static/app.js

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ async function refreshMissingBadge() {
 
 // ---- navigation ----
 // the view lives in the hash so reload, back button and links keep it
-const VIEWS = ["search", "missing", "imported", "import", "settings"];
+const VIEWS = ["search", "missing", "imported", "import", "activity", "settings"];
 
 function showView() {
   const hash = location.hash.slice(1);
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ function showView() {
   $$("nav button[data-view]").forEach((b) => b.classList.toggle("active", b.dataset.view === name));
   $$("main > section").forEach((s) => (s.hidden = s.id !== "view-" + name));
   if (name === "missing" || name === "imported") loadRequests(name);
+  if (name === "activity") loadHistory();
   if (name === "settings") loadLibraries().catch((err) => toast(err.message, true));
 }
 
@@ -622,6 +623,39 @@ $("#imported-search").addEventListener("input", () => renderRequests("imported")
 
 $("#missing-bulk-delete").addEventListener("click", () => bulkDeleteRequests("missing"));
 
+// ---- activity ----
+let historyRows = [];
+const HISTORY_STATE = { imported: "done", appended: "done", failed: "failed" };
+
+async function loadHistory() {
+  try {
+    historyRows = await api("/api/history");
+  } catch (err) {
+    toast(err.message, true);
+  }
+  renderHistory();
+}
+
+function renderHistory() {
+  const tbody = $("#history-table tbody");
+  if (!historyRows.length) {
+    tbody.innerHTML = `<tr><td colspan="4" class="muted">${t("common.nothingHere")}</td></tr>`;
+    return;
+  }
+  const locale = lang === "de" ? "de-DE" : "en-GB";
+  tbody.innerHTML = historyRows
+    .map((h) => {
+      const where = h.message || (h.source && h.dest ? `${h.source} → ${h.dest}` : h.dest || h.source);
+      return `<tr>
+        <td class="state">${esc(new Date(h.at).toLocaleString(locale))}</td>
+        <td class="state ${HISTORY_STATE[h.event] || ""}">${esc(t("history." + h.event))}</td>
+        <td>${esc(h.title)} <span class="tag fmt">${esc(h.media_type)}</span></td>
+        <td class="muted mono">${esc(where)}</td>
+      </tr>`;
+    })
+    .join("");
+}
+
 // ---- request detail dialog ----
 let detailRequest = null;
 
@@ -1758,6 +1792,7 @@ function onLangChange() {
   renderSearchResults();
   renderRequests("missing");
   renderRequests("imported");
+  renderHistory();
   if (libraries.length) loadLibraries();
   const editId = $("#lib-form").dataset.editId;
   editId ? startLibraryEdit(parseInt(editId)) : endLibraryEdit();

static/i18n.js

@@ -46,7 +46,16 @@ const STRINGS = {
     "nav.imported": "Importiert",
     "nav.import": "Import",
     "nav.settings": "Libraries",
+    "nav.activity": "Aktivität",
     "nav.langToggle": "Switch to English",
+    "history.time": "Zeit",
+    "history.event": "Ereignis",
+    "history.imported": "importiert",
+    "history.appended": "ergänzt",
+    "history.relocated": "verschoben",
+    "history.retagged": "neu getaggt",
+    "history.deleted": "gelöscht",
+    "history.failed": "fehlgeschlagen",
 
     "search.languageTitle": "Sprache der Ausgabe — filtert Ebook- und Audiobook-Suche",
     "search.allLanguages": "Alle Sprachen",
@@ -270,7 +279,16 @@ const STRINGS = {
     "nav.imported": "Imported",
     "nav.import": "Import",
     "nav.settings": "Libraries",
+    "nav.activity": "Activity",
     "nav.langToggle": "Auf Deutsch umschalten",
+    "history.time": "Time",
+    "history.event": "Event",
+    "history.imported": "imported",
+    "history.appended": "appended",
+    "history.relocated": "relocated",
+    "history.retagged": "retagged",
+    "history.deleted": "deleted",
+    "history.failed": "failed",
 
