Sync plex watchlists in realtime with Sonarr and Radarr.
There are several ways of fetching watchlist information from Plex
| Method | Pros | Cons | Supported by Watchlistarr | Supported by Overseer/Ombi | Supported by Sonarr/Radarr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plex Watchlist RSS Feeds | Fast and instantly updated, can create one for self and one for friends | Will only show the most recent 50 movies/shows | Yes | X | Only for self, refreshes every 6 hours |
| Plex Watchlist Metadata | Can fetch the full watchlist for the user | Need a plex token for each user who wants to have their watchlist synced, Plex token expires after a few months | Yes | Yes, up to ~20 min intervals | X |
| Plex Watchlist GraphQL Call | Can fetch the full watchlist for every friend of the main user | Slow, relies on main user providing a plex token | Yes | X | X |
| Plex Watchlist Metadata for other users | Can fetch the full watchlist for every user who provides a token | Difficult to ask every user to generate a Plex token, or log into a service | Yes | Yes, up to ~20 min intervals | X |
In order to fully integrate with Plex Watchlists, Watchlistarr uses a combination of multiple methods to ensure that it does a comprehensive, yet fast real-time sync.
Watchlistarr also supports a full delete sync with your watchlist. This means that if a user removes an item off their watchlist, Watchlistarr can detect that and delete content from Sonarr/Radarr.
Note: This feature is disabled by default Whether you've enabled this or not, you can enjoy a little "sneak peek" upon startup of the app, where the logs will list the movies/tv shows that are out of sync.
- Plex Pass Subscription (Recommended, otherwise see "Plex Pass Alternative" section below)
- Sonarr v3 or higher
- Radarr v3 or higher
- Friends' Watchlists Account Visibility must be changed to 'Friends Only' or 'Friends of Friends'
- Docker or Java v11 or higher (Recommended version JDK 21)
- Plex Token (see here)
See Configuration for steps on getting started and configuring Watchlistarr
The Plex Pass subscription is required to generate the RSS Feed URLs. Without a Plex Pass, the normal API calls are too heavy-hitting on Plex's servers.
If the app detects that you are not a Plex Pass user (i.e. the app tries to generate an RSS URL, and it fails), it will fall back into a periodic sync.
The periodic sync will run every 19 minutes, ignoring the configuration for REFRESH_INTERVAL_SECONDS
All other settings will still be valid
Build the docker image:
docker build -t nylonee/watchlistarr:latest -f docker/Dockerfile .
Run the docker image:
docker run nylonee/watchlistarr