start streaming.
 
obsws-cli stream start
- stop: Stop streaming.
 
obsws-cli stream stop
- status: Get streaming status.
 
obsws-cli stream status
- toggle: Toggle streaming.
 
obsws-cli stream toggle
License
obsws-cli is distributed under the terms of the MIT license.