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Update Update Media Item.bru to document normalization behavior:
- Note that tags and contributors are auto-normalized (same as Create)
- Document response includes updated search fields

Relates to Tags & Contributors Migration documentation updates
2026-02-08 11:27:39 -05:00

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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

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