Kavita

Kavita Collection API

APIs for Collections

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Operations 12

GET /api/Collection Returns all Collection tags for a given User #

DELETE /api/Collection Removes the collection tag from the user #

GET /api/Collection/single Returns a single Collection tag by Id for a given user #

GET /api/Collection/all-series Returns all collections that contain the Series for the user with the option to… #

GET /api/Collection/name-exists Checks if a collection exists with the name #

POST /api/Collection/update Updates an existing tag with a new title, promotion status, and summary. #

POST /api/Collection/promote-multiple Promote/UnPromote multiple collections in one go. #

POST /api/Collection/delete-multiple Delete multiple collections in one go #

POST /api/Collection/update-for-series Adds multiple series to a collection. If tag id is 0, this will create a new tag #

POST /api/Collection/update-series For a given tag, update the summary if summary has changed and remove a set of… #

GET /api/Collection/mal-stacks For the authenticated user, if they have an active Kavita+ subscription and a… #

POST /api/Collection/import-stack Imports a MAL Stack into Kavita #

Specifications

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https://artifacts.apis.io/kavita/openapi/kavita-collection-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Kavita Collection 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: Collection
  description: APIs for Collections
paths:
  /api/Collection:
    get:
      tags:
      - Collection
      summary: Returns all Collection tags for a given User
      parameters:
      - name: ownedOnly
        in: query
        description: Exclude Promoted
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
      - name: sortByLastModified
        in: query
        description: Order by Last Modified rather than on Title
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppUserCollectionDto'
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppUserCollectionDto'
            text/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppUserCollectionDto'
      operationId: getApiCollection
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    delete:
      tags:
      - Collection
      summary: Removes the collection tag from the user
      parameters:
      - name: tagId
        in: query
        description: ''
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      operationId: deleteApiCollection
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /api/Collection/single:
    get:
      tags:
      - Collection
      summary: Returns a single Collection tag by Id for a given user
      parameters:
      - name: collectionId
        in: query
        description: ''
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppUserCollectionDto'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppUserCollectionDto'
            text/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppUserCollectionDto'
      operationId: getApiCollectionSingle
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /api/Collection/all-series:
    get:
      tags:
      - Collection
      summary: Returns all collections that contain the Series for the user with the option to…
      parameters:
      - name: seriesId
        in: query
        description: ''
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      - name: ownedOnly
        in: query
        description: ''
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppUserCollectionDto'
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppUserCollectionDto'
            text/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppUserCollectionDto'
      operationId: getApiCollectionAllSeries
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /api/Collection/name-exists:
    get:
      tags:
      - Collection
      summary: Checks if a collection exists with the name
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: query
        description: If empty or null, will return true as that is invalid
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: boolean
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: boolean
            text/json:
              schema:
                type: boolean
      operationId: getApiCollectionNameExists
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /api/Collection/update:
    post:
      tags:
      - Collection
      summary: Updates an existing tag with a new title, promotion status, and summary.
      requestBody:
        description: ''
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppUserCollectionDto'
          text/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppUserCollectionDto'
          application/*+json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppUserCollectionDto'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppUserCollectionDto'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppUserCollectionDto'
            text/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppUserCollectionDto'
      operationId: postApiCollectionUpdate
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /api/Collection/promote-multiple:
    post:
      tags:
      - Collection
      summary: Promote/UnPromote multiple collections in one go.
      requestBody:
        description: ''
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PromoteCollectionsDto'
          text/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PromoteCollectionsDto'
          application/*+json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PromoteCollectionsDto'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      operationId: postApiCollectionPromoteMultiple
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /api/Collection/delete-multiple:
    post:
      tags:
      - Collection
      summary: Delete multiple collections in one go
      requestBody:
        description: ''
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteCollectionsDto'
          text/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteCollectionsDto'
          application/*+json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteCollectionsDto'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      operationId: postApiCollectionDeleteMultiple
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /api/Collection/update-for-series:
    post:
      tags:
      - Collection
      summary: Adds multiple series to a collection. If tag id is 0, this will create a new tag
      requestBody:
        description: ''
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CollectionTagBulkAddDto'
          text/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CollectionTagBulkAddDto'
          application/*+json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CollectionTagBulkAddDto'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      operationId: postApiCollectionUpdateForSeries
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /api/Collection/update-series:
    post:
      tags:
      - Collection
      summary: For a given tag, update the summary if summary has changed and remove a set of…
      requestBody:
        description: ''
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateSeriesForTagDto'
          text/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateSeriesForTagDto'
          application/*+json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateSeriesForTagDto'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      operationId: postApiCollectionUpdateSeries
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /api/Collection/mal-stacks:
    get:
      tags:
      - Collection
      summary: For the authenticated user, if they have an active Kavita+ subscription and a…
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/MalStackDto'
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/MalStackDto'
            text/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/MalStackDto'
      operationId: getApiCollectionMalStacks
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /api/Collection/import-stack:
    post:
      tags:
      - Collection
      summary: Imports a MAL Stack into Kavita
      requestBody:
        description: ''
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/MalStackDto'
          text/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/MalStackDto'
          application/*+json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/MalStackDto'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      operationId: postApiCollectionImportStack
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    UpdateSeriesForTagDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        tag:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppUserCollectionDto'
        seriesIdsToRemove:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            type: integer
            format: int32
      additionalProperties: false
    AppUserCollectionDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        title:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        summary:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        promoted:
          type: boolean
        ageRating:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AgeRating'
        coverImage:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        primaryColor:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        secondaryColor:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        coverImageLocked:
          type: boolean
        itemCount:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        owner:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        lastSyncUtc:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        source:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ScrobbleProvider'
        sourceUrl:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        totalSourceCount:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        missingSeriesFromSource:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
      additionalProperties: false
    ScrobbleProvider:
      enum:
      - 0
      - 1
      - 2
      - 4
      - 5
      - 6
      type: integer
      description: 'Members:

