--- {"title": "How to set request limits per user for family media", "description": "Learn how family media curators can set limits on how many titles each user can request, with practical steps.", "url": "https://vlcleanplayer.com/how-to-set-limits-on-how-many-titles-each-user-can-request-for-family-media-curators/", "date": "2026-10-26"} --- Learn how family media curators can set limits on how many titles each user can request, with practical steps. Family media curators can set limits on how many titles each user can request by choosing a request method that tracks each user, setting a clear per-user limit, and telling viewers the rule. | Option | Request and limit method | Cost details | |---|---|---| | Askarr | Each user searches for a movie or show on Askarr and requests it, and the owner's own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [^1] Askarr's plans include a request history with live status. [^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] | | Request form | not published | not published | | Shared request list | not published | not published | ## What you need before you start Decide which friends and family members should be able to send requests, and how many titles each of them may ask for at one time. A simple number, such as one or two titles a month per person, is easier for everyone to remember than a complicated rule. Prepare the titles or types of content that are allowed, so people know what kinds of requests fit the library. 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 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 part of the way requested titles are added to the library. Decide who will review requests before anything is added. Choose where people will send requests. The choice can be a request tool, a form, or another method that gives viewers a clear place to submit titles, and decide how each user's request count will be kept. ## Step by step 1. Pick one place where friends and family will send requests, such as a request website, a form, or a shared message thread, and tell everyone to use only that place. 2. Set the limit on how many titles each user can request, and write it down so the rule is the same for everyone. State the limit plainly, such as a number of titles a month per person. 3. Decide who looks at each request and whether a title needs approval before it is added to the library. 4. Write a short note for viewers that says who can request, the per-user limit, what kinds of titles are accepted, and how they will hear that a title was added. 5. Track how many titles each user has requested so the limit can be checked. Use a count that lines up with the rule you set, and review it on a regular day each week. 6. Send the note and the request location to the friends and family you want to allow, with two lines on how to search for a title and how to submit it. 7. Look through new requests on a regular day each week, approve the ones you want, delete the ones you do not, and note when a user reaches their limit. 8. Ask a few viewers after the first week what confused them, and edit your note to fix those points, including anything unclear about the per-user limit. ## 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] Askarr's plans include a request history with live status. [^1] No other tool is named here because no source facts about other tools were provided. Before choosing a tool, check how it counts requests per user, handles title searches, approvals, and the way requests move into the library workflow. ## Common mistakes to avoid Avoid setting a limit without telling anyone. Friends and family need to know how many titles they can request and how the limit is counted. 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 server. Avoid forgetting to review requests after setup. A request list can become harder to manage if old or unwanted requests are left without attention, and a per-user limit only works if someone checks the count. Avoid skipping account and privacy checks. Review what information a tool asks for and what access it uses before sharing it with other people. ## Frequently asked questions ### How can family media curators set limits on how many titles each user can request? A curator can choose a request method, decide how many titles each user may request, and explain the rule to viewers. The important parts are giving each person a clear place to request movies and shows and keeping the count easy to follow so the limit can be checked. ### Can a request tool count how many titles each user has requested? Check how each request tool tracks requests before choosing one. Askarr's plans include a request history with live status. [^1] The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [^1] ### Does Askarr require changes to the media library? Askarr is a hosted website that works with existing Radarr and Sonarr. [^1] Nothing is installed. [^1] You add Askarr to Radarr and Sonarr one time, and they then pick up your requests from it. [^1] ### How 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] ### What should be checked before choosing a request tool for setting per-user limits? Check how a tool counts requests per user when a limit is in place. 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 media 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)