SABnzbd Skill

Manage Usenet downloads via SABnzbd from Clawdbot.

What It Does

Queue management — view, pause, resume, delete downloads
Add NZBs — by URL or local file
Speed control — limit download speeds
History — view completed/failed downloads, retry failed
Categories & scripts — organize and automate

Setup

1. Get Your API Key

Open SABnzbd web UI
Go to Config → General → Security
Copy your API Key

2. Create Credentials File

mkdir -p ~/.clawdbot/credentials/sabnzbd
cat > ~/.clawdbot/credentials/sabnzbd/config.json << 'EOF'
{
  "url": "http://localhost:8080",
  "apiKey": "your-api-key-here"
}
EOF

Replace:

http://localhost:8080 with your SABnzbd URL
your-api-key-here with your actual API key

3. Test It

./skills/sabnzbd/scripts/sab-api.sh status

Usage Examples

Queue management

# View queue
sab-api.sh queue
 
# Pause/resume all
sab-api.sh pause
sab-api.sh resume
 
# Pause specific job
sab-api.sh pause-job SABnzbd_nzo_xxxxx

Add downloads

# Add by URL
sab-api.sh add "https://indexer.com/get.php?guid=..."
 
# Add with options
sab-api.sh add "URL" --name "My Download" --category movies --priority high
 
# Add local NZB file
sab-api.sh add-file /path/to/file.nzb --category tv

Speed control

sab-api.sh speedlimit 50    # 50% of max
sab-api.sh speedlimit 5M    # 5 MB/s
sab-api.sh speedlimit 0     # Unlimited

History

sab-api.sh history
sab-api.sh history --limit 20 --failed
sab-api.sh retry <nzo_id>       # Retry failed
sab-api.sh retry-all            # Retry all failed

Environment Variables (Alternative)

Instead of a config file, you can set:

export SAB_URL="http://localhost:8080"
export SAB_API_KEY="your-api-key"

Troubleshooting

"Missing URL or API key"
→ Check your config file exists at ~/.clawdbot/credentials/sabnzbd/config.json

Connection refused
→ Verify your SABnzbd URL is correct and accessible

401 Unauthorized
→ Your API key is invalid — check SABnzbd Config → General

License

MIT

Sabnzbd