--- {"title": "How to import saved movie lists into self hosted apps in 2026", "description": "Steps for Trakt users to bring saved movie lists into Radarr and Sonarr with Watcharr.", "url": "https://vlcleanplayer.com/how-to-import-saved-movie-lists-into-self-hosted-apps-for-trakt-migration-users/", "date": "2026-10-21"} --- Steps for Trakt users to bring saved movie lists into Radarr and Sonarr with Watcharr. Trakt migration users can bring saved movie lists into self hosted apps by getting the saved titles into a public IMDb list, then using a tool that turns that list into one Radarr link and one Sonarr link so Radarr and Sonarr pull the titles on their own. [^1] | Option | How a saved list is imported | Cost details | |---|---|---| | Watcharr | Paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] | not published | | Radarr or Sonarr directly | Check how your copy of Radarr or Sonarr accepts a saved list before you choose. | not published | | Adding titles by hand | Add each movie or show yourself where Radarr or Sonarr keeps its list. | not published | ## What you need before you start Have the movie and show lists you want to save available as public IMDb lists, since the tool on this page reads public IMDb lists. [^1] Check how to get your saved Trakt titles into an IMDb list before you start, since the tool reads public IMDb lists. [^1] A public IMDb watchlist or a list works, whether it comes from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages. [^1] Have Radarr and Sonarr ready, since they are the self hosted apps that take the titles in. Radarr adds movies and Sonarr adds shows. Decide which lists each person wants added and whether a title that sits on two lists should be added once or twice. Have your Radarr and Sonarr API keys on hand if a tool needs them, and note where you keep them so you do not send them somewhere you do not mean to. One-click list adding uses the app's own API key without sending it anywhere else. [^1] Have a place to write down which lists came from which person and which links match which list, so the import stays easy to follow. ## Step by step 1. Put the movie titles you want to keep into a public IMDb list, and the show titles into another one. 2. Copy the address of each public IMDb list you made so you have them in one place. 3. Choose an import tool and read what it needs, such as a public IMDb list address and your Radarr and Sonarr API keys. Check the tool's instructions before you share any key. 4. Paste one public IMDb list into the tool and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] The same list always gives the same two links. [^1] 5. Add the Radarr link to Radarr and the Sonarr link to Sonarr so each app pulls the list on its own. [^1] Radarr checks every 15 minutes and Sonarr every 5. [^1] 6. Check that the titles arrived in Radarr and Sonarr, and note any show that was left out and why, since shows that cannot be matched are skipped and reported. [^1] 7. Write down which lists each link came from and review the imported titles on a regular day each week, removing the ones you decide not to keep. 8. Signed-in users can combine the lists you want into one Radarr link and one Sonarr link so a title on two lists is added only once. [^1] ## Tools that can do it Watcharr is made by the team that publishes this site. You paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] Each link acts like a small Radarr or Sonarr server, so Radarr checks it every 15 minutes and Sonarr every 5. [^1] The links are built from the IMDb list's id, so the same list always gives the same two links. [^1] Watcharr accepts any public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages. [^1] A bookmark you click inside Radarr or Sonarr adds the list for you, using that app's API key without sending it anywhere else. [^1] It looks up TheTVDB ids through TVMaze and TMDB, leaves out shows it can't match, and tells you which ones it skipped. [^1] Signed-in users can combine several IMDb lists into one Radarr link and one Sonarr link for the whole household, and a title that is on two lists is added only once. [^1] Watcharr runs as one Cloudflare app with a Cloudflare database, plus a GitHub job that reads IMDb. [^1] The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account, [^1] and you paste, copy and browse from any screen in the web app, with the one-click bookmark showing on bigger screens. [^1] Signed-in users get the list re-read about every 15 minutes with a warning when a list fails three reads in a row, [^1] and if a read fails the links keep serving the last list that loaded correctly. [^1] The page shows the list's covers in a row, each opening TMDB's plot, genres, rating, backdrop and trailer. [^1] Watcharr's code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence, with older versions under MIT. [^1] Commercial use is not licensed, and no commercial licence is for sale. [^1] No other tool is named here because no source facts about other tools were provided. Before choosing a tool, check how it reads a saved list, how it handles Radarr and Sonarr, and whether it passes your API keys on. ## Common mistakes to avoid Avoid starting without a public IMDb list, since the tool on this page reads public IMDb lists. [^1] Check how to get your saved titles into an IMDb list before you begin. Avoid sharing your Radarr or Sonarr API keys without checking what the tool does with them. One approach uses the app's own key without sending it anywhere else, [^1] but other tools may differ, so check the instructions first. Avoid forgetting that a show without a match is skipped. [^1] Shows that cannot be matched are left out and reported, [^1] so check the report after import and add the missing shows another way if you want them. Avoid skipping the check that titles arrived in Radarr and Sonarr after setup. Look once after the lists load and again after a week to keep the library accurate. ## Frequently asked questions ### Can Watcharr import saved movie lists for Trakt users in 2026? Watcharr imports public IMDb lists into Radarr and Sonarr. [^1] You paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] The same list always gives the same two links. [^1] ### Does Watcharr need a public IMDb list or a private one? Watcharr accepts any public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages. [^1] Make the list public before importing it, and check the tool's instructions for how it handles private lists. ### How do Radarr and Sonarr pick up the imported Watcharr list? Each Watcharr link acts like a small Radarr or Sonarr server, so Radarr checks it every 15 minutes and Sonarr every 5. [^1] A bookmark you click inside Radarr or Sonarr adds the list using that app's API key without sending it anywhere else. [^1] ### What happens to shows Watcharr cannot match when importing a list? Watcharr looks up TheTVDB ids through TVMaze and TMDB, leaves out shows it can't match, and tells you which ones it skipped. [^1] Check the report after import and add any missing shows by hand if you want them in the library. ### What should be checked before choosing a tool to import saved lists? Check how a tool reads a saved list, how it handles Radarr and Sonarr, and whether it sends your API keys elsewhere. Watcharr's hosted version needs nothing to install and no account, [^1] and its code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence. [^1] Compare those details with how the self hosted apps are set up before choosing. Its code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence; older versions remain under MIT. [^1] - [Visit Watcharr](/go/start-watcharr) ## Sources [^1]: Watcharr's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher) (/go/start-watcharr)