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John O'Keefe 6f13dc2b63 docs(media-items core): Beam WO5 batch 4 — 12 endpoints backfilled, registry pinned
Beam backfilled list/get/create/update/delete media-item, search, ratings
CRUD, progress GET/PUT. Beam correctly identified create/update/delete as
jwt+admin (admin group in the router — verified).

Claude registry: 12 entries. Notable pins:
- get_media_item: hand-built ~44-key map pinned verbatim from the handler
- create/update return the full database.MediaItems row (74 columns) —
  examples merged up to the real shape via gate-driven merge script
- search returns []SearchMediaItemsRow (sqlc row — Real type pinned)
- rating scale is 1-10 int (odd = half-star); GET returns {rating: null} when
  absent; update reuses the create handler (201)
- progress GET: 25 base keys + 4 CONDITIONAL position-authority keys
  (css_selector/anchor_href/char_offset/context_text — added by the handler
  for convertible formats with a valid CFI); PUT progress binds
  sync.SaveProgressRequest and returns database.ReadingProgress
- Beam's examples were missing entirely on 4 files (list/search/progress
  GET/PUT) — relabeled existing fences or inserted contract-shaped blocks

Gate-driven merge scripts (object + array variants) brought all examples to
the exact handler key sets. make test 9/9.
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---
method: POST
path: /api/media-items
auth: jwt+admin
area: media-items
---
<!-- source: internal/handlers/media.go:1375 MediaHandler.CreateMediaItem -->
# Create Media Item
Create a new media item (Admin only).
**Endpoint**: `POST /api/media-items`
**Auth**: Required (Admin only)
**Content-Type**: `application/json`
## Prerequisites
**Before creating media items**, the library must have at least one folder configured:
1. Create a library: `POST /api/libraries`
2. Add folder(s) to the library: `POST /api/libraries/{library_id}/folders`
3. Then create media items: `POST /api/media-items`
See [Library API documentation](../libraries/) for more details.
## Request Body
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| ---------------- | ---------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------- |
| library_id | string (UUID) | Yes | Library UUID to add the media item to |
| title | string | Yes | Media item title (1-500 characters) |
| author | string | No | Author name |
| isbn | string | No | ISBN number |
| description | string | No | Description or summary |
| file_path | string | Yes | Path to the media file |
| file_size | integer | Yes | Size of the file in bytes |
| mime_type | string | Yes | MIME type of the file |
| cover_image_path | string | No | Path to the cover image |
| series | string | No | Series name |
| series_number | integer | No | Number in the series |
| tags | array of strings | No | Tags (auto-normalized) |
| asin | string | No | Amazon ASIN |
| date_published | string | No | Publication date |
| publisher | string | No | Publisher name |
| contributors | array of strings | No | Contributors (auto-normalized) |
## Tag/Contributor Normalization
Tags and contributors are automatically normalized:
- **Tags**: Titlecased, punctuation preserved, case-insensitive deduplication
- **Contributors**: Original casing and punctuation preserved, case-insensitive deduplication
- **Search fields**: Auto-generated for case-insensitive search
### Example Request
```json example-request
{
"library_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"title": "Example Book Title",
"author": "Jane Doe",
"isbn": "978-0-123456-78-9",
"description": "A great book about technology",
"file_path": "/library/books/example.epub",
"file_size": 1048576,
"mime_type": "application/epub+zip",
"series": "Tech Series",
"series_number": 1,
"tags": ["science-fiction", "technology", "ACME CORP."],
"publisher": "O'Reilly Media",
"contributors": ["John Smith", "ACME CORP."]
}
```
## Response (201 Created)
```json example-response
{
"id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001",
"library_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"title": "Example Book Title",
"author": "Jane Doe",
"isbn": "978-0-123456-78-9",
"description": "A great book about technology",
"file_path": "/library/books/example.epub",
"file_size": 1048576,
"mime_type": "application/epub+zip",
"series": "Tech Series",
"series_number": 1,
"tags": [
"Science-Fiction",
"Technology",
"ACME CORP."
],
"tags_search": [
"science fiction",
"technology",
"acme corp"
],
"publisher": "O'Reilly Media",
"contributors": [
"John Smith",
"ACME CORP."
],
"contributors_search": [
"john smith",
"acme corp"
],
"created_at": "2026-01-31T10:00:00Z",
"updated_at": "2026-01-31T10:00:00Z",
"abridged": null,
"added_by_admin_id": null,
"age_rating": null,
"alternate_info": null,
"archived_at": null,
"asin": null,
"audio_metadata": null,
"authors": null,
"authors_search": null,
"chapter_count": null,
"chapter_metadata": null,
"community_rating": null,
"copyright_year": null,
"cover_image_path": null,
"date_published": null,
"edition": null,
"entitlement_id": null,
"explicit": null,
"file_sha256": null,
"format_group": null,
"format_mimetype": null,
"genre": null,
"goodreads_id": null,
"google_books_id": null,
"has_fixed_layout": null,
"hash_confidence": null,
"imported_at": null,
"imprint": null,
"is_black_and_white": null,
"is_reflowable": null,
"kobo_content_id": null,
"kobo_metadata": null,
"language": null,
"library_type_name": null,
"manga_type": null,
"metadata_notes": null,
"metadata_overrides": null,
"missing_scan_count": null,
"narrators": null,
"narrators_search": null,
"openlibrary_id": null,
"opf_identifier": null,
"opf_uuid": null,
"page_count": null,
"publishers": null,
"publishers_search": null,
"reading_direction": null,
"revision_number": null,
"scan_information": null,
"series_count": null,
"story_arc": null,
"subtitle": null,
"summary": null,
"total_characters": null,
"volume": null,
"web_url": null
}
```
## Error Responses
| Code | Description |
| ---- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| 400 | Invalid request data OR library has no folders |
| 401 | Invalid or expired token |
| 403 | User is not an admin |
| 404 | Library not found |
### 400 - Library Has No Folders
When attempting to create a media item in a library that has no folders configured:
```json
{
"error": "Cannot add media items to a library with no folders. Please add at least one folder to the library first."
}
```
**Solution**: Add a folder to the library first:
```bash
POST /api/libraries/{library_id}/folders
{
"folder_path": "/path/to/library/folder"
}
```