---
title: "Create a new personal table of content entry for a given chapter"
method: POST
path: "/api/Reader/create-ptoc"
tags: ["Reader"]
---

# Create a new personal table of content entry for a given chapter

`POST /api/Reader/create-ptoc`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://localhost:5000`
- URL: `http://localhost:5000/api/Reader/create-ptoc`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

The title and page number must be unique to that book

## Request body

- CreatePersonalToCDto
  - `chapterId` integer, required
  - `volumeId` integer, required
  - `seriesId` integer, required
  - `libraryId` integer, required
  - `pageNumber` integer, required
  - `title` string, nullable, required
  - `bookScrollId` string, nullable
  - `selectedText` string, nullable

## Response `200`

OK

## Changes

- **2025-08-30** `e28764d251f1`: 3 info
  - added the new optional request property `selectedText` (media type: application/json)
  - added the new optional request property `selectedText` (media type: text/json)
  - added the new optional request property `selectedText` (media type: application/*+json)

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/kareadita/apis/kavita/changes/api/Reader/create-ptoc/post.md)

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