leo9843 / tsprivateapi

Sample codes to show how the TS (TataSky) live channel api works

Tata Sky IPTV Script generator

A script to generate the m3u playlist containing direct streamable file (.mpd or MPEG-DASH or DASH) based on the channels that the user has subscribed on the Tata Sky portal. You just have to login that's it

Login

The figure shows how the API authenticates any user

Using OTP

Password mechanism also works kinda similar

Explanation of different files used in the code_samples directory

allChannels.py - This generates a file allChannels.json containing all the channels available on the TataSky platform irrespective of whether the user has subscribed or not. The file has already been included in the repository

constants.py - This is a list of urls, headers, payloads that might be used anywhere in the other files

jwttoken.py -

• This contains the logic need for generation of the jwt . This is different from the user access Token generated by the backend upon user login. This is needed to get a license to play each channel url / mpeg dash stream /mpd file The token generated here is appended to the license_url of each channel using ls_session key You can find how it is done in the detailed manner in the file itself
• This can be used independently , just specify the channelId for which you need to get the token and you are good to go The script calls this repeatedly for all channels in the user subscribed/entitlement list

main.py - This contains the logic for the menu generation for the user. It might be updated constantly utils.py - This contains the logic for the m3u generation. This will be integrated soon in the main file

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How to use

• Clone this to your directory using git clone https://github.com/ForceGT/TSPrivateAPI

• Simply run main.py using the following code

  python main.py

• You will get options to login using the different methods, upon successful login a userDetails.json file is created which contains important details of the user. The accessToken has to be updated from time to time. To do so run the login logic again

• You can generate m3u file by selecting option 3. This generates allChannelPlaylist.m3u file NOTE: Please run this only after logging in otherwise the script exits with an error

• The generated m3u file may have to be updated time to time. If it fails to get jwt for a specific channelId then you must do it manually. Note down the channelId and then use the jwttoken.py to generate token for that file and manually edit the m3u file using any text editor

Playing in Android TV

• You can use Kodi with the PVR Simple IPTV Plugin. The generated m3u file already is in the standard format that can be read by the plugin
• You can use Tivimate app to play the m3u playlist too

Playing in a browser (tried with Chrome)

• I personally use Native MPEG-Dash + HLS Playback which doesn't suppport playlists yet
• To play a single file open the generated m3u file, and look for the channel you want to play. Get the channel url (ends with .mpd) and paste it in the browser
• The extension automatically asks for the license url. You should then look for the license url. The license url is the value of the key #KODIPROP:inputstream.adaptive.license_key= paramater. Copy the entire url and paste it in the browser NOTE: The ls_session should be copied carefully otherwise the license is not granted