Read/use the eXact Length (xl) parameter when adding magnet links #17199

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opened 2026-02-22 03:43:26 -05:00 by deekerman · 0 comments

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Originally created by @OvercookedBeef on GitHub (Sep 24, 2025).

Suggestion

qBittorrent already has support for the xl parameter when creating magnet links due to #21958, but not when reading them. I suggest that it use the xl parameter in magnets to show the size of a torrent before downloading the metadata.

Use case

I often add a magnet link without an active seeder and thus don't get metadata immediately. But since I want the files, I leave it in my client and wait. After the metadata get downloaded, I often find out later that the files are too big for me to want, e.g. multiple hundred GBs and isn't what I expected. It would be nice to know the size of a torrent before I wait for a seeder to show up.

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Originally created by @OvercookedBeef on GitHub (Sep 24, 2025). ### Suggestion qBittorrent already has support for the `xl` parameter when creating magnet links due to #21958, but not when reading them. I suggest that it use the `xl` parameter in magnets to show the size of a torrent before downloading the metadata. ### Use case I often add a magnet link without an active seeder and thus don't get metadata immediately. But since I want the files, I leave it in my client and wait. After the metadata get downloaded, I often find out later that the files are too big for me to want, e.g. multiple hundred GBs and isn't what I expected. It would be nice to know the size of a torrent before I wait for a seeder to show up. ### Extra info/examples/attachments _No response_