Latest version of Emby - Random lockups - Connection Timeout to https://api4.thetvdb.com

[vaise 340]

This has happened twice in 2 days now - An Emby restart fixes it.  Unlike the first time, this time I was in a position to get some logs.

It seems this happens over and over - the below is repeated 25,000 lines in the logs, all in the same few seconds.  Emby is just a spinning disk when this happens.  I know you will be asking for the full log, so I will also upload that.  If there is a comms issue, or if there is an API issue, this should not stop Emby working should it ?

See the log of 25,000 lines all at 19:10.00 ish.

2026-09-15 19:10:00.479 Error TvShowsService-0HNOHVPFMI8ME:0000000D: Error getting episode listing
    *** Error Report ***
    Version: 4.10.0.40
    Command line: /system/EmbyServer.dll -programdata /config -ffdetect /bin/ffdetect -ffmpeg /bin/ffmpeg -ffprobe /bin/ffprobe -restartexitcode 3
    Operating system: Linux version 6.18.38-Unraid (root@Develop) (gcc (GCC) 15.3.0, GNU ld version 2.46.1-slack151) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon Jul  6 15:22:03 PDT 2026
    OS/Process: x64/x64
    Framework: .NET 8.0.28
    Runtime: system/System.Private.CoreLib.dll
    Processor count: 12
    Data path: /config
    Application path: /system
    MediaBrowser.Model.Net.HttpException: MediaBrowser.Model.Net.HttpException: Connection to https://api4.thetvdb.com/v4/series/412427/episodes/official?page=0 timed out
     ---> System.Threading.Tasks.TaskCanceledException: The request was canceled due to the configured HttpClient.Timeout of 20 seconds elapsing.
     ---> System.TimeoutException: The operation was canceled.
     ---> System.Threading.Tasks.TaskCanceledException: The operation was canceled.
     ---> System.IO.IOException: Unable to read data from the transport connection: Operation canceled.
     ---> System.Net.Sockets.SocketException (125): Operation canceled
       --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
       at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.AwaitableSocketAsyncEventArgs.System.Threading.Tasks.Sources.IValueTaskSource<System.Int32>.GetResult(Int16 token)
       at System.Net.Security.SslStream.EnsureFullTlsFrameAsync[TIOAdapter](CancellationToken cancellationToken, Int32 estimatedSize)
       at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.PoolingAsyncValueTaskMethodBuilder`1.StateMachineBox`1.System.Threading.Tasks.Sources.IValueTaskSource<TResult>.GetResult(Int16 token)
       at System.Net.Security.SslStream.ReadAsyncInternal[TIOAdapter](Memory`1 buffer, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
       at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.PoolingAsyncValueTaskMethodBuilder`1.StateMachineBox`1.System.Threading.Tasks.Sources.IValueTaskSource<TResult>.GetResult(Int16 token)
       at System.Net.Http.HttpConnection.SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, Boolean async, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
       --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
       at System.Net.Http.HttpConnection.SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, Boolean async, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
       at System.Net.Http.HttpConnectionPool.SendWithVersionDetectionAndRetryAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, Boolean async, Boolean doRequestAuth, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
       at System.Net.Http.RedirectHandler.SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, Boolean async, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
       at System.Net.Http.DecompressionHandler.SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, Boolean async, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
       at System.Net.Http.HttpClient.<SendAsync>g__Core|83_0(HttpRequestMessage request, HttpCompletionOption completionOption, CancellationTokenSource cts, Boolean disposeCts, CancellationTokenSource pendingRequestsCts, CancellationToken originalCancellationToken)
       --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
       --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
       at System.Net.Http.HttpClient.HandleFailure(Exception e, Boolean telemetryStarted, HttpResponseMessage response, CancellationTokenSource cts, CancellationToken cancellationToken, CancellationTokenSource pendingRequestsCts)
       at System.Net.Http.HttpClient.<SendAsync>g__Core|83_0(HttpRequestMessage request, HttpCompletionOption completionOption, CancellationTokenSource cts, Boolean disposeCts, CancellationTokenSource pendingRequestsCts, CancellationToken originalCancellationToken)
       at Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpClientManager.CoreHttpClientManager.SendAsyncInternal(HttpRequestOptions options, String httpMethod)
       --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
       at Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpClientManager.CoreHttpClientManager.SendAsyncInternal(HttpRequestOptions options, String httpMethod)
       at Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpClientManager.BaseHttpClientManager.SendAsync(HttpRequestOptions options, String httpMethod)
       at Tvdb.EntryPoint.GetResponse(HttpRequestOptions request, String method)
       at Tvdb.TvdbEpisodeProvider.FetchEpisodes(String url, Int32 page, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
       at Tvdb.TvdbEpisodeProvider.FetchEpisodesWithAllPages(String url, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
