macOS Playback Control HTTP Server

An HTTP server written in Go which runs on a Mac and listens for requests from clients to control Apple Music playback

Controls

• Get current song (GET /nowplaying)
• Play/pause song (POST /playpause)
• Next song (POST /next)
• Start Apple Music app (POST /start)
• Get playlists (GET /playlists)

Start the playback control server

go run main.go

Make requests to control playback

curl -X {REST verb} 'http://{ip:8888/route}'

Start a ffmpeg audio stream server, given BlackHole installed and set as output (audio device number, format, & sample rate may vary)

ffmpeg -f avfoundation -i ":3" -c:a libmp3lame -b:a 128k -ar 44100 -f mp3 -listen 1 http://0.0.0.0:8000

On client machine: ffplay 'http://{ip:8000}'

Acknowledgements

I used this helpful guide to get started: "Building a Custom HTTP Server in Go" by @stev3npy on Medium

I also took inspiration for the concept from talz-a's Apple Music CLI tool and applied the idea of programmatic Apple Music control to network-wide control