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When MediaRequestSubscriber cannot resolve the server for a request due to the server being deleted or no default for that category being set, it now sets the request to `FAILED` instead of `PROCESSING`. Previously, the request would be marked as `PROCESSING` and fail silently. Admins were not alerted and the request would become permanently stuck.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Requests with an unavailable configured media server now transition to Failed.
    • Clear failure notifications are sent when specifically configured media servers cannot be found.
    • Requests without a default media server remain Approved instead of being incorrectly marked as failed.
    • Removed requests no longer leave affected seasons stuck in pending or processing states.
    • Updating a TV request no longer adds seasons already held by another request.

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The subscriber now fails requests with unresolved explicit Radarr or Sonarr server IDs and sends MEDIA_FAILED notifications. It also resets uncovered stale seasons after parent removal. Tests cover request status, notifications, server defaults, and season ownership.

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Request lifecycle updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
Fail requests when servers cannot resolve
server/subscriber/MediaRequestSubscriber.ts
Explicit unresolved server IDs set requests to FAILED, persist the status, and send MEDIA_FAILED. Missing default servers still log a warning and return.
Reset seasons after parent removal
server/subscriber/MediaRequestSubscriber.ts
The removal handler loads request and media seasons. It resets uncovered PENDING and PROCESSING seasons to UNKNOWN.
Test request lifecycle outcomes
server/routes/request.test.ts
Fixtures support movie and TV requests with overrides and season data. Tests verify failed status, media status, notifications, missing-default behavior, season ownership, and updated test-user setup.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: gauthier-th

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sequenceDiagram
  participant RequestRoute
  participant MediaRequestSubscriber
  participant EventManagerRepository
  participant Notification
  RequestRoute->>MediaRequestSubscriber: Approve movie or series request
  MediaRequestSubscriber->>MediaRequestSubscriber: Resolve configured Radarr or Sonarr server
  MediaRequestSubscriber->>EventManagerRepository: Persist FAILED status for unresolved explicit server
  MediaRequestSubscriber->>Notification: Send MEDIA_FAILED notification
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Deleting the final Radarr or Sonarr service can leave explicitly assigned requests unrecoverable. Requests that do become FAILED also cannot be redirected to a valid service before retrying, so the intended recovery workflow remains incomplete.

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Out of Scope Changes check ⚠️ Warning The pull request summary also reports a separate TV PUT season-ownership behavior change and its test. That behavior does not resolve stale Radarr/Sonarr server assignments in issue #3460. The related… Remove the unrelated TV PUT season-ownership implementation and test from this pull request, or move them to a separate pull request linked to the relevant issue.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title accurately describes the main change: requests become FAILED when their configured *arr server is deleted. It is concise and specific, despite minor spacing and grammar issues.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #3460 requires an approved request with a stale explicit Radarr/Sonarr serverId to become recoverable. handleUnresolvedServer marks such requests FAILED, saves the status, and sends `MEDIA…
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The pull request summary also reports a separate TV PUT season-ownership behavior change and its test. That behavior does not resolve stale Radarr/Sonarr server assignments in issue #3460. The related fixture and user-switch changes are supporting changes only when they isolate the server-resolution tests, but the separate season-ownership assertion is not connected to this issue.

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server/subscriber/MediaRequestSubscriber.ts (1)

239-248: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Fail requests when the server settings array is empty.

The empty-array branches return before failRequestForUnresolvedServer runs. If all Radarr or Sonarr servers are deleted, the request stays APPROVED and can leave its media in PROCESSING. The retry endpoint cannot recover that request because it only accepts FAILED requests.

  • server/subscriber/MediaRequestSubscriber.ts#L239-L248: call failRequestForUnresolvedServer(entity, manager, 'Radarr') before returning.
  • server/subscriber/MediaRequestSubscriber.ts#L527-L536: call failRequestForUnresolvedServer(entity, manager, 'Sonarr') before returning.
  • server/routes/request.test.ts#L504-L605: add movie and series regression cases with settings.radarr = [] and settings.sonarr = [].
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 if (settings.radarr.length === 0 && !settings.radarr[0]) {
-  logger.info(
-    'No Radarr server configured, skipping request processing',
-    {
-      label: 'Media Request',
-      requestId: entity.id,
-      mediaId: entity.media.id,
-    }
-  );
+  await this.failRequestForUnresolvedServer(entity, manager, 'Radarr');
   return;
 }
 if (settings.sonarr.length === 0 && !settings.sonarr[0]) {
-  logger.warn(
-    'No Sonarr server configured, skipping request processing',
-    {
-      label: 'Media Request',
-      requestId: entity.id,
-      mediaId: entity.media.id,
-    }
-  );
+  await this.failRequestForUnresolvedServer(entity, manager, 'Sonarr');
   return;
 }
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In `@server/subscriber/MediaRequestSubscriber.ts` around lines 239 - 248, Update
the empty-server branches in MediaRequestSubscriber’s Radarr and Sonarr
processing paths to call failRequestForUnresolvedServer(entity, manager,
'Radarr' or 'Sonarr') before returning. Apply this at
server/subscriber/MediaRequestSubscriber.ts lines 239-248 and 527-536; add movie
and series regression cases covering empty settings.radarr and settings.sonarr
arrays in server/routes/request.test.ts lines 504-605.
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In `@server/subscriber/MediaRequestSubscriber.ts`:
- Around line 239-248: Update the empty-server branches in
MediaRequestSubscriber’s Radarr and Sonarr processing paths to call
failRequestForUnresolvedServer(entity, manager, 'Radarr' or 'Sonarr') before
returning. Apply this at server/subscriber/MediaRequestSubscriber.ts lines
239-248 and 527-536; add movie and series regression cases covering empty
settings.radarr and settings.sonarr arrays in server/routes/request.test.ts
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This changes behaviour for a very specific workflow. An admin who deliberately leaves no default Radarr/Sonarr server, and gates the server picker behind REQUEST_ADVANCED so only advanced users choose a server explicitly, will now see every plain (non-advanced) request fail. Track normal user requests without sending to arr.

