Kavita Book API
The Book API from Kavita — 4 operation(s) for book.
The Book API from Kavita — 4 operation(s) for book.
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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Kavita Book API
description: Kavita provides a set of APIs authenticated via an Auth Key passed in the `x-api-key` header. Generate an Auth Key under User Settings → Manage Auth Keys, paste it into the Authorize panel, and all Try It requests will include it. Assume all fields of a payload are required unless marked optional. Built against v0.9.1.15
license:
name: GPL-3.0
url: https://github.com/Kareadita/Kavita/blob/develop/LICENSE
version: 0.9.1.15
servers:
- url: '{protocol}://{hostpath}'
variables:
protocol:
default: http
enum:
- http
- https
hostpath:
default: localhost:5000
security:
- AuthKey: []
tags:
- name: Book
paths:
/api/Book/{chapterId}/book-info:
get:
tags:
- Book
summary: Retrieves information for the PDF and Epub reader. This will cache the file
description: This only applies to Epub or PDF files
parameters:
- name: chapterId
in: path
description: ''
required: true
schema:
type: integer
format: int32
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content:
text/plain:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/BookInfoDto'
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/BookInfoDto'
text/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/BookInfoDto'
operationId: getApiBookByChapterIdBookInfo
x-operation-id-source: derived
/api/Book/{chapterId}/book-resources:
get:
tags:
- Book
summary: This is an entry point to fetch resources from within an epub chapter/book
parameters:
- name: chapterId
in: path
description: ''
required: true
schema:
type: integer
format: int32
- name: file
in: query
description: ''
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: OK
operationId: getApiBookByChapterIdBookResources
x-operation-id-source: derived
/api/Book/{chapterId}/chapters:
get:
tags:
- Book
summary: This will return a list of mappings from ID -> page num.
description: This is essentially building the table of contents
parameters:
- name: chapterId
in: path
description: ''
required: true
schema:
type: integer
format: int32
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content:
text/plain:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/BookChapterItem'
application/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/BookChapterItem'
text/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/BookChapterItem'
operationId: getApiBookByChapterIdChapters
x-operation-id-source: derived
/api/Book/{chapterId}/book-page:
get:
tags:
- Book
summary: This returns a single page within the epub book.
parameters:
- name: chapterId
in: path
description: ''
required: true
schema:
type: integer
format: int32
- name: page
in: query
description: ''
schema:
type: integer
format: int32
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content:
text/plain:
schema:
type: string
application/json:
schema:
type: string
text/json:
schema:
type: string
operationId: getApiBookByChapterIdBookPage
x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
schemas:
BookChapterItem:
type: object
properties:
title:
type:
- string
- 'null'
part:
type:
- string
- 'null'
page:
type: integer
format: int32
children:
type:
- array
- 'null'
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/BookChapterItem'
additionalProperties: false
MangaFormat:
enum:
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
type: integer
description: 'Members:
- `0` — Image
- `1` — Archive
- `2` — Unknown
- `3` — EPUB (Epub)
- `4` — PDF (Pdf)'
format: int32
x-enum-varnames:
- Image
- Archive
- Unknown
- Epub
- Pdf
x-enum-descriptions:
- Image
- Archive
- Unknown
- EPUB
- PDF
BookInfoDto:
type: object
properties:
bookTitle:
type:
- string
- 'null'
seriesId:
type: integer
format: int32
volumeId:
type: integer
format: int32
seriesFormat:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/MangaFormat'
seriesName:
type:
- string
- 'null'
chapterNumber:
type:
- string
- 'null'
volumeNumber:
type:
- string
- 'null'
libraryId:
type: integer
format: int32
pages:
type: integer
format: int32
isSpecial:
type: boolean
chapterTitle:
type:
- string
- 'null'
additionalProperties: false
securitySchemes:
AuthKey:
type: apiKey
description: Auth Key authentication. Enter your Auth key from your user settings
name: x-api-key
in: header