bookstack-api

A Go client library for the BookStack REST API. Zero external dependencies.

Installation

go get code.beautifulmachines.dev/jakoubek/bookstack-api

Quick Start

package main

import (
    "context"
    "fmt"
    "log"

    bookstack "code.beautifulmachines.dev/jakoubek/bookstack-api"
)

func main() {
    client, err := bookstack.NewClient(bookstack.Config{
        BaseURL:     "https://docs.example.com",
        TokenID:     os.Getenv("BOOKSTACK_TOKEN_ID"),
        TokenSecret: os.Getenv("BOOKSTACK_TOKEN_SECRET"),
    })
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }

    ctx := context.Background()

    // List all books
    books, err := client.Books.List(ctx, nil)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    for _, book := range books {
        fmt.Printf("%d: %s\n", book.ID, book.Name)
    }
}

Authentication

BookStack uses token-based authentication. Create an API token in your BookStack user profile under API Tokens.

Set the token ID and secret as environment variables:

export BOOKSTACK_TOKEN_ID="your-token-id"
export BOOKSTACK_TOKEN_SECRET="your-token-secret"

Usage

Search

results, err := client.Search.Search(ctx, "deployment guide", nil)
for _, r := range results {
    fmt.Printf("[%s] %s (score: %.1f)\n", r.Type, r.Name, r.Score)
}

Get a Page

page, err := client.Pages.Get(ctx, 42)
fmt.Println(page.HTML)

Export Page as Markdown

md, err := client.Pages.ExportMarkdown(ctx, 42)
fmt.Println(string(md))

Iterate All Books

Uses Go 1.23+ iterators for memory-efficient pagination:

for book, err := range client.Books.ListAll(ctx) {
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    fmt.Println(book.Name)
}

Pagination and Filtering

pages, err := client.Pages.List(ctx, &bookstack.ListOptions{
    Count:  10,
    Offset: 0,
    Sort:   "-updated_at",
    Filter: map[string]string{"book_id": "1"},
})

Create and Update Pages

page, err := client.Pages.Create(ctx, &bookstack.PageCreateRequest{
    BookID:   1,
    Name:     "New Page",
    Markdown: "# Hello\n\nPage content here.",
})

page, err = client.Pages.Update(ctx, page.ID, &bookstack.PageUpdateRequest{
    Markdown: "# Updated\n\nNew content.",
})

Error Handling

page, err := client.Pages.Get(ctx, 999)
if errors.Is(err, bookstack.ErrNotFound) {
    fmt.Println("Page not found")
} else if errors.Is(err, bookstack.ErrUnauthorized) {
    fmt.Println("Invalid credentials")
}

Available Services

Service	Operations
Books	List, ListAll, Get
Pages	List, ListAll, Get, Create, Update, Delete, ExportMarkdown, ExportPDF
Chapters	List, ListAll, Get
Shelves	List, ListAll, Get
Search	Search
Attachments	List, Get, Create, Update, Delete
Comments	List, Get, Create, Update, Delete

Requirements

• Go 1.23+
• BookStack instance with API enabled

License

See LICENSE file.