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Complete API documentation audit covering all backend endpoints.

Auth Endpoints:
- Fixed endpoint paths from /api/users/me/* to /api/auth/*
- Added update_email.md and update_username.md

Device Management:
- Device shelf operations (add, get, remove, clear)
- Device CRUD operations (update, delete)
- Registration management (pending, approve, reject)

Books Operations:
- Bulk delete and bulk update with normalization
- Download endpoint with format-specific headers

Conflict Resolution:
- Complete conflict management (list, get, resolve, delete)
- Bulk operations (bulk resolve, bulk dismiss, dismiss all)

Sync Protocols:
- KOReader: progress, metadata, library, bookmarks
- Kobo: markup, bookmarks, analytics, initialization, server sync

Scanner:
- Enhanced docs with manga/comic support
- Added 148-line comprehensive overview
- All formats documented (ebooks, comics, manga)

WebSocket:
- Comprehensive real-time sync API
- Messages, topics, authentication, examples

Documentation:
- Updated api-reference.md with all 122+ endpoints
- Updated index.md with new categories

Total: 36 new files, 6 modified files, 100% coverage
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Download Book

Download a book file.

Endpoint: GET /api/books/:uuid/download Auth: Not required (public endpoint)

Path Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
uuid string (UUID) Yes Media item UUID

Request Headers

Header Type Required Description
Authorization string No* Bearer token (required if media item is not public)

* If the media item is in a non-public library, authentication is required.

Example Request

GET /api/books/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000/download
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9...

Response (200 OK)

Binary file download with appropriate Content-Type header.

Possible Content-Types:

  • application/epub+zip
  • application/pdf
  • application/x-mobipocket-ebook
  • application/octet-stream

Headers:

Content-Type: application/epub+zip
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="book-title.epub"
Content-Length: 1234567

Error Responses

Code Description
401 Authentication required for non-public content
404 Media item not found
404 Book file not found on disk

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