     "search.languageTitle": "Edition language — filters the ebook and audiobook search",
     "search.allLanguages": "All languages",

static/index.html

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         </button>
         <button data-view="imported" data-i18n="nav.imported"></button>
         <button data-view="import" data-i18n="nav.import"></button>
+        <button data-view="activity" data-i18n="nav.activity"></button>
         <button data-view="settings" data-i18n="nav.settings"></button>
         <button id="lang-toggle" class="secondary" data-i18n-title="nav.langToggle"></button>
       </nav>
@@ -269,6 +270,22 @@
         </dialog>
       </section>
 
+      <section id="view-activity" hidden>
+        <div class="table-scroll">
+          <table id="history-table">
+            <thead>
+              <tr>
+                <th data-i18n="history.time"></th>
+                <th data-i18n="history.event"></th>
+                <th data-i18n="common.title"></th>
+                <th data-i18n="common.path"></th>
+              </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody></tbody>
+          </table>
+        </div>
+      </section>
+
       <section id="view-settings" hidden>
         <h3 data-i18n="lib.heading"></h3>
         <div class="table-scroll">

tests/test_import_flow.py

@@ -1185,3 +1185,38 @@ def test_version_endpoint_reports_a_build_stamp(client):
     assert data["version"]
     # "2026-09-01 15:43" - the newest source file, so a stale deploy stands out
     assert len(data["built_at"]) == 16 and data["built_at"][4] == "-"
+
+
+def test_history_records_what_happened_to_a_request(client):
+    root = client.tmp_path / "library" / "hist"
+    lib_id = client.post("/api/libraries", json={
+        "name": "hist", "media_type": "ebook", "root_path": str(root),
+        "folder_template": "{Title}", "file_template": "{Title}",
+    }).json()["id"]
+    req_id = client.post("/api/requests", json={
+        "library_id": lib_id, "title": "Momo"}).json()["id"]
+
+    gone = client.downloads / "gone.epub"
+    res = client.post("/api/import", json={"items": [{
+        "path": str(gone), "is_dir": False, "files": [str(gone)], "request_id": req_id,
+    }]}).json()["results"][0]
+    assert not res["ok"]
+
+    src = client.downloads / "Momo.epub"
+    src.write_bytes(b"x")
+    dest = client.post("/api/import", json={"items": [{
+        "path": str(src), "is_dir": False, "files": [str(src)], "request_id": req_id,
+    }]}).json()["results"][0]["dest"]
+    client.put(f"/api/requests/{req_id}", json={"library_id": lib_id, "title": "Momo 2"})
+    assert client.post(f"/api/requests/{req_id}/relocate").json()["moved"]
+    # a relocate that moves nothing is not worth a row
+    client.post(f"/api/requests/{req_id}/relocate")
+    client.delete(f"/api/requests/{req_id}")
+
+    rows = client.get("/api/history").json()
+    assert [r["event"] for r in rows] == ["deleted", "relocated", "imported", "failed"]
+    assert all(r["request_id"] == req_id for r in rows)
+    assert rows[0]["title"] == "Momo 2"  # survives the deleted request
+    assert rows[2]["dest"] == dest
+    assert rows[3]["message"]
+    assert rows[0]["at"].endswith("+00:00")

wordarr/api/history.py

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import datetime
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, field_serializer
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from ..db import History, get_session
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/history", tags=["history"])
+
+
+class HistoryOut(BaseModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(from_attributes=True)
+
+    id: int
+    at: datetime.datetime
+    event: str
+    request_id: int | None
+    title: str
+    media_type: str
+    source: str
+    dest: str
+    message: str
+
+    # SQLite drops the zone, and a bare timestamp reads as local time in JS
+    @field_serializer("at")
+    def _utc(self, at: datetime.datetime) -> str:
+        return at.replace(tzinfo=datetime.UTC).isoformat()
+
+
+@router.get("", response_model=list[HistoryOut])
+def list_history(limit: int = 200, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
+    """Newest first."""
+    stmt = select(History).order_by(History.id.desc()).limit(min(limit, 1000))
+    return session.scalars(stmt).all()

wordarr/api/imports.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from sqlalchemy import select
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 from .. import config
-from ..db import BookRequest, get_session
+from ..db import BookRequest, get_session, record
 from ..fsnames import decode_path, readable
 from ..importer import matcher, mover, scanner
 
