[Bug]: API progress crashes server if episodeId is missing #3414

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opened 2026-02-20 03:07:53 -05:00 by deekerman · 2 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 03:07:53 -05:00

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Originally created by @LMSSonos on GitHub (Feb 14, 2026).

What happened?

When you call the progress API with missing episodeId the server crashes

│ INFO: Listening on port :80                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              │
│ INFO: [Watcher] "podcasts" Ready                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         │
│ FATAL: [Server] Unhandled rejection: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'id')                                                                                                                                                                                                                       │
│     at User.createUpdateMediaProgressFromPayload (/app/server/models/User.js:786:39)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               │
│     at async ApiRouter.createUpdateMediaProgress (/app/server/controllers/MeController.js:148:35)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  │
│ promise: Promise {                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 │
│   <rejected> TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'id')                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         │
│       at User.createUpdateMediaProgressFromPayload (/app/server/models/User.js:786:39)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             │
│       at async ApiRouter.createUpdateMediaProgress (/app/server/controllers/MeController.js:148:35)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                │
│ }

What did you expect to happen?

Should return an error ;-)

Steps to reproduce the issue

Just curl' the api with the for a podcast with a missing episodeId

curl -X PATCH "https://abs.myserver.local/api/me/progress/311e68d6-2d65-4975-856e-87e6e1e6234c" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "duration": 2400,
    "currentTime": 600,
    "progress": 0.25,
    "isFinished": false
  }'

Audiobookshelf version

2.32.1

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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Additional Notes

Maybe related to #4908

Originally created by @LMSSonos on GitHub (Feb 14, 2026). ### What happened? When you call the progress API with missing episodeId the server crashes ``` │ INFO: Listening on port :80 │ │ INFO: [Watcher] "podcasts" Ready │ │ FATAL: [Server] Unhandled rejection: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'id') │ │ at User.createUpdateMediaProgressFromPayload (/app/server/models/User.js:786:39) │ │ at async ApiRouter.createUpdateMediaProgress (/app/server/controllers/MeController.js:148:35) │ │ promise: Promise { │ │ <rejected> TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'id') │ │ at User.createUpdateMediaProgressFromPayload (/app/server/models/User.js:786:39) │ │ at async ApiRouter.createUpdateMediaProgress (/app/server/controllers/MeController.js:148:35) │ │ } ``` ### What did you expect to happen? Should return an error ;-) ### Steps to reproduce the issue Just curl' the api with the for a podcast with a missing episodeId ``` curl -X PATCH "https://abs.myserver.local/api/me/progress/311e68d6-2d65-4975-856e-87e6e1e6234c" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "duration": 2400, "currentTime": 600, "progress": 0.25, "isFinished": false }' ``` ### Audiobookshelf version 2.32.1 ### 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 Maybe related to #4908