BookStack API Skill

Interact with a BookStack wiki through its REST API using the bundled Python script. No external dependencies beyond Python 3 standard library.

Configuration

Credentials live in ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json under the bookstack skill entry:

{
  "skills": {
    "entries": {
      "bookstack": {
        "env": {
          "BOOKSTACK_URL": "https://your-bookstack.example.com",
          "BOOKSTACK_TOKEN_ID": "your-token-id",
          "BOOKSTACK_TOKEN_SECRET": "your-token-secret"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Generate a token from BookStack: Profile > API Tokens > Create Token. The user's role needs the "Access System API" permission enabled.

Usage

All commands follow the pattern:

python3 scripts/bookstack.py \x3Ccommand> [args] [options]

Pass the env vars from the config above when executing.

Quick Reference

The same CRUD pattern applies to books, chapters, and shelves. For the full command list with all flags and options, see references/api-commands.md.

Important Notes

• Cloudflare protection: The script sends a User-Agent header because BookStack instances behind Cloudflare reject requests without one (HTTP 403). If you get a 403, this is likely why.
• Content formats: Pages accept HTML by default. Use --markdown for Markdown input. When reading, get_page --content returns HTML, --markdown returns Markdown.
• Large HTML updates: For big page updates, prepare the HTML in a temp file and read it into the API call programmatically, rather than passing it inline on the command line.