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Torrin can present its search as a Newznab (usenet) and a Torznab (torrent) indexer, so Prowlarr, NZBHydra2, Jackett, AIOStreams, and the *arr apps can search Torrin the same way they’d search any indexer. It’s the companion to the download client integration: use both together and an *arr app can search and grab entirely through Torrin.
Two endpoints: /newznab for usenet and /torznab for torrents. Add whichever you need (or both). Torznab requires the operator to enable it, see Torznab requirements.

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What you get

  • A standard Newznab endpoint backed by Torrin’s usenet search — your own indexers (BYOK) and the built-in indexer both flow through it.
  • A standard Torznab endpoint backed by Torrin’s torrent search — results are returned as magnets, and anything already in Torrin’s cache is tagged so your *arr app can prefer instant content.
  • Works anywhere “Generic Newznab” / “Generic Torznab” is supported (Prowlarr, NZBHydra2, Jackett, the *arr apps, AIOStreams).

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Newznab (usenet)

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Requirements

  • A plan with usenet search, and at least one indexer available to your account (a BYOK Newznab indexer or the built-in one enabled) — the same gate as searching inside Torrin.
  • Your Torrin API key.

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Add Torrin in Prowlarr

Settings → Indexers → Add Indexer → Generic Newznab, then set: Hit Test — it should go green. The same URL + key work in NZBHydra2 (add a “Newznab” indexer), Jackett, or directly in any *arr app’s indexer settings.

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Torznab (torrents)

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Requirements

  • The operator must enable it by setting COMET_URL (and COMET_SEARCH_KEY) on the API service, see Configuration. Until then the endpoint returns “not available”.
  • Any paid plan, and your Torrin API key.

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Add Torrin in Prowlarr

Settings → Indexers → Add Indexer → Generic Torznab, then set: Hit Test — it should go green. Results carry seeders, size, and infohash, and cached releases get a [CACHED] tag on the title plus higher ranking. To auto-prefer them, add a Custom Format in Sonarr/Radarr matching CACHED and give it a positive score.

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How it works

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The app searches Torrin

Prowlarr/*arr calls /newznab/api or /torznab/api with t=search|tvsearch|movie and your API key. Supported params: q, imdbid, season, ep.
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Torrin runs the search

For usenet, Torrin searches your configured indexers (BYOK + built-in). For torrents, it runs its torrent search and flags anything already in the cache.
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Torrin returns results

Usenet results come back as a Newznab RSS feed. Torrent results come back as a Torznab feed of magnets, cached-first, with [CACHED] tags on releases already in Torrin.
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The app grabs a result

On a usenet grab the link resolves to the real .nzb through Torrin; a torrent grab hands the magnet to the download client. Either way it works with any client, including Torrin itself.

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Endpoints

Pair this with the Sonarr/Radarr download client to search and download through Torrin end-to-end.