[QUESTION] Do video files require index for YouTubeSeries agent

[gageirwin]

When using the YouTubeSeries agent do the videos have to have the playlist index in them even for a channel? I have the agent "working" just want to figure out if my use case is the issue. I have archives of completed channels no playlists no indexing. YouTubeMovies agent works I just don't like the layout. YouTubeSeries agent works if I include indexes in the video file names. My current file structure is:

- Channel-Name-[CHANNEL_ID]
    - YYYY-MM-DD-[VIDEO_ID]-title.ext (video)
    - YYYY-MM-DD-[VIDEO_ID]-title.info.json (yt-dlp json)
    - YYYY-MM-DD-[VIDEO_ID]-title.webp (thumbnail)

I don't think it's a problem with the agent but I can post logs if needed. Also I did check the regex patterns while trouble shooting and yes the CHANNEL_ID and VIDEO_ID are found by them.

[gageirwin]

I rather not have playlist index in the file names because If a channel deletes a video later on it will mess up all future indexing

[ZeroQI]

Series folder to contain Playlist ID or channel ID or Playlist ID in a folder inside a folder with channel ID. Files do need video ID

[gageirwin]

Series folder to contain Playlist ID or channel ID or Playlist ID in a folder inside a folder with channel ID. Files do need video ID

Yes, all video file names contain the video id and they are all located in a channel folder that contains the channel id.

[ZeroQI]

Would use the Playlist id if possible but if videos are not in the Playlist then channel id

[gageirwin]

Would use the Playlist id if possible but if videos are not in the Playlist then channel id

They do have a channel id and video id but it doesn't find the videos with YouTubeSeries unless they have an index value in the file name. I was trying to see if that is intended.

[ZeroQI]

The scanner find the videos the agent find metadata. What is an index value? Video ID? Yeah it is mandatory in all filenames... This was a used case question more suitable for plex forum so people share their use case as I never used the agent for myself...

[gageirwin]

Strange in trying to reproduce my issue to better explain it I seem to have come across another issue of not all the metadata being filled in. yt-dlp command used:

yt-dlp --playlist-items 1:3 --output "media/%(uploader)s-[%(uploader_id)s]/%(upload_date>%Y-%m-%d)s-[%(id)s]-%(title)s.%(ext)s" --restrict-filenames --merge-output-format mkv https://www.youtube.com/c/ShortCircuit/videos

ASS root scanner file missing? com.plexapp.agents.youtube.log Also thanks for being really responsive and trying to help.