All Supported Calibre Identifier Tags?

Geremia · 06-30-2014, 02:08 PM

Is there a list of all Calibre's supported identifier tags?

My library uses the following:

amazon
asin
doi
google
isbn
lcn
mobi-asin
uri

Are there others Calibre supports?

thanks

itimpi · 06-30-2014, 02:11 PM

As far as I know you can make up arbitrary ones so there is no definitive list.

davidfor · 06-30-2014, 08:59 PM

Out of the box, I can see the above plus: douban, edelweiss, overdrive, ozon.

The Amazon id also has different country site versions as well.

There are also some metadata source plugins that add them as well. I can see I have ff (Fantastic Fiction), goodreads, fictiondb and barnsandnoble.

And as itmpi said, you can create arbitrary ids. They will show in the tag browser, but not in the details pain.

BetterRed · 06-30-2014, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

They will show in the tag browser, but not in the details pain.

Nor in the book information pain (press i in book list) which is bit of a shaim

BR

eschwartz · 06-30-2014, 11:25 PM

mobi-asin is not a supported identifier tag, it is an arbitrary one. I mean, yes, calibre creates them when importing a book with an ASIN, but it doesn't map to amzn.com/%s

Geremia · 07-04-2014, 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itimpi

As far as I know you can make up arbitrary ones so there is no definitive list.

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

mobi-asin is not a supported identifier tag, it is an arbitrary one. I mean, yes, calibre creates them when importing a book with an ASIN, but it doesn't map to amzn.com/%s

Yes, this is what I'd like to know: Which are the supported ones that map to the correct URLs when I click the link in the info window (after hitting "I" on that book's entry)?

Sabardeyn · 07-04-2014, 01:41 AM

Geremia,
I believe what you're being told is that you can assign any identifier name and value. It doesn't matter per se. What matters is that if the value portion is a valid URL link, then calibre will honor it when clicked.

So there isn't an approved list, so much as there are a bunch of valid names and values in the field.

kovidgoyal · 07-04-2014, 01:43 AM

There is no approved list. Any metadata download plugin you install can add its own set of identifiers that become links. The builtin set of metadata download plugins convert amazon, google, edelweiss and ISBN identifiers into links.

eschwartz · 07-04-2014, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

There is no approved list. Any metadata download plugin you install can add its own set of identifiers that become links. The builtin set of metadata download plugins convert amazon, google, edelweiss and ISBN identifiers into links.

And doi?

I thought url too but it seems not.

kovidgoyal · 07-04-2014, 04:18 AM

Oh yeah, doi and arxiv as well for the academically minded.

Both uri and url work, but as they are already fully formed links, I did not mention them.

And there is oclc as well which is a worldcat identifier.

EDIT: Look for the urls_from_identifiers() function to see the list of all non-plugin based identifiers that are converted to links automatically.

eschwartz · 07-04-2014, 04:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Oh yeah, doi and arxiv as well for the academically minded.

Both uri and url work, but as they are already fully formed links, I did not mention them.

And there is oclc as well which is a worldcat identifier.

EDIT: Look for the urls_from_identifiers() function to see the list of all non-plugin based identifiers that are converted to links automatically.

Probably because I tried url:www.google.com

I had a vague memory that the extra ":" would throw it off, but I'm probably hallucinating it.

Thanks!

OldLincoln · 10-10-2015, 06:51 PM

I keep searching for missing identifiers when none are available. Is it possible to add an identifier ("?" or "none") to visibly populate the field with "Unknown" or similar to help my repetitive curiosity?

EDIT: After thinking about it I'm not sure that would work as I'd want it to disappear if another ID came to be. Perhaps what would work best for me is that the identifiers field defaulted to "~ unknown ~" when null. An added identifier would replace it and if the identifiers were deleted it would reappear. Jeez that's asking a lot so perhaps consider for version 10.1.

theducks · 10-10-2015, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldLincoln

I keep searching for missing identifiers when none are available. Is it possible to add an identifier ("?" or "none") to visibly populate the field with "Unknown" or similar to help my repetitive curiosity?

