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opened 2026-02-20 10:05:23 -05:00 by deekerman · 0 comments

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2026-02-20 10:05:23 -05:00

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Originally created by @scottrus on GitHub (Sep 19, 2023).

Is there an existing issue for this?

I have searched the existing open and closed issues

The SABnzb downloader works in serial grabbing each item off the queue. When there are many download requests of different categories the download queue can be sorted by category based on priority assigned in SABnzbd.

Prowlaar only allows for setting download priority on the defined default category, typically prowlarr by default. For mapped categories there is no way to specify a priority. A large request, such as a UHD remux from the “movie” category will take significantly longer than a series of 30 minute episodes from the “shows” category.

Describe the solution you'd like

Add a priority setting to the categories definitions for SABnzbd downloader

Describe alternatives you've considered

Attempted to make a duplicate downloader with specific categories at LOW priority but the primary downloader was picked up with the default Prowlarr category instead of matching downloader by available category mapped.

Anything else?

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Originally created by @scottrus on GitHub (Sep 19, 2023). ### 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 The SABnzb downloader works in serial grabbing each item off the queue. When there are many download requests of different categories the download queue can be sorted by category based on priority assigned in SABnzbd. Prowlaar only allows for setting download priority on the defined default category, typically prowlarr by default. For mapped categories there is no way to specify a priority. A large request, such as a UHD remux from the “movie” category will take significantly longer than a series of 30 minute episodes from the “shows” category. ### Describe the solution you'd like Add a priority setting to the categories definitions for SABnzbd downloader ### Describe alternatives you've considered Attempted to make a duplicate downloader with specific categories at LOW priority but the primary downloader was picked up with the default Prowlarr category instead of matching downloader by available category mapped. ### Anything else? N/A