Metadata Sources

Norri uses several third-party metadata providers to enrich your media library with artwork, descriptions, cast information, and more. We use these services in line with their terms.

Movies & TV Shows

The Movie Database (TMDB)

TMDB is our primary source for movie and TV show metadata.

Data provided:

• Titles and descriptions
• Poster and backdrop artwork
• Cast and crew information
• Release dates and ratings
• Genre classifications

TheTVDB

TheTVDB provides additional TV series data, particularly for episode ordering and series artwork.

Data provided:

• Episode titles and descriptions
• Season and episode ordering
• Series and season artwork
• Air dates

Music

MusicBrainz

MusicBrainz is an open music encyclopedia that provides comprehensive music metadata.

Data provided:

• Artist information
• Album and track details
• Release dates and labels
• Recording relationships

Cover Art Archive

Album artwork is sourced from the Cover Art Archive, a joint project between the Internet Archive and MusicBrainz.

How Metadata Matching Works

When you add media to your library, Norri:

1. Scans file names to extract title, year, and other identifying information
2. Queries TMDB, TheTVDB, or MusicBrainz for matches
3. Uses fuzzy matching to find the best result
4. Downloads artwork, descriptions, and other metadata
5. Caches everything locally on your server

Refreshing Metadata

You can manually refresh metadata at any time:

1. Navigate to the item in your library
2. Open the item menu (three dots)
3. Select Refresh Metadata

Metadata Settings

Configure metadata preferences in Settings → Libraries → [Library Name] → Metadata.

Options include:

• Preferred language for metadata
• Artwork quality settings
• Automatic refresh intervals
• Provider priority order