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Phase 2 part 7: Add real-time sync protocol documentation
- KOReader Protocol: progress sync, metadata fetch
- Kobo Protocol: markup sync, library fetch
- WebSocket: real-time events (progress updates, conflicts)
- Include message format examples for all protocols
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KOReader Sync Protocol

KOReader uses a custom JSON-based sync protocol.

KOReader Progress Sync

Endpoint: POST /api/sync/koreader/progress Auth: Device token required Content-Type: application/json

Request Headers

Header Type Required Description
Authorization string Yes Bearer device token
Content-Type string Yes application/json

Request Body

Field Type Required Description
library_id string No Library UUID
books array Yes Array of book sync data
books[].uuid string Yes Book UUID
books[].title string Yes Book title
books[].authors array Yes Array of author names
books[].progress float Yes Progress percentage (0-1)
books[].percentage float Yes Progress percentage (0-1)
books[].last_read string Yes ISO 8601 timestamp
books[].chapter integer No Current chapter
books[].epubcfi string No EPUB CFI location
books[].character integer No Character offset
books[].bookmarks array No Array of bookmarks/highlights

Example Request

{
  "library_id": "optional-uuid",
  "books": [
    {
      "uuid": "book-uuid",
      "title": "Book Title",
      "authors": ["Author Name"],
      "progress": 0.45,
      "percentage": 0.45,
      "last_read": "2026-01-30T20:00:00Z",
      "chapter": 3,
      "epubcfi": "epubcfi(/6/4/2:15)",
      "character": 15432,
      "bookmarks": [
        {
          "chapter": 3,
          "datetime": "2026-01-30T19:55:00Z",
          "notes": "highlighted text",
          "pos0": "epubcfi(/6/4/2:15)",
          "pos1": "epubcfi(/6/4/2:20)",
          "page": 45,
          "text": "highlighted text excerpt",
          "type": "highlight"
        }
      ],
      "highlights": [],
      "notes": []
    }
  ]
}

Response (202 Accepted)

{
  "sync_status": "accepted",
  "books_synced": 1,
  "conflicts": [
    {
      "book_uuid": "book-uuid",
      "conflict_type": "progress_mismatch",
      "device_progress": 0.45,
      "server_progress": 0.42,
      "resolution": "device_wins"
    }
  ]
}

KOReader Metadata Fetch

Endpoint: GET /api/sync/koreader/metadata/{book_uuid} Auth: Device token required

Example Request

GET /api/sync/koreader/metadata/book-uuid
Authorization: Bearer device-token

Response (200 OK)

{
  "uuid": "book-uuid",
  "title": "Book Title",
  "authors": ["Author Name"],
  "progress": {
    "percentage": 0.42,
    "character": 15432,
    "epubcfi": "epubcfi(/6/4/2:15)",
    "chapter": 3,
    "chapter_progress": 0.234
  },
  "annotations": {
    "highlights": [...],
    "notes": [...],
    "bookmarks": [...]
  },
  "last_sync": "2026-01-30T20:00:00Z"
}

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