diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/admin.test.ts b/web/src/lib/api/admin.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..90e76954
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/admin.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+import { describe, expect, test, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+
+vi.mock('./client', () => ({
+  api: {
+    get: vi.fn(),
+    post: vi.fn(),
+    put: vi.fn(),
+    del: vi.fn()
+  }
+}));
+
+import {
+  getLidarrConfig,
+  putLidarrConfig,
+  testLidarrConnection,
+  listQualityProfiles,
+  listRootFolders,
+  listAdminRequests,
+  approveRequest,
+  rejectRequest
+} from './admin';
+import { api } from './client';
+import { qk } from './queries';
+import type {
+  LidarrConfig,
+  LidarrQualityProfile,
+  LidarrRequest,
+  LidarrRootFolder
+} from './types';
+
+const baseConfig: LidarrConfig = {
+  enabled: true,
+  base_url: 'http://lidarr.lan:8686',
+  api_key: '***',
+  default_quality_profile_id: 1,
+  default_root_folder_path: '/music'
+};
+
+const baseRow: LidarrRequest = {
+  id: 'r1',
+  user_id: 'u1',
+  status: 'pending',
+  kind: 'album',
+  lidarr_artist_mbid: 'art-mbid',
+  lidarr_album_mbid: 'alb-mbid',
+  lidarr_track_mbid: null,
+  artist_name: 'Aphex Twin',
+  album_title: 'Drukqs',
+  track_title: null,
+  quality_profile_id: null,
+  root_folder_path: null,
+  decided_at: null,
+  decided_by: null,
+  notes: null,
+  completed_at: null,
+  matched_track_id: null,
+  matched_album_id: null,
+  matched_artist_id: null,
+  requested_at: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+  updated_at: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z'
+};
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.clearAllMocks();
+});
+
+describe('getLidarrConfig', () => {
+  test('GETs /api/admin/lidarr/config', async () => {
+    (api.get as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(baseConfig);
+    const out = await getLidarrConfig();
+    expect(api.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/lidarr/config');
+    expect(out).toBe(baseConfig);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('putLidarrConfig', () => {
+  test('PUTs /api/admin/lidarr/config with the full config body', async () => {
+    const next: LidarrConfig = { ...baseConfig, api_key: 'plain-key' };
+    (api.put as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(next);
+    const out = await putLidarrConfig(next);
+    expect(api.put).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/lidarr/config', next);
+    expect(out).toBe(next);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('testLidarrConnection', () => {
+  test('POSTs /api/admin/lidarr/test with empty body when no overrides', async () => {
+    (api.post as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: true,
+      version: '2.0.0'
+    });
+    const out = await testLidarrConnection();
+    expect(api.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/lidarr/test', {});
+    expect(out).toEqual({ ok: true, version: '2.0.0' });
+  });
+
+  test('forwards override base_url + api_key body', async () => {
+    (api.post as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: true,
+      version: '2.0.0'
+    });
+    await testLidarrConnection({
+      base_url: 'http://other:8686',
+      api_key: 'try-this'
+    });
+    expect(api.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/lidarr/test', {
+      base_url: 'http://other:8686',
+      api_key: 'try-this'
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('returns ok:false branch without throwing', async () => {
+    (api.post as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: false,
+      error: 'auth failed'
+    });
+    const out = await testLidarrConnection();
+    expect(out).toEqual({ ok: false, error: 'auth failed' });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('listQualityProfiles', () => {
+  test('GETs /api/admin/lidarr/quality-profiles', async () => {
+    const profiles: LidarrQualityProfile[] = [{ id: 1, name: 'Lossless' }];
+    (api.get as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(profiles);
+    const out = await listQualityProfiles();
+    expect(api.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/lidarr/quality-profiles');
+    expect(out).toBe(profiles);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('listRootFolders', () => {
+  test('GETs /api/admin/lidarr/root-folders', async () => {
+    const folders: LidarrRootFolder[] = [
+      { path: '/music', accessible: true, free_space: 100 }
+    ];
+    (api.get as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(folders);
+    const out = await listRootFolders();
+    expect(api.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/lidarr/root-folders');
