Prowlarr exact word search - not full text #1238

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opened 2026-02-20 10:08:53 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

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2026-02-20 10:08:53 -05:00

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Originally created by @GuidovMal on GitHub (Oct 30, 2025).

Is there an existing issue for this?

I have searched the existing open and closed issues

Searching in prowlarr drives is horrible. It returns too many results even when filtered by categories. How do you use query where it only searches for the query entry. For example I'm looking for just the word 'nite'. Than it returns everything with nite in it. Like infinite, unite etc. I just want only results with the full word nite. I've tried putting it in' 'and " " but the search results always seem full text not the exact word.

Describe the solution you'd like

Please update the search to only search for the keyword entered, not everything under the sun. Use any separators you like as long as it documented on which characters to use for an exact phrase search.
I posted this on reddit and it is clear this issue is an ongoing gribe for many users.

Describe alternatives you've considered

None. Just a dedicated word search as listed above

Anything else?

None

Originally created by @GuidovMal on GitHub (Oct 30, 2025). ### Is there an existing issue for this? - [x] I have searched the existing open and closed issues ### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe Searching in prowlarr drives is horrible. It returns too many results even when filtered by categories. How do you use query where it only searches for the query entry. For example I'm looking for just the word 'nite'. Than it returns everything with nite in it. Like infinite, unite etc. I just want only results with the full word nite. I've tried putting it in' 'and " " but the search results always seem full text not the exact word. ### Describe the solution you'd like Please update the search to only search for the keyword entered, not everything under the sun. Use any separators you like as long as it documented on which characters to use for an exact phrase search. I posted this on reddit and it is clear this issue is an ongoing gribe for many users. ### Describe alternatives you've considered None. Just a dedicated word search as listed above ### Anything else? None

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deekerman commented

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@bakerboy448 commented on GitHub (Oct 30, 2025):

this is largely an indexer/tracker problem - their sites are returning what they're returning.
any decent site supports id search and thus not an issue.

@bakerboy448 commented on GitHub (Oct 30, 2025): this is largely an indexer/tracker problem - their sites are returning what they're returning. any decent site supports id search and thus not an issue.