overseerr

Overseerr is a self-hosted request and media management app that lets users browse TV/movies and submit requests; administrators then approve and trigger downloads/updates via connected media servers (e.g., Sonarr/Radarr) while tracking status.

Evaluated Mar 30, 2026 (29d ago)

Homepage ↗ Repo ↗ Cms media-management self-hosted media-requests sonarr radarr automation web-ui

⚙ Agent Friendliness

/ 100

Can an agent use this?

🔒 Security

/ 100

Is it safe for agents?

⚡ Reliability

/ 100

Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality

Documentation

Error Messages

Auth Simplicity

Rate Limits

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement

Auth Strength

Scope Granularity

Dep. Hygiene

Secret Handling

As a self-hosted web service, security depends on deployment choices (reverse proxy/TLS, network exposure, and how credentials to connected media servers are stored). No specific guidance about TLS enforcement, secret storage, or dependency CVE status was provided in the prompt.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA

Version Stability

Breaking Changes

Error Recovery

Best When

You want a local UI and workflow to manage media requests and approvals, integrated with your existing Sonarr/Radarr ecosystem.

Avoid When

You cannot expose a web UI/API securely (authentication, network controls) or you need a documented public developer API with stable contracts.

Use Cases

• User-friendly request portal for TV/movies
• Automating approval workflow for media additions
• Integrating with media servers to trigger downloads/updates
• Queueing and status tracking for requested titles

Not For

• Production-grade multi-tenant hosted SaaS without self-management
• Environments that cannot run a self-hosted web service/container
• Use as a direct media streaming backend
• Environments requiring standardized enterprise API contracts (e.g., OpenAPI-first external API with SDKs)

Interface

REST API

GraphQL

gRPC

MCP Server

SDK

Webhooks

Authentication

Methods: Built-in web/app authentication (as implied by admin/user roles; exact mechanism not provided in prompt)

OAuth: No Scopes: No

No concrete auth mechanism details (e.g., API keys/JWT/OAuth) were provided in the supplied data, so scores are conservative.

Pricing

Free tier: No

Requires CC: No

Self-hosted open-source project; no SaaS pricing info available from provided data.

Agent Metadata

Pagination

none

Idempotent

False

Retry Guidance

Not documented

Known Gotchas

⚠ Likely requires UI-centric configuration and integration settings rather than stable, agent-friendly programmatic interfaces (not enough interface details provided).
⚠ As a self-hosted service, operational reliability depends on deployment/configuration, and agent behavior should account for service availability and network access.

Alternatives

Sonarr/Radarr with built-in UI/requests (limited) Bazarr (separate, subtitles-focused) Media request/automation alternatives like Tautulli-based workflows or other self-hosted request managers Overseerr alternatives in the Sonarr/Radarr community (various request UIs)

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-30.