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John O'Keefe ae9588f1c6 docs(auth,devices): Beam WO5 batch 3 — 15 endpoints backfilled, registry pinned
Beam backfilled auth core (login/register/refresh/logout/profile) and devices
core (list/update/delete/shelf CRUD/sidecar/register flow) with frontmatter,
provenance, and labeled examples. All claimed shapes verified against
handlers: AuthResponse {access_token, refresh_token omitempty, token_type,
expires_in, user}, update device {device_updated, device}, shelf wrappers,
DeviceAuthStatusResponse.

Claude registry verification: 15 entries pinned by type (LoginRequest,
RegisterRequest, AuthResponse, RefreshTokenRequest/Response, UserProfile,
DeviceListResponse, DeviceUpdateRequest, AddToShelfRequest, SidecarConfig,
DeviceRegistrationRequest/Response, DeviceAuthStatusRequest/Response).
Removed revoke_device.md — name-only duplicate of delete_device.md (same
DELETE /api/devices/:id route; was the last audit-orphan doc).

Gate catches this round (subtle Go serialization facts, now pinned in docs):
- uuid.UUID arrays never serialize as omitted: register/status response
  ALWAYS carries device_id (all-zeros while pending) despite omitempty
- update device request binds device_name, not name
- register response includes device_id alongside registration_id
- list devices response is a {devices, total} wrapper
2026-10-24 15:48:18 -04:00

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method, path, auth, area
method path auth area
GET /api/devices/:id/sidecar jwt devices

Get Device Sidecar Config

Returns the KOReader/Kobo sidecar configuration (.bookhoard.json) for a device: server endpoints, the user's books (keyed by SHA-256 with UUID fallback), and collections. Used by the Bookhoard KOReader plugin to self-configure after approval.

Endpoint: GET /api/devices/{id}/sidecar Auth: User JWT (device owner or admin)

Response (200 OK)

{
  "version": "1",
  "bookhoard": {
    "opds_catalog": "https://bookhoard.example.com/opds/devices/<device-id>/catalog",
    "sync_api": "https://bookhoard.example.com/api/sync/kobo",
    "opds_base_url": "https://bookhoard.example.com/opds",
    "api_base_url": "https://bookhoard.example.com",
    "device_id": "<device-id>",
    "device_token": "dev_..."
  },
  "books": {
    "abc123sha256...": {
      "bookhoard_uuid": "media-item-uuid",
      "title": "The Hobbit",
      "author": "J. R. R. Tolkien",
      "available_formats": ["epub", "kepub"],
      "sha256": "abc123sha256...",
      "file_path": "/books/hobbit.epub"
    }
  },
  "collections": [
    { "name": "Favorites", "shelf_mapping": "Favorites" }
  ],
  "opds_enabled": true,
  "sidecar_enabled": true,
  "last_updated": "2026-08-20T12:00:00Z"
}

Notes:

  • The books map is keyed by per-format SHA-256 (falling back to the item UUID), so a book downloaded in a different format (e.g. KEPUB) still matches its primary entry. Each entry lists available_formats for the item.
  • available_formats includes kepub when the source is an EPUB (conversion available).

Example Request

curl https://bookhoard.example.com/api/devices/<device-id>/sidecar \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"

Download Device Sidecar Config

Generates the same configuration as a downloadable .bookhoard.json file for manual device setup.

Endpoint: GET /api/devices/{id}/sidecar/download Auth: User JWT (device owner or admin)

Response (200 OK)

Headers:

  • Content-Type: application/json
  • Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=".bookhoard.json"

Body: the sidecar JSON (same shape as above).