       at Tvdb.TvdbEpisodeProvider.FetchMainResult(String seriesId, String seasonType, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
       at Tvdb.TvdbEpisodeProvider.EnsureEpisodesInfo(String id, String seasonType, TimeSpan cacheTime, IDirectoryService directoryService, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
       at Tvdb.TvdbSeriesProvider.GetAllEpisodes(SeriesInfo seriesInfo, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
       at Emby.Api.TvShowsService.GetAllEpisodes(Series series, Season season, LibraryOptions libraryOptions, Nullable`1 isUnaired, Nullable`1 isMissing, Nullable`1 isSpecial, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
       at Emby.Api.TvShowsService.GetAllEpisodes(User user, DtoOptions dtoOptions, String parentId, Nullable`1 isUnaired, Nullable`1 isMissing, Nullable`1 isSpecial, Boolean sortItems, Nullable`1 startIndex, Nullable`1 limit, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
    Source: Emby.Server.Implementations
    TargetSite: Void MoveNext()
    InnerException: System.Threading.Tasks.TaskCanceledException: The request was canceled due to the configured HttpClient.Timeout of 20 seconds elapsing.
    Source: System.Net.Http
    TargetSite: Void HandleFailure(System.Exception, Boolean, System.Net.Http.HttpResponseMessage, System.Threading.CancellationTokenSource, System.Threading.CancellationToken, System.Threading.CancellationTokenSource)
       at System.Net.Http.HttpClient.HandleFailure(Exception e, Boolean telemetryStarted, HttpResponseMessage response, CancellationTokenSource cts, CancellationToken cancellationToken, CancellationTokenSource pendingRequestsCts)
       at System.Net.Http.HttpClient.<SendAsync>g__Core|83_0(HttpRequestMessage request, HttpCompletionOption completionOption, CancellationTokenSource cts, Boolean disposeCts, CancellationTokenSource pendingRequestsCts, CancellationToken originalCancellationToken)
       at Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpClientManager.CoreHttpClientManager.SendAsyncInternal(HttpRequestOptions options, String httpMethod)
    InnerException: System.TimeoutException: The operation was canceled.
    Source: 
    TargetSite: 
    InnerException: System.Threading.Tasks.TaskCanceledException: The operation was canceled.
    Source: System.Net.Http
    TargetSite: Void MoveNext()
       at System.Net.Http.HttpConnection.SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, Boolean async, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
       at System.Net.Http.HttpConnectionPool.SendWithVersionDetectionAndRetryAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, Boolean async, Boolean doRequestAuth, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
       at System.Net.Http.RedirectHandler.SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, Boolean async, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
       at System.Net.Http.DecompressionHandler.SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, Boolean async, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
       at System.Net.Http.HttpClient.<SendAsync>g__Core|83_0(HttpRequestMessage request, HttpCompletionOption completionOption, CancellationTokenSource cts, Boolean disposeCts, CancellationTokenSource pendingRequestsCts, CancellationToken originalCancellationToken)
    InnerException: System.IO.IOException: Unable to read data from the transport connection: Operation canceled.
    Source: System.Net.Sockets
    TargetSite: Int32 System.Threading.Tasks.Sources.IValueTaskSource<System.Int32>.GetResult(Int16)
       at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.AwaitableSocketAsyncEventArgs.System.Threading.Tasks.Sources.IValueTaskSource<System.Int32>.GetResult(Int16 token)
       at System.Net.Security.SslStream.EnsureFullTlsFrameAsync[TIOAdapter](CancellationToken cancellationToken, Int32 estimatedSize)
       at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.PoolingAsyncValueTaskMethodBuilder`1.StateMachineBox`1.System.Threading.Tasks.Sources.IValueTaskSource<TResult>.GetResult(Int16 token)
       at System.Net.Security.SslStream.ReadAsyncInternal[TIOAdapter](Memory`1 buffer, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
       at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.PoolingAsyncValueTaskMethodBuilder`1.StateMachineBox`1.System.Threading.Tasks.Sources.IValueTaskSource<TResult>.GetResult(Int16 token)
       at System.Net.Http.HttpConnection.SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, Boolean async, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
    InnerException: System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: Operation canceled
    Source: 
    TargetSite: 
    
 

 

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[vaise 340]

Further info - This is running on a docker container on Unraid.

I have been stable for ages.  New version installed 3 days back.

[Luke 43108]

hi there, what makes you think Emby stops working?

[Luke 43108]

What I can see is that something external is hammering your server with requests for episode listings and this is causing huge numbers of requests to go out to tvdb.

[vaise 340]

I have not changed anything for a long while.  Except emby upgrade.  By all means I can shutdown jellyseer, which if the only external thing.  But it has its own request thing, it does not request emby do this.

[vaise 340]

The log I imagine shows my plugins.  Could it be conversant or something that is incomparable with the later release?

[Luke 43108]

If you can get it to happen again with debug logging enabled then that may tell us more.