+    expect(out).toBe(folders);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('listAdminRequests', () => {
+  test('no args -> /api/admin/requests with no query string', async () => {
+    (api.get as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce([baseRow]);
+    await listAdminRequests();
+    expect(api.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/requests');
+  });
+
+  test('status only -> ?status=', async () => {
+    (api.get as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce([baseRow]);
+    await listAdminRequests('approved');
+    expect(api.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/requests?status=approved');
+  });
+
+  test('status + limit -> ?status=&limit=', async () => {
+    (api.get as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce([baseRow]);
+    await listAdminRequests('pending', 25);
+    expect(api.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      '/api/admin/requests?status=pending&limit=25'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('limit only -> ?limit=', async () => {
+    (api.get as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce([baseRow]);
+    await listAdminRequests(undefined, 10);
+    expect(api.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/requests?limit=10');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('approveRequest', () => {
+  test('POSTs to /api/admin/requests/:id/approve with empty body by default', async () => {
+    (api.post as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(baseRow);
+    await approveRequest('r1');
+    expect(api.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/requests/r1/approve', {});
+  });
+
+  test('forwards quality_profile_id + root_folder_path overrides', async () => {
+    (api.post as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(baseRow);
+    await approveRequest('r1', {
+      quality_profile_id: 2,
+      root_folder_path: '/music'
+    });
+    expect(api.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/requests/r1/approve', {
+      quality_profile_id: 2,
+      root_folder_path: '/music'
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('rejectRequest', () => {
+  test('POSTs to /api/admin/requests/:id/reject with empty body when no notes', async () => {
+    (api.post as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(baseRow);
+    await rejectRequest('r1');
+    expect(api.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/requests/r1/reject', {});
+  });
+
+  test('includes notes when provided', async () => {
+    (api.post as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(baseRow);
+    await rejectRequest('r1', 'duplicate of r0');
+    expect(api.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/requests/r1/reject', {
+      notes: 'duplicate of r0'
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('qk admin keys', () => {
+  test('lidarrConfig key', () => {
+    expect(qk.lidarrConfig()).toEqual(['lidarrConfig']);
+  });
+  test('lidarrQualityProfiles key', () => {
+    expect(qk.lidarrQualityProfiles()).toEqual(['lidarrQualityProfiles']);
+  });
+  test('lidarrRootFolders key', () => {
+    expect(qk.lidarrRootFolders()).toEqual(['lidarrRootFolders']);
+  });
+  test('adminRequests key defaults to pending when status omitted', () => {
+    expect(qk.adminRequests()).toEqual(['adminRequests', { status: 'pending' }]);
+  });
+  test('adminRequests key includes the status filter', () => {
+    expect(qk.adminRequests('approved')).toEqual([
+      'adminRequests',
+      { status: 'approved' }
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/admin.ts b/web/src/lib/api/admin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bcf228f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/admin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import { createQuery } from '@tanstack/svelte-query';
+import { api } from './client';
+import { qk } from './queries';
+import type {
+  LidarrConfig,
+  LidarrQualityProfile,
+  LidarrRequest,
+  LidarrRequestStatus,
+  LidarrRootFolder,
+  LidarrTestResult
+} from './types';
+
+// Admin Lidarr config -----------------------------------------------------
+
+export async function getLidarrConfig(): Promise<LidarrConfig> {
+  return api.get<LidarrConfig>('/api/admin/lidarr/config');
+}
+
+export async function putLidarrConfig(cfg: LidarrConfig): Promise<LidarrConfig> {
+  return api.put<LidarrConfig>('/api/admin/lidarr/config', cfg);
+}
+
+// testLidarrConnection always returns 200 with a discriminated-union body —
+// callers branch on `result.ok`. We do NOT throw on `ok:false`; the SPA wants
+// to render either branch (e.g. "connected to Lidarr X.Y.Z" vs "auth failed").