A non-advanced user's request never touches the server field, so entity.serverId stays null. With no default configured, radarrSettings/sonarrSettings resolves to undefined, the override branch is skipped since serverId is null, and we land in failRequestForUnresolvedServer. Before this PR that branch just logged and left the request APPROVED. Now it flips to FAILED and fires a MEDIA_FAILED notification.

While that's the intended fix for the "forgot to set a default" case, but it also catches setups where no default was ever meant to exist for that tier of user. There's also no clean way back right now: /retry needs MANAGE_REQUESTS and doesn't accept a serverId, and the serverId-edit route only works while PENDING.

We already compute hasExplicitServer here for the message wording. Could we use it to gate behavior too? Only mark FAILED when there was an explicit serverId that no longer resolves (the deleted-override case), and keep the old silent-skip for "no default, no override" so we don't regress the advanced-only-routing setup. That narrows the fix to the case in the PR title l/linked issue as well.

CC: @seerr-team/seerr-core wdyt?

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Also maybe make the pr title shorter haha 😅

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This changes behaviour for a very specific workflow. An admin who deliberately leaves no default Radarr/Sonarr server, and gates the server picker behind REQUEST_ADVANCED so only advanced users choose a server explicitly, will now see every plain (non-advanced) request fail. Track normal user requests without sending to arr.

A non-advanced user's request never touches the server field, so entity.serverId stays null. With no default configured, radarrSettings/sonarrSettings resolves to undefined, the override branch is skipped since serverId is null, and we land in failRequestForUnresolvedServer. Before this PR that branch just logged and left the request APPROVED. Now it flips to FAILED and fires a MEDIA_FAILED notification.

While that's the intended fix for the "forgot to set a default" case, but it also catches setups where no default was ever meant to exist for that tier of user. There's also no clean way back right now: /retry needs MANAGE_REQUESTS and doesn't accept a serverId, and the serverId-edit route only works while PENDING.

So the next PR was going to address this part where I was going to stop the 200 -> refail loop with a 409 error then make FAILED requests editable by lifting the PENDING - only guard to include FAILED so that the admin can pick a valid server then Retry work normally.

We already compute hasExplicitServer here for the message wording. Could we use it to gate behavior too? Only mark FAILED when there was an explicit serverId that no longer resolves (the deleted-override case), and keep the old silent-skip for "no default, no override" so we don't regress the advanced-only-routing setup. That narrows the fix to the case in the PR title l/linked issue as well.

CC: @seerr-team/seerr-core wdyt?

I think that this would be a happy medium so that the two setups remain functional.

@aussierk aussierk changed the title fix(requests): mark request FAILED when server cannot be resolved due to server deletion or unset default fix(requests): mark request FAILED when request *arr server is deleted Aug 31, 2026
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- Line 228: Update the failed-request update flow around the
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other non-pending statuses and ensure the updated server selection is retained
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@fallenbagel I have incorporated your suggestion into this fix to separate the two workflows. A stacked PR with the retry fix to allow editing the request is coming soon.

Am I correct in my understanding that the empty-array branches of the guard are for this same advanced setup use-case?

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configureRadarr([{ id: 0, isDefault: true, is4k: false }]);
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Test deletion of the final configured service.

These cases retain one configured service. If the final Radarr or Sonarr service is deleted, the settings array is empty. The subscriber returns at its empty-array guard before it calls handleUnresolvedServer, so a request with a stale explicit serverId remains APPROVED and cannot enter the retry flow. Add movie and series cases with an empty service array and an explicit serverId. Then route explicit overrides through handleUnresolvedServer before returning. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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In `@server/routes/request.test.ts` around lines 590 - 591, Update the request
subscriber’s empty-service handling so requests with a stale explicit serverId
reach handleUnresolvedServer before returning. Add movie and series tests
covering deletion of the final configured Radarr or Sonarr service, with empty
service arrays and explicit serverId overrides, and preserve the existing
behavior for requests without explicit overrides.

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