diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8114fa5bc..eb72d00cf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -534,6 +534,7 @@ A third-party Golang SDK for Jackett is available from [webtor-io/go-jackett](ht
  * TeamHD
  * TeamOS
  * TEKNO3D [![(invite needed)][inviteneeded]](#)
+ * TellyTorrent
  * teracod (Movie Zone)
  * The Falling Angels (TFA) [![(invite needed)][inviteneeded]](#)
  * The Geeks
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/tellytorrent-api.yml b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/tellytorrent-api.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62917c418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/tellytorrent-api.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+---
+id: tellytorrent-api
+name: TellyTorrent (API)
+description: "TellyTorrent is an INDIAN Private Tracker for MOVIES / TV"
+language: en-US
+type: private
+encoding: UTF-8
+links:
+  - https://telly.wtf/
+legacylinks:
+  - https://tellytorrent.net/
+  - https://telly.cc/
+  - https://telly.to/
+
+caps:
+  categorymappings:
+    - {id: 1, cat: Movies, desc: "Movie"}
+    - {id: 2, cat: TV, desc: "TV"}
+    - {id: 3, cat: Audio, desc: "Music"}
+    - {id: 4, cat: Movies/WEB-DL, desc: "Web Originals"}
+    - {id: 5, cat: PC/Games, desc: "Games"}
+    - {id: 6, cat: PC/0day, desc: "Application"}
+    - {id: 7, cat: PC/Mobile-Other, desc: "Mobile App"}
+    - {id: 8, cat: Movies, desc: "Movies"}
+
+  modes:
+    search: [q]
+    tv-search: [q, season, ep, imdbid, tvdbid]
+    movie-search: [q, imdbid, tmdbid]
+    music-search: [q]
+
+settings:
+  - name: apikey
+    type: text
+    label: APIKey
+  - name: info_key
+    type: info
+    label: About your API key
+    default: "Find or Generate a new API Token by accessing your <a href=\"https://telly.wtf/\" target =_blank>TellyTorrent</a> account <i>My Security</i> page and clicking on the <b>API Token</b> tab."
+  - name: freeleech
+    type: checkbox
+    label: Search freeleech only
+    default: false
+  - name: sort
+    type: select
+    label: Sort requested from site
+    default: created_at
+    options:
+      created_at: created
+      seeders: seeders
+      size: size
+      name: title
+  - name: type
+    type: select
+    label: Order requested from site
+    default: desc
+    options:
+      desc: desc
+      asc: asc
+
+login:
+  path: /api/torrents
+  method: get
+  inputs:
+    api_token: "{{ .Config.apikey }}"
+  error:
+    - selector: a[href*="/login"]
+      message:
+        text: "The API key was not accepted by {{ .Config.sitelink }}."
+
+search:
+  paths:
+    # https://hdinnovations.github.io/UNIT3D-Community-Edition-Docs/api_endpoints.html
+    # https://github.com/HDInnovations/UNIT3D-Community-Edition/blob/master/app/Http/Controllers/API/TorrentController.php
+    - path: "/api/torrents/filter"
+      response:
+        type: json
+
+  inputs:
+  # if we have an id based search, add Season and Episode as query in name for UNIT3D < v6.  Else pass S/E Params for UNIT3D >= v6
+    api_token: "{{ .Config.apikey }}"
+    name: "{{ .Keywords }}"
+    $raw: "{{ if .Query.Season }}&seasonNumber={{ .Query.Season }}{{ else }}{{ end }}{{ if .Query.Ep }}&episodeNumber={{ .Query.Ep }}{{ else }}{{ end }}{{ if .Query.TMDBID }}&tmdbId={{ .Query.TMDBID }}{{ else }}{{ end }}{{ if .Query.IMDBIDShort }}&imdbId={{ .Query.IMDBIDShort }}{{ else }}{{ end }}{{ if  .Query.TVDBID }}&tvdbId={{ .Query.TVDBID }}{{ else }}{{ end }}{{ range .Categories }}&categories[]={{.}}{{end}}{{ if .Config.freeleech }}&free=1{{ else }}{{ end }}"
+    sortField: "{{ .Config.sort }}"
+    sortDirection: "{{ .Config.type }}"
+    perPage: 100
+    page: 1
+
+  keywordsfilters:
+    - name: re_replace
+      args: ["\\.", " "]
+
+  rows:
+    selector: data
+    attribute: attributes
+    count:
+      selector: meta.total
+
+  fields:
+    category:
+      selector: category_id
+    title:
+      selector: name
+    details:
+      selector: details_link
+    download:
+      selector: download_link
+    poster:
+      selector: poster
+      filters:
+        - name: replace
+          args: ["https://via.placeholder.com/90x135", ""]
+    imdbid:
+      selector: imdb_id
+    tmdbid:
+      selector: tmdb_id
+    tvdbid:
+      selector: tvdb_id
+    files:
+      selector: num_file
+    seeders:
+      selector: seeders
+    leechers:
+      selector: leechers
+    grabs:
+      selector: times_completed
+    date:
+      # 2021-10-18T00:34:50.000000Z"
+      selector: created_at
+    size:
+      selector: size
+    downloadvolumefactor:
+      # api returns 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%
+      selector: freeleech
+      case:
+        0%: 1 # not free
+        25%: 0.75
+        50%: 0.5
+        75%: 0.25
+        100%: 0 # freeleech
+        "*": 0 # catch errors
+    uploadvolumefactor:
+      # api returns 0=false, 1=true
+      selector: double_upload
+      case:
+        0: 1 # normal
+        1: 2 # double
+# global MR is 0.4 but torrents must be seeded for 7 days regardless of ratio
+#    minimumratio:
+#      text: 0.4
+    minimumseedtime:
+      # 7 day (as seconds = 7 x 24 x 60 x 60)
+      text: 604800
+# json UNIT3D 6.1.0
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs b/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
index 2f31b2910..899b976b7 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
@@ -487,7 +487,6 @@ namespace Jackett.Updater
                 "Definitions/tbplus.yml",
                 "Definitions/tehconnection.yml",
                 "Definitions/tellytorrent.yml", // switch to *-API #8682
-                "Definitions/tellytorrent-api.yml",
                 "Definitions/tenyardtracker.yml", // to be migrated to c#, #795
                 "Definitions/tfile.yml",
                 "Definitions/the-devils-lounge.yml",