Complete List of Real-Debrid's Filename Filters

Update, 14 October 2026

Real-Debrid has changed this filter again. WEB-DL, WEB.x264 and WEB.H264 are now refused only when written exactly like that, so web-dl, Web-Dl, WEB.h264 and other capitalizations of them go through. The other eight, WEBRip, BDRip, HDRip, DVDRip, HDTV.x264, HDTV.XviD, BluRay.x264 and p.BluRay.DTS (as in 1080p.BluRay.DTS), are still refused however they are capitalized. DMM already follows the new rule, and zurg does from its 14 October nightly build. The full current list is below.

Under both rules the separator has to match exactly, so WEB-Rip, HDTV-XviD and BluRay-DTS go through.

Update, 10 October 2026

Real-Debrid has changed this filter again. On 3 October it had shrunk to five strings that only counted in one exact capitalization. By 10 October the full list from the original report below was back. Upper and lower case no longer matter, and 1080p.BluRay.DTS is on it too. I re-tested it with 102 fresh torrents and 12 file links, then 112 more torrents and 10 more file links the same afternoon to pin down the DTS rule. Every torrent was built over new random data, so only its name could decide the result. Here is everything that applies now.

What gets refused

RD refuses a name that contains any of these eleven strings, anywhere in the name:

• WEB-DL, WEB.x264 and WEB.H264, only written exactly like that

• WEBRip, BDRip, HDRip and DVDRip, in any case

• HDTV.x264, HDTV.XviD and BluRay.x264, in any case

• BluRay.DTS, in any case, but only with a resolution right before it, like 1080p.BluRay.DTS or 2160p.BluRay.DTS-HD. Scene REMUXes like Phone.Booth.2002.BluRay.DTS-HD.MA.5.1 have the year there instead and go through, and so do REMUX.BluRay.DTS and BluRay.1080p.DTS.

Upper and lower case matter for the three WEB strings only. web-dl, Web-Dl, WEB-dl, WEB.X264, Web.x264, web.H264, Web.H264 and WEB.h264 all go through, so scene releases tagged WEB.h264, from groups like GRACE, ETHEL and EDITH, are accepted again. For the other eight case makes no difference: webrip, WEBRIP, bdrip, hdrip, dvdrip, hdtv.x264, HDTV.xvid, bluray.x264, BLURAY.X264 and 1080p.bluray.dts are all refused.

The separator has to match. WEB.DL, WEBDL, WEB DL, WEB_DL, WEB-Rip, BD-Rip, HD-Rip, DVD-Rip, BluRay-x264, BluRay-DTS, WEB-x264, WEB-h264, HDTV-x264, WEB H264 and HDTV x264 all go through.

It is a plain match anywhere in the name, so WEB-DLRip, PreDVDRip, [WEBRip 1080p] and "1080p WEBRip DDP5 1" are all refused, and the file extension makes no difference.

Where RD checks

RD checks two different names, at two different moments.

• Adding a torrent: only the torrent's own name counts. A season pack with a clean name is accepted even if the episodes inside, or a folder inside it, are called WEB-DL.

• Opening a file's download link: each file's own name counts. Those WEB-DL episodes download fine, but their links are refused with the same infringing_file error, while the clean files next to them play normally.

Everything else I tested goes through

• Other source and codec pairs: BluRay.h264, BluRay.XviD, BluRay.AVC, BluRay.x265, HDTV.h264, HDTV.H264, HDTV.H.264, HDTV.x265, WEB.H.264, WEB.XviD, WEB.AVC, WEB.DivX, WEB.x265, WEB.H265

• x264 after any other source: BRRip, PDTV, HDTVRip, Blu-Ray, BD, AMZN, NF, CAM, HDCAM, TELESYNC, HDTS

• XviD after DVD, DVDScr, PDTV and TS

• REMUX and UHD tags: BluRay.REMUX.AVC, BluRay.REMUX.HEVC, BDRemux, UHD.BluRay

• Audio tags: DTS-HD.MA, TrueHD, DD5.1, DDP5.1, AAC, AC3, and DTS anywhere except right after a resolution and BluRay, like 1080p.BluRay.DTS

• Tracker and group tags: [EZTVx.to], [TGx], YTS.MX, [rarbg], www.1TamilMV, RARBG, YIFY, PSA, QxR, FLUX

When a clean name is refused

RD also sometimes refuses every add on an account for up to a few minutes. It usually happens after the account has added several new torrents in a row, and it answers with the same infringing_file error. If a name with none of the strings above is refused, wait a few minutes and add it again.

