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sabx

Control SABnzbd download manager via CLI. Use when users need to check download queue/history, add NZBs, manage priorities, control speed limits, pause/resume downloads, configure RSS feeds, run scheduled tasks, or automate Usenet workflows. Triggers include "sabnzbd", "sabx", "downloads", "nzb", "usenet", "download queue", "download status".

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Control SABnzbd from the terminal. Covers common SABnzbd API operations.

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references/commands.md

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SABnzbd CLI (sabx)

Control SABnzbd from the terminal. Covers common SABnzbd API operations.

Prerequisites

# Install (Go 1.24+)
go install github.com/avivsinai/sabx/cmd/sabx@latest

# Authenticate (stores API key in OS keyring)
sabx login --base-url http://localhost:8080 --api-key <key>

Quick Command Reference

Task	Command
Queue status	`sabx queue list`
Active downloads	`sabx queue list --active`
Add NZB from URL	`sabx queue add url <url>`
Add NZB file	`sabx queue add file <path>`
Pause queue	`sabx queue pause`
Resume queue	`sabx queue resume`
Set priority	`sabx queue item priority <nzo_id> 2`
Delete item	`sabx queue item delete <nzo_id>`
History	`sabx history list`
Retry failed	`sabx history retry <nzo_id>`
Delete all history	`sabx history delete --all`
System status	`sabx status`
Full diagnostics	`sabx status --full --performance`
Speed status	`sabx speed status`
Set speed limit	`sabx speed limit --rate 5M`
Remove speed limit	`sabx speed limit --none`
Live dashboard	`sabx top`

Priority Values

Priority is -1 to 2: -1=low, 0=normal, 1=high, 2=force

Common Patterns

Check and manage downloads

sabx queue list --active          # What's downloading now
sabx status --full                # Overall system health
sabx speed status                 # Current speed and limits
sabx warnings list                # Any runtime issues

Add downloads

sabx queue add url https://example.com/file.nzb
sabx queue add file ./local.nzb --cat movies
sabx queue add local /path/on/server/file.nzb

Priority and queue management

sabx queue item priority <nzo_id> 2    # Force (2=force priority)
sabx queue item move <nzo_id> top      # Move to top
sabx queue item move <nzo_id> to 0     # Move to position 0
sabx queue sort name                   # Sort by name
sabx history delete --all              # Clear entire history
sabx history delete --failed           # Clear failed items only

Pause/resume workflows

sabx queue pause                  # Pause all downloads
sabx queue resume                 # Resume downloads
sabx postprocess pause            # Pause post-processing
sabx postprocess resume           # Resume post-processing

RSS feed automation

sabx rss list                           # List configured feeds
sabx rss add TVFeed --url <rss-url> --cat tv
sabx rss run TVFeed                     # Manually trigger specific feed
sabx rss run                            # Run all feeds
sabx rss delete TVFeed

Scheduler tasks

sabx schedule list
sabx schedule add NightPause --set command=pause --set day=mon-sun --set hour=01 --set min=00
sabx schedule set NightPause --set hour=02
sabx schedule delete NightPause

Server management

sabx server list                  # News servers
sabx server stats                 # Per-server statistics
sabx server test primary          # Test connectivity
sabx server disconnect            # Disconnect from all servers

Troubleshooting

sabx doctor                       # Health checks
sabx warnings list                # Runtime warnings
sabx logs list --lines 50         # Recent logs
sabx logs tail --follow           # Stream logs
sabx debug gc-stats               # GC diagnostics

Output Modes

All commands support --json for scripting:

sabx queue list --json | jq '.slots[0].filename'
sabx speed status --json

Configuration

# Multiple profiles
sabx login --profile home --base-url http://home:8080 --api-key <key>
sabx login --profile server --base-url http://server:8080 --api-key <key>

# Switch profiles
sabx --profile server queue list

# Environment overrides
SABX_BASE_URL=http://alt:8080 SABX_API_KEY=xxx sabx status

Troubleshooting

Connection refused

Verify SABnzbd is running: check the web UI at the configured base URL
Re-run sabx login if the base URL changed
Check firewall rules if connecting to a remote instance

Authentication failed

Re-authenticate: sabx login --base-url <url> --api-key <key>
API key may have been regenerated in SABnzbd settings
Try sabx status to test connectivity

NZO ID not found

The item may have been removed from queue or completed to history
Re-check with sabx queue list or sabx history list
NZO IDs change if SABnzbd is restarted

Rate limit / timeout

SABnzbd may be busy with post-processing; wait and retry
Check sabx status --full --performance for system load
Reduce concurrent operations if running batch commands

References

Full command reference: See references/commands.md