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🎵 MusicFetch
MusicFetch is a smart command-line utility that fetches music by querying Lidarr (a music collection manager) or, if no match is found or a timeout occurs, falls back to downloading using yt-dlp
. It supports input in the form of either:
"Artist - Track"
(e.g."Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger"
)- A full YouTube URL (e.g.
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
)
The downloaded track is organized into your Lidarr media folder or a YouTube subfolder if it's a fallback.
🚀 Features
- Searches for and adds artists to Lidarr.
- Automatically triggers album searches in Lidarr.
- Falls back to downloading via
yt-dlp
if no match is found. - Supports metadata extraction from YouTube URLs.
- Handles Lidarr timeouts gracefully.
📦 Dependencies & Installation
🐍 Python Dependencies
- Python 3.6+
requests
Install Python dependencies:
pip install requests
📼 External Tools
yt-dlp
: YouTube downloader for audio/video.
Install via pip (recommended):
pip install -U yt-dlp
Or install system-wide (Debian/Ubuntu):
sudo apt install yt-dlp
⚙️ Configuration
Lidarr Setup
- Ensure Lidarr is running and accessible (e.g., http://localhost:8686).
- Create or retrieve your API key from Lidarr's settings.
Set your API key in the terminal session:
export LIDARR_API_KEY="your-lidarr-api-key"
Or run inline:
LIDARR_API_KEY="your-lidarr-api-key" ./musicfetch "Artist - Track"
🧑💻 Usage
🔉 Download by Search Term
./musicfetch "Artist - Track"
Example:
./musicfetch "ODESZA - Bloom"
If Lidarr finds the artist and album, it will trigger a download in Lidarr. If not, the song will be downloaded via yt-dlp using a YouTube search.
📺 Download by URL
./musicfetch "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxxxxxxxx"
The script extracts metadata from the video and organizes the file under the artist's folder.
📁 Output Structure
Music is saved in:
/base_dir/
├── Artist Name/
│ ├── Album Name/ (if found via Lidarr)
│ └── youtube/ (if fallback used)
❓ Troubleshooting
-
No results from Lidarr:
- Check to make sure your Lidarr installation is reachable and the artist exists or can be found in Lidarr's metadata sources.
-
yt-dlp errors:
-
Try updating it:
yt-dlp -U
-
-
Permission denied or file not found?
- Ensure
/media/music
exists and is writable.
- Ensure
🛠️ Contributing
PRs are welcome! Please make your changes easy to follow. This script is designed to act as middleware, not a replacement or plugin for Lidarr. Changes must also be compatible with Bash-based workflows.
📜 License
GPL V3.0