--- {"title": "How to request movies and shows from a chat app in 2026", "description": "Practical steps for Telegram bot users to set up movie and show requests through a chat app.", "url": "https://vlcleanplayer.com/how-to-request-movies-and-shows-from-a-chat-app-for-telegram-bot-users/", "date": "2026-10-26"} --- Practical steps for Telegram bot users to set up movie and show requests through a chat app. Telegram bot users can request movies and shows through a chat app by choosing one request method, telling viewers where to send titles, and reviewing requests on a set day each week. | Option | Request method | Cost details | |---|---|---| | Askarr | Search for a movie or show on Askarr and request it, and your own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [^1] | The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [^1] | | Request form | People submit movie or show titles through the chosen form. | not published | | Shared request list | People add movie or show ideas to the chosen shared list. | not published | ## What you need before you start Decide which friends, family, or chat members may send requests, and keep that list short so the process stays easy to manage. Make sure the library already has the movies and shows that viewers can watch. Prepare the titles or types of content that are allowed, so people know what kinds of requests fit. Keep the request rules simple, such as whether people can ask for any title or only certain types of movies and shows. Radarr and Sonarr are the programs that add movies (Radarr) and shows (Sonarr) to the library. Have them ready if they handle the way requested titles are added. Decide who will review requests before anything is added. Choose where people will send requests, such as a chat app. The choice can be a request tool, a form, or another method that gives viewers a clear place to submit titles. ## Step by step 1. Pick one place in the chat app where people will send requests, such as a set chat thread, and tell everyone to use only that place. 2. Write down who looks at each request and whether a title needs approval before it is added to the library. 3. Write a short note for viewers that says who can request, what kinds of titles are accepted, and how they will hear that a title was added. 4. Send the note and the request location to the people you want to allow, with two lines on how to search for a title and how to submit it. 5. Look through new requests on a regular day each week, approve the ones you want, and delete the ones you do not. 6. Ask a few viewers after the first week what confused them, and edit your note to fix those points. Keep the steps the same for every person who sends a request. If one person asks for a title in a private message and another uses the chat thread, requests can be missed. A single request location makes it easier to see every title that comes in. Agree up front on how people hear back, so no one waits and wonders whether their request was seen. ## Tools that can do it Askarr is a hosted website that works with existing Radarr and Sonarr. [^1] Askarr can be used by searching for a movie or show on Askarr and requesting it, and the owner's own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [^1] You add Askarr to Radarr and Sonarr one time, and they then pick up your requests from it. [^1] Askarr never connects to your Radarr or Sonarr and never receives their API keys. [^1] The Askarr site shows when a title was added and downloaded. [^1] Askarr also allows title searches by pasting a TMDB, IMDb or TVDB link. [^1] Other ways to collect requests in a chat app are a request form and a shared request list. With a request form, people submit movie or show titles through the chosen form. With a shared request list, people add movie or show ideas to the chosen shared list. A request form lets people submit movie or show titles through the chosen form. A shared request list lets people add movie or show ideas to the chosen shared list. Check how either method handles title searches, approvals, updates, and the way requests move into the library workflow. ## Common mistakes to avoid Avoid sharing a request method without explaining the rules. Friends and family need to know what types of titles can be requested and who decides what gets added. Avoid letting people request through more than one place, such as a chat thread and private messages at once, because requests can then be missed. Keep one request location for everyone. Avoid choosing a tool without checking how it fits the current way movies and shows are added to the library. The request process should be clear for both the people sending titles and the person managing the setup. Avoid forgetting to review requests after setup. A request list can become harder to manage if old or unwanted requests are left without attention. ## Frequently asked questions ### Can Askarr be used to request movies and shows from a chat app? Askarr is a hosted website made by the team that publishes this site, VLClean, and works with existing Radarr and Sonarr. [^1] Friends and family can search for a movie or show on Askarr and request it, and the owner's own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [^1] The chat app is where people are told to go, and Askarr is where they submit the title. You add Askarr as an import list in Radarr and Sonarr, and they read your requests from it. [^1] ### Does Askarr require changes to the Plex server? Askarr is a hosted website that works with existing Radarr and Sonarr. [^1] You add Askarr as an import list in Radarr and Sonarr, and they read your requests from it. [^1] You add Askarr to Radarr and Sonarr one time, and they then pick up your requests from it. [^1] ### Do friends find movies and shows to request with Askarr? Friends and family can search for a movie or show on Askarr and request it, and the owner's own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [^1] A TMDB, IMDb or TVDB link can also be pasted to find the title. [^1] The Askarr site shows when a title was added and downloaded. [^1] The chat app note tells each viewer where to go and what to search for. ### What does requesting through Askarr cost? The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [^1] The plus plan costs $3.99 a month for 50 requests a month. [^1] The pro plan costs $6.99 a month for unlimited requests. [^1] Each friend who signs up through a referral link adds 10 requests a month to the limit. [^1] ### What should be checked before choosing a request tool for a chat app? Check how a tool handles requests, title searches, updates, and the process for adding movies and shows. Askarr plans list 'Request history with live status', which the source gives without naming a plan, so check the plan page for which ones include it. [^1] Compare those details with the way the library is managed before choosing a request method. The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [^1] - [Visit Askarr](/go/start) ## Sources [^1]: Askarr's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher) (/go/start)