+export async function testLidarrConnection(
+  body: { base_url?: string; api_key?: string } = {}
+): Promise<LidarrTestResult> {
+  return api.post<LidarrTestResult>('/api/admin/lidarr/test', body);
+}
+
+export async function listQualityProfiles(): Promise<LidarrQualityProfile[]> {
+  return api.get<LidarrQualityProfile[]>('/api/admin/lidarr/quality-profiles');
+}
+
+export async function listRootFolders(): Promise<LidarrRootFolder[]> {
+  return api.get<LidarrRootFolder[]>('/api/admin/lidarr/root-folders');
+}
+
+// Admin request queue -----------------------------------------------------
+
+export async function listAdminRequests(
+  status?: LidarrRequestStatus,
+  limit?: number
+): Promise<LidarrRequest[]> {
+  const params = new URLSearchParams();
+  if (status) params.set('status', status);
+  if (limit !== undefined) params.set('limit', String(limit));
+  const qs = params.toString();
+  return api.get<LidarrRequest[]>(
+    qs ? `/api/admin/requests?${qs}` : '/api/admin/requests'
+  );
+}
+
+export async function approveRequest(
+  id: string,
+  overrides: { quality_profile_id?: number; root_folder_path?: string } = {}
+): Promise<LidarrRequest> {
+  return api.post<LidarrRequest>(`/api/admin/requests/${id}/approve`, overrides);
+}
+
+export async function rejectRequest(
+  id: string,
+  notes?: string
+): Promise<LidarrRequest> {
+  const body = notes !== undefined ? { notes } : {};
+  return api.post<LidarrRequest>(`/api/admin/requests/${id}/reject`, body);
+}
+
+// Query factories ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+export function createLidarrConfigQuery() {
+  return createQuery({
+    queryKey: qk.lidarrConfig(),
+    queryFn: getLidarrConfig
+  });
+}
+
+// `enabled` is passed in by the caller — typically derived from
+// LidarrConfig.enabled — so the query only fires once Lidarr is configured.
+// Keeping it as a prop (vs. reading config inside this factory) preserves
+// purity and lets the caller choose its own gating logic.
+export function createQualityProfilesQuery(enabled: boolean = true) {
+  return createQuery({
+    queryKey: qk.lidarrQualityProfiles(),
+    queryFn: listQualityProfiles,
+    enabled
+  });
+}
+
+export function createRootFoldersQuery(enabled: boolean = true) {
+  return createQuery({
+    queryKey: qk.lidarrRootFolders(),
+    queryFn: listRootFolders,
+    enabled
+  });
+}
+
+export function createAdminRequestsQuery(status?: LidarrRequestStatus) {
+  return createQuery({
+    queryKey: qk.adminRequests(status),
+    queryFn: () => listAdminRequests(status)
+  });
+}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/lidarr.test.ts b/web/src/lib/api/lidarr.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31e26c90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/lidarr.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { describe, expect, test, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+
+vi.mock('./client', () => ({
+  api: {
+    get: vi.fn(),
+    post: vi.fn(),
+    put: vi.fn(),
+    del: vi.fn()
+  }
+}));
+
+import { searchLidarr } from './lidarr';
+import { api } from './client';
+import { qk } from './queries';
+import type { LidarrSearchResult } from './types';
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.clearAllMocks();
+});
+
+describe('searchLidarr', () => {
+  test('builds URL with q and kind query params', async () => {
+    (api.get as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce([]);
+    await searchLidarr('aphex twin', 'artist');
+    expect(api.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/lidarr/search?q=aphex+twin&kind=artist');
+  });
+
+  test('encodes special characters in q (quotes, ampersands, plus)', async () => {
+    (api.get as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce([]);
+    await searchLidarr('boards of canada & friends', 'album');
+    const calledWith = (api.get as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mock.calls[0][0] as string;
+    // URLSearchParams encodes space as '+' and '&' as '%26'.
+    expect(calledWith).toBe(
+      '/api/lidarr/search?q=boards+of+canada+%26+friends&kind=album'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('passes through results unchanged', async () => {
+    const fixture: LidarrSearchResult[] = [
+      {
+        mbid: 'mbid-1',
+        name: 'Aphex Twin',
+        secondary_text: 'Electronic',
+        image_url: 'https://example.test/img.jpg',
+        artist_mbid: '',
+        album_mbid: '',
+        in_library: false,
+        requested: false
+      }
+    ];
+    (api.get as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(fixture);
+    const out = await searchLidarr('aphex', 'artist');
+    expect(out).toBe(fixture);
+  });
+
+  test('propagates errors from api.get', async () => {
+    const err = { code: 'lidarr_unavailable', message: 'down', status: 503 };
+    (api.get as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockRejectedValueOnce(err);
+    await expect(searchLidarr('x', 'track')).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      code: 'lidarr_unavailable',
+      status: 503
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('qk.lidarrSearch', () => {
+  test('keys include q + kind', () => {
+    expect(qk.lidarrSearch('foo', 'artist')).toEqual([
+      'lidarrSearch',
+      { q: 'foo', kind: 'artist' }
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/lidarr.ts b/web/src/lib/api/lidarr.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3ddd332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/lidarr.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { createQuery } from '@tanstack/svelte-query';
+import { api } from './client';
+import { qk } from './queries';
+import type { LidarrSearchResult, LidarrRequestKind } from './types';
+
+// Search-only. Admin-side Lidarr config + connection probing lives in admin.ts.
