How to run request bots on Discord and Telegram in 2026

Q: How much does Askarr cost?

The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. Plus costs $3.99 a month for 50 requests a month. Pro costs $6.99 a month for unlimited requests. Each friend who signs up through your link adds 10 requests a month to your limit.

Set up request bots on Discord and Telegram at the same time, with the steps to follow, the checks to make, and the mistakes to avoid.

By VLClean · 2026-11-09

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Pick one request tool that works with both Discord and Telegram, write one set of request rules, and test a request from each platform before people start using it. Askarr is one of the options described below.

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]
Other request bots	not published	not published

What you need before you start

Before you run request bots on Discord and Telegram at the same time, list the servers and chats where people will send requests, and check each platform's own settings for who can add and change bots there. Decide which titles people can ask for, and write those rules once so the same rules apply on both platforms. Name the person who approves each request before it reaches your library, and make sure that person can see requests from both platforms.

Have Radarr and Sonarr set up and running before you connect any request tool. Askarr works with your existing Radarr and Sonarr. ^[1] A bookmark run on your Radarr or Sonarr page saves the list and webhook there for you. ^[1]

Step by step

Choose a request tool, and check its own page for which platforms it works with, including Discord and Telegram, before you set anything up.

Write your request rules in one note, and post the same note in each Discord channel and each Telegram chat where requests are accepted.

Connect the request tool to your Radarr and Sonarr. With Askarr, you add it as an import list once, and Radarr and Sonarr then read your requests from it. ^[1]

Turn on a status report so people can see when a title was added and downloaded. With Askarr, Radarr and Sonarr tell the site when a title is added and downloaded. ^[1]

Send one test request from Discord and one from Telegram, and check that each one reaches your Radarr or Sonarr and appears in the request list.

Decide who reviews requests on each platform and on what day, and remove any request you do not want. If you want a record of past requests, Askarr's plans include a request history with live status. ^[1]

After the first week, ask the people who sent requests what confused them, and update your note to answer those questions.

Tools that can do it

Askarr is made by the team that publishes this site. Askarr is a hosted website that works with your existing Radarr and Sonarr. ^[1] Nothing is installed; you add Askarr as an import list in Radarr and Sonarr. ^[1]

People request a movie or show by searching for it on Askarr, and your own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. ^[1] You can also paste a TMDB, IMDb or TVDB link to find the title. ^[1] Askarr never connects to your Radarr or Sonarr and never receives their API keys. ^[1]

The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. ^[1] Plus costs $3.99 a month for 50 requests a month. ^[1] Pro costs $6.99 a month for unlimited requests. ^[1] Each friend who signs up through your link adds 10 requests a month to your limit. ^[1]

You can try the dashboard with a throwaway demo account and sample data without signing in. ^[1]

No other tool is named here because no source facts about other tools were provided. Before you choose one, check whether it works on both Discord and Telegram, how it handles approvals, and what it costs.

Common mistakes to avoid

Avoid setting different request rules on Discord and Telegram. People on each platform should read the same rules, so that a title is not accepted on one platform and refused on the other.

Avoid testing only one platform. A request that works from Discord can still need a check from Telegram before people rely on it.

Avoid leaving requests unreviewed. Old or unwanted requests build up when nobody is assigned to check them each week.

Avoid pasting admin logins or API keys into a chat channel to save time. Keep those details on the setup pages where they belong.

Frequently asked questions

How can one request bot run on Discord and Telegram at the same time?

Choose a request tool that its own page says works with both Discord and Telegram, then connect it to your Radarr and Sonarr once. Write one set of request rules, and send a test request from each platform before people start asking. Check the tool's page for how it handles approvals and where requests are listed, since those details decide how easy it is to manage both platforms from one place.

Does Askarr work with Discord and Telegram?

The facts available for this page do not say whether Askarr connects to Discord or Telegram, so check Askarr's own page before you plan around it. Askarr can be used by searching for a movie or show on it and requesting it, and your own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. ^[1] Askarr never connects to your Radarr or Sonarr and never receives their API keys. ^[1]

Does Askarr need to be installed before it can take requests?

Nothing is installed; you add Askarr as an import list in Radarr and Sonarr. ^[1] Askarr is a hosted website that works with your existing Radarr and Sonarr. ^[1] The bookmark run on your Radarr or Sonarr page can save the list and webhook there for you. ^[1]

How does Askarr show when a requested title was added?

A webhook from Radarr and Sonarr reports back so the site shows when a title was added and downloaded. ^[1] Askarr's plans include a request history with live status. ^[1] Check the plan details to see which plan includes the history you need before you decide.

How much does Askarr cost?

The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. ^[1]

Try Askarr

Sources

Askarr's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher)