This script is to fix 0 byte fastresume files. There is no documentation and the code is god awful. It has worked once, and probably will not ever again. If you want help with running it, feel free to leave a comment or contact me any other way (check my bio).

fix-qbit.py

import sys
import os
import glob
import requests
import subprocess


def get_torrent_name(torrent_file):
    # Use transmission-show to get the torrent name
    torrent_name = subprocess.check_output(["transmission-show", torrent_file]).decode(
        "utf-8"
    )
    torrent_name = torrent_name.split("\n")[0].split(":")[1].strip()
    return torrent_name


URL = "http://192.168.67.85:8080"
# TORRENTS_FOLDER = "/config/qBittorrent/BT_backup"
TORRENTS_FOLDER = "/mnt/media/tmp/BT_backup/"
# TORRENTS_FOLDER = "/home/marnix/Downloads/"
# TORRENTS_FOLDER = "/mnt/media/torrents/torrents/"

CATEGORIES = requests.get(f"{URL}/api/v2/torrents/categories").json().values()
DEFAULT_SAVE_PATH = requests.get(f"{URL}/api/v2/app/defaultSavePath").text

# Transform category paths
for category in CATEGORIES:
    category["savePath"] = category["savePath"].replace(
        "/downloads", "/mnt/media/torrents"
    )
DEFAULT_SAVE_PATH = DEFAULT_SAVE_PATH.replace("/downloads", "/mnt/media/torrents")

from qbittorrentapi import Client

client = Client(host="192.168.67.85:8080")

failed_list = []

for torrent_file in glob.glob(f"{TORRENTS_FOLDER}/*.torrent"):
    torrent_found = False

    torrent_name = get_torrent_name(torrent_file)

    # Loop through categories
    for category in CATEGORIES:
        save_path = category["savePath"] or f"{DEFAULT_SAVE_PATH}/{category['name']}"

        # Check if torrent name exists as a folder in save path
        if os.path.exists(f"{save_path}/{torrent_name}"):
            print(f"Found {torrent_name} in category {category['name']}")
            torrent_found = True

            # Check if the torrent is already in qBittorrent
            torrents = requests.get(f"{URL}/api/v2/torrents/info").json()
            torrent_already_added = False
            for torrent in torrents:
                if torrent["name"] == torrent_name:
                    torrent_already_added = True
                    break

            if not torrent_already_added:
                print(f"Adding {torrent_name} to qBittorrent")
                # Add torrent to qBittorrent
                print(
                    save_path.replace("/mnt/media/torrents", "/downloads"),
                )
                # res = requests.post(
                #     f"{URL}/api/v2/torrents/add",
                #     params={
                #         "savepath": save_path.replace(
                #             "/mnt/media/torrents", "/downloads"
                #         ),
                #         "category": category["name"],
                #         "skip_checking": "true",
                #         "autoTMM": "false",
                #     },
                #     files={"torrents": open(torrent_file, "rb")},
                # )
                # print(res.text)
                # print(res.status_code)
                try:
                    client.torrents_add(
                        torrent_files=[torrent_file],
                        save_path=save_path.replace(
                            "/mnt/media/torrents", "/downloads"
                        ),
                        category=category["name"],
                        use_auto_torrent_management=False,
                        is_skip_checking=True,
                    )
                except Exception as e:
                    print(e)
                    failed_list.append(torrent_file)
                    continue
            break

    if not torrent_found:
        print(f"Could not find {torrent_name} in any category")

for failed in failed_list:
    print(f"Failed: {failed}")