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Music Assistant has support for audiobookshelf. Contributed and maintained by Fabian Munkes

Features
Subscription FREE Yes
Self-Hosted Local Media Yes
Media Types Supported Audiobooks, Podcasts
Recommendations Supported Yes
Lyrics Supported No
Radio Mode No
Maximum Stream Quality 192kHz 24 bit
Login Method Password or Token

Other

  • Populates Audiobooks from all libraries accessible by the supplied user
  • Populates Podcasts from all libraries accessible by the supplied user
  • Browse Feature has the following structure:
        Library_Name_A (Audiobooks)
            Authors
                Author_1
                    Series_1
                    Audiobook_1
                    Audiobook_2
                Author_2
                    Audiobook_3
            Narrators
                Narrator_1
                    Audiobook_1
                    Audiobook_2
            Series
                Series_1
                    Audiobook_1
                    Audiobook_2
                Series_2
                    Audiobook_3
                    Audiobook_4
            Collections
                Collection_1
                    Audiobook_1
                    Audiobook_2
                Collection_2
                    Audiobook_3
                    Audiobook_4
            Audiobooks
                Audiobook_1
                Audiobook_2
        Library_Name_B (Podcasts)
            Podcast_1
            Podcast_2
  • The Audiobook search function supports searching for Authors and Narrators
  • Progress is synced both ways and obtained just ahead of playing
  • Event driven updates of podcast/ audiobook metadata in known libraries:
    • A change is immediately reflected to the MA database if MA is running
    • Newly added and just deleted items are immediately reflected as well
    • BUT: if MA was down while changes in the ABS database occured, those will only be synced if a normal provider sync is triggered
  • Single and multi-file audiobooks are supported
  • Supports recommendations on the Home View

Configuration

The following is needed to setup this provider:

  • Server. A server URL (e.g. https://abs.domain.tld/ or http://192.168.1.4:13378/ for a local server) of an Audiobookshelf instance.
  • Authentication without OIDC:
    • Username. The username of an Audiobookshelf user
    • Password. The password of this user

Note

The user must be of type user, admin or root. Guest users are neither tested nor supported

  • If OIDC is configured:
    • Token instead of user/password. Add the token in the specified field. This token can be obtained by an admin user for any user within the ABS settings -> users

Advanced Settings

  • Verify SSL. Enable to verify the certificate of SSL/TLS connections. This is on by default
  • Hide empty podcasts. Podcasts with no episodes yet downloaded may be skipped when syncing

Known Issues / Notes

  • Multi-file Audiobooks: The UI will show PCM as the source file format (as that is what is used internally) instead of the actual file format of the audiobook
  • Tested currently against ABS >= 2.19.0
  • In the first instance of any problems ensure the server is running the latest version of the audiobookshelf software

Not Yet Supported

  • Playlists
  • Edit provider feature
  • Creation/deletion of a new library (i.e. not media items in a known library) is not reflected in an event driven way. Instead, use a normal sync