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john-okeefe 55024bb70a docs: add book-matching, collections, and OPDS API endpoints
Phase 2 part 6: Split advanced features endpoints
- Book Matching: search_books, link_book (manual and auto-link)
- Collections: INDEX.md linking to COLLECTIONS_API.md
- OPDS: feeds, acquisition, publication (OPDS 1.2 protocol)
- Include format conversion details (EPUB to KEPUB)
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Link Book

Link a device book to a Bookhoard media item. Supports bulk linking.

Endpoint: POST /api/sync/bulk-link-books or POST /api/sync/auto-link-books Auth: Required Content-Type: application/json

Field Type Required Description
links array Yes List of book links
links[].unlinked_book_id string Yes Device book UUID
links[].media_item_id string Yes Bookhoard media item UUID
links[].confidence_score float No Match confidence (0-1)
{
  "links": [
    {
      "unlinked_book_id": "uuid-1",
      "media_item_id": "uuid-2",
      "confidence_score": 1.0
    }
  ]
}
Field Type Required Description
confidence_threshold float No Minimum confidence for auto-link (default: 0.8)
limit integer No Maximum books to auto-link (default: 50)
{
  "confidence_threshold": 0.8,
  "limit": 50
}
{
  "results": [
    {
      "unlinked_book_id": "uuid-1",
      "status": "success",
      "media_item_id": "uuid-2"
    }
  ],
  "total": 1,
  "successful": 1,
  "failed": 0
}
{
  "auto_linked": 15,
  "results": [
    {
      "unlinked_book_id": "uuid-1",
      "title": "The Hobbit",
      "matched_media_item_id": "uuid-2",
      "confidence": 0.95,
      "match_method": "sha256_match"
    }
  ]
}

Error Responses

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

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