[FAQ] Why can I not use TheTVDB and TheMovieDB interchangeably?

[FAQ] Why can I not use TheTVDB and TheMovieDB interchangeably?

[FAQ] Why can I not use TheTVDB and TheMovieDB interchangeably?

OurMartin wrote: ↑27 Jan 2026, 15:34 Presumably, the screenshot showing Plex Series etc is after you’ve highlighted a library?

So here's what I see:




What do you see? How can I share screenshots on the internet?

So here's what I get: https://i.snipboard.io/TjPN4s.jpg https://i.snipboard.io/bREFAs.jpg This would be the correct way of naming this file as per Plex naming standard as far as I can tell. :?: What is your custom format? Are you using the {plex.id} format or did you write your own custom format? If ...

2: Selecting "Movie Mode" works by manually searching for it (after it fails to match), thank you!!! I for some reason didn't realize they were movies (should of guessed by the length). :!: Unfortunately, the file names you have are no good in this case: kizumonogatari 01 (and so on) :arrow: In ...

:?: What are the file names you have? :?: What is the TMDB Series ID you want? :idea: Kizumonogatari Collection is a collection of movies, and notably not a TV Series. If you have these three files then you need to use Movie Mode and organise them as movies. e.g. Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu ...

What is the file name you have?

What is the target file path you want?

Which database are you using? AniDB?



Please read FAQ #2: How do I fix misidentified files? and How to Request Help for general advice.

:idea: You can use curl to check when the data file was last updated: $ curl -I https://api.filebot.net/10714/data/anime-list.xml.xz ... content-length: 165484 last-modified: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:33:18 GMT ... :idea: If you need a specific update then you can leave a message here and I'll force a new ...

Export Original Files / New Names as TSV

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:?: What did you select in your library settings? :idea: If you are select TheTVDB (Legacy) or The Movie Database (Legacy) then that already tells you the database you're using. :idea: If you select Plex Series then the Episode ordering setting will tell you the database you're using. https://global ...

is it possible to lower this time by making it update on each github commit to keep it updated as soon as possible? Unfortunately, no. FileBot doesn't fetch files from GitHub in the first place. If you want, we can manually push and update on the server-side, but you'd still have to clear the ...

:idea: Plex does support multi-episode files. If you use the correct episode naming / correct database then it'll work. If you're using TMDB as database then Plex will expect multi-episode numbering like this: SpongeBob SquarePants - S01E01-E03 - Help Wanted & Reef Blower & Tea at the Treedome ...

I couldn’t find episode ordering in library/advanced. There is something under Agents (Legacy) There is a sub head for TVDB but it won’t let me tick the TVDB box. I can tick the Movie Database though. Yep, that's something for you to figure out. I don't see what you see, so I can only nudge you int ...

You'll want to run tests to see if it works.

target.dir.path is the path to the folder where the file at hand was moved or copied.

Maybe Right-Click <Library> ➔ Advanced Settings?

Episode Ordering: How episodes are named/numbered on disk. If your naming follows The MovieDB or TheTVDB choose that here.

https://support.plex.tv/articles/advanc ... ies-agent/

Yep, that's how I would do it:

Sorry, no idea, you'd need to ask that in the *arr forums. Maybe you'd have to expand your *arr post-processing script to add a given TMDB ID / TVDB ID to the list of shows being tracked by *arr in case you manually add a new series that isn't on the list of tracked shows yet? Or remove something ...

:?: Are you using the GUI or the CLI? :idea: If you're using the CLI then you need to pass your script via the --apply command-line option, either inline as parameter value or via a file path to your script file. :idea: You notably cannot reference custom post-processing scripts that you have ...

AFAIK, The *arrs allow you to configure an input folder that is being monitored for new files, so you can have your filebot instance move files there, then *arrs will pick up the files, presumably then record that you now have these files already, and hardlink them into your Plex structure.

I guess you could use filebot to hardlink / organize files in a way that *arr can pick up, to then organize / hardlink into your Plex structure as well, or do it the other way around have filebot takes files from various locations including the *arr folders and hardlink / organize files into your ...

Yes, your --apply options apply for both simple -rename commands as well as -script commands internally call -rename in some fashion. If in doubt, I recommend doing a test run and reading the console output. :arrow: [DOCS] --apply post-processing features › Apply Post-Processing Features via the - ...

:idea: How do I evaluate FileBot? :arrow: A license is notably required for actually renaming files. You'll want to download and install FileBot, and then match and try to rename a few files. The answers to your questions will become very clear in the process. You definitely want to do that before ...

However, when I moved them to Plex, they appeared in a completely different order. :?: Which database / order are you using in FileBot? :?: Which database / order have you configured in your Plex library settings? I also note the pictures relate to the 2015 series. :?: Which custom format are you ...