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[Enhancement]: Cover Search using Google Images #1474

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opened 2026-04-24 23:46:52 +02:00 by adam · 3 comments
adam commented 2026-04-24 23:46:52 +02:00
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Originally created by @dedors on GitHub (Oct 21, 2023).

Describe the feature/enhancement

For searching covers, it would be nice to also just use google image search (and maybe other search engines?), as they can yield results when other methods fail.
Alternatively or additionally, consider allowing users to provide a URL for the cover image instead of requiring them to download and upload it..

This probably should not be included in "match books" nor in "search all" (using google books is also excluded at the moment)

Originally created by @dedors on GitHub (Oct 21, 2023). ### Describe the feature/enhancement For searching covers, it would be nice to also just use google image search (and maybe other search engines?), as they can yield results when other methods fail. _Alternatively or additionally, consider allowing users to provide a URL for the cover image instead of requiring them to download and upload it.._ This probably should not be included in "match books" nor in "search all" (using google books is also excluded at the moment)
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adam commented 2026-04-24 23:46:52 +02:00
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2023):

You can already provide a URL for the cover image. It will be downloaded from the URL.

As far as I know the google image search API is not free up to a certain point and requires an API key, so this isn't a viable option. We need public APIs to use for providers

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2023): You can already provide a URL for the cover image. It will be downloaded from the URL. As far as I know the google image search API is not free up to a certain point and requires an API key, so this isn't a viable option. We need public APIs to use for providers
adam commented 2026-04-24 23:46:53 +02:00
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@dedors commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2023):

Oh I thought the "Cover Image URL" is only for the local file, without the ability to download it.

@dedors commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2023): Oh I thought the "Cover Image URL" is only for the local file, without the ability to download it.
adam commented 2026-04-24 23:46:54 +02:00
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2023):

This will be more clear in the next release, I have updated the UI
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2023): This will be more clear in the next release, I have updated the UI ![image](https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/assets/67830747/831c937f-8bfb-4a6b-a544-6ee328991094)
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