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John O'Keefe 7a7b2ab82a docs(highlights,notes,opds,progress,analytics): Beam batch 9 — 13 endpoints
Highlights + notes CRUD (media-item scoped, jwt), progress delete,
reading-stats analytics, and the OPDS trio frontmatter'd. OPDS docs are
the first XML entries: example-response intentionally omitted (Atom
responses), gate contract honored via nil-Response registry pins.

Gate fix: group .Use() middleware now parsed (opds.Use(DeviceAuth...
Authenticate) previously resolved to auth 'none'). Registry: 13 entries.
Drift fixed by gate: reading-stats key names (total_reading_time_minutes,
most_active_day_of_week, daily_reading_minutes — draft invented
reading_time_hours/books_completed); notes/highlights list endpoints
return BARE arrays (no {notes:[]}/{highlights:[]} wrapper); create-note
request has no percentage_location/epubcfi_location. New
/tmp/merge_arrays.py handles array-example merges.

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method, path, auth, area
method path auth area
PUT /api/media-items/:id/highlights/:highlightId jwt media-items

Update Highlight

Update an existing highlight.

Endpoint: PUT /api/media-items/:id/highlights/:highlightId Auth: Required Content-Type: application/json

Path Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
highlight_id string Yes Highlight UUID

Request Body

Field Type Required Description
selection_text string No Updated highlighted text
color string No Updated highlight color (hex)

Example Request

{
  "selection_text": "Updated text",
  "color": "#00ff00"
}

Response (200 OK)

{
  "id": "uuid",
  "media_item_id": "uuid",
  "user_id": "uuid",
  "selection_text": "Updated text",
  "color": "#00ff00",
  "updated_at": "2026-01-31T10:00:00Z",
  "chapter_reference": null,
  "character_end": null,
  "character_start": null,
  "created_at": null,
  "dedup_key": null,
  "deleted": null,
  "deleted_at": null,
  "device_sync_data": null,
  "end_position": null,
  "epubcfi_end": null,
  "epubcfi_start": null,
  "last_modified_at": null,
  "last_modified_source": null,
  "note_id": null,
  "note_text": null,
  "panel_number": null,
  "paragraph_end": null,
  "paragraph_start": null,
  "percentage_end": null,
  "percentage_start": null,
  "start_position": null
}

Error Responses

Code Description
400 Invalid highlight data
401 Invalid or expired token
403 User does not own this highlight
404 Highlight not found