--- {"title": "How to move history between tracking tools in 2026", "description": "Move watch history between self-hosted SQLite and Docker tracking tools with practical, tool-neutral setup steps.", "url": "https://vlcleanplayer.com/how-to-move-history-between-tracking-tools-for-sqlite-and-docker-trackers/", "date": "2026-11-04"} --- Move watch history between self-hosted SQLite and Docker tracking tools with practical, tool-neutral setup steps. Moving watch history between tracking tools starts by knowing which tool holds movie titles and which holds show titles, keeping a backup, and checking which titles carried over. The job is mostly about picking one source for the list, moving it into the destination tools, and reviewing the result. | Option | How titles are carried over | Cost details | |---|---|---| | Watcharr | A public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages is pasted to get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] [^1] | The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [^1] Commercial use is not licensed, and no commercial licence is for sale. [^1] | | Manual export | Titles are copied out of the source tool and added to the destination tool by hand. | not published | | Backup file move | A backup file from the source tool is restored into the destination tool. | not published | ## What you need before you start Tracking tools that run in Docker and store their data in a SQLite file keep the list of titles you have marked to watch. Before moving that history, know which tool holds movie titles and which holds show titles, because the two are often kept in separate places. Prepare a plain list of the titles you want to carry over, and note which are movies and which are shows. Keep the rules simple, such as whether the whole list moves or only certain titles. Radarr and Sonarr are free helper programs that many media owners run to find and add movies (Radarr) and shows (Sonarr) to their library. Have them ready if they are the destination for the moved titles. Make a backup copy of the destination tool's data before any change, so a failed move does not lose what is already there. Choose one source for the list, such as a public watchlist or a file you export, and tell the destination tool to read from that one place. ## Step by step 1. Pick the tool that will hold movie titles and the tool that will hold show titles, and gather the list of titles to carry over. 2. Write down which titles are movies and which are shows, since movie and show history often live in separate tools. 3. Export the history from the source tool if it offers an export, and keep that copy somewhere safe before moving anything. 4. Decide how titles will be added to the destination: for example, one at a time, or from a shared link the destination reads on its own. 5. Move the titles, then open the destination tool and check that each movie and show shows up where it should. 6. Write down which titles did not carry over, and fix those one by one. 7. Ask one other person to look at the moved list, and correct anything they notice before telling everyone the move is done. ## Tools that can do it Watcharr is made by the team that publishes this site. Watcharr runs as one Cloudflare app with a Cloudflare database, plus a GitHub job that reads IMDb. [^1] Watcharr accepts any public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages. [^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] Each 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 for you, using that app's API key without sending it anywhere else. [^1] If a read of the list fails, the links keep serving the last list that loaded correctly. [^1] Watcharr matches shows to the TheTVDB show database that Sonarr uses, leaves out shows it can't match, and tells you which ones it skipped. [^1] Each title on the list appears as a poster, and clicking one opens a page with its plot, genres, rating, a backdrop image and a trailer, all taken from TMDB, the movie and show database. [^1] If you sign in, it re-reads your list about every 15 minutes and warns you when a list fails three reads in a row. [^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] Its code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence; older versions remain under MIT. [^1] Commercial use is not licensed, and no commercial licence is for sale. [^1] You paste, copy and browse from any screen in the web app; the one-click bookmark shows on bigger screens. [^1] The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [^1] Before choosing a tool, check how it reads the history list, how reviews and updates are handled, and whether the moved titles land in the tool you already run. ## Common mistakes to avoid Avoid moving titles without a backup of the destination tool's data, because a failed move can lose what is already there. Avoid assuming every title carries over; check the result each time the list is read, and keep the source list until the destination shows the titles it should. Avoid forgetting to review the moved titles. A list can drift from the history if old or unmatched titles are left without attention. Avoid skipping a check of what account or access a tool asks for before it reads the list. Review that before sharing it. ## Frequently asked questions ### Can Watcharr move history between tracking tools? Watcharr does not claim to move watch history between tracking tools by itself. It accepts a public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages. [^1] Pasted in, it gives one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] For moving history, check whether your tool reads such a link or needs the titles added another way. ### How can a Docker tracker read an IMDb list? Radarr and Sonarr are helper programs that many media owners run to find and add movies (Radarr) and shows (Sonarr) to their library. Watcharr gives 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 titles then appear in the tracker that reads the link. ### Does Watcharr need a Docker install or an account? The hosted version of Watcharr needs nothing to install and no account. [^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] This means the list is added from a click inside the tracker rather than by installing extra software to read it. ### What happens to titles Watcharr cannot match? Watcharr matches shows to the TheTVDB show database that Sonarr uses, leaves out shows it can't match, and tells you which ones it skipped. [^1] A title that is skipped does not reach Sonarr, so the list you get may be shorter than the one you pasted. Check the skipped titles after the read to decide whether to add them another way. ### What should be checked before choosing a tool to move history? Check which list sources a tool reads, how it handles updates, and where the moved titles land in the tool you already run. Watcharr reads public IMDb watchlists or lists from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages. [^1] Review what information the tool asks for before sharing the list, and keep a backup of the destination tool's data before any move. 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)