Add option to auto-delete when watched #9275

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opened 2026-02-20 00:12:22 -05:00 by deekerman · 2 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 00:12:22 -05:00

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Originally created by @Gitoffomalawn on GitHub (Oct 5, 2025).

Is there an existing issue for this?

I have searched the existing open and closed issues

Not really, other than disk space conservation.

Describe the solution you'd like

Add an option to auto-delete a movie from Radar when it has been marked watched by Plex/Jellyfin/other.

Some movies will only be downloaded to be watched once and then deleted in an effort to conserve disk space. Adding this as an option to Radarr will make it possible to automate the process.

Describe alternatives you've considered

There are two alternatives:

Continue doing this manually. The problem here is that with large libraries or a longer time between downloading and watching forgetfulness sets in.
Add this as a feature to Plex/Jellyfin/others. The problem with this is twofold:
a. This wouldn't solve the issue, as the movie will stay registered with Radarr and downloaded when removed by Plex/Jellyfin/other.
b. This would necessitate separate feature requests with multiple other applications, when all of them use Radarr.

Anything else?

No. Thank you for all your hard work.

Originally created by @Gitoffomalawn on GitHub (Oct 5, 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 Not really, other than disk space conservation. ### Describe the solution you'd like Add an option to auto-delete a movie from Radar when it has been marked watched by Plex/Jellyfin/other. Some movies will only be downloaded to be watched once and then deleted in an effort to conserve disk space. Adding this as an option to Radarr will make it possible to automate the process. ### Describe alternatives you've considered There are two alternatives: 1. Continue doing this manually. The problem here is that with large libraries or a longer time between downloading and watching forgetfulness sets in. 2. Add this as a feature to Plex/Jellyfin/others. The problem with this is twofold: a. This wouldn't solve the issue, as the movie will stay registered with Radarr and downloaded when removed by Plex/Jellyfin/other. b. This would necessitate separate feature requests with multiple other applications, when all of them use Radarr. ### Anything else? No. Thank you for all your hard work.

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deekerman commented

2026-02-20 00:12:23 -05:00

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@bakerboy448 commented on GitHub (Oct 5, 2025):

No plans to integrate Radarr with Media Players and monitor their watch status. Additionally, this would be extremely complex as it would need to take into account every single user on said media server.

You can use Tautulli in combination with a custom script to call radarr's API

@bakerboy448 commented on GitHub (Oct 5, 2025): No plans to integrate Radarr with Media Players and monitor their watch status. Additionally, this would be extremely complex as it would need to take into account every single user on said media server. You can use Tautulli in combination with a custom script to call radarr's API

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 00:12:24 -05:00

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@Gitoffomalawn commented on GitHub (Oct 5, 2025):

Thanks. Was to be expected. Thanks for the tip on scripting with Tautulli.

@Gitoffomalawn commented on GitHub (Oct 5, 2025): Thanks. Was to be expected. Thanks for the tip on scripting with Tautulli.