strict ID matching only option

[erinb-007]

do we have a way to enable strict ID matching only option?
im trying to sync my watch history from traktt to my new jellyfin server, its matching things by name it seems, example i have the show top boy, yet a different show bad boy gets marked as watched? Totally different metadata, so why is it matching?

Thanks

[cenodude]

CrossWatch first normalizes both sides into: type, title, year, ids (and for episodes also show_ids, season, episode). On the Jellyfin side, IDs come from Jellyfin item ProviderIds when available (IMDb/TMDb/TVDb). For episodes, the Jellyfin adapter also tries to include show context in show_ids, so an episode match isn’t “episode title only”. If external IDs are missing, matching can fall back to title/year

In short: it first looks for external ID's if that doesnt work the last fall back is title/year.
https://wiki.crosswatch.app/crosswatch/providers/synchronization/adapter-trakt
https://wiki.crosswatch.app/crosswatch/providers/synchronization/adapter-jellyfin

Be absolute 100% jellyfin has the correct metadata for all the items. In most cases thats the issue. Also syncing from tracker to mediaserver is always more tricky: https://wiki.crosswatch.app/related-information/trackers-vs.-media-servers the best practice is always source: media-server to tracker (one-way or two-way)

to answer you question: I don’t have a strict ID-matching mode right now, but it could be a good idea. The catch is: as soon as it’s enabled, people will start asking why certain items aren’t syncing..... The fallback on title/year isnt perfect but will work in i think 90% of the cases.

[cenodude]

and if you need to strict ID solution, please create a feature request here: https://github.com/cenodude/CrossWatch/issues

thank you.

[cenodude]

No worries...ive already added it and will be available in version 0.91.

It will be under pair config - providers - media server (plex, emby etc) enable or disable. default is disabled and can be configured per pair.