How to see what has already been requested in dorm and shared house streaming

Learn how dorm and shared house streamers can see which movies and shows have already been requested on their setup.

By VLClean · 2026-11-05

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Dorm and shared house streamers can see what has already been requested by keeping the request list in one place, adding a date and status to each title, and checking the list before anyone asks for a new movie or show.

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

Dorm and shared house streamers can see what has already been requested when they keep one clear record of the titles roommates ask for. Before that, decide which movies and shows belong on the server, so viewers know what kind of content they can request.

Choose which roommates may send requests and agree on the types of titles that are allowed. Write the rules down once and share them, so everyone follows the same limits.

Pick one place where roommates submit requests, such as a request website, a shared form, or a message thread. A single place keeps the list easy to read and shows at a glance what has already been requested.

If the setup uses Radarr and Sonarr for requested titles, have them ready, because they can be the place where added titles appear. Radarr and Sonarr are helper programs that many Plex owners run to find and add movies (Radarr) and shows (Sonarr) to their library. Decide who reviews requests so the record stays tidy and no one asks twice for the same title.

Step by step

Pick one spot where the request record is kept, such as a request website, a shared form, or a pinned message thread, and tell everyone to add titles only there. Keeping requests in one place makes it possible to see at a glance what has already been asked for.

Add a date and a status to every request, such as waiting, added, or downloaded. The status lets a roommate tell whether a title is still open or already handled.

Check the list before anyone sends a new request. A quick look stops the same movie or show from being requested twice by different people in the house.

Set a day each week to open the list and update it. Mark requests that are done, added, or no longer wanted so the record stays current.

Show each roommate where the list is and how to read it. When everyone can check it, they stop asking what has already been requested.

Use one plain spelling for each title. The same movie or show should not appear several times under slightly different names, which hides it in the list.

Note when a title is added to the library. The note tells the household that a request is finished and stops the title from being asked for again.

Tools that can do it

Askarr is a hosted website that works with existing Radarr and Sonarr. ^[1] Roommates search for a movie or show on Askarr and request it, and the owner's own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. ^[1]

You add Askarr to Radarr and Sonarr one time, and they then read your requests from it as an import list. ^[1] Askarr never connects to your Radarr or Sonarr and never receives their access codes, the private codes that let one program sign in to another. ^[1]

Radarr and Sonarr send the site a message when a title is added or downloaded, so the site can show that status. ^[1] Askarr's plans include a request history with live status. ^[1] A bookmark run on your Radarr or Sonarr page saves the list and webhook there for you. ^[1] You can paste a TMDB, IMDb or TVDB link to find a title. ^[1]

Before choosing a tool to see what has been requested, check how it keeps the request list, shows status, and stops double requests.

Common mistakes to avoid

Avoid keeping requests scattered across messages and notes. When titles are spread out, no one can tell at a glance what has already been requested, and the same movie shows up more than once.

Avoid skipping list updates after a title is added. A record that is not refreshed quickly stops being a reliable answer to which requests are done.

Avoid adding a new request before checking the list. A quick look keeps roommates from asking twice for the same title.

Avoid leaving old or unwanted requests in the list. A record with too many stale entries is harder to read and hides the requests people still want.

Avoid choosing a way to see requests without checking how it shows status. The record should be easy for everyone in the house to read without needing special access to the server.

Frequently asked questions

How can streamers see what has already been requested?

A streamer can keep the request list in one place that roommates can read. Every request gets a date and a status, such as waiting, added, or downloaded. Checking the list before adding a new title stops double requests. A webhook reports when a title was added and downloaded. ^[1]

Can Askarr show what has already been requested?

Askarr is a hosted website that works with existing Radarr and Sonarr. ^[1] You add Askarr to Radarr and Sonarr one time, and they then read your requests from it as an import list. ^[1] Askarr never connects to your Radarr or Sonarr and never receives their access codes, the private codes that let one program sign in to another. ^[1] The site shows when a title was added and downloaded through a webhook. ^[1]

How does Askarr keep track of requested titles?

Roommates search for a movie or show on Askarr and request it, and the owner's own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. ^[1] You add Askarr to Radarr and Sonarr one time, and they read your requests from the import list. ^[1] Radarr and Sonarr send the site a message when a title is added or downloaded, so the site can show that status. ^[1] A bookmark on your Radarr or Sonarr page saves the list and webhook for you. ^[1]

Does Askarr need a plan to show a request history?

Askarr's plans include a request history with live status, and the page does not publish which plans include it. ^[1] Check the plan page to see which ones offer the request history. The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. ^[1] The Plus and Pro plans add more requests each month. ^[1] ^[1]

What should be checked before choosing a way to see requests?

Check how a tool keeps the request list, shows the status of each title, and stops the same movie or show from being requested twice. Askarr works with existing Radarr and Sonarr. ^[1] Askarr never connects to your Radarr or Sonarr and never receives their access codes, the private codes that let one program sign in to another. ^[1] Compare those details with how the household wants the list read. ^[1]

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

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Sources

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