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john-okeefe 284486f0a0 docs: add progress, notes, and highlights API endpoints
Phase 2 part 4: Split reading progress and annotation endpoints
- Progress: get_progress, update_progress, delete_progress
- Notes: get_notes, create_note, update_note, delete_note
- Highlights: get_highlights, create_highlight, update_highlight, delete_highlight
- All endpoints support EPUB CFI and percentage locations
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Create Highlight

Create a new highlight for a media item.

Endpoint: POST /api/media-items/{media_id}/highlights Auth: Required Content-Type: application/json

Path Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
media_id string Yes Media item UUID

Request Body

Field Type Required Description
selection_text string Yes Highlighted text
start_position string No Start position (e.g., epubcfi)
end_position string No End position (e.g., epubcfi)
color string No Highlight color (hex, default: "#ffff00")
percentage_start float No Start percentage (0-1)
percentage_end float No End percentage (0-1)

Example Request

{
  "selection_text": "Highlighted text...",
  "start_position": "epubcfi(/6/4/2:15)",
  "end_position": "epubcfi(/6/4/2:20)",
  "color": "#ffff00",
  "percentage_start": 0.45,
  "percentage_end": 0.47
}

Response (201 Created)

{
  "id": "uuid",
  "media_item_id": "uuid",
  "user_id": "uuid",
  "selection_text": "Highlighted text...",
  "start_position": "epubcfi(/6/4/2:15)",
  "end_position": "epubcfi(/6/4/2:20)",
  "color": "#ffff00",
  "percentage_start": 0.45,
  "percentage_end": 0.47,
  "created_at": "2026-01-31T10:00:00Z"
}

Error Responses

Code Description
400 Invalid highlight data
401 Invalid or expired token
404 Media item not found

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