Original report (May 2026)

RD went back to this list in October 2026. The one difference is DTS right after a resolution and BluRay, like 1080p.BluRay.DTS, which this report missed and which is refused too. As of 14 October, WEB-DL, WEB.x264 and WEB.H264 count only when written exactly like that, so the lowercase WEB.h264 releases below go through again.

I tested several thousand scene releases against Real-Debrid's torrent upload filter to map exactly which filename patterns trigger the "infringing_file" rejection (error_code 35). It took so much time so any credit would be nice.

Here's the complete report.

TL;DR

Two types of filename patterns cause blocks:

Type 1: Five substring matches (case-insensitive, anywhere in the filename):

web-dl, webrip, bdrip, hdrip, dvdrip

Type 2: Source.Codec dot-adjacency matches (case-insensitive, must be dot-separated and adjacent):

BluRay.x264, HDTV.x264, HDTV.XviD, WEB.x264, WEB.h264

Real-world impact: 56 out of 165 current releases from PirateBay tested are blocked (~34%).

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RULE 1: Substring Matches

If the filename contains any of these five strings (case-insensitive), the torrent is rejected immediately:

web-dl

webrip

bdrip

hdrip

dvdrip

Properties:

• Case-insensitive: WEBRip, Webrip, WEBRIP, WeB-dL - all blocked

• True substring match: WEB-DLRip, PreDVDRip blocked (they contain the pattern)

• Extension doesn't matter: .mp4, .mkv, .avi all checked

• Works with spaces: "1080p WEBRip DDP5 1 x264" blocked

• Works inside brackets: [WEBRip], [BDRip] blocked

Blocked real-world examples:

Euphoria.US.S03E05...AMZN.WEB-DL...H.264-FLUX

Project Hail Mary (2026) [1080p] [WEBRip] [5.1]

Apex.2026.1080p.NF.WEBRip.DD5.1.x265.6CH-SupaCvnt

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RULE 2: Source.Codec Dot-Adjacency

When a source tag and codec tag appear dot-separated and directly adjacent, certain combinations are blocked. The check is case-insensitive.

Key observations:

• Only x264, h264, and XviD are blocked - never x265, h265, HEVC, AV1, or AVC

• Only BluRay, HDTV, and WEB trigger blocks - not Blu-Ray, BD, HDTS, Telesync, PDTV, CAM, TS, REMUX, or any streaming service tag

• HDTV.h264 is NOT blocked despite HDTV.x264 being blocked (asymmetry)

• Blu-Ray.x264 passes but BluRay.x264 is blocked (the hyphen breaks the match)

• Streaming service tags (NF, AMZN, DSNP, ATVP, HMAX, CR, BILI) never trigger blocks in any combination

Blocked real-world examples:

The.White.Lotus.S03E04.1080p.WEB.h264-EDITH

Venom.The.Last.Dance.2024.1080p.WEB.H264-HiggsBoson

Squid.Game.S02E02.1080p.WEB.H264-SYLiX

Late.Night.with.Seth.Meyers.S12E119.1080p.HDTV.x264-SYNCOPY

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REAL-WORLD IMPACT BY CATEGORY

All WEBRip bracket releases - blocked

Zootopia 2, Hoppers, Faces of Death, etc. - every [WEBRip] release fails

All WEB-DL releases - blocked

AMZN, NF, DSNP, ATVP, HMAX, PMTP, iT, MA, TEN WEB-DLs all fail

All .WEB.h264 scene releases - blocked

GRACE, ETHEL, EDITH groups

All .WEB.H264 releases - blocked

HiggsBoson, SYLiX groups

All .HDTV.x264 releases - blocked

SYNCOPY group

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WHAT'S SAFE

These formats pass the filename filter with no issues:

Codecs: x265, h265, HEVC, AV1, AVC (in any source combination)

Sources: Blu-Ray (hyphenated), BD, HDTS, Telesync, PDTV, CAM, TS, REMUX, DCP

Tags: All resolution tags (720p, 1080p, 2160p, 4K)

Tags: All audio tags (AAC, DDP, DTS, Atmos, TrueHD, FLAC), except DTS right after a resolution and BluRay, like 1080p.BluRay.DTS

Tags: All HDR tags (HDR, HDR10, DV, DoVi)

Tags: All season/episode formats (S01E01, Season 1, etc.)

Tags: All streaming service tags (NF, AMZN, DSNP, ATVP, HMAX, CR, etc.)

Tags: All scene group names tested (no group name alone triggers a block)

Real-world example:

Sinners.2025.2160p.MA.WEB-DL => blocked (contains web-dl)

BUT the same content as:

Sinners.2025.2160p.BluRay.x265-GROUP => safe

Sinners.2025.2160p.WEB.h265-GROUP => safe