| `add_missing` | Adds all missing shows found from all collections to Sonarr.<br>Use the `sonarr_add_missing` [Sonarr Settings](../files/arr.md#sonarr-definition-settings) in the collection definition to add missing per collection.<br>**boolean:** true or false | false | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `add_existing` | Adds all existing shows in collections to Sonarr.<br>Use the `sonarr_add_existing` [Sonarr Settings](../files/arr.md#sonarr-definition-settings) in the collection definition to add existing per collection.<br>**boolean:** true or false | false | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `upgrade_existing` | Upgrades all existing shows in collections to match the Quality Profile of the collection.<br>Use the `sonarr_upgrade_existing` [Sonarr Settings](../files/arr.md#sonarr-definition-settings) in the collection definition to upgrade the Quality Profile per collection.<br>**boolean:** true or false | false | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `monitor_existing` | Ensures all existing shows in collections match your monitor setting.<br>Use the `sonarr_monitor_existing` [Sonarr Setting](../files/arr.md#sonarr-definition-settings) in the collection definition to match the monitor setting per collection.<br>**boolean:** true or false | false | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `ignore_cache` | Ignores Kometa's cache when adding items to Sonarr.<br>Use the `sonarr_ignore_cache` [Sonarr Settings](../files/arr.md#sonarr-definition-settings) in the collection definition to ignore per collection.<br>**boolean:** true or false | false | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `root_folder_path` | Default Root Folder Path to use when adding new shows.<br>Use the `sonarr_folder` [Sonarr Settings](../files/arr.md#sonarr-definition-settings) in the collection definition to set the Root Folder per collection. | N/A | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `monitor` | Default Monitor to use when adding new shows.<br>Use the `sonarr_monitor` [Sonarr Settings](../files/arr.md#sonarr-definition-settings) in the collection definition to set the Monitor value per collection.<br>**Values:** <tableclass="clearTable"><tr><td>`all`</td><td>All episodes except specials</td></tr><tr><td>`future`</td><td>Episodes that have not aired yet</td></tr><tr><td>`missing`</td><td>Episodes that do not have files or have not aired yet</td></tr><tr><td>`existing`</td><td>Episodes that have files or have not aired yet</td></tr><tr><td>`pilot`</td><td>The first episode, all others will be ignored</td></tr><tr><td>`first`</td><td>All episodes of the first season, all others will be ignored</td></tr><tr><td>`latest`</td><td>All episodes of the latest season and future seasons</td></tr><tr><td>`none`</td><td>No episodes</td></tr></table> | `all` | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `quality_profile` | Default Quality Profile to use when adding new shows.<br>Use the `sonarr_quality` [Sonarr Settings](../files/arr.md#sonarr-definition-settings) in the collection definition to set the Quality Profile per collection. | N/A | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `language_profile` | Default Language Profile to use when adding new shows.<br>Use the `sonarr_language` [Sonarr Settings](../files/arr.md#sonarr-definition-settings) in the collection definition to set the Language Profile per collection. | First Profile | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `series_type` | Default Series Type to use when adding new shows.<br>Use the `sonarr_series` [Sonarr Settings](../files/arr.md#sonarr-definition-settings) in the collection definition to set the Series Type per collection.<br>**Values:** <tableclass="clearTable"><tr><td>`standard`</td><td>Episodes released with SxxEyy pattern</td></tr><tr><td>`daily`</td><td>Episodes released daily that use year-month-day pattern (2017-05-25)</td></tr><tr><td>`anime`</td><td>Episodes released using an absolute episode number</td></tr></table>`standard`: Episodes released with SxxEyy pattern<br>`daily`: Episodes released daily or less frequently that use year-month-day (2017-05-25)<br>`anime`: Episodes released using an absolute episode number | `standard` | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `season_folder` | Use the Season Folder Option when adding new shows.<br>Use the `sonarr_season` [Sonarr Settings](../files/arr.md#sonarr-definition-settings) in the collection definition to set the season folder value per collection. <br>**boolean:** true or false | true | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `tag` | Default list or comma-separated string of tags to use when adding new shows.<br>Use the `sonarr_tag` [Sonarr Settings](../files/arr.md#sonarr-definition-settings) in the collection definition to set the tags per collection. | ` ` | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `search` | Start search for missing episodes when adding new shows.<br>Use the `sonarr_search` [Sonarr Settings](../files/arr.md#sonarr-definition-settings) in the collection definition to set the search value per collection.<br>**boolean:** true or false | false | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `cutoff_search` | Start search for cutoff unmet episodes when adding new shows.<br>Use the `sonarr_cutoff_search` [Sonarr Settings](../files/arr.md#sonarr-definition-settings) in the collection definition to set the cutoff search value per collection.<br>**boolean:** true or false | false | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `plex_path` | When using `add_existing` or `sonarr_add_all` Convert this part of the path to `sonarr_path`. | ` ` | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `sonarr_path` | When using `add_existing` or `sonarr_add_all` Convert the `plex_path` part of the path to this. | ` ` | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
## What are `plex_path` and `sonarr_path` and when do I use them?
First:
1. if you are not using `add_existing` or `sonarr_add_all` to add shows that are **already in Plex** to Sonarr, you can ignore these settings and leave them blank.
2. If you *are* using those, and both Sonarr and Plex see your shows at the same paths, then you can leave them blank.
For example, if both Sonarr and Plex see Bad Monkey at:
```
/mnt/unionfs/media/shows/Bad Monkey (2024)
```
Then you can leave these blank.
The only time you need to set them to anything is if:
1. you are using `add_existing` or `sonarr_add_all` to add shows that are **already in Plex** to Sonarr
2. Sonarr and Plex see the same show at different paths.
For example, if Sonarr sees Bad Monkey at:
```
/my-show-library/Bad Monkey (2024)
```
and Plex sees that very same show at:
```
/data/shows/Bad Monkey (2024)
```
[this will almost certainly be due to docker volume mappings, but might also be caused by Sonarr and Plex being on different machines]
Then you would set these:
```
plex_path: /data/shows/
sonarr_path: /my-show-library/
```
You are filling in the unique part of the paths for each app to enable Kometa to translate the location from Plex when it adds the show to Sonarr.
Note that if you replace `/my-show-library/` in the Sonarr path with `/data/shows/` you get the Plex path and vice versa.
