Description

n8n-nodes-prowlarr


Community node for n8n to interact with Prowlarr — list
indexers, run searches across them, read system status/health and trigger commands.

> ✅ Verified community node — available directly from the node panel on n8n
> (self-hosted and n8n Cloud).

Installation

This is a verified community node: in n8n, click + (Add node), search for
Prowlarr, and add it — no manual install needed.

Then create a Prowlarr API credential with your instance URL and API key (see below).

What it does

A single Prowlarr node with actions grouped by resource:

| Resource | Operation | Prowlarr endpoint |
|—|—|—|
| Indexer | Get Many | GET /api/v1/indexer |
| Indexer | Get | GET /api/v1/indexer/{id} |
| Search | Search | GET /api/v1/search |
| System | Get Status | GET /api/v1/system/status |
| System | Get Health | GET /api/v1/health |
| Command | Trigger | POST /api/v1/command |

Prerequisites

• A running Prowlarr instance reachable from n8n.
• Your Prowlarr API key (Settings → General → Security → API Key).

Credentials

In n8n, create a Prowlarr API credential:

• Base URL — e.g. http://prowlarr:9696 (no trailing slash)
• API Key — your Prowlarr API key (sent as the X-Api-Key header)

The credential test calls GET /api/v1/system/status.

Typical flow: search across all indexers

1. Indexer → Get Many → see the configured indexers and their IDs
2. Search → Search (query = Ubuntu 24.04) → aggregated results from every indexer
3. Feed the results (magnet / download URL) into your download client

flowchart LR
    A["Indexer
Get Many"] --> B["Search
Search query"]
    B -->|results| C["Download client
(qBittorrent, SABnzbd…)"]

Build

npm install --ignore-scripts
npm run build                  # tsc + copy icons into dist/

Deploy to a self-hosted (Docker) n8n

n8n auto-loads packages placed in ~/.n8n/custom/node_modules/. If your n8n
data dir is bind-mounted from the host into the container, copy the built package into it:

from the project dir, after npm run build
mkdir -p /path/to/n8n-data/custom/node_modules
cp -r . /path/to/n8n-data/custom/node_modules/n8n-nodes-prowlarr
then restart n8n so it re-scans custom nodes
docker restart n8n

Only package.json + dist/ are needed at runtime (n8n-workflow is a peer dependency
provided by n8n itself).

Notes

• Search accepts a query plus optional indexer / category filters; results are

normalised across Torznab & Newznab indexers by Prowlarr.

• Command → Trigger runs Prowlarr commands by name (e.g. ApplicationIndexerSync);

see the Prowlarr API docs for available commands.

Disclaimer

This is an unofficial community node and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the
Prowlarr / Servarr project. “Prowlarr” is the property of its respective authors.

License

MIT