Node Radarr Redownloader

Node Radarr Redownloader is a CLI that refreshes selected Radarr movies after profile/rule changes by deleting and re-adding them with search enabled.

Quick Start

1. Install dependencies:

npm install

2. Create/edit your .env:

cp .env.example .env

Required values:

RADARR_URL=http://localhost:7878
RADARR_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Optional fallback values:

RADARR_DEFAULT_QUALITY_PROFILE_ID=
RADARR_DEFAULT_ROOT_FOLDER_PATH=
RADARR_DELETE_TO_ADD_DELAY_SECONDS=2

3. Run:

npm start

4. Confirm by typing YES when prompted.

CLI Demo

Example main menu shown after startup:

$ npm start
Using Radarr at http://localhost:7878
Fetching movies...
Movies below quality cutoff: 123
Movies at/above quality cutoff: 456
Movies using custom format: 321
Movies without custom format: 258

Choose selection mode:
1. Quality
2. Custom Filters
3. File Size
4. Newest added
5. Oldest added
6. Folder pattern
Mode [default: 1]:

Run Prebuilt Binaries

If you downloaded a binary from the GitHub Releases page, you can run it without Node.js.

1. Download the asset for your OS from Releases.
2. Set these environment variables:

RADARR_URL=http://localhost:7878
RADARR_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

3. Run the binary:

macOS/Linux:

chmod +x ./node-radarr-redownloader
RADARR_URL=http://localhost:7878 RADARR_API_KEY=your_api_key_here ./node-radarr-redownloader

Windows (PowerShell):

$env:RADARR_URL = "http://localhost:7878"
$env:RADARR_API_KEY = "your_api_key_here"
.\node-radarr-redownloader.exe

Optional fallback values also work with binaries:

RADARR_DEFAULT_QUALITY_PROFILE_ID=
RADARR_DEFAULT_ROOT_FOLDER_PATH=
RADARR_DELETE_TO_ADD_DELAY_SECONDS=2

RADARR_DELETE_TO_ADD_DELAY_SECONDS controls the delay between deleting a movie and re-adding it. Any value lower than 2 is automatically treated as 2 seconds.

RADARR_DEFAULT_ROOT_FOLDER_PATH is used only when a movie's existing Radarr root folder path does not match this value.

Selection Modes

• Quality: asks next for below, at/above, or both quality cutoff groups.
• Filter: asks next for one of:
  • Without custom format only
  • Below minimum custom format score and then either:
    • use Radarr profile default (Minimum Custom Format Score)
    • enter a manual score
• Size: largest files first.
• Newest added: latest Radarr-added movies first.
• Oldest added: earliest Radarr-added movies first.
• Folder pattern: filters by movie folder/path name using wildcard search:
  • * matches any number of characters
  • ? matches exactly one character
  • Example: *2TB_*

Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• Radarr v3+ with API v3 endpoints enabled
• Radarr API key with permission to view, delete, and add movies

What It Does

1. Fetches your Radarr movie list.
2. Filters/sorts by selected mode.
3. Lets you choose how many movies to process and delay between each.
4. Deletes each selected movie (including files), waits the configured delete-to-add delay (minimum 2 seconds), then re-adds with search enabled.

Acknowledgement

This workflow update was requested by u/Limebaish in this Reddit thread comment: r/radarr comment link

Important Safety Notes

• Heads up: this script removes existing movie entries and files before re-adding them, so use it only for movies you intentionally want to refresh.
• It asks for explicit YES confirmation before making any changes.
• If re-add fails for a movie, that movie may remain deleted and is listed in the failure summary.
• Failed items are also appended to logs/failed-movies.log so you can track what still needs to be re-added or downloaded.