Published lists

Publish CrossWatch lists for Kometa, Radarr, and Sonarr.

Publishing gives a CrossWatch list a web address that other tools can read. Use it to:

• build Plex collections with Kometa from any list CrossWatch can read, including SIMKL and AniList sources;
• let Radarr add the movies on a list;
• let Sonarr add the shows on a list.

How it works

1. A CrossWatch list holds the items.
2. A normal mapping fills that list from a watchlist or playlist on any provider.
3. You publish the list. The other tool fetches it on its own schedule.

Set it up

1. Select New endpoint, choose CrossWatch as the provider, and create a playlist.
2. Create a mapping from your source endpoint to that CrossWatch endpoint, and run it.
3. In Published lists, select Publish on the list.
4. Copy the block for your tool from the dialog.

Tool	What to do
Kometa	Paste the lines into a collection file of the matching library. There is one block for a movie library and one for a show library. Needs Kometa 2.4.5 or newer.
Radarr	Settings, Import Lists, add a Custom List and paste the address.
Sonarr	Settings, Import Lists, add a Custom List and paste the address.

Kometa example:

collections:
  My Watchlist:
    text_file: http://your-crosswatch:port/published/<id>/kometa-movies.json?key=<key>
    sync_mode: sync

What each tool receives

Address	Contains	Left out
Kometa movies	Movies, by IMDb ID, otherwise TMDB ID	Movies with neither
Kometa shows	Shows, by TVDB ID, otherwise IMDb ID	Shows with only a TMDB ID
Radarr	Movies with title and IMDb ID	Movies without an IMDb ID
Sonarr	Shows with title and TVDB ID	Shows without a TVDB ID

Seasons and episodes on a list count as their show. Radarr is movies only and Sonarr is shows only.

Items without the required ID are left out on purpose, so a tool cannot pick the wrong title by name.

Manage a published list

Action	Result
Show addresses	Opens the dialog with the addresses again.
New access key	Replaces the key. The old addresses stop working until you paste the new ones.
Stop publishing	The addresses stop working. The list itself is kept.

Last read shows when a tool last fetched the list and in which format.

Security: A published address works without logging in, because these tools cannot log in. It is protected only by the access key inside the address. Anyone who has the address can read that one list. Create a new access key if an address leaks.

The other tool decides when it reads the list. CrossWatch cannot start a Kometa, Radarr or Sonarr run.

Troubleshooting

A published list is empty or short

Check that the mapping into the CrossWatch list has run and that the list has items.

Items without the ID a tool needs are left out; see What each tool receives.

Kometa only adds titles that exist in the Plex library.

A tool cannot read a published list

Confirm the tool can reach the CrossWatch address from its own container or machine.

If CrossWatch uses HTTPS with a self-signed certificate, the tool may refuse the connection. Use an address it trusts.

Check that the key in the address is the current one.