NZBGet

The nzbget platform will allow you to monitor and control your downloads with NZBGet from within Home Assistant and setup automation based on the information.

Configuration

Adding NZBGet to your Home Assistant instance can be done via the user interface, by taking the following steps:

• Browse to your Home Assistant instance.

• In the sidebar click on Configuration.

• From the configuration menu select: Integrations.

• In the bottom right, click on the Add Integration button.

• From the list, search and select “NZBGet”.

• Follow the instruction on screen to complete the set up.

After completing, the NZBGet integration will be immediately available for use.

Sensor

This component will create these sensors:

• nzbget_article_cache: Article cache size in MB.
• nzbget_average_speed: Average download rate since server start in MB/s.
• nzbget_download_paused: Whether downloading is paused.
• nzbget_speed: Current download rate in MB/s.
• nzbget_queue_size: Remaining size to download in MB.
• nzbget_disk_free: Free disk space at the storage location of NZBGet.
• nzbget_post_processing_jobs: Number of Par-Jobs or Post-processing script jobs in the post-processing queue.
• nzbget_post_processing_paused: Whether post processing is paused.
• nzbget_uptime: NZBGet server uptime.
• nzbget_size: Amount of data downloaded since server start in MB.

Event Automation

The NZBGet integration continuously monitors nzbget’s download history. When a download completes, an event usable for automation is triggered on the Home Assistant Bus.

Possible events are:

• nzbget_download_complete

The event includes the name, category, and status of the downloaded nzb.

Example automation to send a Telegram message on a completed download:

- alias: "Completed Torrent"
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: nzbget_download_complete
  - event_data:
    category: tv
  action:
    service: notify.telegram_notifier
    data:
      title: "Download completed!"
      message: "{{trigger.event.data.name}}"

Services

Available services:

• pause: Pause the download queue.
• resume: Resume the download queue.
• set_speed: Set the download queue speed limit.

Service nzbget/set_speed