        - `0` — Kavita

        - `1` — AniList

        - `2` — Mal

        - `4` — Cbr

        - `5` — Hardcover

        - `6` — MangaBaka'
      format: int32
      x-enum-varnames:
      - Kavita
      - AniList
      - Mal
      - Cbr
      - Hardcover
      - MangaBaka
      x-enum-descriptions:
      - Kavita
      - AniList
      - Mal
      - Cbr
      - Hardcover
      - MangaBaka
    DeleteCollectionsDto:
      required:
      - collectionIds
      type: object
      properties:
        collectionIds:
          type: array
          items:
            type: integer
            format: int32
      additionalProperties: false
    AgeRating:
      enum:
      - 0
      - 1
      - 2
      - 3
      - 4
      - 5
      - 6
      - 7
      - 8
      - 9
      - 10
      - 11
      - 12
      - 13
      - 14
      - -1
      type: integer
      description: 'Members:

        - `0` — Unknown

        - `1` — Rating Pending (RatingPending)

        - `2` — Early Childhood (EarlyChildhood)

        - `3` — Everyone

        - `4` — G

        - `5` — Everyone 10+ (Everyone10Plus)

        - `6` — PG

        - `7` — Kids to Adults (KidsToAdults)

        - `8` — Teen

        - `9` — MA15+ (Mature15Plus)

        - `10` — Mature 17+ (Mature17Plus)

        - `11` — M (Mature)

        - `12` — R18+ (R18Plus)

        - `13` — Adults Only 18+ (AdultsOnly)

        - `14` — X18+ (X18Plus)

        - `-1` — Not Applicable (NotApplicable)'
      format: int32
      x-enum-varnames:
      - Unknown
      - RatingPending
      - EarlyChildhood
      - Everyone
      - G
      - Everyone10Plus
      - PG
      - KidsToAdults
      - Teen
      - Mature15Plus
      - Mature17Plus
      - Mature
      - R18Plus
      - AdultsOnly
      - X18Plus
      - NotApplicable
      x-enum-descriptions:
      - Unknown
      - Rating Pending
      - Early Childhood
      - Everyone
      - G
      - Everyone 10+
      - PG
      - Kids to Adults
      - Teen
      - MA15+
      - Mature 17+
      - M
      - R18+
      - Adults Only 18+
      - X18+
      - Not Applicable
    PromoteCollectionsDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        collectionIds:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            type: integer
            format: int32
        promoted:
          type: boolean
      additionalProperties: false
    MalStackDto:
      required:
      - author
      - restackCount
      - seriesCount
      - stackId
      - title
      - url
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        stackId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        url:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        author:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        seriesCount:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        restackCount:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        existingId:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      additionalProperties: false
    CollectionTagBulkAddDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        collectionTagId:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        collectionTagTitle:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        seriesIds:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            type: integer
            format: int32
      additionalProperties: false
  securitySchemes:
    AuthKey:
      type: apiKey
      description: Auth Key authentication. Enter your Auth key from your user settings
      name: x-api-key
      in: header