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Add Notification for Playback Start and Stop #3060

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opened 2026-04-25 00:13:20 +02:00 by adam · 3 comments
adam commented 2026-04-25 00:13:20 +02:00
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Originally created by @gldl137 on GitHub (Oct 28, 2025).

Type of Enhancement

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Describe the Feature/Enhancement

Playback Start Notification: Notify when an audiobook or podcast starts playing.
Playback Stop Notification: Notify when an audiobook or podcast finishes or stops

Why would this be helpful?

It would be great if Audiobookshelf could send notifications when playback starts and stops. This would help users stay informed about their listening sessions.

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Audiobookshelf Server Version

2.30.0

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Originally created by @gldl137 on GitHub (Oct 28, 2025). ### Type of Enhancement None ### Describe the Feature/Enhancement **Playback Start Notification**: Notify when an audiobook or podcast starts playing. **Playback Stop Notification**: Notify when an audiobook or podcast finishes or stops ### Why would this be helpful? It would be great if **Audiobookshelf** could send notifications when playback starts and stops. This would help users stay informed about their listening sessions. ### Future Implementation (Screenshot) <img width="1266" height="826" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/13f564c9-c8ce-4537-965e-e9bc0a3bfad9" /> Add here <img width="1263" height="856" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/451b02ff-35cf-43c7-923b-d6a96d83a5c9" /> ### Audiobookshelf Server Version 2.30.0 ### Current Implementation (Screenshot) _No response_
adam added the enhancement label 2026-04-25 00:13:20 +02:00
adam commented 2026-04-25 00:13:20 +02:00
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@nichwall commented on GitHub (Oct 28, 2025):

Getting a notification every time you start or stop listening to something seems excessive when you can also see this information in the web client or get this from the API to calculate other stats from this information.

Why do you need this as a notification?

@nichwall commented on GitHub (Oct 28, 2025): Getting a notification every time you start or stop listening to something seems excessive when you can also see this information in the web client or get this from the API to calculate other stats from this information. Why do you need this as a notification?
adam commented 2026-04-25 00:13:20 +02:00
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@gldl137 commented on GitHub (Oct 28, 2025):

Getting a notification every time you start or stop listening to something seems excessive when you can also see this information in the web client or get this from the API to calculate other stats from this information.

Why do you need this as a notification?

My child listens to stories at night, and I need to know when the playback starts and ends. Otherwise, if he's engrossed, he could listen all night. Sometimes even after setting a timer, he still opens it on his own. If notifications could be sent proactively, I could just check my phone for the notifications while I'm sleeping to know the status of the stories, and I wouldn't need to open the app or web client to check

@gldl137 commented on GitHub (Oct 28, 2025): > Getting a notification every time you start or stop listening to something seems excessive when you can also see this information in the web client or get this from the API to calculate other stats from this information. > > Why do you need this as a notification? My child listens to stories at night, and I need to know when the playback starts and ends. Otherwise, if he's engrossed, he could listen all night. Sometimes even after setting a timer, he still opens it on his own. If notifications could be sent proactively, I could just check my phone for the notifications while I'm sleeping to know the status of the stories, and I wouldn't need to open the app or web client to check
adam commented 2026-04-25 00:13:21 +02:00
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@ChiefMedicalOfficer commented on GitHub (Mar 4, 2026):

I would like this type of notification even if it was just to show that a book had been started and finished.

@ChiefMedicalOfficer commented on GitHub (Mar 4, 2026): I would like this type of notification even if it was just to show that a book had been started and finished.
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