diff --git a/crates/librqbit/src/http_api.rs b/crates/librqbit/src/http_api.rs
index eebe8e1..7b15f04 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/src/http_api.rs
+++ b/crates/librqbit/src/http_api.rs
@@ -263,12 +263,47 @@ pub struct ApiAddTorrentResponse {
     pub details: TorrentDetailsResponse,
 }
 
+fn deserialize_only_files<'de, D>(
+    deserializer: D,
+) -> core::result::Result<Option<Vec<usize>>, D::Error>
+where
+    D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+{
+    use serde::de::Error;
+
+    let s = Option::<String>::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+    let s = match s {
+        Some(s) => s,
+        None => return Ok(None),
+    };
+    let list = s
+        .split(',')
+        .try_fold(Vec::<usize>::new(), |mut acc, c| match c.parse() {
+            Ok(i) => {
+                acc.push(i);
+                Ok(acc)
+            }
+            Err(_) => Err(D::Error::custom(format!(
+                "only_files: failed to parse {:?} as integer",
+                c
+            ))),
+        })?;
+    if list.is_empty() {
+        return Err(D::Error::custom(
+            "only_files: should contain at least one file id",
+        ));
+    }
+    Ok(Some(list))
+}
+
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct TorrentAddQueryParams {
     pub overwrite: Option<bool>,
     pub output_folder: Option<String>,
     pub sub_folder: Option<String>,
     pub only_files_regex: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_only_files")]
+    pub only_files: Option<Vec<usize>>,
     pub list_only: Option<bool>,
 }
 
@@ -277,6 +312,7 @@ impl TorrentAddQueryParams {
         AddTorrentOptions {
             overwrite: self.overwrite.unwrap_or(false),
             only_files_regex: self.only_files_regex,
+            only_files: self.only_files,
             output_folder: self.output_folder,
             sub_folder: self.sub_folder,
             list_only: self.list_only.unwrap_or(false),
diff --git a/crates/librqbit/src/http_api_client.rs b/crates/librqbit/src/http_api_client.rs
index 261a484..033354d 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/src/http_api_client.rs
+++ b/crates/librqbit/src/http_api_client.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ impl HttpApiClient {
         let params = TorrentAddQueryParams {
             overwrite: Some(opts.overwrite),
             only_files_regex: opts.only_files_regex,
+            only_files: None,
             output_folder: opts.output_folder,
             sub_folder: opts.sub_folder,
             list_only: Some(opts.list_only),
diff --git a/crates/librqbit/src/session.rs b/crates/librqbit/src/session.rs
index 394e8bc..5a6c88e 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/src/session.rs
+++ b/crates/librqbit/src/session.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{borrow::Cow, fs::File, io::Read, net::SocketAddr, path::PathBuf, time::Duration};
 
-use anyhow::Context;
+use anyhow::{bail, Context};
 use buffers::ByteString;
 use dht::{Dht, Id20, PersistentDht, PersistentDhtConfig};
 use librqbit_core::{
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ fn compute_only_files<ByteBuf: AsRef<[u8]>>(
 #[derive(Default, Clone)]
 pub struct AddTorrentOptions {
     pub only_files_regex: Option<String>,
+    pub only_files: Option<Vec<usize>>,
     pub overwrite: bool,
     pub list_only: bool,
     pub output_folder: Option<String>,
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ impl Session {
                 let Magnet {
                     info_hash,
                     trackers,
-                } = Magnet::parse(&*magnet).context("provided path is not a valid magnet URL")?;
+                } = Magnet::parse(&magnet).context("provided path is not a valid magnet URL")?;
 
                 let dht_rx = self
                     .dht
@@ -267,9 +268,9 @@ impl Session {
                     AddTorrent::Url(url)
                         if url.starts_with("http://") || url.starts_with("https://") =>
                     {
-                        torrent_from_url(&*url).await?
+                        torrent_from_url(&url).await?
                     }
-                    AddTorrent::Url(filename) => torrent_from_file(&*filename)?,
+                    AddTorrent::Url(filename) => torrent_from_file(&filename)?,
                     AddTorrent::TorrentFileBytes(bytes) => {
                         torrent_from_bytes(&bytes).context("error decoding torrent")?
                     }
@@ -333,20 +334,39 @@ impl Session {
         opts: AddTorrentOptions,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<AddTorrentResponse> {
         debug!("Torrent info: {:#?}", &info);
-        let only_files = if let Some(filename_re) = opts.only_files_regex {
-            let only_files = compute_only_files(&info, &filename_re)?;
-            for (idx, (filename, _)) in info.iter_filenames_and_lengths()?.enumerate() {
-                if !only_files.contains(&idx) {
-                    continue;
+
+        let get_only_files =
+            |only_files: Option<Vec<usize>>, only_files_regex: Option<String>, list_only: bool| {
+                match (only_files, only_files_regex) {
+                    (Some(_), Some(_)) => {
+                        bail!("only_files and only_files_regex are mutually exclusive");
+                    }
+                    (Some(only_files), None) => {
+                        let total_files = info.iter_file_lengths()?.count();
+                        for id in only_files.iter().copied() {
+                            if id >= total_files {
+                                anyhow::bail!("file id {} is out of range", id);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        Ok(Some(only_files))
+                    }
+                    (None, Some(filename_re)) => {
+                        let only_files = compute_only_files(&info, &filename_re)?;
+                        for (idx, (filename, _)) in info.iter_filenames_and_lengths()?.enumerate() {
+                            if !only_files.contains(&idx) {
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                            if !list_only {
+                                info!("Will download {:?}", filename);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        Ok(Some(only_files))
+                    }
+                    (None, None) => Ok(None),
                 }
-                if !opts.list_only {
-                    info!("Will download {:?}", filename);
-                }
-            }
-            Some(only_files)
-        } else {
-            None
-        };
+            };
+
+        let only_files = get_only_files(opts.only_files, opts.only_files_regex, opts.list_only)?;
 
         if opts.list_only {
             return Ok(AddTorrentResponse::ListOnly(ListOnlyResponse {