[Bug]: API Update a Playlist invalid when description is null #3089

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opened 2026-04-25 00:13:36 +02:00 by adam · 2 comments
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Originally created by @shanyan-wcx on GitHub (Nov 12, 2025).

What happened?

When using the Update a Playlist API, the description is set to null and the description of the playlist is not cleared.

What did you expect to happen?

The description of the playlist has been cleared.

Steps to reproduce the issue

  1. Using the Update a Playlist API, set description to null.
  2. The description of the playlist is not cleared.

Audiobookshelf version

v2.30.0

How are you running audiobookshelf?

Docker

What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from?

Linux

If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on?

None

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Originally created by @shanyan-wcx on GitHub (Nov 12, 2025). ### What happened? When using the Update a Playlist API, the description is set to null and the description of the playlist is not cleared. ### What did you expect to happen? The description of the playlist has been cleared. ### Steps to reproduce the issue 1. Using the Update a Playlist API, set description to null. 2. The description of the playlist is not cleared. ### Audiobookshelf version v2.30.0 ### How are you running audiobookshelf? Docker ### What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from? Linux ### If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on? None ### Logs ```shell ``` ### Additional Notes _No response_
adam added the bug label 2026-04-25 00:13:36 +02:00
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@Vito0912 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2025):

Did you try, setting it to undefined?

@Vito0912 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2025): Did you try, setting it to undefined?
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@shanyan-wcx commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2025):

I tried, but it still didn't work

@shanyan-wcx commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2025): I tried, but it still didn't work
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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf#3089