Add a new show with Curl (using PHP and exec)

[djtazie]

Sonarr version (exact version): 2.0.0.5344
Mono version (if Sonarr is not running on Windows): 5.18.0.240
OS: Raspbian
Description of issue: Trying to get a show added with the API

I’m not really a dev and just playing with this , but i have managed to grab all the info needed with a curl request and a tcdb id , so that part is working , but i assume i cant just use the same style to add the show to sonarr ?

curl -L --request POST “http://localhost:8989/series/?tvdbId=247897&title=Homeland&qualityProfileId=0&titleSlug=homeland&seasons[0][seasonNumber]=1&seasons[0][monitored]=true&seasons[1][seasonNumber]=2&seasons[1][monitored]=true&seasons[2][seasonNumber]=3&seasons[2][monitored]=true&seasons[3][seasonNumber]=4&seasons[3][monitored]=true&seasons[4][seasonNumber]=5&seasons[4][monitored]=true&seasons[5][seasonNumber]=6&seasons[5][monitored]=true&seasons[6][seasonNumber]=7&seasons[6][monitored]=true&seasons[7][seasonNumber]=8&seasons[7][monitored]=true&seasons[8][seasonNumber]=9&seasons[8][monitored]=true&seasons[9][seasonNumber]=10&seasons[9][monitored]=true&path=/mnt/shows/Homeland&seasonFolder=false&monitored=true&apikey={removed the api key}”

How would i do this with the info for show 247897 (or any really)

Thanks in advance , i have searched but i find myself getting lost and going in circles.

[markus101]

Have you read through the API documentation on the WIKI?

@djtazie

http://localhost:8989/series/?

You’re missing /api from the URL.

@djtazie

tvdbId=247897

This needs to be sent as JSON in the POST body, not query string parameters.

[djtazie]

Thanks Markus101,

Ive also tried curl -L --request POST “http://localhost:8989/api/series/?tvdbId=247897&title=Homeland&qualityProfileId=0&titleSlug=homeland&seasons[0][seasonNumber]=1&seasons[0][monitored]=true&seasons[1][seasonNumber]=2&seasons[1][monitored]=true&seasons[2][seasonNumber]=3&seasons[2][monitored]=true&seasons[3][seasonNumber]=4&seasons[3][monitored]=true&seasons[4][seasonNumber]=5&seasons[4][monitored]=true&seasons[5][seasonNumber]=6&seasons[5][monitored]=true&seasons[6][seasonNumber]=7&seasons[6][monitored]=true&seasons[7][seasonNumber]=8&seasons[7][monitored]=true&seasons[8][seasonNumber]=9&seasons[8][monitored]=true&seasons[9][seasonNumber]=10&seasons[9][monitored]=true&path=/mnt/shows/Homeland&seasonFolder=false&monitored=true&apikey={removed my api key}”

I have tried to follow the documentation on the wiki but there is no clear examples which for me is very confusing. Ive been trying different things for about 2 days now and none of the things i try seem to work which is why i finally gave in and decided to post.

I did get the lookup part working and im able to get the data i require from that , but no matter what i seem to try i cant get the add side of it to work

curl --request GET “http://localhost:8989/api/series/lookup/?term=tvdb:247897&apikey={ap removed}” … I can get everything i need from this , but an example of a Curl would be great if someone could provide one please .

[markus101]

@djtazie

Ive also tried curl -L --request POST

That’s also not using a post body.

Look at how the UI does it, in Chrome you can have it dump out the curl command I believe.

[djtazie]

Thanks for confirming what I have already discovered and the reason I posted here in the first place. Most forums i have ever read,people have been helpful . Here you seen to just point out the obvious and dont really help, but thanks for commenting

[markus101]

Do you want help in figuring it out or do you want it on a silver platter? I can point you in the right direction, but I’m not going to give you a curl command you can run, you’ll have to do some of the leg work yourself.

I pointed out that has the same problem, because beyond using the correct URL it had the same issue, it is not using a post body to submit.

Googling curl post body yields this as the first result: https://gist.github.com/subfuzion/08c5d85437d5d4f00e58 which has several examples and if you scroll to the end of the post you get an example on how to curl with a post body (bonus, application/json which Sonarr uses): https://gist.github.com/subfuzion/08c5d85437d5d4f00e58#post-applicationjson

There is also an example at the bottom of the Sonarr API docs page: https://github.com/Sonarr/Sonarr/wiki/API#linux-curl-missingepisodesearch-example

I also pointed out you can look at how the UI does it, because the UI uses the API and if you right click a request in the network tab you get the option to copy as cURL:

[djtazie]

Many thanks , thats actually useful information there - as i said im not a developer so taking a stab at things and its a bit harder to get information i understand sometimes. I got the copy thing working and found the curl i needed so ill give that a try over the next few days , appreciate the clear direction.