How to force/indicate themoviedb id for a specific item?

[markzzzhome 1]

Hi,

I'm not able to link a specific item on my library to a records on themoviedb.

Is there a way to force/indicate to emby which item to link? I've tried any name/rename of folders/files, but I'm not able to catch the right one.

Thanks

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[GrimReaper 4740]

7 minutes ago, markzzzhome said:

'm not able to link a specific item on my library to a records on themoviedb.

Is there a way to force/indicate to emby which item to link? I've tried any name/rename of folders/files, but I'm not able to catch the right one.

Could you provide a specific example? 

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[darkassassin07 652]

To ensure matching to a moviedb item, it's best to use the naming format:

Name (Year) [tmdbid=xxxx]/Name (Year).ext

https://emby.media/support/articles/Movie-Naming.html

 

You will also need to ensure TheMovieDB is enabled as a metadata downloader for the desired library if you want it to grab metadata from there.

[markzzzhome 1]

11 minutes ago, darkassassin07 said:

To ensure matching to a moviedb item, it's best to use the naming format:

Name (Year) [tmdbid=xxxx]/Name (Year).ext

https://emby.media/support/articles/Movie-Naming.html

 

You will also need to ensure TheMovieDB is enabled as a metadata downloader for the desired library if you want it to grab metadata from there.

Wow, pretty impressive. Using "M - Il Figlio Del Secolo (2025) [tmdbid=212333]" as folder's name in file system seems to works.

Question: is it possible to put the same "tmdbid" on files? Because its not so "nice" have those kind of id on my folder's tree hehe

Edited April 27, 2025 by markzzzhome

[darkassassin07 652]

Yup, you can put it in either one or both if you'd like.

[markzzzhome 1]

4 minutes ago, darkassassin07 said:

Yup, you can put it in either one or both if you'd like.

Tried. It seems that if I name the folder as Cosmos - Odissea Nello Spazio (2014) [tmdbid=58474], it works. But if I leave the folder as Cosmos - Odissea Nello Spazio and I append on each file within the folder the prefix Cosmos - Odissea Nello Spazio (2014) [tmdbid=58474] - it doesnt. Why?

[darkassassin07 652]

Based on the linked article about naming conventions; that should work. If it's not, a developer will have to comment on that aspect.

 

I would recommend posting a server log for them to look at as well. Put the ID in the file name, but not the folder name. Scan the library for changes, then grab the anonymized log from the server dashboard.

[markzzzhome 1]

4 minutes ago, darkassassin07 said:

Based on the linked article about naming conventions; that should work. If it's not, a developer will have to comment on that aspect.

 

I would recommend posting a server log for them to look at as well. Put the ID in the file name, but not the folder name. Scan the library for changes, then grab the anonymized log from the server dashboard.

Now it seems to works Maybe I was did somethings wrong. Thanks you! Love this software (coming from Plex and Kodi, and its a +1 for emby)!!

[Happy2Play 9780]

Theoretically Emby will not use filenames at all except for in a flat file structure.  But have not done any retesting on this.  But should be easy enough to see renaming folders to see the provider queries.