+
+// searchLidarr proxies the user-facing Lidarr search endpoint. URLSearchParams
+// handles encoding (spaces, quotes, ampersands) so callers can pass q raw.
+export async function searchLidarr(
+  q: string,
+  kind: LidarrRequestKind
+): Promise<LidarrSearchResult[]> {
+  const params = new URLSearchParams({ q, kind });
+  return api.get<LidarrSearchResult[]>(`/api/lidarr/search?${params.toString()}`);
+}
+
+// staleTime mirrors the spec §11 60s server-side LRU cache: re-issuing the
+// same query within a minute hits cache on the server, so there's no point
+// in marking it stale client-side any sooner.
+export function createLidarrSearchQuery(q: string, kind: LidarrRequestKind) {
+  return createQuery({
+    queryKey: qk.lidarrSearch(q, kind),
+    queryFn: () => searchLidarr(q, kind),
+    enabled: q.length > 0,
+    staleTime: 60_000
+  });
+}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/queries.ts b/web/src/lib/api/queries.ts
index 11c8b2a4..973bd51a 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/queries.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/queries.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ export const qk = {
   likedTracks:   ()          => ['likedTracks'] as const,
   likedAlbums:   ()          => ['likedAlbums'] as const,
   likedArtists:  ()          => ['likedArtists'] as const,
+  // Lidarr / requests / admin.
+  lidarrSearch:          (q: string, kind: string) =>
+    ['lidarrSearch', { q, kind }] as const,
+  myRequests:            () => ['myRequests'] as const,
+  lidarrConfig:          () => ['lidarrConfig'] as const,
+  lidarrQualityProfiles: () => ['lidarrQualityProfiles'] as const,
+  lidarrRootFolders:     () => ['lidarrRootFolders'] as const,
+  adminRequests:         (status?: string) =>
+    ['adminRequests', { status: status ?? 'pending' }] as const,
 };
 
 export function createArtistsQuery(sort: ArtistSort) {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/requests.test.ts b/web/src/lib/api/requests.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b63fb5c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/requests.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+import { describe, expect, test, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+
+vi.mock('./client', () => ({
+  api: {
+    get: vi.fn(),
+    post: vi.fn(),
+    put: vi.fn(),
+    del: vi.fn()
+  },
+  apiFetch: vi.fn()
+}));
+
+import {
+  createRequest,
+  listMyRequests,
+  getRequest,
+  cancelRequest
+} from './requests';
+import { api, apiFetch } from './client';
+import { qk } from './queries';
+import type { LidarrRequest } from './types';
+
+const mockRow: LidarrRequest = {
+  id: 'r1',
+  user_id: 'u1',
+  status: 'pending',
+  kind: 'album',
+  lidarr_artist_mbid: 'art-mbid',
+  lidarr_album_mbid: 'alb-mbid',
+  lidarr_track_mbid: null,
+  artist_name: 'Aphex Twin',
+  album_title: 'Selected Ambient Works',
+  track_title: null,
+  quality_profile_id: null,
+  root_folder_path: null,
+  decided_at: null,
+  decided_by: null,
+  notes: null,
+  completed_at: null,
+  matched_track_id: null,
+  matched_album_id: null,
+  matched_artist_id: null,
+  requested_at: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+  updated_at: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z'
+};
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.clearAllMocks();
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.clearAllMocks();
+});
+
+describe('createRequest', () => {
+  test('POSTs /api/requests with full body for an album request', async () => {
+    (api.post as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(mockRow);
+    const out = await createRequest({
+      kind: 'album',
+      lidarr_artist_mbid: 'art-mbid',
+      lidarr_album_mbid: 'alb-mbid',
+      artist_name: 'Aphex Twin',
+      album_title: 'Selected Ambient Works'
+    });
+    expect(api.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/requests', {
+      kind: 'album',
