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GroupRenderingControl service

Volume related controls for groups

The GroupRenderingControl service is available on these models: Sonos Play:1 (S1) S2 / Sonos One (S13) S2 / Sonos Beam (S14) S2 / Sonos One (S18) S2 / SYMFONISK Bookshelf (S21) S2 / Sonos Roam (S27) S2 / Sonos Play:3 (S3) S2 / SYMFONISK Bookshelf (S33) S2 / Sonos One SL (S38) S2 / Sonos Play:5 (S6) S2 / Sonos Playbar (S9) S2 / Sonos Sub (Sub) S2.

  1. Available actions
    1. GetGroupMute
    2. GetGroupVolume
    3. SetGroupMute
    4. SetGroupVolume
    5. SetRelativeGroupVolume
    6. SnapshotGroupVolume
  2. Events
    1. Subscribe to events
    2. Event variables
  3. Custom errors

Service data

name value
Control URL http://192.168.x.x:1400/MediaRenderer/GroupRenderingControl/Control
Event subscription URL http://192.168.x.x:1400/MediaRenderer/GroupRenderingControl/Event
Discovery URL http://192.168.x.x:1400/xml/GroupRenderingControl1.xml
Service ID urn:upnp-org:serviceId:GroupRenderingControl
Service type urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:GroupRenderingControl:1

Sample request

POST /MediaRenderer/GroupRenderingControl/Control
Host: 192.168.x.x:1400
soapaction: "urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:GroupRenderingControl:1#{ActionName}"
Content-Type: text/xml; charset="utf-8"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" s:encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/">
  <s:Body>
    {ActionBodyHere}
  </s:Body>
</s:Envelope>

Available actions

GetGroupMute

Get the group mute state.

Action body:

<u:GetGroupMute xmlns:u="urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:GroupRenderingControl:1">
  <InstanceID>ui4</InstanceID>
</u:GetGroupMute>

Inputs:

parameter type description
InstanceID ui4 InstanceID should always be 0

Outputs:

parameter type description
CurrentMute boolean 1 for true and 0 for false

Remarks Should be send to coordinator only

GetGroupVolume

Get the group volume.

Action body:

<u:GetGroupVolume xmlns:u="urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:GroupRenderingControl:1">
  <InstanceID>ui4</InstanceID>
</u:GetGroupVolume>

Inputs:

parameter type description
InstanceID ui4 InstanceID should always be 0

Outputs:

parameter type description
CurrentVolume ui2 Β 

Remarks Should be send to coordinator only

SetGroupMute

(Un-/)Mute the entire group

Action body:

<u:SetGroupMute xmlns:u="urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:GroupRenderingControl:1">
  <InstanceID>ui4</InstanceID>
  <DesiredMute>boolean</DesiredMute>
</u:SetGroupMute>

Inputs:

parameter type description
InstanceID ui4 InstanceID should always be 0
DesiredMute boolean Allowed values: 1 (= true) / 0 (= false)

Remarks Should be send to coordinator only

SetGroupVolume

Change group volume. Players volume will be changed proportionally based on last snapshot

Action body:

<u:SetGroupVolume xmlns:u="urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:GroupRenderingControl:1">
  <InstanceID>ui4</InstanceID>
  <DesiredVolume>ui2</DesiredVolume>
</u:SetGroupVolume>

Inputs:

parameter type description
InstanceID ui4 InstanceID should always be 0
DesiredVolume ui2 New volume between 0 and 100

Remarks Should be send to coordinator only

SetRelativeGroupVolume

Relatively change group volume - returns final group volume. Players volume will be changed proportionally based on last snapshot

Action body:

<u:SetRelativeGroupVolume xmlns:u="urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:GroupRenderingControl:1">
  <InstanceID>ui4</InstanceID>
  <Adjustment>i4</Adjustment>
</u:SetRelativeGroupVolume>

Inputs:

parameter type description
InstanceID ui4 InstanceID should always be 0
Adjustment i4 Number between -100 and +100

Outputs:

parameter type description
NewVolume ui2 Β 

Remarks Should be send to coordinator only

SnapshotGroupVolume

Creates a new group volume snapshot, the volume ratio between all players. It is used by SetGroupVolume and SetRelativeGroupVolume

Action body:

<u:SnapshotGroupVolume xmlns:u="urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:GroupRenderingControl:1">
  <InstanceID>ui4</InstanceID>
</u:SnapshotGroupVolume>

Inputs:

parameter type description
InstanceID ui4 InstanceID should always be 0

Remarks Should be send to coordinator only

Events

The GroupRenderingControlService has variables that might be emitted if you subscribe to events.

Subscribe to events

SUBSCRIBE /MediaRenderer/GroupRenderingControl/Event
Host: 192.168.x.x:1400
callback: <http://...>
NT: upnp:event
Timeout: Second-3600

Event variables

Variable Sends events* type possible values
GroupMute βœ” boolean 1 for true and 0 for false
GroupVolume βœ” ui2 Β 
GroupVolumeChangeable βœ” boolean 1 for true and 0 for false

If the variable has a βœ” in the Sends events column, the service discovery specifies this variable emits events. Other properties might be send as a part of LastChange

Custom errors

The GroupRenderingControlService has the following known custom errors.

Error code Description
701 Player isn’t the coordinator

This file is automatically generated with @svrooij/sonos-docs, do not edit manually.

Device Software generation Software version Discovery date
Sonos Play:1 (S1) S2 77.4-49290 2024-02-13T15:56:06.184Z
Sonos One (S13) S2 63.2-90210 2021-07-21T23:31:19.273Z
Sonos Beam (S14) S2 64.3-19080 2021-08-18T06:04:08.308Z
Sonos One (S18) S2 77.4-49290 2024-02-13T15:55:36.464Z
SYMFONISK Bookshelf (S21) S2 66.4-23300 2022-01-01T11:41:01.361Z
Sonos Roam (S27) S2 63.2-90210 2021-07-21T23:31:31.207Z
Sonos Play:3 (S3) S2 64.3-19080 2021-08-18T06:09:36.692Z
SYMFONISK Bookshelf (S33) S2 77.4-49290 2024-02-13T15:55:24.423Z
Sonos One SL (S38) S2 72.2-40060 2023-05-22T16:39:25.503Z
Sonos Play:5 (S6) S2 64.3-19080 2021-08-18T06:06:35.970Z
Sonos Playbar (S9) S2 77.4-49290 2024-02-13T15:55:46.307Z
Sonos Sub (Sub) S2 63.2-90210 2021-07-21T23:31:40.304Z