tg-search-bot
A Python 3 Telegram bot for searching video magnet links. It supports collection and export of records, automatic saving to cloud storage, configurable NSFW filtering, proxy support, and AI-powered natural-language understanding for automatic intent, target, and source detection from user input.
- Data sources: TorrentKitty (Chinese) + apibay (English) + video index APIs (Jvav)
- Cloud storage: PikPak official OpenAPI
- AI: any OpenAI-compatible API for intent recognition and automatic routing
Features
- Search by title, keyword, number, plot, performer name, or genre
- Return cover art, rating, release date, tags, cast, and magnet links with optional HD / subtitle filtering
- Fetch preview videos, full videos, and screenshots
- Store and export records in
record.json - Random high-quality and latest picks
- Save the best magnet link to PikPak with direct offline download support
- AI natural-language search that understands intent and selects the best source automatically
- BT torrent search using multiple sources with paginated results
- Multi-turn follow-up:
next batch,next page,previous page,save item N - Configurable NSFW filter and proxy support
Core flow
- The user sends a resource request such as a movie title, TV show, number, plot summary, performer, or genre.
- The AI interprets the request and returns
intent,target,source, andexplain. - The bot replies with
🔍 Searching: {target}. - The AI chooses the best crawler or API for the request.
- The bot replies with
⏳ Searching .... - The crawler/API returns magnet links or alternative BT results if no magnet is found.
- The bot replies with
📄 Search results. - The best magnet is saved to the configured PikPak account.
- The bot replies with
✅ Saved successfully.
If no AI API is configured, the bot falls back to the original number detection and BT keyword search flow.
flowchart TD
A["1. User input<br/>title / plot / number / genre / performer"] --> B["2. AI understands intent<br/>intent · target · source · explain"]
B --> C["3. Reply 🔍 Searching: target"]
C --> D["4. Select the best crawler / API"]
D --> D1{intent}
D1 -->|number| E["Search by number<br/>index sites"]
D1 -->|performer| F["Performer search"]
D1 -->|title / genre / plot| G["Keyword / BT search"]
E --> H["5. Reply ⏳ Searching ..."]
F --> H
G --> H
H --> I["6. Return magnet links<br/>or BT alternatives"]
I --> J["7. Reply 📄 Search results"]
J --> K["8. Save best magnet to PikPak"]
K --> L["9. Reply ✅ Saved successfully"]
Project structure
bot.py Main program: config, logging, message handlers, AI flow
ai.py AI intent client using OpenAI-compatible /chat/completions
pikpak.py PikPak official OpenAPI client for login, token refresh, and offline download
database.py Data layer: BotFileDb (JSON records) + BotCacheDb (SQLite cache)
requirements.txt Dependencies
docker-compose.yml One-click deployment
Runtime data is stored under ~/.tg_search_bot/: config.yaml, record.json, cache.db, pikpak_token.json, and log.txt.
Usage
1. Configure
Edit ~/.tg_search_bot/config.yaml:
# Required: Telegram chat ID
tg_chat_id:
# Required: Telegram bot token
tg_bot_token:
# Required: use global proxy, 1 = yes, 0 = no
use_proxy:
# Optional: proxy address, required when use_proxy is 1
proxy_addr:
# Required: enable NSFW content, 1 = yes, 0 = no
enable_nsfw: 0
# Optional: PikPak account for auto-saving magnets
pikpak_username:
pikpak_password:
# Optional: AI natural-language search via any OpenAI-compatible API
ai_base_url:
ai_api_key:
ai_model:
2. Run
# Option 1: Docker deployment
docker-compose up -d
# Option 2: run directly (Python 3.9+)
pip install -r requirements.txt
python3 bot.py
3. Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/help |
Show help |
/stars |
View collected performers |
/ids |
View collected numbers |
/record |
Export the records file |
Simply send a movie title, keyword, number, plot summary, performer name, or genre. The AI will understand and search automatically.
4. Multi-turn follow-up
BT search results are paginated in groups of 5. You can continue with:
next batch/next page/more— show the next pageprevious page— show the previous pagesave item Norsave N— save the N-th magnet to PikPak
Development
Python 3.9+ is recommended, preferably with a virtual environment:
git clone https://github.com/akynazh/tg-search-bot.git
cd tg-search-bot
python3 -m venv .venv
source ./.venv/bin/activate
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Thanks
Thanks to JetBrains for supporting this project.