qbittorrent
// Manage torrents with qBittorrent. Use when the user asks to "list torrents", "add torrent", "pause torrent", "resume torrent", "delete torrent", "check download status", "torrent speed", "qBittorrent stats", or mentions qBittorrent/qbit torrent management.
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nameqbittorrent
version1.0.0
descriptionManage torrents with qBittorrent. Use when the user asks to "list torrents", "add torrent", "pause torrent", "resume torrent", "delete torrent", "check download status", "torrent speed", "qBittorrent stats", or mentions qBittorrent/qbit torrent management.
qBittorrent WebUI API
Manage torrents via qBittorrent's WebUI API (v4.1+).
Setup
Config: ~/.clawdbot/credentials/qbittorrent/config.json
{
"url": "http://localhost:8080",
"username": "admin",
"password": "adminadmin"
}
Quick Reference
List Torrents
# All torrents
./scripts/qbit-api.sh list
# Filter by status
./scripts/qbit-api.sh list --filter downloading
./scripts/qbit-api.sh list --filter seeding
./scripts/qbit-api.sh list --filter paused
# Filter by category
./scripts/qbit-api.sh list --category movies
Filters: all, downloading, seeding, completed, paused, active, inactive, stalled, errored
Get Torrent Info
./scripts/qbit-api.sh info <hash>
./scripts/qbit-api.sh files <hash>
./scripts/qbit-api.sh trackers <hash>
Add Torrent
# By magnet or URL
./scripts/qbit-api.sh add "magnet:?xt=..." --category movies
# By file
./scripts/qbit-api.sh add-file /path/to/file.torrent --paused
Control Torrents
./scripts/qbit-api.sh pause <hash> # or "all"
./scripts/qbit-api.sh resume <hash> # or "all"
./scripts/qbit-api.sh delete <hash> # keep files
./scripts/qbit-api.sh delete <hash> --files # delete files too
./scripts/qbit-api.sh recheck <hash>
Categories & Tags
./scripts/qbit-api.sh categories
./scripts/qbit-api.sh tags
./scripts/qbit-api.sh set-category <hash> movies
./scripts/qbit-api.sh add-tags <hash> "important,archive"
Transfer Info
./scripts/qbit-api.sh transfer # global speed/stats
./scripts/qbit-api.sh speedlimit # current limits
./scripts/qbit-api.sh set-speedlimit --down 5M --up 1M
App Info
./scripts/qbit-api.sh version
./scripts/qbit-api.sh preferences
Response Format
Torrent object includes:
hash,name,state,progressdlspeed,upspeed,etasize,downloaded,uploadedcategory,tags,save_path
States: downloading, stalledDL, uploading, stalledUP, pausedDL, pausedUP, queuedDL, queuedUP, checkingDL, checkingUP, error, missingFiles