Minato Query
Search syntax reference for Minato's inline query language.
Minato Query is the search language that powers the torrent browser. You can combine plain keywords with inline filters, source directives, and database identifiers — all in a single search box.
Plain text search
Type any keywords to run a full-text search. The engine searches across the following fields:
- Tracker title (the raw title reported by the scraper)
- Parsed release title
- Enriched title, overview, tagline, and episode title (when available)
breaking bad
the dark knight rises
attack on titan s02Typo tolerance is enabled — minor spelling mistakes are corrected automatically.
Inline filters
Append key:value tokens anywhere in your query to narrow results without touching the filter panel. These tokens are stripped from the full-text portion before it reaches the search engine.
breaking bad season:4 res:1080pSupported filter keys
| Key | Alias | Filters on | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
year | — | Enriched release year (exact) | year:2023 |
res | resolution | Parsed video resolution | res:1080p |
type | — | Content type | type:movie |
group | — | Parsed release group | group:yts |
season | — | Season number | season:2 |
ep | — | Episode number | ep:5 |
Keys are case-insensitive. RES:1080p and res:1080p are equivalent.
year: matches the enriched year field exactly. It overrides any year range set in the filter panel for the same query. If no enrichment data exists for a torrent, it won't match a year: filter.
Inline filters override the filter panel for the same field. If you have resolution: 1080p checked in the panel and type res:720p in the box, 720p wins.
Common values
type — movie, tv, anime, music, book, game, software
res / resolution — 360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p, 2160p, 4320p
Values outside these lists are accepted as-is and matched literally against whatever the scraper or release parser reported.
Source directives
Prefix a query with !scraper-id to restrict results to a single source. The scraper ID is matched against your installed scrapers.
!1337x breaking bad season:4
!knaben linux iso type:softwareThe directive maps to a sourceNames filter in the search index — only torrents ingested by that scraper are returned. Directive matching is case-insensitive.
If the ID doesn't match any registered scraper, the token is passed through as a regular keyword rather than silently dropped.
Identifier lookup
Paste a bare IMDb or TMDB identifier to look up a specific title directly instead of running a full-text search.
| Format | Example |
|---|---|
| IMDb ID | tt0903747 |
| TMDB ID | tmdb:1396 |
When the entire query is a single identifier (nothing else typed), the search is scoped to the corresponding ID field in the enrichment data. This bypasses the full-text scorer and returns only torrents matched to that exact title.
tt0903747
tmdb:1396Mixing an identifier with other tokens (e.g., tt0903747 1080p) disables the exact-lookup path — the identifier is treated as a keyword instead.
Combining everything
Inline filters, directives, and keywords all compose freely in one query. Filter panel selections apply on top of whatever the search box produces.
!knaben tt0903747 res:2160p
breaking bad season:5 ep:14 group:yts
type:movie year:2024 res:1080pOnly one directive and one identifier are recognised per query — extras are treated as keywords.
Filter panel
The filter panel provides additional controls that aren't part of the inline query syntax. Panel filters and inline query filters combine with AND semantics.
| Filter | Description |
|---|---|
| Type | One or more content types (multi-select) — movie, tv, anime, music, book, game, software |
| Resolution | One or more resolutions (multi-select) — 360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p, 2160p, 4320p |
| Genre | One or more genres from enrichment metadata (multi-select). Genres come from TMDB and AniList after enrichment. |
| Group | One or more release groups (multi-select). Populated from parsed release data. |
| Year | Release year range — min and/or max. Matches the enriched year field. |
| Size | File size range in GB — min and/or max. Filters on the torrent's total size in bytes. |
| Min seeders | Lower bound on the seeder count. Filters out torrents with fewer than the specified number of seeders. |
Genre, size, and seeder filters are only available through the panel — there are no inline equivalents.
The filter panel works in combination with inline query filters. Both apply simultaneously with AND semantics — a res:1080p in the search box combined with Genre: Action in the panel returns only action movies in 1080p.
Sort
Use the sort selector above the results table to order by:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
seeds ↓ | Most seeders first (default) |
seeds ↑ | Fewest seeders first |
size ↓ / ↑ | Largest or smallest first |
newest first | Most recently published first |
oldest first | Oldest first |
title A→Z / Z→A | Alphabetical by tracker title |
When no explicit sort is chosen the default ranking prioritises relevance (word match, typo, proximity), then seeders descending, then file size descending.
Examples
# 4K movies from 2023
type:movie res:2160p year:2023
# Specific episode from a specific group
breaking bad season:4 ep:9 group:yts
# Search only within a specific source
!knaben linux iso type:software
# Exact title lookup by IMDb ID
tt0944947
# Anime, high resolution, with panel genre filter applied on top
type:anime res:1080p year:2024