Get requests

The Seerr: Get requests action retrieves a list of media requests from Seerr. You can filter the results by status and by the user who made the request, and choose the order in which they are returned.

This action returns its result in a response variable, which you can use in later steps of the same automation or script, for example to notify yourself about pending requests.

Using this action from the user interface

If you prefer building automations and scripts visually, Home Assistant walks you through this action step by step. You pick what to target, tweak a few options, and save. No YAML knowledge required.

To get media requests from an automation or a script:

1. Go to Settings > Automations & scenes.
2. Open an existing automation or script, or select Create automation > Create new automation.
3. If you’re setting up a new automation, add a trigger in the When section. Scripts don’t need a trigger. They run when something else calls them.
4. In the Then do section, select Add action.
5. From the search box, search for and select Seerr: Get requests.
6. Select the Seerr instance and, if needed, set the Request status, Sort order, and Requested by filters.
7. In the Response variable field, enter a name to store the data in, such as requests.
8. Select Save.

This action does not support targets. In the UI, you are not prompted to choose an area, device, entity, or label.

Options in the UI

Using this action in YAML

If you work directly in YAML, or you want to know exactly what Home Assistant does under the hood, this section has the technical reference. It lists the field names you use in YAML, their types, and which ones are required. For how an automation or a script is built in YAML, refer to Automations in YAML and Scripts.

In YAML, refer to this action as overseerr.get_requests. Store the result in a response variable so you can use it in later steps:

action: overseerr.get_requests
data:
  config_entry_id: YOUR_CONFIG_ENTRY_ID
  status: pending
  sort_order: added
response_variable: requests

This fetches the pending media requests, sorted by the date they were added.

Options in YAML

Response data

The response contains a requests list. Each item describes a single media request, including its status, the media it refers to, and the users who requested and last modified it.

Try it yourself

Ready to test this? Open Settings > Tools > Actions, search for this action, fill in the fields, and select Perform action. You see what happens on your actual entitiesAn entity represents a sensor, actor, or function in Home Assistant. Entities are used to monitor physical properties or to control other entities. An entity is usually part of a device or a service. [Learn more] without writing a line of YAML.

Still stuck?

To test the action on its own, run it in the automation editor with Run action, and check the message that it shows. To see what the action did when the automation ran, open the trace of that run. For details, refer to Testing automations. For common problems and their solutions, refer to Troubleshooting automations.

If that doesn’t help, the Home Assistant community is quick to help: join Discord for real-time chat, post on the community forum with the action you’re calling and what you expected to happen, or share on our subreddit /r/homeassistant.