diff --git a/back/src/Kyoo.Abstractions/Controllers/IScanner.cs b/back/src/Kyoo.Abstractions/Controllers/IScanner.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62f14f9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/back/src/Kyoo.Abstractions/Controllers/IScanner.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Kyoo - A portable and vast media library solution.
+// Copyright (c) Kyoo.
+//
+// See AUTHORS.md and LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+// Kyoo is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// any later version.
+//
+// Kyoo is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Kyoo. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Kyoo.Abstractions.Controllers;
+
+public interface IScanner
+{
+	Task SendRefreshRequest(string kind, Guid id);
+}
diff --git a/back/src/Kyoo.Core/Views/Resources/EpisodeApi.cs b/back/src/Kyoo.Core/Views/Resources/EpisodeApi.cs
index 93b3063c..9fb268a0 100644
--- a/back/src/Kyoo.Core/Views/Resources/EpisodeApi.cs
+++ b/back/src/Kyoo.Core/Views/Resources/EpisodeApi.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,29 @@ namespace Kyoo.Core.Api;
 public class EpisodeApi(ILibraryManager libraryManager)
 	: TranscoderApi<Episode>(libraryManager.Episodes)
 {
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Refresh
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <remarks>
+	/// Ask a metadata refresh.
+	/// </remarks>
+	/// <param name="identifier">The ID or slug of the <see cref="Episode"/>.</param>
+	/// <returns>Nothing</returns>
+	/// <response code="404">No episode with the given ID or slug could be found.</response>
+	[HttpPost("{identifier:id}/refresh")]
+	[PartialPermission(Kind.Write)]
+	[ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status204NoContent)]
+	[ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status404NotFound)]
+	public async Task<ActionResult> Refresh(Identifier identifier, [FromServices] IScanner scanner)
+	{
+		Guid id = await identifier.Match(
+			id => Task.FromResult(id),
+			async slug => (await libraryManager.Episodes.Get(slug)).Id
+		);
+		await scanner.SendRefreshRequest(nameof(Episode), id);
+		return NoContent();
+	}
+
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Get episode's show
 	/// </summary>
diff --git a/back/src/Kyoo.RabbitMq/RabbitMqModule.cs b/back/src/Kyoo.RabbitMq/RabbitMqModule.cs
index aba89bb2..45ff8c39 100644
--- a/back/src/Kyoo.RabbitMq/RabbitMqModule.cs
+++ b/back/src/Kyoo.RabbitMq/RabbitMqModule.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with Kyoo. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+using Kyoo.Abstractions.Controllers;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
@@ -41,5 +42,6 @@ public static class RabbitMqModule
 			return factory.CreateConnection();
 		});
 		builder.Services.AddSingleton<RabbitProducer>();
+		builder.Services.AddSingleton<IScanner, ScannerProducer>();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/back/src/Kyoo.RabbitMq/ScannerProducer.cs b/back/src/Kyoo.RabbitMq/ScannerProducer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71c8f97a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/back/src/Kyoo.RabbitMq/ScannerProducer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+// Kyoo - A portable and vast media library solution.
+// Copyright (c) Kyoo.
+//
+// See AUTHORS.md and LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+// Kyoo is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// any later version.
+//
+// Kyoo is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Kyoo. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Kyoo.Abstractions.Controllers;
+using Kyoo.Abstractions.Models;
+using Kyoo.Utils;
+using RabbitMQ.Client;
+
+namespace Kyoo.RabbitMq;
+
+public class ScannerProducer : IScanner
+{
+	private readonly IModel _channel;
+
+	public ScannerProducer(IConnection rabbitConnection)
+	{
+		_channel = rabbitConnection.CreateModel();
+		_channel.QueueDeclare("scanner", exclusive: false, autoDelete: false);
+	}
+
+	private IRepository<T>.ResourceEventHandler _Publish<T>(
+		string exchange,
+		string type,
+		string action
+	)
+		where T : IResource, IQuery
+	{
+		return (T resource) =>
+		{
+			Message<T> message =
+				new()
+				{
+					Action = action,
+					Type = type,
+					Value = resource,
+				};
+			_channel.BasicPublish(
+				exchange,
+				routingKey: message.AsRoutingKey(),
+				body: message.AsBytes()
+			);
+			return Task.CompletedTask;
+		};
+	}
+
+	public Task SendRefreshRequest(string kind, Guid id)
+	{
+		var message = new { Action = "refresh", Kind = kind.ToLowerInvariant(), Id = id };
+		var body = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(JsonSerializer.Serialize(message, Utility.JsonOptions));
+		_channel.BasicPublish("", routingKey: "scanner", body: body);
+		return Task.CompletedTask;
+	}
+}
+