What went wrong?
Metadata of some books displayed as garbled, no matter what.
Steps to reproduce
Some books (usually PDF) always throw unreadable metadata no mattter what I do.
Calibre & Nitro PDF read it just fine.
The metadata is embedded in the PDF or epub file itself.
Expected vs actual behavior
Load metadata normally.
Your setup
- BookOrbit v2.0.1
- Deployment: Docker
- OS: Raspbian Trixie
- Browser: Google Chrome
Relevant logs (optional)
2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19q","method":"GET","url":"/api/v1/authors/metadata/stream?q=Anne+Rice®ion=us&limit=6"} context=AudnexusAuthorMetadataProvider msg=[audnexus] [start] method=GET
2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19r","method":"GET","url":"/api/v1/authors/metadata/stream?q=Anne+Rice®ion=us&limit=6"} context=AudnexusAuthorMetadataProvider msg=[audnexus] [start] method=GET
2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19s","method":"GET","url":"/api/v1/authors/metadata/stream?q=Anne+Rice®ion=us&limit=6"} context=AudnexusAuthorMetadataProvider msg=[audnexus] [start] method=GET
2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19q","method":"GET","url":"/api/v1/authors/metadata/stream?q=Anne+Rice®ion=us&limit=6"} context=AudnexusAuthorMetadataProvider msg=[audnexus] [end] method=GET status=200 durationMs=329
2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19r","method":"GET","url":"/api/v1/authors/metadata/stream?q=Anne+Rice®ion=us&limit=6"} context=AudnexusAuthorMetadataProvider msg=[audnexus] [end] method=GET status=200 durationMs=321
2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19o","method":"GET","url":"/api/v1/authors/metadata/stream?q=Anne+Rice®ion=us&limit=6"} context=AudnexusAuthorMetadataProvider msg=[audnexus] [end] method=GET status=200 durationMs=1011
2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19s","method":"GET","url":"/api/v1/authors/metadata/stream?q=Anne+Rice®ion=us&limit=6"} context=AudnexusAuthorMetadataProvider msg=[audnexus] [end] method=GET status=200 durationMs=1009
2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19v","method":"POST","url":"/api/v1/scanner/libraries/1/scan"} context=ScannerService msg=[scanner.start_scan] [start] libraryId=1 triggeredBy=manual forceFullScan=false - scan start requested
2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19v","method":"POST","url":"/api/v1/scanner/libraries/1/scan"} context=ScannerService msg=[scanner.run_scan] [start] libraryId=1 jobId=3 folderCount=1 forceFullScan=false - scan job started
2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19v","method":"POST","url":"/api/v1/scanner/libraries/1/scan"} context=ScannerService msg=[scanner.start_scan] [end] libraryId=1 triggeredBy=manual durationMs=6 jobId=3 - scan start accepted
2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19v","method":"POST","url":"/api/v1/scanner/libraries/1/scan"} context=ScannerService msg=[scanner.scan_folder_candidates] [start] libraryId=1 jobId=3 libraryFolderId=1 candidateCount=115 skippedDirCount=0 unchangedDirCount=564 - folder candidate scan started
2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19v","method":"POST","url":"/api/v1/scanner/libraries/1/scan"} context=ScannerService msg=[scanner.scan_folder_candidates] [end] libraryId=1 jobId=3 libraryFolderId=1 durationMs=268 addedCount=0 updatedCount=0 missingCount=2 - folder candidate scan completedScreenshots (optional)
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What went wrong?
Metadata of some books displayed as garbled, no matter what.
Steps to reproduce
Some books (usually PDF) always throw unreadable metadata no mattter what I do.
Calibre & Nitro PDF read it just fine.
The metadata is embedded in the PDF or epub file itself.
Expected vs actual behavior
Load metadata normally.
Your setup
Relevant logs (optional)
2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19q","method":"GET","url":"/api/v1/authors/metadata/stream?q=Anne+Rice®ion=us&limit=6"} context=AudnexusAuthorMetadataProvider msg=[audnexus] [start] method=GET 2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19r","method":"GET","url":"/api/v1/authors/metadata/stream?q=Anne+Rice®ion=us&limit=6"} context=AudnexusAuthorMetadataProvider msg=[audnexus] [start] method=GET 2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19s","method":"GET","url":"/api/v1/authors/metadata/stream?q=Anne+Rice®ion=us&limit=6"} context=AudnexusAuthorMetadataProvider msg=[audnexus] [start] method=GET 2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19q","method":"GET","url":"/api/v1/authors/metadata/stream?q=Anne+Rice®ion=us&limit=6"} context=AudnexusAuthorMetadataProvider msg=[audnexus] [end] method=GET status=200 durationMs=329 2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19r","method":"GET","url":"/api/v1/authors/metadata/stream?q=Anne+Rice®ion=us&limit=6"} context=AudnexusAuthorMetadataProvider msg=[audnexus] [end] method=GET status=200 durationMs=321 2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19o","method":"GET","url":"/api/v1/authors/metadata/stream?q=Anne+Rice®ion=us&limit=6"} context=AudnexusAuthorMetadataProvider msg=[audnexus] [end] method=GET status=200 durationMs=1011 2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19s","method":"GET","url":"/api/v1/authors/metadata/stream?q=Anne+Rice®ion=us&limit=6"} context=AudnexusAuthorMetadataProvider msg=[audnexus] [end] method=GET status=200 durationMs=1009 2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19v","method":"POST","url":"/api/v1/scanner/libraries/1/scan"} context=ScannerService msg=[scanner.start_scan] [start] libraryId=1 triggeredBy=manual forceFullScan=false - scan start requested 2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19v","method":"POST","url":"/api/v1/scanner/libraries/1/scan"} context=ScannerService msg=[scanner.run_scan] [start] libraryId=1 jobId=3 folderCount=1 forceFullScan=false - scan job started 2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19v","method":"POST","url":"/api/v1/scanner/libraries/1/scan"} context=ScannerService msg=[scanner.start_scan] [end] libraryId=1 triggeredBy=manual durationMs=6 jobId=3 - scan start accepted 2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19v","method":"POST","url":"/api/v1/scanner/libraries/1/scan"} context=ScannerService msg=[scanner.scan_folder_candidates] [start] libraryId=1 jobId=3 libraryFolderId=1 candidateCount=115 skippedDirCount=0 unchangedDirCount=564 - folder candidate scan started 2026/07/01 12:57PM 30 pid=8 hostname=1326c1941bb4 req={"id":"req-19v","method":"POST","url":"/api/v1/scanner/libraries/1/scan"} context=ScannerService msg=[scanner.scan_folder_candidates] [end] libraryId=1 jobId=3 libraryFolderId=1 durationMs=268 addedCount=0 updatedCount=0 missingCount=2 - folder candidate scan completedScreenshots (optional)
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