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Release Mon, Sep 28, 2026 1 min read

Audiobookshelf 2.37.0

Original release notes

Important: New authentication system was added in v2.26.0. See https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/discussions/4460 for details.

Important: Node.js version updated to 24

Added

  • API keys can authenticate websocket connections by @Vito0912 in #4974

Fixed

  • Server crash decoding invalid filter groups
  • Server crash when collapsing sub-series and sorting by author name #4993
  • Get series for library endpoint not checking the series belongs to that library

Updated

  • Audible match results now set the explicit flag #5535 by @SharonZhu0122 in #5575
  • Server, Docker image, and build scripts now use Node.js 24 by @nichwall in #5578
  • API: Library item cover update requires the cover path to be a file already on that library item
  • API: Cover and author image cache endpoints require a valid id and positive width/height by @Vito0912
  • More strings translated
  • Czech by @CZDanol
  • Norwegian Bokmal by @Mediokris
  • Spanish by @JnBenites
  • Swedish by Daniel Nylander

Internal

  • Initial TypeScript compilation for the server by @nichwall in #5510
  • Add ESLint for the server and run it in the unit test workflow in #5578
  • Fix ReferenceErrors under strict mode when scanning library directories by @binyaminyblatt in #5586

New Contributors

  • @binyaminyblatt made their first contribution in https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/pull/5586
  • @SharonZhu0122 made their first contribution in https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/pull/5575

Full Changelog: https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/compare/v2.36.1...v2.37.0