Connect Prowlarr

Add Prowlarr to Kochab with your API key and default port 9696.

Prowlarr is an indexer manager. Kochab uses its API for indexer health, sync status, and meta-search.

What Kochab exposes through Prowlarr

  • Control screen: version, indexer list with per-row test, app sync status
  • Search: meta-search across configured indexers (AppBar action)
  • Push: indexer-failing alerts when configured

Not exposed through Prowlarr

Full indexer editor (caps, categories, FlareSolverr wiring) stays in Prowlarr’s web UI. Prowlarr does not appear in Library or Calendar; it feeds indexers to your *arr apps.

Before you start

In Prowlarr: Settings -> General -> Security -> API Key. Copy the key shown there.

Default connection

Field Typical value
Port 9696
Scheme http on LAN, https behind a reverse proxy
Auth API key in the X-Api-Key header

Add in Kochab

  1. Open Services -> Add service and choose Prowlarr.
  2. Enter your host.
  3. Set port 9696 unless you use a custom port or proxy.
  4. Paste the API key.
  5. If Prowlarr sits behind a reverse proxy with a subpath, set Base path to match Prowlarr’s URL base.
  6. Tap Test and add.

TLS

See Certificate trust for self-signed certificates.

Official docs

Prowlarr wiki