+      lidarr_artist_mbid: 'art-mbid',
+      artist_name: 'Aphex Twin',
+      lidarr_album_mbid: 'alb-mbid',
+      album_title: 'Selected Ambient Works'
+    });
+    expect(out).toBe(mockRow);
+  });
+
+  test('omits empty / undefined optional MBID + title fields from wire body', async () => {
+    (api.post as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(mockRow);
+    await createRequest({
+      kind: 'artist',
+      lidarr_artist_mbid: 'art-mbid',
+      artist_name: 'Aphex Twin',
+      lidarr_album_mbid: '',
+      lidarr_track_mbid: ''
+    });
+    const body = (api.post as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mock.calls[0][1] as Record<
+      string,
+      unknown
+    >;
+    expect(body).toEqual({
+      kind: 'artist',
+      lidarr_artist_mbid: 'art-mbid',
+      artist_name: 'Aphex Twin'
+    });
+    expect(body).not.toHaveProperty('lidarr_album_mbid');
+    expect(body).not.toHaveProperty('lidarr_track_mbid');
+    expect(body).not.toHaveProperty('album_title');
+    expect(body).not.toHaveProperty('track_title');
+  });
+
+  test('includes track fields for a track-kind request', async () => {
+    (api.post as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(mockRow);
+    await createRequest({
+      kind: 'track',
+      lidarr_artist_mbid: 'art-mbid',
+      lidarr_album_mbid: 'alb-mbid',
+      lidarr_track_mbid: 'trk-mbid',
+      artist_name: 'Aphex Twin',
+      album_title: 'Drukqs',
+      track_title: 'Avril 14th'
+    });
+    expect(api.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/requests', {
+      kind: 'track',
+      lidarr_artist_mbid: 'art-mbid',
+      artist_name: 'Aphex Twin',
+      lidarr_album_mbid: 'alb-mbid',
+      lidarr_track_mbid: 'trk-mbid',
+      album_title: 'Drukqs',
+      track_title: 'Avril 14th'
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('listMyRequests', () => {
+  test('GETs /api/requests', async () => {
+    (api.get as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce([mockRow]);
+    const out = await listMyRequests();
+    expect(api.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/requests');
+    expect(out).toEqual([mockRow]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('getRequest', () => {
+  test('GETs /api/requests/:id', async () => {
+    (api.get as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(mockRow);
+    const out = await getRequest('r1');
+    expect(api.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/requests/r1');
+    expect(out).toBe(mockRow);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('cancelRequest', () => {
+  test('DELETEs /api/requests/:id and returns the cancelled row', async () => {
+    const cancelled = { ...mockRow, status: 'rejected' as const };
+    (apiFetch as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(cancelled);
+    const out = await cancelRequest('r1');
+    expect(apiFetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/requests/r1', { method: 'DELETE' });
+    expect(out).toBe(cancelled);
+    expect(out.status).toBe('rejected');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('qk.myRequests', () => {
+  test('returns the expected key tuple', () => {
+    expect(qk.myRequests()).toEqual(['myRequests']);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/requests.ts b/web/src/lib/api/requests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad01ecd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/requests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { createQuery } from '@tanstack/svelte-query';
+import { api, apiFetch } from './client';
+import { qk } from './queries';
+import type { LidarrRequest, LidarrRequestKind } from './types';
+
+// CreateRequestParams is the shape callers pass; unused MBID fields are
+// optional, and we omit them from the wire body rather than sending empty
+// strings (the backend tolerates either, but this keeps test expectations
+// crisp and matches the spec §5 wire shape).