@@ -91,9 +91,12 @@ def do_import(data: ImportIn, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
             try:
                 dest = mover.append_to_import(item.files, req, req.library)
             except Exception as exc:
+                record(session, "failed", req, source=shown, message=str(exc))
+                session.commit()
                 results.append({"path": shown, "ok": False, "error": str(exc)})
                 continue
             req.imported_path = dest
+            record(session, "appended", req, source=shown, dest=dest)
             session.commit()
             results.append({"path": shown, "ok": True, "dest": dest, "appended": True})
             continue
@@ -111,10 +114,13 @@ def do_import(data: ImportIn, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
             dest = mover.import_item(item.path, item.files, item.is_dir, req, req.library)
         except Exception as exc:
             session.rollback()  # the next commit must not keep the folder's series
+            record(session, "failed", req, source=shown, message=str(exc))
+            session.commit()
             results.append({"path": shown, "ok": False, "error": str(exc)})
             continue
         req.status = "imported"
         req.imported_path = dest
+        record(session, "imported", req, source=shown, dest=dest)
         session.commit()
         results.append({"path": shown, "ok": True, "dest": dest})
     if not results:

wordarr/api/requests.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from sqlalchemy import select
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 from .. import config
-from ..db import BookRequest, Library, get_session
+from ..db import BookRequest, Library, get_session, record
 from ..importer import mover, tagger
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/requests", tags=["requests"])
@@ -213,9 +213,13 @@ def retag_request(request_id: int, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
             raise HTTPException(404, f"no audio files in {path}")
         for i, f in enumerate(files, 1):
             tagger.tag_audio(f, req, track=i, total=len(files))
+        record(session, "retagged", req, dest=str(path))
+        session.commit()
         return {"ok": True, "files": len(files)}
     if path.is_file():
         tagger.tag_audio(path, req)
+        record(session, "retagged", req, dest=str(path))
+        session.commit()
         return {"ok": True, "files": 1}
     raise HTTPException(404, f"imported path no longer exists: {path}")
 
@@ -237,6 +241,8 @@ def relocate_request(request_id: int, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
     except FileExistsError as exc:
         raise HTTPException(409, str(exc))
     req.imported_path = dest
+    if dest != old:
+        record(session, "relocated", req, source=old, dest=dest)
     session.commit()
     return {"ok": True, "moved": dest != old, "from": old, "dest": dest}
 
@@ -246,6 +252,7 @@ def delete_request(request_id: int, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
     req = session.get(BookRequest, request_id)
     if not req:
         raise HTTPException(404, "request not found")
+    record(session, "deleted", req, source=req.imported_path)
     session.delete(req)
     session.commit()
     return {"ok": True}

wordarr/db.py

@@ -48,6 +48,32 @@ class BookRequest(Base):
     library: Mapped[Library] = relationship(back_populates="requests")
 
 
+class History(Base):
+    """One row per thing done to a request. Title and type are copied, and
+    there is no foreign key, so an entry outlives a deleted request."""
+
+    __tablename__ = "history"
+
+    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+    at: Mapped[datetime.datetime] = mapped_column(
+        default=lambda: datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC)
+    )
+    # imported | appended | relocated | retagged | deleted | failed
+    event: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String)
+    request_id: Mapped[int | None] = mapped_column(default=None)
+    title: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String)
+    media_type: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String)
+    source: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String, default="")
+    dest: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String, default="")
+    message: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String, default="")
+
+
+def record(session, event: str, req: BookRequest, **fields: str) -> None:
+    """Add a history row; it is saved with the caller's next commit."""
+    session.add(History(event=event, request_id=req.id, title=req.title,
+                        media_type=req.media_type, **fields))
+
+
 _engine = None
 SessionLocal = None
 

wordarr/main.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 
 from . import db, version
-from .api import fs, imports, libraries, requests, search
+from .api import fs, history, imports, libraries, requests, search
 
 
 @asynccontextmanager
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ app.include_router(search.router)
 app.include_router(requests.router)
 app.include_router(imports.router)
 app.include_router(fs.router)
+app.include_router(history.router)
 
 
 @app.get("/api/version")