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
- Indexer editor: add and edit indexers, including tags and every field the indexer defines
- Search: meta-search across configured indexers (AppBar action)
- Push: indexer-failing alerts. After you enable notifications for this device, Kochab attempts to register the webhook in Prowlarr when you add the service
Not exposed through Prowlarr
App profiles and Prowlarr’s own global settings stay 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
- Open More > Stacks & Services > + > Add service and choose Prowlarr.
- Enter your host.
- Set port 9696 unless you use a custom port or proxy.
- Paste the API key.
- If Prowlarr sits behind a reverse proxy with a subpath, set Base path to match Prowlarr’s URL base.
- Tap Test & Add.
TLS
See Certificate trust for self-signed certificates.
Tips
- If Prowlarr refuses an address Kochab uses, add that address to Allowed Hosts. See Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr or Prowlarr refused this address.