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<section id="torznab-webapi">
<span id="torznab-engine"></span><h1>Torznab WebAPI<a class="headerlink" href="#torznab-webapi" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h1>
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<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="#configuration" id="id1">Configuration</a></p></li>
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<p id="module-searx.engines.torznab"><a class="reference external" href="https://torznab.github.io/spec-1.3-draft/index.html">Torznab</a> is an API specification that provides a standardized way to query
torrent site for content. It is used by a number of torrent applications,
including <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/Prowlarr/Prowlarr">Prowlarr</a> and <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/Jackett/Jackett">Jackett</a>.</p>
<p>Using this engine together with <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/Prowlarr/Prowlarr">Prowlarr</a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/Jackett/Jackett">Jackett</a> allows you to search
a huge number of torrent sites which are not directly supported.</p>
<section id="configuration">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id1" role="doc-backlink">Configuration</a><a class="headerlink" href="#configuration" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
<p>The engine has the following settings:</p>
<dl class="simple">
<dt><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">base_url</span></code>:</dt><dd><p>Torznab endpoint URL.</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">api_key</span></code>:</dt><dd><p>The API key to use for authentication.</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">torznab_categories</span></code>:</dt><dd><p>The categories to use for searching. This is a list of category IDs. See
<a class="reference external" href="https://wiki.servarr.com/en/prowlarr/cardigann-yml-definition#categories">Prowlarr-categories</a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/Jackett/Jackett/wiki/Jackett-Categories">Jackett-categories</a> for more information.</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">show_torrent_files</span></code>:</dt><dd><p>Whether to show the torrent file in the search results. Be careful as using
this with <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/Prowlarr/Prowlarr">Prowlarr</a> or <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/Jackett/Jackett">Jackett</a> leaks the API key. This should be used only
if you are querying a Torznab endpoint without authentication or if the
instance is private. Be aware that private trackers may ban you if you share
the torrent file. Defaults to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">false</span></code>.</p>
</dd>
<dt><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">show_magnet_links</span></code>:</dt><dd><p>Whether to show the magnet link in the search results. Be aware that private
trackers may ban you if you share the magnet link. Defaults to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">true</span></code>.</p>
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id2" role="doc-backlink">Implementations</a><a class="headerlink" href="#implementations" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="searx.engines.torznab.build_result">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">searx.engines.torznab.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">build_result</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">item</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">Element</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">→</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Dict" title="(in Python v3.12)"><span class="pre">Dict</span></a><span class="p"><span class="pre">[</span></span><a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str" title="(in Python v3.12)"><span class="pre">str</span></a><span class="p"><span class="pre">,</span></span><span class="w"> </span><a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any" title="(in Python v3.12)"><span class="pre">Any</span></a><span class="p"><span class="pre">]</span></span></span></span><a class="reference internal" href="../../../_modules/searx/engines/torznab.html#build_result"><span class="viewcode-link"><span class="pre">[source]</span></span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#searx.engines.torznab.build_result" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Build a result from a XML item.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="searx.engines.torznab.get_attribute">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">searx.engines.torznab.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_attribute</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">item</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">etree.Element</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">property_name</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str" title="(in Python v3.12)"><span class="pre">str</span></a></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">→</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str" title="(in Python v3.12)"><span class="pre">str</span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None" title="(in Python v3.12)"><span class="pre">None</span></a></span></span><a class="reference internal" href="../../../_modules/searx/engines/torznab.html#get_attribute"><span class="viewcode-link"><span class="pre">[source]</span></span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#searx.engines.torznab.get_attribute" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Get attribute from item.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="searx.engines.torznab.get_torznab_attribute">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">searx.engines.torznab.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_torznab_attribute</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">item</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">etree.Element</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">attribute_name</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str" title="(in Python v3.12)"><span class="pre">str</span></a></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">→</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str" title="(in Python v3.12)"><span class="pre">str</span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None" title="(in Python v3.12)"><span class="pre">None</span></a></span></span><a class="reference internal" href="../../../_modules/searx/engines/torznab.html#get_torznab_attribute"><span class="viewcode-link"><span class="pre">[source]</span></span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#searx.engines.torznab.get_torznab_attribute" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Get torznab special attribute from item.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="searx.engines.torznab.init">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">searx.engines.torznab.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">init</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">engine_settings</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="reference internal" href="../../../_modules/searx/engines/torznab.html#init"><span class="viewcode-link"><span class="pre">[source]</span></span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#searx.engines.torznab.init" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Initialize the engine.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="searx.engines.torznab.request">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">searx.engines.torznab.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">request</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">query</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str" title="(in Python v3.12)"><span class="pre">str</span></a></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">params</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Dict" title="(in Python v3.12)"><span class="pre">Dict</span></a><span class="p"><span class="pre">[</span></span><a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str" title="(in Python v3.12)"><span class="pre">str</span></a><span class="p"><span class="pre">,</span></span><span class="w"> </span><a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any" title="(in Python v3.12)"><span class="pre">Any</span></a><span class="p"><span class="pre">]</span></span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">→</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Dict" title="(in Python v3.12)"><span class="pre">Dict</span></a><span class="p"><span class="pre">[</span></span><a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str" title="(in Python v3.12)"><span class="pre">str</span></a><span class="p"><span class="pre">,</span></span><span class="w"> </span><a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any" title="(in Python v3.12)"><span class="pre">Any</span></a><span class="p"><span class="pre">]</span></span></span></span><a class="reference internal" href="../../../_modules/searx/engines/torznab.html#request"><span class="viewcode-link"><span class="pre">[source]</span></span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#searx.engines.torznab.request" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Build the request params.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="searx.engines.torznab.response">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">searx.engines.torznab.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">response</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">resp</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">httpx.Response</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">→</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><span class="pre">List</span><span class="p"><span class="pre">[</span></span><span class="pre">Dict</span><span class="p"><span class="pre">[</span></span><a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str" title="(in Python v3.12)"><span class="pre">str</span></a><span class="p"><span class="pre">,</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">Any</span><span class="p"><span class="pre">]</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">]</span></span></span></span><a class="reference internal" href="../../../_modules/searx/engines/torznab.html#response"><span class="viewcode-link"><span class="pre">[source]</span></span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#searx.engines.torznab.response" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Parse the XML response and return a list of results.</p>
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