+export type CreateRequestParams = {
+  kind: LidarrRequestKind;
+  lidarr_artist_mbid: string;
+  lidarr_album_mbid?: string;
+  lidarr_track_mbid?: string;
+  artist_name: string;
+  album_title?: string;
+  track_title?: string;
+};
+
+type CreateRequestBody = {
+  kind: LidarrRequestKind;
+  lidarr_artist_mbid: string;
+  artist_name: string;
+  lidarr_album_mbid?: string;
+  lidarr_track_mbid?: string;
+  album_title?: string;
+  track_title?: string;
+};
+
+function buildCreateBody(params: CreateRequestParams): CreateRequestBody {
+  const body: CreateRequestBody = {
+    kind: params.kind,
+    lidarr_artist_mbid: params.lidarr_artist_mbid,
+    artist_name: params.artist_name
+  };
+  if (params.lidarr_album_mbid)  body.lidarr_album_mbid  = params.lidarr_album_mbid;
+  if (params.lidarr_track_mbid)  body.lidarr_track_mbid  = params.lidarr_track_mbid;
+  if (params.album_title)        body.album_title        = params.album_title;
+  if (params.track_title)        body.track_title        = params.track_title;
+  return body;
+}
+
+export async function createRequest(params: CreateRequestParams): Promise<LidarrRequest> {
+  return api.post<LidarrRequest>('/api/requests', buildCreateBody(params));
+}
+
+export async function listMyRequests(): Promise<LidarrRequest[]> {
+  return api.get<LidarrRequest[]>('/api/requests');
+}
+
+export async function getRequest(id: string): Promise<LidarrRequest> {
+  return api.get<LidarrRequest>(`/api/requests/${id}`);
+}
+
+// Server returns the cancelled row body (not 204) so callers can patch the
+// cache without a refetch. api.del's return type is fixed to null, so we
+// drop down to apiFetch here to keep typing honest.
+export async function cancelRequest(id: string): Promise<LidarrRequest> {
+  return apiFetch(`/api/requests/${id}`, { method: 'DELETE' }) as Promise<LidarrRequest>;
+}
+
+export function createMyRequestsQuery() {
+  return createQuery({
+    queryKey: qk.myRequests(),
+    queryFn: listMyRequests
+  });
+}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/types.ts b/web/src/lib/api/types.ts
index 2d666faa..0eb5ed43 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/types.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/types.ts
@@ -70,3 +70,79 @@ export type EventRequest =
 
 export type PlayStartedResponse = { play_event_id: string; session_id: string };
 export type EventOkResponse = { ok: true };
+
+// Lidarr / requests shared enums + shapes.
+// Status + Kind are used across lidarr.ts, requests.ts, and admin.ts so they
+// live here. Per-module helpers (CreateRequestParams, etc.) stay in their
+// respective modules.
+export type LidarrRequestStatus =
+  | 'pending'
+  | 'approved'
+  | 'rejected'
+  | 'completed'
+  | 'failed';
+
+export type LidarrRequestKind = 'artist' | 'album' | 'track';
+
+export type LidarrSearchResult = {
+  mbid: string;
+  name: string;
+  secondary_text: string;
+  image_url: string;
+  artist_mbid: string;
+  album_mbid: string;
+  in_library: boolean;
+  requested: boolean;
+};
+
+// pgtype.UUID and pgtype.Timestamptz JSON-marshal as a native string when
+// Valid, and as `null` (or omitted, with omitempty) otherwise. We unify both
+// "absent" cases as `string | null` so callers branch on a single check.
+export type LidarrRequest = {
+  id: string;
+  user_id: string;
+  status: LidarrRequestStatus;
+  kind: LidarrRequestKind;
+  lidarr_artist_mbid: string;
+  lidarr_album_mbid?: string | null;
+  lidarr_track_mbid?: string | null;
+  artist_name: string;
+  album_title?: string | null;
+  track_title?: string | null;
+  quality_profile_id?: number | null;
+  root_folder_path?: string | null;
+  decided_at?: string | null;
+  decided_by?: string | null;
+  notes?: string | null;
+  completed_at?: string | null;
+  matched_track_id?: string | null;
+  matched_album_id?: string | null;
+  matched_artist_id?: string | null;
+  requested_at: string;
+  updated_at: string;
+};
+
+export type LidarrConfig = {
+  enabled: boolean;
+  // api_key is "" when unset, "***" when masked on GET, plain text on PUT.
+  base_url: string;
+  api_key: string;
+  default_quality_profile_id: number;
+  default_root_folder_path: string;
+};
+
+export type LidarrQualityProfile = {
+  id: number;
+  name: string;
+};
+
+export type LidarrRootFolder = {
+  path: string;
+  accessible: boolean;
+  free_space: number;
+};
+
+// testLidarrConnection always returns 200; callers branch on `.ok`.
+export type LidarrTestResult =
+  | { ok: true;  version: string }
+  | { ok: false; error:   string };