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Integrate with Audiobookshelf

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What is Audiobookshelf?​

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server.

-- https://audiobookshelf.org/

Preparation​

The following placeholders are used in this guide:

  • audiobookshelf.company is the FQDN of the Audiobookshelf installation.
  • authentik.company is the FQDN of the authentik installation.
info

This documentation lists only the settings that you need to change from their default values. Be aware that any changes other than those explicitly mentioned in this guide could cause issues accessing your application.

authentik configuration​

Redirect URI changes in authentik 2026.5

In authentik versions earlier than 2026.5, all Redirect URIs are automatically treated as Authorization type. If you are using one of these older authentik versions, add only the Authorization URL to your Redirect URIs and do not configure a Post Logout URI.

To support the integration of Audiobookshelf with authentik, you need to create an application/provider pair in authentik.

Create an application and provider​

  1. Log in to authentik as an administrator and open the authentik Admin interface.

  2. Navigate to Applications > Applications and click New Application to open the application wizard.

    • Application: provide a descriptive name, an optional group for the type of application, the policy engine mode, and optional UI settings. Note the application Slug because it will be required later.
    • Choose a Provider type: select OAuth2/OpenID Connect as the provider type.
    • Configure the Provider: provide a name (or accept the auto-provided name), the authorization flow to use for this provider, and the following required configurations.
      • Note the Client ID and Client Secret values because they will be required later.
      • Add three Redirect URIs:
        • Strict Authorization https://audiobookshelf.company/auth/openid/callback
        • Strict Authorization https://audiobookshelf.company/auth/openid/mobile-redirect
        • Strict Post Logout https://audiobookshelf.company/login
      • Select any available signing key.
    • Configure Bindings (optional): you can create a binding (policy, group, or user) to manage the listing and access to applications on a user's Application Dashboard page.

  3. Click Submit to save the new application and provider.

Audiobookshelf configuration​

  1. Log in to Audiobookshelf as an administrator.
  2. Navigate to Settings > Authentication and enable OpenID Connect Authentication.
  3. Configure the following settings:
    • Issuer URL: https://authentik.company/application/o/<application_slug>/
    • Click Auto-populate. Audiobookshelf fills the required Authorize URL, Token URL, Userinfo URL, JWKS URL, and Signing Algorithm fields from authentik's OIDC discovery document. It also fills the optional Logout URL field.
    • Client ID: enter the Client ID from authentik.
    • Client Secret: enter the Client Secret from authentik.
  4. Click Save and restart Audiobookshelf.

User matching and registration (optional)​

If your Audiobookshelf usernames match the preferred_username value from authentik, set Match existing users by to username. This links the existing Audiobookshelf user to the authentik user after the first successful OIDC login.

Enable Auto Register to create Audiobookshelf users automatically when an OIDC login does not match an existing user.

Single sign-on behavior (optional)​

Enable Auto Launch to automatically redirect users from the Audiobookshelf login page to authentik. To bypass SSO for troubleshooting, open https://audiobookshelf.company/login?autoLaunch=0.

Local authentication

Verify that OIDC login works before disabling Password Authentication. If OIDC is misconfigured and local login is disabled, you must restore local authentication directly in the Audiobookshelf database.

Role and permission claims (optional)​

Leave Group Claim and Advanced Permission Claim empty unless you have configured compatible custom claims in authentik.

If you set Group Claim, Audiobookshelf expects the claim to contain a list with one of admin, user, or guest. If no group matches, Audiobookshelf denies access.

If you set Advanced Permission Claim, Audiobookshelf expects the claim to contain Audiobookshelf permissions for non-admin users.

Mobile and subfolder redirects (optional)​

If Audiobookshelf is served from a subfolder, select the matching Subfolder for Redirect URLs value in Audiobookshelf. Add the displayed callback and mobile redirect URLs to the authentik provider as Strict Authorization redirect URIs.

For third-party mobile apps that use a custom redirect URI, add that URI to Allowed Mobile Redirect URIs in Audiobookshelf. You do not need to add third-party mobile app redirect URIs to the authentik provider.

Configuration verification​

To confirm that authentik is properly configured with Audiobookshelf, log out of Audiobookshelf. Then, open Audiobookshelf and log in using OpenID Connect. You should be redirected to authentik for authentication and then redirected back to Audiobookshelf.

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