Clean up watched Jellyfin media and completed torrents with Transmission

by David · 26 views · created 2026-06-08 · File Management

What this workflow does

This workflow has 11 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day at 07:00). It uses only n8n's built-in nodes.

How it runs

Trigger: On a schedule (every day at 07:00).

1. Variables (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 3 fields: jellyfin_user_id, jellyfin_url, transmission_url
2. Jellyfin: get items (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
3. Get session id (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
4. Jellyfin: delete item (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (DELETE)
5. Extract session id (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: sessionId
6. Jellyfin: refresh library (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
7. Check all torrents (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
8. Split Out: splits a list into separate items
9. If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
10. Delete torrent (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)

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Nodes used (5)

• Schedule Triggern8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger
• Edit Fields (Set)n8n-nodes-base.set
• HTTP Requestn8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
• Split Outn8n-nodes-base.splitOut
• Ifn8n-nodes-base.if

From the author

Quick Overview This scheduled workflow cleans up watched media in Jellyfin and removes completed torrents from Transmission by calling both APIs, deleting played items in Jellyfin, refreshing the Jellyfin library, and deleting torrents (including local data)…

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