diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/download/subscriptions.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/download/subscriptions.py
index 4cd06323..278fb1bb 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/download/subscriptions.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/download/subscriptions.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from home.src.index.playlist import YoutubePlaylist
 from home.src.index.video_constants import VideoTypeEnum
 from home.src.ta.config import AppConfig
 from home.src.ta.ta_redis import RedisArchivist
+from home.src.ta.urlparser import Parser
 
 
 class ChannelSubscription:
@@ -323,3 +324,53 @@ class SubscriptionScanner:
         pending_handler = queue.PendingList(youtube_ids=self.missing_videos)
         pending_handler.parse_url_list()
         pending_handler.add_to_pending()
+
+
+class SubscriptionHandler:
+    """subscribe to channels and playlists from url_str"""
+
+    def __init__(self, url_str):
+        self.url_str = url_str
+        self.to_subscribe = False
+
+    def subscribe(self):
+        """subscribe to url_str items"""
+        self.to_subscribe = Parser(self.url_str).parse()
+
+        for idx, item in enumerate(self.to_subscribe):
+            self.subscribe_type(item)
+            self._notify(idx)
+
+    def subscribe_type(self, item):
+        """process single item"""
+        if item["type"] == "playlist":
+            PlaylistSubscription().process_url_str([item])
+            return
+
+        if item["type"] == "video":
+            # extract channel id from video
+            vid = queue.PendingList().get_youtube_details(item["url"])
+            channel_id = vid["channel_id"]
+        elif item["type"] == "channel":
+            channel_id = item["url"]
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("failed to subscribe to: " + item["url"])
+
+        self._subscribe(channel_id)
+
+    def _subscribe(self, channel_id):
+        """subscribe to channel"""
+        ChannelSubscription().change_subscribe(
+            channel_id, channel_subscribed=True
+        )
+
+    def _notify(self, idx):
+        """send notification message to redis"""
+        key = "message:subchannel"
+        message = {
+            "status": key,
+            "level": "info",
+            "title": "Subscribing",
+            "message": f"Processing {idx + 1} of {len(self.to_subscribe)}",
+        }
+        RedisArchivist().set_message(key, message=message, expire=True)
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py b/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
index 9d9c6d81..d1f9d06e 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ import os
 from celery import Celery, shared_task
 from home.src.download.queue import PendingList
 from home.src.download.subscriptions import (
-    ChannelSubscription,
-    PlaylistSubscription,
+    SubscriptionHandler,
     SubscriptionScanner,
 )
 from home.src.download.thumbnails import ThumbFilesystem, ThumbValidator
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ from home.src.ta.config import AppConfig, ReleaseVersion, ScheduleBuilder
 from home.src.ta.helper import clear_dl_cache
 from home.src.ta.ta_redis import RedisArchivist, RedisQueue
 from home.src.ta.task_manager import TaskManager
-from home.src.ta.urlparser import Parser
 
 CONFIG = AppConfig().config
 REDIS_HOST = os.environ.get("REDIS_HOST")
@@ -244,33 +242,7 @@ def re_sync_thumbs(self):
 @shared_task(name="subscribe_to")
 def subscribe_to(url_str):
     """take a list of urls to subscribe to"""
-    to_subscribe_list = Parser(url_str).parse()
-    for idx, item in enumerate(to_subscribe_list):
-        to_sub_id = item["url"]
-        if item["type"] == "playlist":
-            PlaylistSubscription().process_url_str([item])
-            continue
-
-        if item["type"] == "video":
-            vid_details = PendingList().get_youtube_details(to_sub_id)
-            channel_id_sub = vid_details["channel_id"]
-        elif item["type"] == "channel":
-            channel_id_sub = to_sub_id
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("failed to subscribe to: " + to_sub_id)
-
-        ChannelSubscription().change_subscribe(
-            channel_id_sub, channel_subscribed=True
-        )
-        # notify for channels
-        key = "message:subchannel"
-        message = {
-            "status": key,
-            "level": "info",
-            "title": "Subscribing to Channels",
-            "message": f"Processing {idx + 1} of {len(to_subscribe_list)}",
-        }
-        RedisArchivist().set_message(key, message=message, expire=True)
+    SubscriptionHandler(url_str).subscribe()
 
 
 @shared_task(name="index_playlists")