Connects What's Now Playing to Lumia Stream, exposing full DJ track metadata as Lumia variables and firing a Track Changed alert on every track change.
- What's Now Playing with the Web Server output enabled
- Lumia Stream 9.0 or newer
- Download
whatsnowplaying-X.Y.Z.lumiapluginfrom the latest release. - In Lumia Stream, open Plugins → Add Manually and select the downloaded file.
- Enable the What's Now Playing plugin in the Plugins list.
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| WNP Hostname | auto |
Set to auto to discover WNP on the network via mDNS. Enter an IP address to connect to a specific machine. |
| WNP Port | 8899 |
Port WNP's web server is running on. Change only if you customized the WNP web server port. |
Every track change updates the following Lumia variables:
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
{{whatsnowplaying_title}} |
Track title |
{{whatsnowplaying_artist}} |
Artist name |
{{whatsnowplaying_album}} |
Album name |
{{whatsnowplaying_albumartist}} |
Album artist |
{{whatsnowplaying_genre}} |
Genre |
{{whatsnowplaying_date}} |
Release date |
{{whatsnowplaying_bpm}} |
Tempo in BPM |
{{whatsnowplaying_key}} |
Musical key |
{{whatsnowplaying_label}} |
Record label |
{{whatsnowplaying_comments}} |
Track comments |
{{whatsnowplaying_duration}} |
Duration in MM:SS format |
{{whatsnowplaying_duration_hhmmss}} |
Duration in HH:MM:SS format |
{{whatsnowplaying_duration_sec}} |
Duration in whole seconds |
{{whatsnowplaying_isrc}} |
ISRC code |
{{whatsnowplaying_cover_palette}} |
Up to 6 dominant hex colors from the cover art, comma-separated (e.g. #c85028,#3a7abf) |
{{whatsnowplaying_cover_palette_lighting}} |
Up to 6 vibrant hex colors from the cover art, filtered for stage-usable saturation |
{{whatsnowplaying_cover_palette_type}} |
Dominant color quality of the cover art: vibrant, desaturated, or monochrome |
{{whatsnowplaying_coverurl}} |
Cover art URL (requires WNP web server) |
{{whatsnowplaying_filename}} |
Local file path |
{{whatsnowplaying_track}} |
Track number |
{{whatsnowplaying_track_total}} |
Total number of tracks on the album |
{{whatsnowplaying_composer}} |
Composer |
{{whatsnowplaying_deck}} |
DJ deck the track is playing on |
{{whatsnowplaying_requester}} |
Username who requested the track |
{{whatsnowplaying_requestdisplayname}} |
Display name of the requester |
{{whatsnowplaying_artistshortbio}} |
Short artist biography |
A Track Changed (switchSong) alert fires on every track change. Attach light commands,
overlays, or any other Lumia Stream automation to this alert and reference the variables above.
Requires What's Now Playing 5.3.0 or later. These variables will be empty on earlier versions.
See the WNP template variable reference
for a full explanation of cover_palette, cover_palette_lighting, and cover_palette_type.
- Variables are empty — Confirm the Web Server output is enabled in WNP and the port
in the plugin settings matches WNP's web server port (default:
8899). - No cover art —
{{whatsnowplaying_coverurl}}requires the WNP web server to be running. - Plugin not connecting — If hostname is set to
auto, WNP must be running on the same local network. Try setting the hostname to WNP's IP address directly. - "Plugin version too old" — Download the latest release and reinstall.
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