# Missing parameters for match request - metadata fails to update

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/missing-parameters-for-match-request-metadata-fails-to-update/931674>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** metadata\
**Created:** [September 24, 2025, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/missing-parameters-for-match-request-metadata-fails-to-update/931674 "2025-09-24T07:46:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![pl71303](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@pl71303](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pl71303)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/missing-parameters-for-match-request-metadata-fails-to-update/931674/1 "2025-09-24T07:46:30Z")

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Player Version#: 4.147.1

Seeing a lot of this when trying to get metadata for The Great British Bake Off (and I’m sure others). This isn’t every show though, just some.

```auto
[Req#426] Matching 'Episode 4' (ID 72687) with agent tv.plex.agents.series
[Req#426/MetadataAgent/tv.plex.metadata.agents] Missing parameters for match request.
[Req#426] Refreshing metadata for '' (agent: tv.plex.agents.series)

```

This happens specifically with The Great British Bake-Off. Interestingly, when I set the agent to TVDB, updated the metadata, then switched back it was fine for a bit. Then Plex decided to wipe the metadata for this show:

```auto
There was a change for metadata item 72637 (The Great British Bake Off), saving.
Doing expensive tags write for 'The Great British Bake Off' because something changed.

```

Except it’s writing all these log lines for things that **absolutely have not changed** in weeks, and as far as I can tell all that’s happening is it’s then wiping the metadata because of whatever missing parameters.

**Expected behaviour:**  
Metadata correctly fetched using Plex’s agent and not overwritten with blanks.

I just want to get into Bread Week guys!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/missing-parameters-for-match-request-metadata-fails-to-update/931674/2 "2025-12-23T07:46:47Z")

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