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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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OPDS Feeds

Bookhoard provides OPDS 1.2 feeds for device compatibility.

Get Device Catalog

Endpoint: GET /opds/devices/{deviceId}/catalog Auth: Device token required

Query Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
page integer No Page number (default: 1)
per_page integer No Items per page (default: 50, max: 200)

Example Request

GET /opds/devices/kobo-id/catalog?page=1&per_page=50

Response (200 OK - OPDS 1.2 XML)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" 
       xmlns:opds="http://opds-spec.org/2010/"
       xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
  <id>urn:uuid:device-id</id>
  <title>Bookhoard Library</title>
  <updated>2026-02-01T12:00:00Z</updated>
  
  <link rel="self" href="http://localhost:8765/opds/devices/kobo-id/catalog"/>
  <link rel="search" href="http://localhost:8765/opds/devices/kobo-id/search"/>
  <link rel="start" href="http://localhost:8765/opds/devices/kobo-id/nav"/>
  
  <entry>
    <id>urn:uuid:bookhoard-uuid-123</id>
    <dc:title>The Hobbit</dc:title>
    <dc:creator>J.R.R. Tolkien</dc:creator>
    <updated>2026-02-01T10:00:00Z</updated>
    
    <link href="http://localhost:8765/opds/devices/kobo-id/download/uuid-123" 
          type="application/epub+zip" 
          rel="http://opds-spec.org/acquisition/open-access"/>
    
    <link href="http://localhost:8765/opds/devices/kobo-id/download/uuid-123?format=kepub" 
          type="application/vnd.kobo+xml+zip" 
          rel="alternate"/>
    
    <dc:identifier id="bookhoard">uuid-123</dc:identifier>
    <meta property="bookhoard:sha256">abc123...</meta>
  </entry>
</feed>

Search OPDS Catalog

Endpoint: GET /opds/devices/{deviceId}/search Auth: Device token required

Query Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
q string Yes Search query

Example Request

GET /opds/devices/kobo-id/search?q=Hobbit

Response (200 OK - OPDS 1.2 XML with search results)

Returns OPDS feed with matching books.

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