transmission/docs/RPC-Protocol-Specification.md

This document explains how to remotely, or locally, connect to a Transmission session programatically using the rpc protocol.

If you're looking to control a Transmission session non-programatically, you can either use the transmission-remote cli, or the Web Interface.

Current

The current and in progress Specification can be found here: rpc-spec.md.

Previous

• Version 2.9x
• Version 2.8x
• Version 2.7x
• Version 2.4x
• Version 2.2x
• Version 2.1x
• Version 2.0x
• Version 1.9x
• Version 1.8x
• Version 1.7x
• Version 1.6x
• Version 1.5x
• Version 1.4x
• Version 1.3x

Deprecated

Versions before 1.30 used to connect to a Transmission session by writing directly into a socket file. Many not-so-up to date articles on setting up Transmission with a Web Interface (Clutch) may still refer to this technique.

• Version 1.2x
• Version 1.1x
• Version 1.0x
• Version 0.9x
• Version 0.8x