EDIT: After thinking about it I'm not sure that would work as I'd want it to disappear if another ID came to be. Perhaps what would work best for me is that the identifiers field defaulted to "~ unknown ~" when null. An added identifier would replace it and if the identifiers were deleted it would reappear. Jeez that's asking a lot so perhaps consider for version 10.1.

identifiers:false will find books with None assigned (not all do)

mine:theducks123 is a valid id

OldLincoln · 10-10-2015, 07:34 PM

My experience is in the edit metadata window anything will "take", but only certain things will appear in the main data window inside the data detail portion.

I learned how to find empty identifiers, the issue is I don't know if one is available without a flag. It's a bit awkward but I'm using "avrx:Not Found" and it is working, so I rescind my request. The issue will go away after my library maintenance is complete as I cannot buy an Amazon book in 2012 anymore. The newer books shouldn't be an issue.

06-30-2014, 02:08 PM	#1
Geremia Addict Posts: 235 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Calibre	All Supported Calibre Identifier Tags? Is there a list of all Calibre's supported identifier tags? My library uses the following: amazon asin doi google isbn lcn mobi-asin uri Are there others Calibre supports? thanks

07-04-2014, 04:18 AM	#10
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Oh yeah, doi and arxiv as well for the academically minded. Both uri and url work, but as they are already fully formed links, I did not mention them. And there is oclc as well which is a worldcat identifier. EDIT: Look for the urls_from_identifiers() function to see the list of all non-plugin based identifiers that are converted to links automatically. Last edited by kovidgoyal; 07-04-2014 at 04:21 AM.

10-10-2015, 06:51 PM	#12
OldLincoln Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 1961918 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: FBReader	I keep searching for missing identifiers when none are available. Is it possible to add an identifier ("?" or "none") to visibly populate the field with "Unknown" or similar to help my repetitive curiosity? EDIT: After thinking about it I'm not sure that would work as I'd want it to disappear if another ID came to be. Perhaps what would work best for me is that the identifiers field defaulted to "~ unknown ~" when null. An added identifier would replace it and if the identifiers were deleted it would reappear. Jeez that's asking a lot so perhaps consider for version 10.1. Last edited by OldLincoln; 10-10-2015 at 07:13 PM.

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06-30-2014, 02:11 PM	#2
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,552 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	As far as I know you can make up arbitrary ones so there is no definitive list.

06-30-2014, 08:59 PM	#3
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,907 Karma: 47303748 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	Out of the box, I can see the above plus: douban, edelweiss, overdrive, ozon. The Amazon id also has different country site versions as well. There are also some metadata source plugins that add them as well. I can see I have ff (Fantastic Fiction), goodreads, fictiondb and barnsandnoble. And as itmpi said, you can create arbitrary ids. They will show in the tag browser, but not in the details pain.

06-30-2014, 11:25 PM	#5
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	mobi-asin is not a supported identifier tag, it is an arbitrary one. I mean, yes, calibre creates them when importing a book with an ASIN, but it doesn't map to amzn.com/%s

07-04-2014, 01:41 AM	#7
Sabardeyn Guru Posts: 644 Karma: 1242364 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Right Coast Device: PC (Calibre), Nexus 7 2013 (Moon+ Pro), HTC HD2/Leo (Freda)	Geremia, I believe what you're being told is that you can assign any identifier name and value. It doesn't matter per se. What matters is that if the value portion is a valid URL link, then calibre will honor it when clicked. So there isn't an approved list, so much as there are a bunch of valid names and values in the field.

07-04-2014, 01:43 AM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	There is no approved list. Any metadata download plugin you install can add its own set of identifiers that become links. The builtin set of metadata download plugins convert amazon, google, edelweiss and ISBN identifiers into links.

10-10-2015, 07:34 PM	#14
OldLincoln Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 1961918 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: FBReader	My experience is in the edit metadata window anything will "take", but only certain things will appear in the main data window inside the data detail portion. I learned how to find empty identifiers, the issue is I don't know if one is available without a flag. It's a bit awkward but I'm using "avrx:Not Found" and it is working, so I rescind my request. The issue will go away after my library maintenance is complete as I cannot buy an Amazon book in 2012 anymore. The newer books shouldn't be an issue.