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- Updated IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md with new implementation details
- Updated PROJECT_GUIDELINES.md with coding standards and practices
- Updated README.md with current project information
- Updated SCREENSHOT_AUTOMATION.md with new automation details
- Added TEST_DATA.md with test fixtures data
- Updated cover_image_serving_plan.md with static URL patterns

Documentation API updates:
- Updated API reference documentation for all endpoints including:
  - Authentication (login, logout, register, refresh_token)
  - Book matching (auto_link, bulk_link, link_book, search)
  - Collections (CRUD operations, shelf mappings, auto-assign rules)
  - Conflicts (bulk operations, resolve/dismiss)
  - Devices (registration, approval, shelf management)
  - Highlights (create, update, delete, get)
  - Kobo sync (bookmark, markup, initialization, sync)
  - KOReader sync (library, metadata, bookmarks, progress)
  - Libraries (CRUD, folders, media items, stats)
  - Media items (bulk operations, CRUD)
  - Notes (CRUD operations)
  - OPDS (acquisition, feeds, publication)
  - Progress (reading progress tracking)
  - Queue (device queue management)
  - Ratings (star ratings)
  - Scanner (watch mode, scan operations)
  - Sync protocols (Kobo, KOReader)
  - Users (profile, password, admin operations)
  - WebSocket protocols

- Updated user guides (admin, dashboard, settings, sync)
- Updated device setup guides (Kobo, KOReader)
- Updated developer guides (testing, contributing, operations)
- Updated scripts/README.md
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Update Media Item

Update media item metadata (Admin only).

Endpoint: PUT /api/media-items/{media_id} Auth: Required (Admin only) Content-Type: application/json

Path Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
media_id string Yes Media item UUID

Request Body

Field Type Required Description
title string No Updated title
author string No Updated author
description string No Updated description
series string No Series name
series_number integer No Number in series
tags array of string No Updated tags (auto-normalized)
contributors array of string No Updated contributors (auto-normalized)

Tag/Contributor Normalization:

  • Tags are titlecased and deduplicated (case-insensitive)
  • Contributors preserve original casing and punctuation
  • Punctuation-preferred deduplication (keeps "ACME CORP." over "acme corp")
  • Search fields auto-generated for case-insensitive search

Example Request

{
  "title": "Updated Title",
  "author": "Updated Author",
  "description": "Updated description",
  "series": "Series",
  "series_number": 2
}

Response (200 OK)

{
  "id": "uuid",
  "title": "Updated Title",
  "author": "Updated Author",
  "description": "Updated description",
  "series": "Series",
  "series_number": 2,
  "updated_at": "2026-01-31T10:00:00Z"
}

Error Responses

Code Description
400 Invalid input data
401 Invalid or expired token
403 User is not an admin
404 Media item not found