Wanted
Monitor for specific content with the Wanted system — match by title, TMDB ID, media type, resolution, release group, and flags.
The Wanted system monitors every incoming torrent and alerts you when something you're looking for appears. Create items in Dashboard → Watchlist and Minato checks each newly enriched torrent against your criteria.
When a match is found, a notification fires on the Wanted torrent found event — configure your channels to receive it however you prefer.
How matching works
Every time an enrichment job completes (TMDB or AniList metadata is resolved for a torrent), the matcher runs through all active wanted items. If all criteria match, the item and torrent are recorded as a pair and a notification is dispatched.
A unique constraint prevents duplicate matches — each (wanted item, torrent) pair fires at most once, even if the torrent is re-ingested.
Behaviour modes
| Mode | Behaviour |
|---|---|
| Ongoing (default) | Matches every qualifying torrent that enters the library. Keeps running indefinitely. |
| One-time | Stops matching after the first hit. The item stays in your list with a "Found" badge so you know it triggered. |
Use Ongoing for things you want every release of (a group's encodes for a show). Use One-time for hunting a specific release.
Content matchers
These narrow what the torrent is about. At least one must match — usually the TMDB ID or title.
| Matcher | Description |
|---|---|
| TMDB ID | Exact TMDB ID. Populated from the TMDB search — the most reliable way to match. |
| Title | Normalised, case-insensitive match against the enriched title. Use as a fallback when TMDB isn't available. |
| Year | Exact release year from enrichment data. |
| Media type | Movie, TV, or Anime. Acts as a pre-filter — items with a set type are only checked against torrents of that type. |
When a TMDB ID is set, it takes priority as the sole content identifier — the title field is ignored entirely. When TMDB ID is empty, the title is used as the fallback.
Quality / release matchers
Refine which version of the content you want.
| Matcher | Description |
|---|---|
| Resolution | Exact match: 2160p, 1080p, 720p, or 480p. |
| Release group | Case-insensitive match against the parsed group name (e.g. FLUX, YTS). |
| Required flags | All selected flags must be present on the torrent. |
| Excluded flags | None of the selected flags may be present. |
Available flags
Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HDR, HLG, DDP, DTS-HD MA, DTS-X, TrueHD, Atmos, REMUX, IMAX, Proper, Repack
Flags use a tri-state toggle in the UI: unset (don't care) → required → excluded → unset.
TV-specific matchers
These only appear when the media type is set to TV. They check against the enriched series episode data.
| Matcher | Description |
|---|---|
| Season | Exact season number. |
| Episode | Exact episode number. |
| Season pack | Tri-state: Pack only (matches full-season releases), Episodes only (matches individual episodes), or Any (either). |
TMDB search
The "Add to watchlist" dialog includes a TMDB search combobox that queries the TMDB API in real time as you type. Select a result and the title, year, media type, and TMDB ID are populated automatically.
The search respects the selected media type:
Movie— searches/search/movieTV— searches/search/tvAny— searches/search/multi(filtered to movie and TV results)
For Anime, TMDB search is hidden — anime uses AniList for enrichment, not TMDB. Use the title field instead.
Match history
Every match is recorded in a match history table. The UI shows when each wanted item was last matched, and for one-shot items, displays a "Found" badge once triggered.