---
title: "Changes to Creates a SideNav Stream from a SmartFilter and adds it to the user's sidenav as visible"
method: POST
path: "/api/Stream/add-sidenav-stream-from-external-source"
---

# Changes to Creates a SideNav Stream from a SmartFilter and adds it to the user's sidenav as visible

`POST /api/Stream/add-sidenav-stream-from-external-source`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 7 of 136 revisions.

- **2026-10-22** `7de671750636`: 3 warning, 3 info
- **2026-08-13** `3bd8363f0a4e`: 3 info
- **2026-04-18** `58caf8bfeda1`: 3 info
- **2025-11-01** `6cabddef7e29`: 3 info
- **2025-10-25** `07751d5dca44`: 3 info
- **2025-07-05** `f58e9423b396`: 3 info
- **2025-06-23** `062f6097bd39`: 3 info

## Changes

- **2026-10-22** `7de671750636`: 3 warning, 3 info
  - removed the optional property `library/folderWatching` from the response with the `200` status (media type: text/plain)
  - removed the optional property `library/folderWatching` from the response with the `200` status (media type: application/json)
  - removed the optional property `library/folderWatching` from the response with the `200` status (media type: text/json)
  - added the optional property `library/folderWatchMode` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/plain)
  - added the optional property `library/folderWatchMode` to the response with the `200` status (media type: application/json)
  - added the optional property `library/folderWatchMode` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/json)
- **2026-08-13** `3bd8363f0a4e`: 3 info
  - added the optional property `library/metadataProvider` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/plain)
  - added the optional property `library/metadataProvider` to the response with the `200` status (media type: application/json)
  - added the optional property `library/metadataProvider` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/json)
- **2026-04-18** `58caf8bfeda1`: 3 info
  - added the optional property `entityType` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/plain)
  - added the optional property `entityType` to the response with the `200` status (media type: application/json)
  - added the optional property `entityType` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/json)
- **2025-11-01** `6cabddef7e29`: 3 info
  - added the optional property `library/defaultLanguage` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/plain)
  - added the optional property `library/defaultLanguage` to the response with the `200` status (media type: application/json)
  - added the optional property `library/defaultLanguage` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/json)
- **2025-10-25** `07751d5dca44`: 3 info
  - added the optional property `library/inheritWebLinksFromFirstChapter` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/plain)
  - added the optional property `library/inheritWebLinksFromFirstChapter` to the response with the `200` status (media type: application/json)
  - added the optional property `library/inheritWebLinksFromFirstChapter` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/json)
- **2025-07-05** `f58e9423b396`: 3 info
  - added the optional property `library/removePrefixForSortName` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/plain)
  - added the optional property `library/removePrefixForSortName` to the response with the `200` status (media type: application/json)
  - added the optional property `library/removePrefixForSortName` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/json)
- **2025-06-23** `062f6097bd39`: 3 info
  - added the optional property `library/enableMetadata` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/plain)
  - added the optional property `library/enableMetadata` to the response with the `200` status (media type: application/json)
  - added the optional property `library/enableMetadata` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/json)

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/kareadita/apis/kavita/docs/api/Stream/add-sidenav-stream-from-external-source/post.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/kareadita/apis/kavita.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/kareadita/apis/kavita/changes/api/Stream/add-sidenav-stream-from-external-source/post)